This week's Diva challenge is to make a string using circles. I love working with circles so couldn't let this challenge pass me by. I chose an apprentice tile to work on that would give me a little larger area (4 1/2 inches square).
A compass was used to draw the inner circles, and then again to draw half circles around those. Then, finally, a circle around the whole thing. I should have taken a picture of the string before I began tangling, but, oh well...I didn't.
Here is the completed tile, and I must say that I was quite happy with the way it turned out.
Then, just for fun, I decided to add a little pop of color. When I tried scanning the tile (as I had done for the tile as shown above), the color was totally washed out and barely visible, so I took a picture with my camera. As you can see below, the color is hardly a pale color, and I don't understand why it disappeared when scanned!
Such a cheery tile! It actually reminds me of two cheerleading staples: poms and Jazz Hands! ;-) Poms are petite and cute these days--not the ridiculously big pom-pons that I fluffed for hours and hours back in the 80s.
ReplyDeleteI love the crispness of these tangles; they work really well together. Go Team Tangle! (I'm sorry...I can't seem to stop!)
Thanks for the cheer, Amy!
DeleteLove the gathered effects you have created here - it's like layers of lovely material - so much texture and depth! Axxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie!
DeleteWow, this is gorgeous!!! I love the dramatic contrast.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne!
DeleteHappy whirls and swirls, beautifully drawn.
ReplyDeleteMaking my eyes hop and skip.
Love it.
Thanks so much!
DeleteYou used shading so well on this tile and each section really has excellent depth. I like the added pop on the one with color too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean. I think shading always adds so much to a Zentangle.
DeleteSo graphic!
ReplyDeleteThanks Betsy!
Deletefun tile - graphic, but still beautifully shaded.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue!
DeleteInteresting perspective. Like the gathered effect.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donald. I was really happy with that gathered look.
DeleteFun fun tile and I love it with the pop of color.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love the coloured version, it emphasizes the shading.
ReplyDeleteThanks Heather!
DeleteCaren, RE your colors not showing up when scanned
ReplyDeletePerhaps you need to check the settings on your scanner. Many copiers and scanners STILL won't intake any "red" tones. This dates back to the days when copiers were new ideas, bad people abused them, and our personal checks and currency (paper money) had red "security" ink imbedded in it. Today you can usually modify the settings on a scanner or color copier to get the machine to copy "reds." Happy Tangles! :J
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it.
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