Day 3 Arting is Happening Now #hahnemühle #zebrapenus #inktober2018 #31productschallenge

 Day 3 of Inktober and I'm still going strong. 

Hahahahaha!

The art for day 3 was done on a

YouTangle.art Tile from Hahnemühle.

I used distress oxide ink pads from Ranger

and scraped on color, as well as rubbed 

the tile in a watered down version on 

a craft mat. The tangle for the day is ballace.

That is the one done in the round.

The other tangle I added is gnarly.

A fun and forgiving tangle that can be

done in just about any configuration you wish.

My Facebook group Tangle All Around is doing

Inktober together. Want to join us?

Just click here.

So I'm also doing the 31 Products Challenge.

I loved the way this large canvas looked prior

to today. Now I am just not sure. 

The thought is to use a different product each 

day for the entire month of October. 

I opted to use this 12" x 24" canvas.

I will look at it again tomorrow and if I hate

this, you will be seeing a bunch of white

on it tomorrow. Hahahahaha!

For some reason I can not get a true color

photo of this.

It is fluorescent pink, purple, and yellow on a

white background. Today I used craft paints

(cheap ones) to add some messy marks.

The blue and yellow ones are glow in the dark.

Heheheheh! 

Time will tell. 

Roundup:

you can join Inktober fun with us here,

you can purchase YouTangle.art Tiles here,

and you can join the 31 Products Challenge here. 

Day Two of Inktober #inktober #inktober2018 #intobertaa #hahnemühle #zensationschallenge #31productschallenge #zebrapen_us

 Day two of Inktober, 2018, 

is a done deal.

I have tried to photograph this piece of art

several times, I even scanned it and it still looks

out of focus to me. Strange.

Anyway, the tangle pattern we are focusing on 

today comes from Barbara Steyer and it's 

called Baecube. Those cubes are offset and they

look hard, but they are really easy to do with the

step-out she created. 

For Inktober I am using YouTangle.art Tiles

from Hahnemühle.

I prepped this tile using Tim Holtz' Distress Inks.

I tangled with a Zensations Technical Pen from

Zebra Pen where I am an Artist Ambassador,

then shaded using my Derwent Inktense 

watercolor pencils.

So much fun!!!

Why don't you try baecube and see

what you think. 

Birgit Koopsen is hosting a 

31 Products Challenge,

where we use a different art product for

31 days in a row throughout the month

of October. Some people are doing a

different project daily.

I am too busy for that, so I opted for

a largish canvas that I will add to each day.

Above you see what I did yesterday.

I used some Pebeo High Viscosity Acrylic Paints

and a brayer to slap on some color.

I really love it at this point,

but I am going to make myself continue.

Want to join us for Inktober?

Come over to the dark side.

We have cookies. 

Hahahahaha!

Just kidding!

We totally don't have any cookies at all.

But . . . 

you can simply click this Facebook link

and join us at

Tangle All Around,

I will let you in the group and you can

join us for Inktober.

Want to purchase some YouTangle.art Tiles

made by Hahnemühle?

You can do that here.

Want to check out Birgit's 31 Products Challenge?

You can do that here.

Happy Inktober, everyone!

Talk with you tomorrow!

Inktober 2018 Has Begun! #inktober2018 #inktober #hahnemühle

Inktober 2018 is here!!!

Yay!!!

What is Inktober?

During the month of October, we encourage people

to make a piece of inked art every day,

in hopes of creating a new habit

A healthy habit. 

I admin a Facebook group called

Tangle All Around

and we are doing Inktober together.

I created a list of 31 tangle patterns -

one for each day of the month - 

and we are using this list to work our 

way through October.

My plan is to use the Hahnemühle

YouTangle.art Tiles every day this month.

They love color as much as I do

so this is a win-win situation all around!

Today's prompt was the tangle

A-Sku.

That would be the tiny link-like pattern running

diagonally through the center.

To that I added some printemps (surprise, hahahah!), 

crescent moon and footlites. 

If you would like to participate in Inktober

with us, head on over to 

Tangle All Around

(you can just click that link)

and join us.

We are a large, but very friendly, group

who help each other learn and advance

our tangle skills.

You would be an excellent addition!

Want to purchase some

YouTangle.art Tiles?

You can do that here. 

Working in Tangle Starts Treasures #tanglestartstreasures #artangleology

I'm loving this book right now!

Tangle Starts Treasures

is my newest book,

just two weeks old and it is still showing 

at the top of the hot new release list!

This is so exciting!!!

Thank you to each of you who have

made this possible!!!

 Amazon's site shows you some of the inside

pages now, but it doesn't show you the

heart of the book.

I don't get any say in which pages they show,

or I would be showing you some of these.

These pages are full of blank boxes,

waiting for you to fill-in with some of your

favorite step-outs.

 Step-outs?

That's tangle talk for step-by-step instructions

for drawing tangle patterns.

Treasures has enough room for 376+ complete

step-outs of your choosing.

 At the bottom of each step-out page

is a blank box in which you can create

a piece of art using the patterns from 

that page. 

 The name Tangle Starts Treasures implies a host

of exciting tangly things so I have included

other fun stuff in this book for you as well!

Here is a glimpse of the back cover

(prior to Amazon sticking an ISBN box

in that lower section.)

Lots of fun and storage and organization

to be had with 

Tangle Starts Treasures.

Want to pick up a copy?

It is available here. 

Need a tangly place to hang out and learn?

I admin a happening Facebook group called

Tangle All Around.

We are an active group of friendly tanglers

who help each other learn and advance our

skills.

Tomorrow we start INKtober, a project

to get us putting ink to paper and drawing

every day during the month of October.

Shhhh!!!

I'll let you in on a secret that the group

doesn't know about.

Throughout the month of October I am going

to be holding some flash giveaways!

They won't be announced until they happen and 

they will only be open for around 5-6 hours each.

If you would like to join us, come knock on 

the door and I'll let you in.

Retro Flowers on Hahnemühle Cappuccino #hahnemühle #hahnemühlecappuccino #tangleallaround

This is the original project I built on a page

in the Hahnemühle Grey Book.

Just as the name implies - the pages are grey

in color. With a weight of 55 lbs., I didn't know

 what to expect when adding wet media

but this paper worked like a champ!

The book wrap says the paper has a

non-absorbing surface,

so I figured to try that out with some 

watercolor and acrylics. 

For the bottom layer I used Altenew's

new watercolor palette and a wet flat brush.

I was really happy with the way the paper

took the wet media. 

The added flowers are Daniel Smith watercolors.

(I believe in the video I referred to them as acrylics.

My mistake. They are watercolors.)

I received so many questions when I posted

this piece on Instagram, that I thought to make

a video showing the steps.

In the interim, Hahnemühle sent me their

new Cappuccino Book

which is exactly like the Grey Book with the

exception of these pages being a coffee color.

More like a latte, actually.

So I followed the same steps and created the

piece above. 

Again the paper worked great!

This time though, I videoed the process.

You can follow along with the video below.

I appreciate any and all feedback.

Here is a link to my YouTube channel

where I hope to be posting many more such

videos, as well as tangle videos.

I will continue working in both the Grey Book

and the Cappuccino Book and will be posting

a much more comprehensive review soon.

The Grey Book can be purchased here.

The Cappuccino Book can be purchased here. 

My Style of Printemps #tangleallaround #tanglestarts

A faithful reader named Barb asked me to video the way I tangle printemps. I hope this will make sense and encourage you to give my printemps style a try. 

Need a tangle place to hang out?

I admin a Facebook group called Tangle All Around.

We have a great membership of encouragers and inspirers. Come check us out here and I'll open the door for you.

Can You See the Progress in Your Art? #tangleallaround #taa

This post is a

Show and Tell

post. Hahaha!

This week's 

I Dare You! prompt

in Tangle All Around

was to take your very first piece of tangled art

and re-create it. 

The purpose is to show that you are progressing

and improving in your tangle skills.

This is especially important when you don't

feel like you are getting better.

When you are unsure that you are getting

anywhere.

You are!

Honest.

The tile on the left is the very first one

I ever did. Scratchy uneven lines, overlaps and

all! If you click once on the photo, it should

enlarge where you can see all the imperfections

and boo-boos. And I was crazy proud of this tile!

I was teaching myself from the Zentangle Basics

book Suzanne McNeill had out.

No formal training by a zentangle teacher.

I remember texting it to my daughter to

show her what I was learning.

Well this week, I pulled that tile out and

tangled it again - the way I tangle now.

You will notice I do some of the patterns

differently now. But overall it is the same tile.

Yes, I have been doing this for 6 years.

And this is how I can see that I have improved.

That I have progressed.

If you are questioning whether you are tangling

better, if you are progressing and growing your

skill, 

I challenge you to pull out the very first

piece you ever tangled

and

do it again.

Then look at the two side by side

and you will see a miracle.

I promise. 

Interested in the I Dare You! prompts?

Come join us on Facebook at

Tangle All Around.

I post a whole new batch of prompts

tomorrow.

I would love for you to join us. 

Finishing Some Projects #hahnemühle #hahnemühlegreybook #dylusionsinksprays #altenewwatercolor #taa #tangleallaround

Yesterday was a day for finishing up projects.

Above you see a page in my

Hahnemühle Grey Book

(yes, those pages are grey in color)

that I covered with Altenew Watercolors

using a simple flat brush. 

Just a little color blocking.

Once it was dry, I used the same flat brush and

made rings of petals.

Yesterday I went back in with a straight up

black Sharpie and added everything you see

in black. And popped in some white gelly roll 

details to complete the page.

Super simple but fun. 

Through Instagram I have already had a

video request to show how to do this page.

That will be coming soon.

That and a video showing how I draw

my printemps. 

And I might add that even though I used a straight up Sharpie - 

it did not bleed through this 55 lb. paper. 

I honestly don't think my layer of watercolor

stopped that, so it had to be the paper. 

This piece has been a thorn in my side for several years.

Seriously.

It started off about 12" x 20".

Somewhere in that ballpark.

I did the Dylusions Ink Sprays first and started

tangling the page.

A little at a time.

And I pretty much always hated the way it looked.

So I would stick it back on the shelf and do

something else. 

Then one day I would pull it out and do something else.

And still hate it.

A couple days ago I figured I'd give it one more go.

As I looked at it yesterday I realized there was one

section I actually liked.

It was all the rest that I didn't like.

So I got out my paper cutter and lobbed off

this section (about 8" x 10") 

and chucked the rest into the trash!

Yes!!!

Take that non-zenful stuff that I drew!

And then I completed this portion and kept it.

And now I love it!

Let's see. Tangles that I kept:

fiore (gotta love fiore!), blooming butter,

loads of tipple and printemps,

my own airways and a new one I am totally

going to call anemone. 

And boom!

Done and in love!

And it only took me about 4 years.

Not even kidding. 

Today I am working on the new I Dare You!

prompt from my FB group

Tangle All Around.

We are taking our very first zentangle tile we

ever made

and are recreating it now that we have a little

experience under our belts.

Stay tuned.

That will be tomorrow's post.

Want to join us in a very active,

inspirational and encouraging tangling group?

Click here to see what it's all about.

Doing a Little Tangling #tangleallaround #janedavenportinkredibleink

 Trying to get back in the routine of posting every day.

That means I need something to post.

Hahaha!

I got some new inks from Joggles last week.

Jane Davenport's Inkredible Inks.

The colors are bold and lovely.

They didn't spread very well when dripped into

water, but I was able to push them around

a bit with a heat gun. 

Not sure how many colors she came out with,

but I have nine. Yay!!!

I love bright and beautiful!

And then I tangled on them cause that's 

what I do. 

You probably will not recognize most of the

patterns because they haven't been

released yet.

Except for coral and airways.

 This one was a little easier.

About 3" x 4", I used crescent moon,

hached, knase and Harlee Qwin.

 Another 3" x 4" piece, using eye-wa, florz,

and two of my own that haven't been released yet.

 A 4.5" tile with printemps and a pattern I'm 

working on called chunky monkey -

except I made some boo-boos. 

So I guess you can call this one flunky monkey.

And yay!!!!!

Our Facebook group

Tangle All Around 

just hit 5,400 members this morning.

We will be working through INKtober

together during October.

Want to join us?

Come here and knock on the door.

I'll let you in <3 .

TV Time Last Night #alicehendon #procreateart

I just realized I forgot to shade this.

Oh well, I'll do that tonight when we watch

reruns on TV. Thankfully new episodes start

back up next week.

As much as I love Merlin, and Atlantis, and 

the Musketeers, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

there are only so many times you can watch them.

Trust me on this one.

I do like the way this turned out.

It was my first time to try something

curvy like mooka. 

And I'm liking the crazy lines on betweed.

First orbs I've done as well.

I must have drawn that largest one 20 times

before I could get the start and end points

to meet. Couldn't do that on a piece of paper.

Hahahahaha!

Tonight?

Shading 101.