The Art of Zentangle: 50 inspiring drawings, designs & ideas for the meditative artist Author: Visit Amazon's Lara Williams Page | Language: English | ISBN:
160058358X | Format: EPUB
The Art of Zentangle: 50 inspiring drawings, designs & ideas for the meditative artist Description
Book Description
Enter the magical, meditative, and mesmerizing world of Zentangle
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Welcome to The Art of Zentangle®! Whether you’re an expert tangler or are discovering this innovative art form for the first time, inspiration abounds in this guided journey through the world of Zentangle thanks to the creative expressions of four talented Certified Zentangle® Teachers. In addition to learning the basics, including understanding key terms, drawing basic tangles, and creating unique patterns, you’ll discover what “strings” are and how to see them everywhere you go. Step-by-step projects demonstrate how to create Zentangle mandalas, Zentangle Inspired Art, and tangled wall décor. Best of all, you’ll learn how to relax and enjoy the process. With creative prompts and ideas designed to inspire, you’ll soon discover just how fun and rewarding Zentangle can be. Open practice areas throughout the book invite you to try the techniques described, as well as put your creative ideas and tangling skills to use.
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- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing (April 15, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 160058358X
- ISBN-13: 978-1600583582
- Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I am an artist and simply became intrigued looking through this book when I was shopping for books on mixed media and encaustic. There were a few zentangle books on Amazon (I'd never heard of zentangle prior to this shopping search experience) but this one seemed to have some of the coolest designs that appeared more organic than like Indian prints. (I am not sure how else to describe my choice via the comparisons of the suggestions Amazon gave me when shopping other than that.)
Many years ago I owned a pottery painting studio and I have thought so many times since about the woman who worked for days on a large platter and did it all in black and white with these simply tiny designs...the thing was FANTASTIC when she was done. I tried to copy it once out of memory and couldn't. As soon as I saw books on "Zentangle" I realized it must be an art form I was unaware of.
This is basically very cool doodles you could do with a sharpie marker. The book is filled with practice pages and filled with loads of ideas. What's ideal about that is it could keep a teen busy for hours learning to create these designs and be able to use them over and over. What's great for ME is that it lends itself to creating a very cool art piece of your own in any time you have to simply sketch out more and more designs. I plan to buy a large sheet of watercolor paper or use it on a large canvas that I can later frame and just leave it out on my dining room table to play with as I have time.
Even better, you could create an awesome art piece that your entire family makes together. If you look through the book you see this is simply about learning to make the basic shapes then fill in the spaces between them after you create the shapes so that you have endless doodles everywhere.
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