Art Project 52: Learning the Art of Zentangle
We were looking for some quick and low- mess crafts for Thanksgiving. I stumbled upon a blog or two that taught the art of Zentangle and thought that if we started with a Thanksgiving themed picture we could have a lot of fun.
As part of our 100 Days of Challenge, I'm trying to be intentional about exposing my boys to all different forms of art. Zentangle is pretty big right now and it's actually quite easy. Easy enough that all three of my boys were able to complete our project in just under 30 minutes.
What is Zentangle? You can read more about it at Zentangle.com but my understanding is that the focus in Zentangle isn't so much in the art that is created as in finding peace through art. Hence the Zen!
Using repeated and simple patterns made up of lines and dots you fill in spaces until you have a pattern that looks pleasing to the eye. There are no mistakes; in fact you are never supposed to use an eraser and that is why most Zentangle creations are made with black ink.
For our project we chose to use colored gel pens and printed out a blank turkey coloring page that I found at Activity Village.
I started my turkey the night before to give them a visual of what we were looking to do. I showed them a few sights and explained what Zentangle was. We looked at a few different patterns on Pinterest and then I set them loose.
As part of our 100 Days of Challenge, I'm trying to be intentional about exposing my boys to all different forms of art. Zentangle is pretty big right now and it's actually quite easy. Easy enough that all three of my boys were able to complete our project in just under 30 minutes.
What is Zentangle? You can read more about it at Zentangle.com but my understanding is that the focus in Zentangle isn't so much in the art that is created as in finding peace through art. Hence the Zen!
Using repeated and simple patterns made up of lines and dots you fill in spaces until you have a pattern that looks pleasing to the eye. There are no mistakes; in fact you are never supposed to use an eraser and that is why most Zentangle creations are made with black ink.
For our project we chose to use colored gel pens and printed out a blank turkey coloring page that I found at Activity Village.
I started my turkey the night before to give them a visual of what we were looking to do. I showed them a few sights and explained what Zentangle was. We looked at a few different patterns on Pinterest and then I set them loose.
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| Evan told me several times he loved that he didn't have to worry about making a mistake since there were no mistakes! |
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| My completed turkey |
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| Alec's completed turkey |
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| He sure looks relaxed. |
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| Evan's turkey |
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| Ian's turkey |
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Project 4: Watercolor compass circles
Project 5: Floral pens
Project 6: Watercolor outlines
Project 7: Scratch art jellyfish
Project 8: Oil pastel flowers
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 9: Fingerprint dandelions
Project 10: Beaded Sun Catchers
Project 11: Bird crafts and snacks
Project 12: Symmetrical, color mixing, butterflies
Project 13: Water gun art
Project 14: Watercolor Kits
Project 15: Dragonfly Silhouettes
Project 16: Painting pet rocks
Project 17: Spray Paint Resist
Project 18: Water bottle windsock
Project 19: Stained glass made easy crafting kit
Project 20: Tin can windsock
Project 21: Firework glue art
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 22: Qixel art kit
Project 23: Makit Bakit Kits
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 24: Wood burning cutting board
Project 25: Making our own rafts
Project 26: Spray Painted Canvas
Project 27: Paper bowl jellyfish
Project 28: Tin Foil Art
Project 29: Oil Pastel Bubbles
Project 30: Chalk Pastel painting
Project 31: Washi Tape Votive holders
Project 32: Drip Painted Pots
Project 33: Sun Art
Project 34: Tissue paper transfer
Project 35: Stained Glass dragonfly
Project 36: Art Museum field trip.
Project 37: Taking a Family Art Class
Project 38: Painting Minecraft T-Shirts
Project 39: Painting Pikachu
Project 40: How to Draw Books
Project 41: Wax resist Watercolors
Project 42: Splatter Paint Canvas
Project 43: Fine line fall leaves
Project 44: Fairy Village field trip
Project 45: Oil Pastel Resist Leaves
Project 46: Tissue Paper Leaf Art
Project 47: Bat Silhouette Painting
Project 48: Beginner Photography
Project 49: Making Harry Potter Wands
Project 50: Drawing Cat Faces
Project 51: Making Homemade cards
Project 52: Learning the Art of Zentangle
Project 53: 3-D printing
Project 54: Gingerbread Train
Project 55: Paint Swirled Ornaments
Project 56: Loom band ornaments and bracelets
Project 57: Candy trees
Project 58: Strand of light chalk drawings
Projects 59-64: Christmas Crafting Kits from Oriental Trading
Project 65: Painting Ceramic Village Pieces
Project 66: Washi Tape Cookie Cutter Ornaments
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 67: Learning Origami
Project 68: Art Books and Artist Study
Project 69: Playing Go Fish Art
Project 70: Edible Chocolate Art
Project 71: Geometric Hearts
Project 72: Marble Swirled Hearts
Project 73: Solid Tempera Paint Drawings
Project 74: Qixels 3-D Maker
Project 75: Making Cupcakes
Project 76: Window Marker Art
Project 77: Shamrock Zentangles on Scratch Paper
Project 78: Painted Pandas
Project 79: Minecraft Digital Art
Project 80: Charcoal Drawings
Project 81: Chalk Pastel Lighthouse Drawings
Project 82: Dying Easter Eggs With Bleeding Tissue Paper
Project 83: Painting Pottery
Project 84: Drawing En Plein Air
Project 85: African Savannah Paintings
Project 86: Woven CD Garden Decoration
Project 87: Working with Clay
Project 88: Art Lessons with Art Academy
Project 89: Melted Bead Wind Chimes
Project 90: Perler Bead Projects
Project 91: Ivory Soap Carvings
Project 92: Ice Cube Tie Dye
Project 93: String Art
Project 94: Multimedia Ocean Paintings
Project 95: Balloon Splatter Painting
Project 96: Making Mosaic Stepping Stones
Project 97: Glass Bead and Glue Sun Catchers
Project 98: Coloring Book Art
Project 99: Metal Stamped Bookmarks
Project 100: Water Balloon Art
I love 100 days of art!
ReplyDeleteThe boys did a terrific job!
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Thank you!
DeleteAwesome collection here, thank you for sharing. I love that you showed the end results :)
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks!
DeleteAll those turkeys turned out great! Thanks for sharing on the Virtual Fridge. (I like your son's statement about there not being any mistakes. Great attitude!)
ReplyDeleteI thought so too; I wish he'd apply that to all of his artwork.
DeleteBeautiful! and Creative :) Everyone's Turkeys turned out great. We are going to have to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you stopped in to share this week at our Encouraging Hearts & Home Blog Hop - it's giving me ideas for upcoming holidays and events!
Great! So glad I could help. We just did a similar project yesterday at Co-op and the kids loved it.
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