Zentangles

Joey’s Weekly Challenge Number #208 This was drawn in Inkscape and modeled after the design on a container that I use to hold craft supplies. I drew it in response to Joey’s #208, finish my tile, challenge that starts with the pattern Coil. It is springtime; however, it is snowing. So, I thought I’d use

I have the results of several challenges to share with you, but, before we get started, I want to explain a few things. First, all of these drawings were drawn in Inkscape, and all of the effects such as colors, shadows, bevels, and overlays were added using a very old version (version 3) of Photoshop. 

As a beginner artist, I am still learning and experimenting with different ideas. There are several tiles presented in this post and each of them represents the accomplishment of a different milestone in my development. I love drawings with a somewhat realistic bent, so the keys are my favorite, but giving the phicops the ability to spin was, also, a major accomplishment.

I did not post this during the week the challenge was issued. So, I guess you can call it a catch-up submission.  It is for Joey’s Weekly Tangle Challenge #203 – a tribute to Valentine’s Day. I drew it in Inkscape and included the patterns Rose and Eddyper. This is my submission for this week,

This is for Joey’s Weekly Tangle Challenge #204. It’s a “finish my tile challenge.” She started with the pattern Hibred and then added some random ribbons. I was in the mood for drawing flowers. So, that’s what I did. I  drew it using Inkscape software, then added a tiny bit of inner shadow.

This is for the I am the Diva weekly challenge #344: use the tangle Afterglo, by Carole Ohl.  I created the image using a software package called Inkscape, placed it on a black background, and applied the filter Combined Lighting to each of the objects in the image to create a metallic effect.

This is for Joey’s Weekly Challenge #194: “use the word Joy on your tile and tangle around it using tangles that begin with the letter J.” I used  Japan Diamond, Jax, and Jujubeedze. I created the tile using Inkscape, placed the image on a black background, and used the filter Combined Lighting to create a

This is for Joey’s Weekly Challenge #192: create a tube and use the tangle Paradox. I created the tile using a software package called Inkscape and I also used the tangles Knightsbridge and Skwril. The following video shows how I created Knightsbridge. Inkscape: How to Create the Zentangle Knightsbridge

This is for the I am the Diva Challenge #342 — “use the two tangles Paradox and Bunzo.” I played around with a lot of ideas. This one, which is nothing more than a geometric design, is the one I liked the best.

This week (November 13, 2017), Joey’s challenge is to use a 3D version of the first letter of your first name and the tangle Elvira. My first thought was to fill the letter with flowers as I have seen others do, but after I constructed the 3D letter, the corners were so sharp that the image