Nothing like squeezing the Diva's Challenge in at the very last minute!
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Tell me and I will forget; Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I will understand...Chinese proverb
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Zendala + Color = A Fun Challenge!
Not a Diva's Challenge, just a personal challenge. I tend to be a black and white purist when it comes to my Zentangles but decided to give some color a try with this Zendala. The shapes of this prestrung tile really said "Paradox" to me and, in true mandala style, I stayed very symmetrical with the pattern and the color. I started the Paradox on the same side of each shape as I rotated the tile to keeps the twists all going in the same direction. After drawing all the lines using 005 Micron pens in blue, black, green, and purple, I shaded using dry watercolor pencils that most closely matched the ink colors. As alway, I found that Paradox and its shading really seem to work better with a very light touch.
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"Paradox" Lost? My Paradox Process
Do you still get "lost" trying to draw Paradox? Try this exercise:
(1) Draw a simple triangle on a piece of scrap paper with one of the points at the top and 2 points at the bottom.
(2) Starting with the bottom left corner ("On the corner") draw a straight line toward the corner at the right but angle the line so that you end up stopping at the right side just above the corner("Off the corner").
(3) Without picking up your pen ("On the corner"), rotate the tile clockwise so that you draw your next line to the right, again angling so that you stop on the right side just above the corner ("Off the corner").
(4) Without lifting your pen ("On the corner"), again rotate the tile clockwise and draw your next line until you come to the next side line above the corner ("Off the corner").
(5) Continue to repeat drawing from "On the corner" to "Off the corner", remembering to rotate your tile the same direction and always stopping at the inside line just above the corner, until you have rotated and drawn all the way to the center.
Now try another triangle but lift up your pen before you rotate your tile. As long as you continue to rotate in the same direction and put your pen back down where you stopped your last line, you won't get lost.
After you master the triangle, try the same approach with a square or rectangle. Adding more sides to your shapes will make your Paradox even more interesting and complex, but still continue to use the same technique. To this day, I still chant "On the corner" to "Off the corner" in my head whenever I do Paradox.
Disclaimer: I'm right handed. For those of you who are lefties, you may want to try reversing the direction if drawing to the right feels awkward. You'll still draw from "On the corner" to "Off the corner,but from right to left and you'll rotate the tile counter clockwise.
(1) Draw a simple triangle on a piece of scrap paper with one of the points at the top and 2 points at the bottom.
(2) Starting with the bottom left corner ("On the corner") draw a straight line toward the corner at the right but angle the line so that you end up stopping at the right side just above the corner("Off the corner").
(3) Without picking up your pen ("On the corner"), rotate the tile clockwise so that you draw your next line to the right, again angling so that you stop on the right side just above the corner ("Off the corner").
(4) Without lifting your pen ("On the corner"), again rotate the tile clockwise and draw your next line until you come to the next side line above the corner ("Off the corner").
(5) Continue to repeat drawing from "On the corner" to "Off the corner", remembering to rotate your tile the same direction and always stopping at the inside line just above the corner, until you have rotated and drawn all the way to the center.
Now try another triangle but lift up your pen before you rotate your tile. As long as you continue to rotate in the same direction and put your pen back down where you stopped your last line, you won't get lost.
After you master the triangle, try the same approach with a square or rectangle. Adding more sides to your shapes will make your Paradox even more interesting and complex, but still continue to use the same technique. To this day, I still chant "On the corner" to "Off the corner" in my head whenever I do Paradox.
Disclaimer: I'm right handed. For those of you who are lefties, you may want to try reversing the direction if drawing to the right feels awkward. You'll still draw from "On the corner" to "Off the corner,but from right to left and you'll rotate the tile counter clockwise.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
"Feelin' Groovy!" - Challenge #69
In spite of being a little under the weather this week, this week's Diva Challenge (see link button at right) had me feeling groovy. It was another "Use My Tangle" challenge and Eden from "Cut'n It Up" was this week's feature with her tangle "Groovy." I really had fun contrasting the pattern with heavy shading against no shading at all - it seems to work both ways. The big shape in the center cried out for Zedbra and Baton just wanted to snuggle in between.
So, am I the only one who got a craving for shell pasta after playing with Groovy?
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