Zentangle Patterns

Practice pattern in this art lesson: zentangle patterns.

🎨 Studio Brief #8

Zentangle is a meditative art form using structured patterns (tangles) to fill shapes.

🎯 Your mission

Don't erase. Sketch over until it sings.

⚡ The twist

No erasing. Mistakes become part of the drawing.

What you'll learn

Zentangle is a meditative art form using structured patterns (tangles) to fill shapes. It is relaxing, requires no erasing, and always looks beautiful.

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Techniques you'll practise

patternpen and inkmeditative drawing

You will need

Pencils (HB and 2B)Colored pencilsDrawing paperErasers

Step 1 of 3

Draw a square border on your paper. Inside, draw a loose squiggle line to divide the square into sections.

Step 2 of 3

Fill each section with a different pattern: dots, stripes, curves, circles, checkerboard.

Step 3 of 3

Add shading to some patterns to create dimension. Use only black pen.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Drawing the same thing twice usually makes the second one better — and the third one weirder.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Quentin Blake (the Roald Dahl illustrator) drew with just one continuous line.

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