Friday, October 18, 2013

Stippled mandala

Jiminy. That took a while!

Stippling (similar to pointillism) is time consuming, but what a lovely effect. To learn about the difference, and get some pointers about using stippling, read Linda Farmer's post Going Dotty on tanglepatterns.com.

The Diva's challenge this week is to do a zentangle using stippling. Stippling is not a zentangle technique per se, but tangles can certainly be drawn using stippling rather than line drawing and filling. I decided to use a pre-strung Zendala tile.
Tangles: Black Pearlz, Lamar, Opus, Pearlz (not in a row),
Phuds, Printemps (but it's hardly visible anymore), Tripoli
I used a 01 and a 05 pen, and no pencil shading. It's a little tough to get dark enough darks; I think I need more real black here. I think it would be an interesting effect to use some stippling in amongst regular tangles.  Hmmm...
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19 comments:

  1. Donna Hornsby, CZTOctober 18, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Arrrrsome!

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  2. kelly wOctober 18, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    As always, stunning work, Margaret!

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  3. Anne's tangle blogOctober 19, 2013 at 12:10 AM

    Very beautiful, onde of the best I've seen with this technic.

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  4. LenyOctober 19, 2013 at 1:27 AM

    Wat een mooie zendala, en veel werk.

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistOctober 19, 2013 at 9:39 AM

      "What a beautiful zendala, and much work." (Google translate)

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  5. Annette P.-L. October 19, 2013 at 2:24 AM

    Only one word: STUNNING!!

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  6. SusanOctober 19, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    This must have taken hours. It is beautiful and I find it amazing how you threaded the ribbons through the diamond shapes.

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistOctober 19, 2013 at 8:54 AM

      Susan, I have to credit Zentangle for that. I used a round tile with a grey guideline 'string' already on the paper (thus "pre-strung"). They're great fun to use.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 19, 2013 at 7:15 AM

    Very masterfully done! Beautiful work!

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  8. Fiona DOctober 19, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    Wow an amazing tile, it must have taken you ages

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  9. AnonymousOctober 19, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Of all the pre-strung zendalas, for me, this wass the toughest one to tangle. Your stippled mandala is magnificent! It shows me a new way to approach a difficult area in a work. I especially love the faint illusion of printemps in the darkest shaded area. My only wish is that when I click on the image the image that comes up is smaller than the image in the blog ... wish it were larger to show some of the details. You are the master of zentangle tutorials, even when they aren't defined as such!

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  10. Daniele OBrien Design, CZTOctober 19, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    OMG, this is amazing, I can't believe you didn't use any shading. Beautiful.

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  11. Dilip PatelOctober 19, 2013 at 10:33 PM

    Brilliant, Margaret.

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  12. MariëtOctober 20, 2013 at 12:20 AM

    This is definitely the most beautiful from this weeks challenge !
    It takes my breath away !

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  13. AnoeskaOctober 20, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    It is beautiful!

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  14. UnknownOctober 20, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    Wow Margaret! You know how to create some fabulous art! BEAUTIFUL

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  15. Holly {ha! designs}October 20, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    This is absolutely stunning and inspirational! My favorite example of the submissions I've seen for this challenge. WOW!

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  16. Shelly BeauchOctober 20, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    Crackerjack Margaret you are the queen of stippling!

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  17. janeeOctober 23, 2013 at 7:27 AM

    Wow! Good things come to those with patience! It's gorgeous.

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