Zentangle grid patterns

Hi all, This blog entry is a companion to this newsletter. We're using this blog to display the images in a larger format and to enable you to join the conversation with your comments. Enjoy! Enjoy unlocking your grids! As always, we will send one of these tiles to a randomly chosen commentator. Click images for larger views.

Daily Zen: 2018051601 · tandika.com

Learn how to draw zentangle patterns and doodles to create when you're bored or need easy creative art ideas. I shared 20+ pattern ideas on One Mama's Daily Drama to make getting started fun and easy!

Learn how to Zentangle, including directions and ideas on getting started, what materials to use, and Zentangle inspiration.

Time for Tangling: Official Zentangle® Patterns - Cadent, Florz, Huggins & W2

Bales happens to be one of my all time favorite tangles. It is one of the first patterns that Maria Thomas published and it is a Zentangle® classic. Always one of the tangles I include when teaching my Zentangle Basic classes, I find it challenging to teach Bales in its basic form because it holds a world of possibilities that beg for expression. Since Bales is one of the tangles used in this week's "It's a String Thing" challenge (Click here for all of the delightful details), I thought I'd…

While attempting the 75th Zentangle weekly challenge - to use Cadent - my brain went off in other directions and instead presented a few lovely variations of Cadent. For another very cool variation of Cadent, see CZT Patty Meijer's blog here. Some of the things my brain sprouted are so different that I think they warrant their own name. I'll be sharing them this week. First up, FUNLS, which probably bears the most resemblance to Cadent. Say 'funnels'. I think we owe our…

Reticula and fragments are a more recent Zentangle® development that was introduced with the release of the Zentangle Primer in 2016. “Reticula” is the term used for any type of grid, and “fragment” is the term for the pattern used to fill the grid. A good example of this concept is the official tangle Tripoli....Read More »

Explore enajylime's 868 photos on Flickr!

Lately I have been working on decorating wooden boxes. You know the craft wood kind that you can get at craft stores? It has been a lot of fun and IF I get my act together, I'll do a post about it. While working on the boxes however, I think I came up a new pattern. If it isn't, please let me know and I'll take this down. The "world" of tangle patterns grows ever bigger each day so I'm not sure if this pattern is already out there. I am calling this pattern Vercut as it is a blending of…

The zentangle pattern is a pattern that many people are looking for because of its uniqueness! We have several patterns that you might be able to use. let's visit our website.

All the Zentangle basics in one place with links for further exploration. Learn common Zentangle terms, learn to draw Zentangle patterns, and discover additional resources for finding video tutorials, supplies, and Certified Zentangle Teachers in person and online.