ZENTANGLE

Family Fun! Hi Students & Families! Here is a great ART activity that can involve your whole family. Many of you remember this from our art unit on Mental Health. It involves basic supplies (paper, pencil, permanent ink/markers) and it can help relieve some stress & anxiety people at home may be feeling.

So prepare to relax!

Set up a comfortable work space, play some favorite music, pour yourself your favorite hot chocolate, and begin. Remember, there are NO mistakes with Zentangles. Just enjoy and relax!

Zentangle is a way of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is fun and relaxing and anyone can use it to create beautiful images. Benefits: ๏ Increases focus/creativity ๏ Provides artistic satisfaction ๏ Relaxes mind and body

What Is Zentangle?

▪ Relaxing.

▪ Work for nonverbal journaling.

▪ Help with behavior modification and anger management.

▪ Nurture and develop creative abilities.

▪ Improve eye/hand coordination.

▪ Increase attention span and ability to concentrate.

▪ Foster problem-solving skills.

Why Try Zentangle Patterns in the Classroom?

Zentangle Doodling away Anxiety and Depression

Mental Health is very important for people of all ages. Art Therapists across the world use Zentangles as one approach in assisting in this. The design and structure of each creation leads people towards a path of relaxation and inner focus.

The design and structure of a Zentangle might look complicated. However, in practice, it is an effortless, step-by-step process of depicting a pattern.

Zentangles are to be enjoyed by people of

all ages!

Theory of Zentangle

Zentangle is simple to

understand and easy to

enjoy — even if you are

convinced you are not

an artist.

Zentangle is also a fun way to use some Elements of Art….like line, shape and value

One Stroke at a Time

At first glance, a Zentangle can seem intricate and complicated. But, when you see how it is done, you realize how simple it is.

This is also a metaphor of life. Something may look complicated, but you know you can do it one simple step at a time.

• Zentangles are made by creating a ‘boundary’ in which your Zentangles will exist. Break up that boundary into smaller sections, and then fill each of those smaller sections with a design/pattern of your choice.

• To begin, look at and learn a number of standard Zentangle patterns. There are literally hundreds of them.

• Follow the steps shown over next few slides to practice.

Begin small, work on a piece of paper approximately 3.5" x 3.5" (9cm x 9cm).

Draw a border around the square of paper, about a half inch (1cm) from the edge as shown. Do it freehand and let it be 'rough'.

How to Draw a Zentangle

Again, with a pencil, draw a light random line within the border - it can be anything but keep it simple to begin with. You are aiming to create areas in which to doodle. Experiment until you get something you are happy with.

Draw a 'String'

*Your Zentangle DOES NOT have to look like the example shown.

Switch to a black fine liner pen and begin to fill the shapes made by your string. Put some soft music on and allow your mind to wander. These simple patterns are called 'tangles'.

Fill Your Zentangle

*Black Sharpies of various tip width work best, but black ballpoint pens also work great for these projects!

Keep going. Don't worry as to what pattern to use, you will find as you do more, that the next pattern seems to suggest itself.

Are You Relaxed?

Erase all the pencil lines and use a little shading in order to make your drawing more three dimensional.

All Done!

*Adding soft color through colored pencil or watercolor look great as well!

Some Zentangles patterns to try…

Using pencil to shade/smudge is a great way to add VALUE (dark/light in art) to your designs.

Here are some project ideas

Zentangle the ‘Negative Space’ (area behind subject)

to highlight your name.

1. Pencil your Name 2. Create sections behind Name 3. Fill ONLY background sections

with Zentangles.

Zentangle Name Design

Zentangle Name Design Option 2

Carefully trace your hand. Brak inside of

your hand up into sections. Inside each section, fill it with a Zentangle of your

choice.

*Search online for Zentangle patterns. You will find hundreds to choose from.

Zentangle Hand Design

Try A Large Zentangle!

Look on next slide to learn how!

Cut a large piece of paper into a square. Use the steps above to create this design.

Add some COLOR!!!

Sharpies are permanent markers and won’t run when water is added!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30ZjgmV3YOQ

Zentangle on Youtube to help you get started

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXaLQzyjA2U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG9KIo1HOF4

Standards/Frameworks: (MA) 1. Methods, Materials, and Techniques. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the methods, materials, and techniques unique to the visual arts. 2. Elements and Principles of Design. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the elements and principles of design. 3. Observation, Abstraction, Invention, and Expression. Students will demonstrate their powers of observation, abstraction, invention, and expression in a variety of media, materials, and techniques. 4. Drafting, Revising, and Exhibiting. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the processes of creating and exhibiting their own artwork: drafts, critique, selfassessment, refinement, and exhibit preparation. 5. Critical Response. Students will describe and analyze their own work and the work of others using appropriate visual arts vocabulary. When appropriate, students will connect their analysis to interpretation and evaluation.

Acquisition/Learning Objectives: •Students will know what a Zentangle is and what its similarities and differences are compared to regular drawings and patterns. •Students will learn how to analyze and be reflective about their own artwork. •Students will be skilled at using black thin and thick Sharpie markers to create a balance of blacks, whites, and patterns that read as gray, as well as when they will make thick or thin lines.