Friday, June 22, 2012

Challenge 70 - Zentangles & Text

Challenge 70:  Text Inspired By Zentangles        June 22, 2012       Due: June 30, 2012
Host: Meena Schaldenbrand


What are Zentangles????   Zentangle is an easy to learn and relaxing method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns

For this challenge, create Zentangle inspired text in any size, shape or medium. You could begin with hand written text, computer fonts, rubberstamps, or decorative letters http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/galleries/186-decorative-letters and fill in with Zentangle inspired designs. Other ideas: your name, monogram, favorite quotation or humor.

Draw, emboss, etch, fuse, piece, appliqué, paint, ink or free motion quilt your Zentangle designs.

Zentangles are patterns usually drawn on 3.5 x 3.5-inch square tiles, but are being used in larger ways in drawings, quilts, decorative clothing and objects:

Strings divide the tile:
List of official tangles and how to:  http://tanglepatterns.com/category/a-tangles
Daily tangle and how to tangles, lots of freebies:  http://www.tanglepatterns.com/
Weekly challenges: http://tinyurl.com/6qfrkam
Zentangle blog: http://zentangle.blogspot.com/ 
Zentangle newsletters:  http://tinyurl.com/7o42s6b

Text/Zentangles:

Works well with Zentangles:
Pens: Pentel gel roller for thicker fabrics, or use micron pens for cottons ironed onto freezer paper. Draw with .01 PEN     Color with .05/ .08                                                             
Oil-base paint pens: Deco-Art, Marvy, Sakura and Sharpie are versatile and can be used on pottery, plastic, metal, even wood.

 Have fun!


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