Zentangle

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Zentangle

• A new way to use some old friends.like line,
  shape and value

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• Zentangle is a method of drawing developed by a
  married couple, Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts.
  Maria is an botanical illustrator and a
  calligrapher, and Rick spent many years as a
  monk. They noticed that many of the aspects of
  meditation, which Rick practiced as a monk, were
  present when Maria was working on detailed,
  repetitive pattern work.

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• From that observation, the two of them developed
  an art method that has become known all over the
  world. The Zentangle method attracts fans
  because it is easily learned, it looks great, and
  can be adapted to an almost limitless range of
  projects.

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• Zentangles are made up of many smaller sections
  of patterns, many of which seem pretty
  complicated, but which are actually quite easy.
  To begin making Zentangles, its fun to look at
  and learn a number of standard Zentangle
  patterns. There are literally hundreds of them,
  in books and online. There are also official
  Zentangle workshops that you can take.

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• Over the next few days, we are going to be
  learning some patterns and getting the hang of
  the Zentangle method. Your final project will be
  to use Zentangles in a piece of your choice. You
  can make a solid picture of pure pattern, or you
  use it to add interest to a figurative piece.
  The next few slides will give you some examples
  of what other people have done.

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Zentangle by Sandra Strait
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Also by Sandra Strait
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• The next four slides are from a book I bought.
  They are called mandalas, and if you want to try
  something like that for your final project, I can
  show you the directions.

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