If you’re having trouble using a white gel ink pen, then try using white paint instead. Either use a white paint pen, or use a paintbrush and white paint. I am offering this advice after learning the hard way that white gel pens do not work well when used over wax-based colored pencil like Prismacolors... Read More » White Gel Pen Problems? Use a White Paint Pen Instead. appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s owner is strictly prohibited ..read more

This is the first major update to Tangle List in over a year. The priority was getting the List of Official Zentangle Patterns fully up-to-date; five new tangle patterns were released since the last update, plus new Youtube tutorials and step-outs for older tangles. There’s a lot to cover. I’ll be honest—I haven’t followed much... Read More » Tangle List Update #7: Five New Tangle Patterns, #ToYouTangle2021 Art Challenge, Strings & More appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission fr ..read more

Some in the Zentangle® community have responded to the worldwide crisis by offering new art challenges, free online art classes, and creative exercises. Here’s what’s new in the Zentangle community: Mind and Tangle Daily Zentangle Classes Every day at 17:30 Madrid time (12:30 pm EST), Alicia G. Rey, CZT holds a free Zentangle class via... Read More » New Zentangle Creative Activities for Staying at Home appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s owner is strictly pr ..read more

If you’re looking for a specific tangle pattern, then try one of these websites. Each of these links will take you to a large and neatly organized collection of tangle patterns. TanglePatterns.com — Very large tangle pattern collection. Updated frequently with new patterns. Musterquelle (PatternSource.eu) — Large tangle pattern collection, plus a section for Reticula... Read More » Find Tangle Pattern Step-Outs — List of Tangle Pattern Websites appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permissio ..read more

I recently spent several hours researching ways to organize and store tangle patterns. I searched through blogs, Zentangle Facebook Groups, Pinterest, and Amazon. What I discovered is that all of these creative solutions from across the internet can be condensed down into four main methods of organizing tangle patterns. So that’s exactly what I did—I... Read More » How to Organize and Store Your Tangle Patterns – A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from thi ..read more

Some of the behind-the-scenes work I do here at Tangle List involves updating old content. What tends to happen is that I’ll stumble across an amazing new link that’s perfect for content I’ve published long ago, and so I’ll quietly edit it in without much fanfare. In this blog series called “Tangle List Update,” I... Read More » Tangle List Update #6: New Links Added November 2019 appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s owner is strictly prohibited ..read more

Inktober is a annual event where artists of all types are encouraged to draw in ink every day for the month of October. Since most tangle art is created using pens or markers, Inktober has become quite popular in the Zentangle® community. Here are a few tangle-related Inktober events and giveaways on social media. This... Read More » Inktober 2019 Guide to Tangle Art Challenges & Giveaways appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s owner is strictly prohibited ..read more

Some of the behind-the-scenes work I do here at Tangle List involves updating old content. What tends to happen is that I’ll stumble across an amazing new link that’s perfect for content I’ve published long ago, and so I’ll quietly edit it in without much fanfare. In this blog series called “Tangle List Update,” I... Read More » Tangle List Update #5: New Links Added July 2019 appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s owner is strictly prohibited ..read more

If you’re looking for an online Zentangle® community to share your artwork, find inspiration, or simply pick up some helpful advice, then check out the many active Zentangle groups on Facebook. On Facebook, you’ll find everything from large communities where all tangle art is welcome to smaller groups with very specific art themes (e.g. “black... Read More » List of Zentangle Facebook Groups appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s owner is strictly prohibited ..read more

Reticula and fragments are a more recent Zentangle® development that was introduced with the release of the Zentangle Primer in 2016. “Reticula” is the term used for any type of grid, and “fragment” is the term for the pattern used to fill the grid. A good example of this concept is the official tangle Tripoli.... Read More » Zentangle Reticula & Fragments List appeared first on Tangle List. Copyright © Tangle List 2018. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this website’s owner is strictly prohibited ..read more