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Post by nitad on Apr 30, 2015 4:54:38 GMT
I love it! I'm not great at it but I do find it very relaxing.
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Post by LiLi on Apr 30, 2015 7:12:46 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. Nobody copyrighted doodling. It isn't even possible to copyright doodling. The brand name "Zentangle," and their slogans are trademarked. You can doodle all you want, you can even sell it! You just can't make a profit off of it by calling it "Zentangle." After googling i found that apparently they have a "Patent Pending," on their teaching methods but that doesn't mean squat until it's an actual patent. I researched a little and it's been rejected multiple times. You can't patent something that isn't unique and or original. (at least it's not easy to some lamo big companies have gotten away with it.) Copyright, trademarks, patents all different things. I used to write bubble letters and fill them in with doodles similar to those previously mentioned. I didn't get the coloring books originally mentioned here but I have a book called, Stress Less Coloring: Paisley Patterns and about 5 other adult coloring books I bought in my 20's. At the moment I am using Artist's Loft markers from Michael's but I have a Pentel set with a few stragglers that haven't dried out that I have used for YEARS.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 30, 2015 14:51:08 GMT
I like your doodling cards. I have doodled in the past. I used to have a telephone ordering job where I answered phones all day. We were not allowed to have anything there except pen and paper for taking notes when on a call so I would sit and doodle in between calls on the slow days. It was fun. I didn't know that was what it is called. I never did anything as intricate as the zetangle site shows and I wouldn't call mine art. But I think I might want to doodle... In 8th grade we used to do all the little charatcaters. We had peechees with doodles on it that came with short felt pens to color the peechee with. We used our fat 4 color ink pens instead. and then we would draw all the characters from the peechee and come up with our own.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 30, 2015 15:53:56 GMT
dang, there are some really nice doodles linked in this thread!! darn it, I was just getting into the whole coloring thing, and now my crafter's ADD is kicking in and now I want to doodle instead!!! lol!! (plus, I have art journaling / collage stuff all over the living room floor at the moment, too-- I need to win the lottery so I can stay home and play all day... )
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Post by lurkingsince2001 on Apr 30, 2015 17:43:25 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. Nobody copyrighted doodling. It isn't even possible to copyright doodling. The brand name "Zentangle," and their slogans are trademarked. You can doodle all you want, you can even sell it! You just can't make a profit off of it by calling it "Zentangle." After googling i found that apparently they have a "Patent Pending," on their teaching methods but that doesn't mean squat until it's an actual patent. I researched a little and it's been rejected multiple times. You can't patent something that isn't unique and or original. (at least it's not easy to some lamo big companies have gotten away with it.) Copyright, trademarks, patents all different things. I used to write bubble letters and fill them in with doodles similar to those previously mentioned. I didn't get the coloring books originally mentioned here but I have a book called, Stress Less Coloring: Paisley Patterns and about 5 other adult coloring books I bought in my 20's. At the moment I am using Artist's Loft markers from Michael's but I have a Pentel set with a few stragglers that haven't dried out that I have used for YEARS. Even the attempt at licensing it strikes me as pretentious. And the big push like it was something new. It was just repackaged for the masses.
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Post by Cupcake on Apr 30, 2015 22:22:05 GMT
I've done it for a couple of years but I'm not a strict rule follower. I find cool patterns online, sometimes make up my own, and often add creative lettering to my work. I enjoy doing both, and it's fun to combine them! (And frankly, it's nice to have a hobby that doesn't have a lot of expense or space-hogging supplies!)
Enjoy!
Lisa B.
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Post by PNWMom on May 1, 2015 1:31:37 GMT
YES! You don't have to be artsy at all. It is basically just using a pattern and simple repetitive steps to make something beautiful. I say mine are zendoodles...don't buy into all the zentangle rules. I use plain 12x12 white cardstock to make mine, and also doodle a ton at work now when on the phone (I call Dr's offices a lot and end up on hold). You don't need anything but paper and a pen or pencil to do this--don't get caught up in the hype of buying all the official stuff. There are tons of example patterns on pinterest--search zendoodle or zentangle tutorials or step by step. It really is addictive.
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Post by scrappyoutlaw on May 1, 2015 1:43:35 GMT
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. I am so tempted to print some of your instagram pics and color them!
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Post by krazykatlady on May 1, 2015 3:07:44 GMT
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. I am so tempted to print some of your instagram pics and color them! Please do! Let me know how they turn out.
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Post by leeny on May 30, 2015 2:58:40 GMT
Just discovered this and I did pay to take a class from an artist I know. I love it! I then looked at Pinterest and I saw two of my faves that could be melded together - Zentangles and Cards!
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