Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 2 gave us the pattern DELWHY to work with.
DELWHY, created by fellow CZT Stephanie Jennifer, is a sweet little pattern reminiscent of flower buds. Patterns like DELWHY hold so many possibilities! DELWHY can be chained together to make a border or it can be nested to fill in a space. All those open areas call for embellishment – at least they do to me! DELWHY was a new pattern for me, so I was excited to try it out!
Today’s Tangle
I love participating in events like Zentangle Inktober Tangles precisely for days like Day 2. There are hundreds – maybe thousands – of patterns out there created by talented artists like the one who created this one. Events like this curate a list of patterns to try. This year’s list includes a few favorites of mine, like yesterday’s RAIN, but most of the patterns are either new to me or rarely used.
I opted to use DELWHY as a reticula – the Zentangle word for framework – for other patterns. In this case, I created a loopy little pattern fragment that reminds me of a flower. I started by bumping three DELWHY shapes together. The three leaves at the base of each create the daisy shape in the middle. From there, I nested DELWHY shapes inbetween each other and built outwards. The embellished result looks nothing like the pattern example above, but that’s the best part of Zentangle – customizable patterns! I finished my piece with FESCU and TIPPLE.
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Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 1 – RAIN
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 2 – DELWHY
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 3 – ISEA-U
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 4 – SOUK
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 6 – HEARTFULLY
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 7 – FLUXECHO
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 8 – SNACK
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 9 – SUMU
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 10 – FINERY / FINEGOGH
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 11 – BRAVENSWORD
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 12 – SOCC
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 13 – PHILOXY
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 14 – Slidehat
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 15 – NOOM
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 16 – DINOVEL
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 17 – LOLLYWIMPLE
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 18 – SLOWPOKE
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 19 – TAGH
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 20 – Walk the Line
Zentangle Inktober Tangles Day 21 – Bs
The Challenge: Zentangle Inktober Tangles by 7F5R
7F5R (Seven Forests Five Rivers) host a Zentangle version of Inktober every year called Inktober Tangles. Check out their Facebook group to find more information and to see the amazing art created by Zentangle teachers and artists from around the world. Each day, we are given a Zentangle pattern and are asked to create something with it. Some artists create beautiful frameworks to blend the various tangles together into one piece of art. I wish I was that organized! I create a card for each day – it gives me the freedom to change up mediums I use, but it also means I don’t have to prep anything ahead of time!
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