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Post by freebird on Apr 29, 2015 20:30:37 GMT
Not to make matters worse, but does anyone zentangle. Because I've looked at so many coloring books lately, this popped up on my amazon suggestions. I checked it out and it sounds really interesting. It's kind of like meditating by drawing small repetitive sketches.
anyone here do it? |
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Post by Memo on Apr 29, 2015 20:33:29 GMT
I don't zentangle... yet. Just in the last few days, I've had a lot of zentangle sketches popping up on my Pinterest page, making me want to start soon!
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Post by deshacrafts on Apr 29, 2015 20:34:33 GMT
I've done it off and on. Go to Pinterest there are a lot of zentangles there to get inspiration from.
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Post by Crazyhare on Apr 29, 2015 20:54:35 GMT
There is a pea that does beautiful entangle work. I follow her on Instagram. I'm not sure if she uses the same names here and there. Let me go check. it doesn't look like she is the same name both places. But here is her Instagram account. Saidfraz |
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Post by georgiapea on Apr 29, 2015 20:54:50 GMT
It sounds facinating. Thank you for bringing it here.
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Post by Dreamsofnyssa on Apr 29, 2015 21:07:23 GMT
I don't Zentangle, but I do Doodle.
People always mistake my Doodles for Zentangles.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 29, 2015 21:17:32 GMT
My mom has a prayer group at her church that does something similar to zentangle, but it incorporates short written prayer. My mom claims to not be very creative, but I definitely got my art gene from her. She has shared some of her pages with me and they are so beautiful-made even more so because of the things that she prays for. It is never about her, it is always about others. Her spirit shows through in what I call her prayer through art.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 29, 2015 21:25:52 GMT
I checked out the link. Those are beautiful. I am not sure if I would be interested in that but I love coloring. I need the lines to already be there.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2015 21:36:10 GMT
I don't Zentangle, but I do Doodle. People always mistake my Doodles for Zentangles. Ewwwww I'd love to see what you do! And I'm so curious about what anxiousmom's prayer art looks like. |
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 29, 2015 22:10:51 GMT
I just found this pageI really like the ocean and the vases. I am saving to add them to my collection. |
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Post by gillyp on Apr 29, 2015 22:24:29 GMT
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 29, 2015 22:35:57 GMT
I don't Zentangle, but I do Doodle. People always mistake my Doodles for Zentangles. Ewwwww I'd love to see what you do! And I'm so curious about what anxiousmom's prayer art looks like. Google 'praying in color' and you can see something similar to what they do. It is like everything else, everyone has differing levels of creativeness, and some are more simple than others-and some are very elaborate zentangle-like. She (my mom) says it is very meditative. |
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Post by moodyblue on Apr 29, 2015 22:37:07 GMT
I have a frend who does some. She has always been a doodler too.
Another, older friend (mother of a good friend), is an artist who always paints their Christmas cards. The most recent one was a zentangle instead.
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Post by mztfied on Apr 29, 2015 22:40:15 GMT
This is a how to site. Really interesting explanation of how to begin. |
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Post by gramasue on Apr 29, 2015 22:52:23 GMT
I had never heard the phrase Zentangle before, but after looking at some of the examples, they remind me of "doodling" that my oldest DD and then her oldest DD did as teens. Their sketches were always very intricate and wonderful to look at. I can see where it would be relaxing to get into this hobby. Wish I had more time to explore it!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2015 23:14:32 GMT
Ewwwww I'd love to see what you do! And I'm so curious about what anxiousmom's prayer art looks like. Google 'praying in color' and you can see something similar to what they do. It is like everything else, everyone has differing levels of creativeness, and some are more simple than others-and some are very elaborate zentangle-like. She (my mom) says it is very meditative. |
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Post by purplebee on Apr 29, 2015 23:15:24 GMT
Yep, have done a bit of Zentangling and it's creative and fun. Lots of info on the web if you're interested.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2015 23:15:49 GMT
This is a how to site. Really interesting explanation of how to begin. This really makes me want to give it a try. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 29, 2015 23:17:30 GMT
I doodle with small repetitive patterns, but I don't 'Zentangle.' They (that company, whatever you call it) seem to have come up with a particular way you should do it (square area, certain kinds of patterns, etc.) that I find too restrictive... I doodle with the same few sorts of patterns all the time, but nothing so 'fancy' as *real* Zentangle artists do. ETA: here's a link to a couple blog post of mine with my own doodles in my art journal: Life in the AZ Desert- paint under my fingernailsLife in the AZ Desert- 5x7 journal pages (3rd photo down is doodled) |
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Post by gillyp on Apr 29, 2015 23:31:07 GMT
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Post by tracyarts on Apr 29, 2015 23:31:13 GMT
I dabble at zentangling.
I got the original zentangle book and some of the fine point pens for a gift and play around with it sometimes. But I don't stick to the book's instructions. I just do repetitive pattern doodling. Interestingly, I got a pad of 3d grid paper that came with 3d glasses to zentangle and do spirograph images on. It's a way cool effect!
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Post by krazykatlady on Apr 29, 2015 23:34:53 GMT
There is a pea that does beautiful entangle work. I follow her on Instagram. I'm not sure if she uses the same names here and there. Let me go check. it doesn't look like she is the same name both places. But here is her Instagram account. SaidfrazAw. Thank you Crazyhare. I was Saidfraz on the old board but switched to KrazyKatLady here because of a family stalker. This site is my haven and I didn't want her finding me. Anyway I live to Zentangle though I call mine zendoodles because I don't follow all the Zentangle "rules" I draw at least one zendoodle a day. In the last 14 months I've drawn 500 ...can you say obsessed? Some are very simple, others much more intricate. |
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Post by Dreamsofnyssa on Apr 30, 2015 0:02:21 GMT
I'm in a couple of Facebook groups for tangling and doodling. It irks me a little that something I have been doing since I was a nipper (doodling) has been packaged up and branded and called Zentangling. Now I've had that little whine, I agree there are some amazing doodles/tangles on Pinterest. Here are the Facebook groups I'm a member of and a page I follow. I am whining right there with you! |
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Post by linda~lou on Apr 30, 2015 0:04:50 GMT
STOP! Just stop, freebird!  |
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Post by Nanner on Apr 30, 2015 0:07:34 GMT
I love zentangling, and have been doing it for about 2 years. It's a great stress relief / relaxation tool. I incorporate it into my journalling.
ETA: I don't follow the rules - so I guess mine is a form of zendoodling as well. Whatever you want to call it, I love it!
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Post by lurkingsince2001 on Apr 30, 2015 0:18:37 GMT
It bothers me that someone has taken what is essentially doodling and copyrighted it. Many of us have been doodling and drawing in a meditative way for decades. Classes with paid instructors and all that just seems strange to me.
That said, I do it every day. I get all my instructions and inspiration off the internet, Pinterest in particular. I prefer mandalas and other forms than the "strings" that so many zentanglers use. You can get all this for free, print it out if needed, and get started. It also really helps to keep charts or cards of the designs you can do for reference when you are stumped.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 30, 2015 0:21:51 GMT
Google 'praying in color' and you can see something similar to what they do. It is like everything else, everyone has differing levels of creativeness, and some are more simple than others-and some are very elaborate zentangle-like. She (my mom) says it is very meditative. That's the thing, you can take it any direction you want-as elaborate or as simple as you are comfortable with. The goal is to reflect on the prayer while being creative...not to force the creativity in order to pray. (if that makes sense.) |
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Post by krazykatlady on Apr 30, 2015 0:41:41 GMT
It bothers me that someone has taken what is essentially doodling and copyrighted it. Many of us have been doodling and drawing in a meditative way for decades. Classes with paid instructors and all that just seems strange to me. That said, I do it every day. I get all my instructions and inspiration off the internet, Pinterest in particular. I prefer mandalas and other forms than the "strings" that so many zentanglers use. You can get all this for free, print it out if needed, and get started. It also really helps to keep charts or cards of the designs you can do for reference when you are stumped. I keep my "patterns" on 2" squares on a ring. It comes in hand when I need a little push. So far there are 150 cards on the ring. Some are my own, others are ones I've found on Pinterest. Attachments:
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Post by Dreamsofnyssa on Apr 30, 2015 2:40:26 GMT
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 30, 2015 4:23:01 GMT
I do it occasionally. Started with a book but am more likely to do my own thing than follow any particular pattern.
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