Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Stamp, Color, Tangle

This Zentangle® Inspired Art (ZIA) is my contribution to The Diva's Challenge # 222 Colours of the Rainbow! First I used a rubber stamp "#90391 Orchids" by Stamps Happen Inc, Cathy Squire Image Source, inking with Onyx Black Tsukineko VersaFine pigment ink onto a watercolor scrap that was 6 inches square. The stamp is approximately 4 inches square. Here is the image (the black outlines) after I added some watercolor pencil with my CretaColor Aqua Monolith pencils.

Next I added water with a watercolor brush to each section. After it dried, I tangled with an 005 Sakura Pigma Micron in black. I added shading with graphite (I'm loving my CretaColor woodless pencils, they are so creamy smooth) and a touch more color with the watercolor pencils, but left them dry this time. I'm quite happy with my subtle rainbow. Tangles are Shattuck, Betweed, W2, Quandary, Printemps, Avreal, Hibred, Diva Dance, Tipple, Keeko, Hollibaugh and Munchin.

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15 comments:

  1. The Yorkshire TortoiseJune 16, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    An unusual and clever approach to colour. Love it

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  2. lilystanglesJune 16, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    Beautiful tile :)

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  3. MaggibeeJune 16, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    This is gorgeous. The stamp is very pretty and you've really used some imagination to get the right patterns in the background.

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  4. DEMenJune 16, 2015 at 4:43 PM

    This is a fabulous tile! It is really nice seeing the in process and final views.

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  5. CrisJune 16, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    Hello from a fellow CZT 14. Your work is beautiful. Thanks for sharing the materials and process. Love this piece.

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  6. Suzanne Fluhr June 16, 2015 at 8:41 PM

    The stamp you chose was perfect for adding color, IMHO. I especially like your first tile. The background seems like an exotic wallpaper behind some flowers in a Victorian parlor-----or I have a very vivid imagination. ;-) Very nice!

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  7. AntonineJune 16, 2015 at 10:36 PM

    Such pretty soft colors! Thank you for sharing your process. We all learn something new! Love those woodless pencils! I have a regular graphite one but didn't know they came in color! Beautiful!

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  8. IlseJune 17, 2015 at 2:24 AM

    Very beautiful, and thanks for sharing the process!

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  9. SuzyMoshJune 17, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    How pretty! and you're so precise with your patterns!

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  10. KristinneJune 17, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    It is so pretty and so delicate... Very nice job!

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  11. Deni(se)June 17, 2015 at 1:08 PM

    Very creative and inspiring.

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  12. Annette P.-L. June 18, 2015 at 11:53 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous ZIA with wonderful muted colours!

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  13. Cari SultanikJune 18, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    I seriously love this ZIA. The colors are so subtle but really work together and the shading makes the orchids pop so nicely!

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  14. Anne's tangle blogJune 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM

    Different and beautiful

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  15. MelissaJune 26, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    I love both the idea and the execution. Its a beautiful piece of art.

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