Gotcha 8C's

Yeah, I'm sure that title makes no sense. To you. But to me it makes complete sense.
In my Facebook group Zentangle All Around I offer an almost daily challenge  involving one or two tangles to try out. This particular challenge was to try the tangle 8C, which looks fantastic when it is drawn correctly. And therein lies the challenge. Hahahaha.
My first attempt was that middle section, to the left. Yes, it looks good, but no, it is not correct. I thought it would look good morphing into gotcha - that's the middle section to the right. But I wanted to get 8C right, so I added a band across the top and bottom and tried again. This time I had success.  And it all morphs together so delightfully. Add a little shading and call it done.
Want to try these tangles for yourself? Here are links to gotcha and 8C - because pink = link. SaveSave

Drogon, A New Tangle from Lily Moon

Fun tile to draw! The border is gotcha, one i really love tangling. Lower right corner is my very own tangle - airways - and across the frame is Lily Moon's new tangle drogon.  So versatile and easy to draw! Drew this tile in Florida, just getting around to posting it.  Rainy day here in Maine, so tangle time this afternoon -  or a nap - is a given.

Challenge Day #2

 Yesterday's challenge was to use henna drum

and gotcha in a tangled piece of art. 

This was the start of my project.

 The henna drum reminded me of flowers

growing along a trellis,

so I went with that and added blox in the

background.

Here is the shaded piece. Shading really does help make your art more three dimensional. Next challenge coming up tomorrow on Zentangle All Around on Facebook. Why don't you join us?