One Zentangle A Day : A 6-Week Course in Creative Drawing for Relaxation, Inspiration, and Fun

Summary: One Zentangle A Day is a beautiful, interactive book teaching the principles of Zentangles as well as offering fun, related drawing exercises. Take your doodles to a whole new level with this best-selling and preeminent guidebook to the meditative art of the Zentangle, featuring the incredibly beautiful and inspiring artwork of author Beckah Krahula. This step-by-step book is divided into six chapters, each with seven daily exercises. The Zentangle method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas as a way to practice focus and meditation through drawing by using repetitive lines, marks, circles, and shapes. Each mark is called a "tangle," and you combine various tangles into patterns to create "tiles," or small square drawings.Each of the six chapters explores a different aspect of Zentangle:Basics and EnhancementsTangles and Value PatternsGeometric and Organic PatternsUnderstanding and Using ColorDefining and Using StyleCreating the Rest of Your Zentangle JourneyEach exercise includes new tangles to draw in sketchbooks or on Tiepolo (an Italian-made paper), teaches daily tile design, offers tips on related art principles, and contains an inspirational "ZIA" (Zentangle Inspired Art) project on a tile that incorporates patterns, art principals, and new techniques. Drawing Zentangles is a relaxing and replenishing diversion that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and skill levels. In addition to its soothing benefits, a Zentangle practice can also help with self-image, phobias, addictions, pain management, conflict resolution, and coping with grief.Step away from the daily hustle and untangle with a Zentangle. Author Bio: Beckah Krahula is an artist, consultant, product designer, industry expert, and author of One Zentangle a Day (Quarry Books, 2012) and 500 Tangles, (Quarry Books, 2015). She began her career with the first graphic rubber stamp company in the US, and has worked as a full-time mixed-media artist ever since. She has worked for publishers, toy designers, and product manufacturers. In February of 2011, she became a certified Zentangle teacher. She lives in Houston, Texas. Table of Contents:IntroductionZentangle in PracticeWhat is Zentangle?Chapter One: Basics and EnhancementsChapter Two: Tangles and Value PatternsChapter Three: Geometric and Organic PatternsChapter Four: Understanding and Using ColorChapter Five: Defining and Using StyleChapter Six: Creating the Rest of Your Zentangle JourneyInspiration GalleryAppendixResourcesArtist ContributorsAbout the AuthorAcknowledgements