Monday, June 1, 2015

Challenges


This week's Diva Challenge involved just one pattern. The pattern is called All Boxed Up and it's a fun pattern to play around with. Here is how to draw All Boxed Up. It's a simple pattern but there are so many iterations of this great pattern. So I played around with different combinations, turning the pattern as I drew, shading certain parts.



As I was playing with the pattern, I recalled that another challenge I signed for had me drawing a chevron. This is a fun challenge where you draw or color an index card everyday. In one of my practices, the way the pattern was shaded, it looked like a zigzag pattern.

Take a look at the index card before it was colored or shaded.



It looks nothing like the finished product you see above! I love patterns like this where it can be transformed into different 'looks'.

I hope you will give Zentangle a try. It really is relaxing once you get going. Have a great Tuesday!
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  1. UnknownJune 2, 2015 at 10:17 AM

    I really like the way that you show, not only your lovely completed piece, but the work that went into designing it. How fun!

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    1. KariJune 2, 2015 at 10:46 PM

      Thanks, Suzanne! I enjoy seeing people's process as well as their products so I try as best I can to explain my process. I'm glad you enjoyed that!

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  2. jeanchaneyazJune 2, 2015 at 3:34 PM

    I love how you really played with it before committing to a final selection. I admire that more than you could know! It turned out so beautifully!

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    1. KariJune 2, 2015 at 10:49 PM

      Thanks, Jean! I have a moleskine that I use to practice patterns. I usually practice different variations or tangelations for a given pattern. This time, I used a graph paper so I can create squares to practice the pattern. 😊

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  3. Suzanne Fluhr June 2, 2015 at 10:23 PM

    I am really enjoying the sampler you did of different ways to draw All Boxed Up. Then the color on your final tile gives it an entirely different look. Very cool.

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    1. KariJune 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM

      Thanks, Suzanne! I've been experimenting with color in my ZIA. Most of the time, I use muted colors but I was inspired to use bolder colors this time!

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  4. Anne's tangle blogJune 2, 2015 at 11:02 PM

    Beautiful!!! Thanks for showing us your work on this tangle.

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  5. IlseJune 3, 2015 at 2:22 AM

    Nice to see the process, the result is beautiful!

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  6. Sue SharpJune 3, 2015 at 5:21 AM

    Wonderful to see the process, and to see how colour makes it look like a totally different tangle, in some ways. Nicely done!

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  7. hungrycorgistudioJune 3, 2015 at 7:09 AM

    So many creative ways you went! Color, shading and form. Great work. They are beautiful. Sarah.

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  8. David HunterJune 3, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    Terrific Post. It is so interesting to see how your colorization added to the challenge patterns look. Well done.

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  9. Annette P.-L. June 4, 2015 at 4:56 AM

    What a beautiful result with fine colourling! Thank you for showing the process, too!

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