Distressed Art Zentangle® & Watercolor Class
Learn the maptangle watercolor technique and combine it with Zentangle® grid patterns to create fun and funky distressed art pieces. We’ll fill our partial grids with pattern fragments – you will have several to work with so you can customize your tangled designs.
Distressed Art Schedule
This class runs for two hours over two consecutive weeks. Upcoming sessions:
- TBD
This class will be offered again. Please sign up for my mailing list to learn when registration opens for future classes.
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Distressed Art Zentangle® & Watercolor Class – What to Expect
During the first week, we will work with our watercolors and learn how to set up our pieces for maptangling. We will also explore the two grid tangles: BALES and TRIPOLI and several pattern fragments that will fill the grids. The second session will focus on tangling our pieces using the maptangling technique. We will create one design from start to finish and then start a second design for further exploration. We will work with both a graphite pencil and white chalk pastel pencil in order to create highlights and lowlights.
This class is intended for tanglers who are familiar with The Zentangle Method® and the basic concepts. There are many great resources out there – starting with Zentangle HQ – to learn the basics. I offer two introductory courses: Introduction to Zentangle® and Intro to Zentangle® & Watercolor.
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The Distressed Art Class will cover:
- BALES and TRIPOLI patterns and several pattern fragments that can be used to fill the grids
- Maptangling Technique, including watercolor prep and tangling to create a distressed look
- Tile composition
- Highlight & lowlight techniques using graphite and white chalk pastel
This online Zentangle class will be held via Zoom.
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Class Supplies
You’ll need:
- Paper choices:
- Several sheets of White Mixed Media or watercolor paper (minimum 98lb / 160g) – cut down to 4″ – 6″ square is ideal.
- OR Several white 3.5″ Zentangle art cards (or similar brand)
- Regardless of what you decide to use for your art pieces, have a piece of Mixed Media paper on hand to try out pattern ideas.
- Black Micron 01, 02, or PN pen. Alternative: Any fine-tipped art pen such as a Staedtler fine-liner or Sharpie Ultra Fine Point
- Soft Sketch Pencil – (2B, 4B, 6B, or 8B)
- White Chalk Pastel pencil, such as General’s
- 2 Tortillons or blending stump.
- Watercolor set, any brand. If you are using tubes, powders, or liquid watercolors, have a palette on hand. Watercolor pencils will not work for this class.*
- Small and medium tip watercolor brush*
- Cup of water (or two), for rinsing brushes*
- Spray bottle with water*
- Paper towel or sponge*
- Small glass or mug and a dish that it can sit in. This will be for making rings of watercolor.*
Items marked with a (*) will be needed for the first week only. The second week will be devoted to tangling.
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Classroom Information & Policies
Zoom links will be emailed to you before class. The class will be recorded and you’ll have access to that recording for 7 days after the 2nd class. Also, at the conclusion, you will be provided with reference materials for the patterns we created.
In our time together, I will create a judgement-free zone. There are no mistakes in Zentangle! That means that each participant can go at their own pace and ability. I will encourage everyone to experiment and see what works for them.
Studio class cancellation policies can be found here.
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