30 Tiles Zentangle Challenge (coloured version)

  About three weeks ago, I showed you guys the 30-tiles Zentangle Challenge project that my mum, Joni Toh, and I did. (If you haven't seen it, you can click this link to view it.) And as promised, we're back to show you guys how the coloured version of the project turned out. ^-^

  I used Derwent's Inktense bars, which I love love love. However, I noticed when I was adding tangle patterns on the tiles, that the colour did choke up the Sakura pens and I had to run them over a scrap piece of paper every now and then to get the ink running again. No biggie, though. Just a mild inconvenience.

  We used paper from the same paper mill as the ones Zentangle® uses for their original tiles.

Here's how the paper looked like after laying the Inktense on it.
I left a white border around the entire paper.

After adding water, plus using some tissue to blot some areas to add visual interest.

After drying, plus adding strings to the entire piece.

It was messy work. My fingers got all dirty.
Everything washed out really easily, though.

And here's the work after we finished all the tiles:

I didn't reduce the picture's resolution, so if you'll like to see the patterns we used, you can just right-click > open image in a new tab.

  The project was so much fun to do, and we're both really happy with how it turned out.

  What are your current favourite Zentangle patterns? I'm trying to find new and/or old patterns to learn. When I first started learning Zentangle, my favourite pattern used to be "Paradox". I've really liked working with "Diva Dance", "Undu", "Onion Drops", "You Are Here (YAH)", and "SharlaRella". I'm currently in love with "Pixioze". Let me know your favourites in the comment section below!

30-Days Zentangle Project

  I have an exciting project to show you...

  Basically, after the exhibition started, my mum and my artistic creativity started to slow. So to combat that, we thought of a project to do- a 30 days Zentangle project. The idea was to do at least one Zentangle tile a day.

  We got one large sheet of paper. Drew out 30 Zentangle tile-sized squares onto it. Drew many many strings onto it. Made sure to number each tile and indicate which way was the right way up. And then cut the paper into the individual tile sizes. 

  We finished the project before the 30 days period, because on some days, we did more than one tile. After finishing all the tiles, we placed the tiles into their correct places, then glued them onto a larger paper. My mum also did a calligraphy of "Everything Is Art" on the left side of the paper. Here's what the final piece looks like.

I didn't adjust the size of the picture this time. So if you want to see all the pretty details on each tile, just right-click the picture, and select "open image in a new tab".

  We thought the project was a great success and also created a coloured version of this challenge. You can see it via this link.

  If you do get around to doing a 30-tiles Zentangle Challenge, do leave us the link to your blog post in the comment section below. We would love to see what you did. ^-^