Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Color, Color, Everywhere

This week's Challenge from the Diva is to use color. That's the only requirement; no particular tangles or string; just use color. Now, I love color. But I've been hard put to use it very much when tangling. I just haven't seemed to get the hang of incorporating color into my previously (mostly) black and white Zentangles. So I'm struggling with this one.

 I started by laying out a rainbow using my Derwent Inktense Watersoluble Ink Pencils, then applied a wash over it. I next drew in the butterfly with the Prismacolor Premier 005 Fine Line Marker. I couldn't find my 005 Micron, and the 01 seemed a little heavy. When I finished, the colors seemed a little pale, so I added a second layer. Then the colors seemed to overpower the butterfly, so I ended up using the Micron 01 after all. It seems a little simplistic, but here it is.


As usual, I urge you to visit the Diva's site; find out about the challenges, see the other artists' entries, and maybe try it out yourself. For more information on Zentangles, go to this site: TanglePatterns/What is a Zentangle?

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14 comments :

  1. LenySeptember 18, 2013 at 12:25 PM

    Wat een mooie gekleurde vlinder..

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    1. UnknownSeptember 18, 2013 at 4:23 PM

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    2. UnknownSeptember 18, 2013 at 4:24 PM

      Thank you very much.
      Heel hartelijk bedankt

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  2. Annette P.-L. September 18, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    So lovely butterfly! I like the rainbow colors!

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  3. Anne's tangle blogSeptember 18, 2013 at 11:35 PM

    The colors are beautiful and so is the butterfly.
    Do I understand now that you speak Dutch????

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    1. UnknownSeptember 19, 2013 at 12:22 AM

      Thank you.
      No, I don't speak Dutch. I looked up a translation of what Leny said, and of how to say what I wanted to say.

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  4. SusanSeptember 19, 2013 at 4:05 AM

    Lovely!

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  5. HelenSeptember 19, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    Very nice

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  6. Tangles and MoreSeptember 19, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    Like how your colors came out. I used the same pencils but mine came out more muted. Guess I did not put as much down on the paper.

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    1. UnknownSeptember 20, 2013 at 10:57 AM

      Thank you.
      As you can see from my post, I added a second layer of the colors to get more saturation.

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  7. ledenzerSeptember 21, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    The butterfly is so happy in its colored world! Wonderful!

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