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Zentangle Border Pattern #3
A simple floral border pattern with some added color. The color pens are Faber-Castell PITT artist pens Orange glaze and May green, both are size S.
How to draw a Christmas ornament
Christmas is coming so it’s time to get busy making Christmas cards and decorations. Here is a video tutorial on how to draw a simple ornament, which would look great on greeting cards or any other seasonal decoration. I used Faber-Castell Artist Pens (Set of 4) Color: Sepia
Nature Zentangles: Flower #1
The video I mentioned in my Green and orange flower tangle post. This time I used sepia pens (Faber-Castell PITT artist pens – a set of 4). On the pack it says just “sepia” but on the pens themselves it says “dark sepia” and they are dark indeed.
Zentangle Leaf #1
Here’s a tutorial on how to draw a leaf zentangle style. I’m planning a whole series of videos with ideas on various types of flowers, leaves and trees called “Nature Zentangles” and this is the first one. You can find all my tutorial videos on my YouTube channel.
Border Pattern #2 Tutorial
Another zentangle border pattern tutorial. This one is suitable for designs and drawings with straight lines.
A useful tip: if you want to make a line even finer – just barely touch the pen tip to the paper when you draw. I did the smaller lines around the petals this way since even the 0.1 pen I used for them makes too thick a line for such a limited space. You can’t really see the difference in the video, but it is there.
I used three different sizes of pens for this one – Faber-Castell PITT artist pens sizes F (for the outlines) and S (for the petals) and Uni Pin Fine Line 0.1 for the small lines.
You can make the arches as big or as small as you want. You’ll notice the last two are a bit smaller – adapt the size to your own preferences.
Swirly Border Pattern Tutorial
A really easy border pattern that can be used to great effect on greeting cards. I did a variation of this border for my Valentine Card project – the border starts at 7:40.
I used a Faber-Castell PITT artist pen size F for the main pattern and a size S for the teardrop shapes and dots.
A Simple Square Zentangle Tutorial
A tutorial on how to draw an easy square zentangle design. The patterns are simple and you can do it all freehand (I used a ruler to draw the squares, since my straight lines are rather shaky). I used Faber-Castell PITT artist pens size F and S, but you can use any pen or pencil you want.
A simple zentangle design
A video showing how to draw a simple circular design zentangle style. It’s great for beginners since it uses only simple elements.