Square One: Focus Tangle - Squid

This week's focus tangle is Squid. I have used this one before but not a lot. I tend to forget about it a little as it is more representational. I do like it though. It is hard for me to think of doing a tile with Squid in it without it being an aquatic theme. I am sure that I will see some that are not, but that is what I think of. Tried a few new things with it. Over all I am pleased with the result. Here is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy it.

Tangles used: Squid, Sanibelle, Angel Fish, Fengle, Tipple, Not sure if the vine has a name

Shading done with 2B pencil and Micron

I think you can always go to the Square One FB page and look at the posts. There will probably be some unique ones posted. I t think you do need to be a member to post. Being a member though does not require that you post, but it is nice to see a variety of tiles.

Thanks for visiting.  As always, comments are welcomed, encouraged, and appreciated.

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Diva Challenge # 207: "UMT - Unbatz by Sandy Hunter, CZT

As is usual for the Diva Challenge the first challenge of the month is a Use My Tangle (UMT) Challenge. The one chosen is Unbatz by Sandy Hunter. I have to admit that I do not remember seeing this tangle before. I have looked at her blog before and I like the combination of tangles that she has created, but I have not seen, or done, this one before. I guess that is one reason I like the Diva Challenge, especially the UMT challenges because you get to do tangles that you may not be familiar with. I also decided to use a Zendala tile instead of a square tile. Maybe because I doubt that I will be able to get to The Zendala Dare this week. There were a few uncertain moments with this one but I am pleased with the end result. Here is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy it.

Tangles used: Unbatz, Zander, Fengle

Have not looked at any of the other tiles and ZIAs that have been posted. Did not get to very many last week. Hope I can get to more this week. If you have not all ready, would encourage you to visit I am the Diva and look at the great pieces of art. Give it a try yourself.

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Square One, Purely Zentangle: Fengle

The recent prompt on the Square One Facebook page is Fengle. I remember this one from training. It is fun to do, but sometime can get too complicated. Not sure if this one is finished or not. Not sure what else I might add but was thinking of different things for a background. Here is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy it.

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Diva Challenge #160: "String Theory: Spiral out, Keep Going! (v.2)"

Was not sure if I was going to get this done before the deadline. I started a while ago but the week has been busy.  I have not even had a chance to look at things that others have submitted. I have not used spirals a lot although I like the ways that I have seen others use them, particularly Shelly Beauch. You can look at some great art by her by clicking on here to go to her blog. I think I got a little ambitious with the things that I tried to put in the spirals. Overall it turned out well. Here is what I came  up with. I hope you enjoy it.

Tangles used: Zander, Quib, Knot Ricks, Tripoli, Fengle, Betweed, Marasu, Printemps, Jetties, Indy-rella

I hope to have a little time now to look at what the others have posted on I am the Diva. 

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Diva Challenge #141: Duo Tangle - Fengle/Quandry

This week's Diva Challenge is to use only the tangles Fengle and Quandry. I have used both of them before and I like them both. I am just not sure how well I can make them play together. I have a fondness for Quandry as this was the tangle introduced at CZT 10 training which I attended. I also like them both because while there is a symmetry to them they are also forgiving in that they do not have to be exact.

I finished with the tile and looked at it after I shaded it. It looked okay but I felt that there was something missing. Was not sure what but I thought about adding color. Since I was not sure how it would turn out, I decided to take a picture so I would have something to post it I did not like it. I decided to post them both. I will let you decide. I am comfortable with both of them. I hope you enjoy them.

The shading did help this one.  

Next is the one with color.  This was done with generic colored pencils. For the quality of the pencils, was pleased with the way that they turned out.

I thought the purple and yellow looked good together.

If you have not all ready done so would encourage you to go to I am the Diva and look at the things that others have done. I only looked at a few, but the ones that I saw where great. 

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Adventures in Monotangles #11 - Fengle

Finally got the last one done for this week. Wanted to do this one because I do like Fengle and I think it is one that lends itself well for a monotangle. I however do not use it a lot because I do not do a lot of monotangles. I think it would also  fit with a couple of others like Indy-rella, or tipple,  or maybe Joy. For that though I think I would want to use something bigger than the standard Zentangle® tile. Well, enough for my preferences. I was pleased with the way that this one turned out. I like the extended version of Fengle and wanted to intertwine them as much as I could. I used the gray Fabrico marker, as I had in another challenge, to do part of the fill. I like the way that it looked. I toyed with the idea of using color but liked the black, gray, white combination. Decided to leave it and just do a little shading. Theshading did not show up quite as well when I took the picture, but I was pleased with the effect. Here is what I came up with. Hope that you enjoy it.

Would encourage you to check out the other things that people submitted. Can do so at Mindful Creations.

Thanks for visiting. As always, comments are welcomed, encouraged, and appreciated.

Go Tangle !