If you’re having trouble using a white gel ink pen, then try using white paint instead. Either use a white paint pen, or use a paintbrush and white paint. I am offering this advice after learning the hard way that white gel pens do not work well when used over wax-based colored pencil like Prismacolors…
Tangle List Update #7: Five New Tangle Patterns, #ToYouTangle2021 Art Challenge, Strings & More
This is the first major update to Tangle List in over a year. The priority was getting the List of Official Zentangle Patterns fully up-to-date; five new tangle patterns were released since the last update, plus new Youtube tutorials and step-outs for older tangles. There’s a lot to cover. I’ll be honest—I haven’t followed much…
Find Tangle Pattern Step-Outs — List of Tangle Pattern Websites
If you’re looking for a specific tangle pattern, then try one of these websites. Each of these links will take you to a large and neatly organized collection of tangle patterns. TanglePatterns.com — Very large tangle pattern collection. Updated frequently with new patterns. Musterquelle (PatternSource.eu) — Large tangle pattern collection, plus a section for Reticula…
How to Organize and Store Your Tangle Patterns – A Comprehensive Guide
I recently spent several hours researching ways to organize and store tangle patterns. I searched through blogs, Zentangle Facebook Groups, Pinterest, and Amazon. What I discovered is that all of these creative solutions from across the internet can be condensed down into four main methods of organizing tangle patterns. So that’s exactly what I did—I…
Tangle List Update #6: New Links Added November 2019
Some of the behind-the-scenes work I do here at Tangle List involves updating old content. What tends to happen is that I’ll stumble across an amazing new link that’s perfect for content I’ve published long ago, and so I’ll quietly edit it in without much fanfare. In this blog series called “Tangle List Update,” I…