Something Different

There was no Diva challenge this week, because....the Diva is on vacation.  So, I ventured out of my comfort zone and I tried some new things and made something a little different.

There are a bunch of tangle patterns here, but what I tried to do was start with frickle.  Then I added some flux.  Then I tried to continue the flux theme.  In the larger drop-like shapes are: bales, purk, echoism and mooka.

My purk isn't looking so great today.  Normally, I love the way it turns out, but I was trying to draw while talking on the phone, and, needless to say, you can tell I was distracted.  (Doesn't it look like crooked teeth?  lol.)

Mooka + Assunta

For me, Mooka + Assunta = a. hot. mess.

But, for what it's worth, I decided to venture into the Diva's Weekly Challenge anyway.  Why?  Because, Assunta is a completely new pattern for me, and I actually tried to spend some time working with it.  In the end, I went simpler and tried to utilize shading, a Zentangle skill that I rarely employ.  I found that shading can really enhance a drawing without needing to "add" anything else to it.  Sometimes, with Zentangle, I think the tangle looks too plain, so I keep adding to it, but the end result looks "busy" which I don't care for.

I learned a few things this week, and while my art project isn't the prettiest one in the class, I made a sincere effort.


For the challenge:

I think it has a little bit of a celtic knot "feel" to it.  

Other attempts:

Busy.  Busy.  Busy.

Vintage Camera fun:

love the sparkles.

All of these tangles were drawn in my Clairefontaine Graf-It sketchbook with a Sakura Pigma Micron.

Recent Tangles

Camelia

Crescent Moon and Fescu
I tried something new and used a "ribbon" as my string.  

Shattuck, Verve, W2, and random stuff.

Crescent Moon, Betweed, Auraknot, Flux.
I used a new tangle string for this one which made it really fun.
To me, this looks like a Tornado meets Stegasaurus.  lol.  :D