Wednesday, March 9, 2011

"Something Blue" ~ Weekly Challenge #12

This challenge from Laura ~I am the Diva ~ was unexpected.  Color?  Add color to a Zentangle or ZIA?  But is was a fun 'challenge'.  I'm still experimenting with watercolor medium, chalk pastels and colored pencils..... and I found that it's not so bad to step-out-of-the-box.
"Something Blue" Weekly Challenge #12 - Sakura Micron Black 01 & 005; chalk pastels; spray fixative
The first tile is organic, and the second is geometric....
"Something Blue" Weekly Challenge #12 - Sakura Micron Black 01; chalk pastels; spray fixative.

The chalks were applied to the blank tile, then sprayed lightly with a matte fixative (Grumbacher).  When fixative dried, I gave the tile a light 'sanding' with a piece of plain white paper.  Pigment ink glides on more gently after sanding... and there is less drag on the felt tip.  Then tangles were drawn.

Happy tangling,
Tricia


15 comments:

  1. Both of these are very beautiful!

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  2. Lovely tangle designs. And thanks for sharing your technique. It is very interesting.

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  3. Your blue just give the nice tangles a good punch of fun!

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  4. tricia, I love that middle tangle in the last tile.... is that yours? I like the subtle blues....like music....Maria

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  5. Thank you, Maria....and yes, that middle tangle is mine. Have been playing with it for a couple of months.

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  6. These are Fantastic! You have flowers on the mind too. Very nice tiles.

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  7. One is nicer than the other. And the middle tangle on the geometric tile is so pretty.

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  8. These are both great, I see organic forms in both, nicely done!

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  9. I adore your colours... sigh. So soft and beautiful. Going with chalk pastels was inspired!!

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  10. Thanks for the tip on "sanding" the paper... have been ruining too many pens lately when trying different techniques!

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