Thursday 21 May 2015

Zentangle Challenge: White on Black

   Diva's 218th Zentangle Challenge was to use white ink on black paper. I used the dark chocolate paper that I had in my Journal Enviro sketchbook, but I drew out little boxes so that my drawing area would be the size of a zentangle tile. The most opaque white pen I've ever found was the uni-ball Signo Broad pen. The pen is a gel-roll pen so it has no toxic fumes. It also dries really quickly. However, when using it, I do have to draw more slowly otherwise the ink would skip. It also doesn't come in a thinner nib size, so you can't get super detailed in your drawings.

I used Coloursoft coloured pencils to add shading effects to the tile.

  I didn't have time to finish the 217th challenge last week... But since I was already tangling, I thought I should do something for it too. The 217th challenge was to do something called a "duotangle" which is a tile done with only two tangles. It was difficult to make the tile look unique cause I only had two patterns, Dex and Bunzo, to work with. But here's my take on the challenge:
Also, happy belated birthday, Laura~   *waves* 

  It was Mother's Day on the 10th of May in Singapore. (Apparently, some countries didn't celebrate Mother's Day on that day...) And I know this is super late to post, but I did show one of the following pictures on my Instagram and I thought it'd be nice to post the other two pictures here.... So, here's the gift I gave to my mum:

It's a decorative handicraft box that serves no purpose other than looking pretty.

And no, the cake isn't edible, either.
It's made of paper and sparkles.

So, yes. My gift was completely impractical but super pretty.
She loved it, and I'm glad for that. ^-^
  To see my previous Zentangle Challenge submission ( click this link ).

  To see my next Zentangle Challenge submission ( click this link ).



10 comments:

  1. Both tiles are lovely! Nice choice of tangles!

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    1. I loved your tile too! The 3D effect of it was beautiful. :)

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    1. Hi Lily,

      Your tiles are gorgeous. I'm very happy that you think mine are nice. ^-^

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  3. I enjoyed your challenge tiles and also your other creations! Wonderful design work!

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    1. Thank you, Lynell, for taking the time to leave a sweet comment. I appreciate it. :)

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  4. Your tile for this week's challenge (and for last week, too) are wonderful, but I have to say that your Mother's Day gift just floors me... I can't even express how beautiful it is!

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    1. You're making me blush. Thank you for leaving kind words here. ^-^

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  5. Your challenge tiles are very well done. And I'm sure that your mother totally enjoyed the gift you made her...it's beautiful. My mother would have loved that too. :)

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    1. Hi Lezli,

      I liked your second black tile that you did for the challenge. The simplicity of the design really popped from the paper due to contrast. :)

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