Sometimes, just a touch of embellishment can make an ordinary pattern special and dramatic.
When Molly Hollibaugh blithely drew a slightly embellished Printemps tangle during a CZT27 Seminar session about drawing on an Aprentice tile, a soft chorus of Oooo’s and Aah’s filled the room. Printemps is a simple coil pattern, and one of the first taught during beginner workshops. By itself, it is elegant. When Molly added her simple embellishment, it became exquisite.
Here is the progression from Nice! to Spectacular!
A simple Printemps element, an added crescent aura along one side on each loop of the coil, a simple ink fill–an elegant result!
When I posted my “hotel tile” in the Zentangle Mosaic® app, drawn from a string I created during the CZT seminar, I received several questions about how to draw it. As you can see, it is an easy embellishment. Below is the tile that brought on queries.
This tile would have little impact as a monotangle of original Printemps, but adding several weighted ones added drama and depth. Since Printemps is my “go-to” tangle when inspiration fails, I am delighted to have another option for drawing it.
Just goes to show that it can take so little to add a lot!
Until next time, Happy Tangling!
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