Blue Flower Zendala class

Last Thursday I taught this intricate Blue Flower Zendala project for the second time. The first one was at TangleU2022, an event for Certified Zentangle Teachers. This time I taught this class to my Art Club and I will probably do it one more time for a private group.

The project starts with a string based almost entirely on proportions (halves, thirds):

The idea was to complete one third of the Zendala, covering a variety of techniques. This way students can complete this project at their leisure - a little at a time. This is particularly helpful if you have a busy schedule, just save your materials in one project box and it can be worked on at any time.

We used a variety of different techniques, including pencil watercolors, colored pencils for shading and fine-liners.

Since this is a very complex piece, I broke it down into smaller, digestible pieces.

I also included specific references on how to create the Renaissance brown on tan version you see here:

The Clubbers did an amazing job! Here you can see some of their partially completed Zendalas.

You can find this video recording lesson at my Video shop.

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