Monthly Archives: March 2016

Tanglepattern – FLOOP

Tangle Patterns,

Dear Tanglers!

Today I have a new pattern for you. It was first published in my Zendalas book. And it’s so much fun to draw!

So here is Floop:

Floop - A Zentangle Pattern by Anya Lothrop, CZT

Floop is, in fact, easier to draw than you might think at first. Nevertheless, I advise you to practice a little bit before trying it on a tile, as it takes a bit of getting used to. But when you’ve gotten the knack of it, it’s really quite easy!

So, go ahead and try it, because (hint!) you might need it in next month’s Pattern Mixer Challenge! 😉

See you then!

 

Zentangle Gems!

Zentangle Tiles,

Dear Tanglers,

Zentangle-Gems von Anya Lothroplast weekend I finally introduced my very first attempt at drawing Zentangle Gemstones in a blog entry on freudemitzentangle.de (go ahead and take a look – but it’s in German!).

This was one of the tiles:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gems have been making the rounds of the Zentangle world these last few months. They are beautiful to look at and amazingly easy to do!

Here are some more Gems I did on black tiles: 

Zentangle-Gems von Anya Lothrop
Patterns: Gems, Bubbles, Desert Flower, Embellish, Pokeleaf, Shrub

 

 

Zentangle-Gems von Anya Lothrop
Patters: Gems, Münz, ‘Nzeppel, Romanancy, Nekton, Paizel

 

If you would like to give gems a try and are looking for instructions, I can genuinely recommend the e-book by Eni-Oken. She explains in detail how to do two or three versions of the see-through glassy gems. Wonderful step-by-step instructions that guarantee beautiful results!

Also, there is a video tutorial by Norwegian tangler Anki Helgor that is very good for opaque gems. This is also very helpful!

Whether you’ve tried gems before or are just starting, send me your results! I’d love to see them!

Anya