Zentangle - simple and interesting way creating beautiful graphic images using repeating elements and ornaments. Almost anyone can use it. This activity develops attention and Creative skills, and also perfectly lifts the mood. Zentangle is a method known throughout the world, people use it of different ages and with different interests.
This technique does not require complex materials. For work you will need paper, pencil (for initial drawing) and black gel pen (liner).
Liners - these are pens, but with water-based ink, so they can draw fine, beautiful line. They are convenient because there are liners of different thicknesses on sale. Fine lines are suitable for detailed drawings, large planes- fatty. Liners are sold at any office supply store.
The advantage of the Zentangle technique is that you don’t have to be afraid of making a mistake and making an uneven line. So you have a great opportunity to draw right away without a pencil.
To make it easier for you to learn the Zentangle technique, I will add several ornaments that you can use in your drawings. I came up with most of them myself.
Do you want to create a small masterpiece using the Zentangle technique? Then let's go! Today we are drawing animals.
How to draw a fish using the Zentangle technique
1. First of all, let's think about placing the fish on the paper. We use light planes (ovals) to denote the body, tail and fins of the future fish.
2. Now we clarify the contour of the fish’s body, draw the fins and tail. At this stage, you can finish drawing the fish’s face: plump lips and eyes.
3. The fish is ready! Isn't it so difficult? Now use lines to divide the body, fins and tail of the fish into strips. Why, you ask? Each of these strips will have a special ornament - you can come up with it yourself, or choose it from my examples.
4. When the pencil drawing is completely ready, trace the outline with a black pen or liner. After this, you can safely start coloring the fish using the Zentangle technique. Let's start with the smallest fin. Decorate each strip with a different original ornament.
Pay attention! It is not at all necessary to exactly repeat the ornaments that I drew. Add originality and your own personality to the drawing. You can change the order of ornaments, come up with your own, etc.
It is important to know! Some patterns may be repeated several times-that's even good.
Pay attention! Some patterns can be made darker, while others-lighter. This difference is possible due to different densities, or line thicknesses. It is important to alternate light and dark patterns for contrast so that the design does not turn out too light or dark.
6. If the fins and tail are ready, proceed to drawing the body of the fish. Decorate each strip with an exclusive ornament!
Advice. Don’t be afraid to fantasize and make mistakes, this gives your work a special personality. Try to draw all the ornaments without a pencil, just with a black pen, so you will gain courage in drawing and quickly develop your creative abilities.
7. At this stage we move on to the face. Make it a little lighter than the body and fins - then the border of the body and face will be clearly visible.
8. Congratulations! You have mastered Zentangle for beginners perfectly. The fish is ready! Now you can complete the details of the environment: air bubbles in the water, algae, sand and stones. Don’t forget that the background must also be made using this technique for the picture to look harmonious.
How to draw an owl using the Zentangle technique step by step
1. First of all, on clean paper, lightly mark a circle that will be the owl’s body. Divide the circle with two auxiliary lines: midline body and eye line. These lines will help you better navigate the drawing.
2. Draw the outline of the bird’s body: slightly narrowed at the top, wide in the middle and very narrowed at the bottom. Draw a triangular tail with a rounded tip at the bottom and small ears on the head, a little like horns.
3. At this stage we move on to drawing the face. Draw the owl huge round eyes so that she can see well at night, and a triangular beak between the eyes. Don't forget the wings. Mark lightly where they will be located on the right and left sides.
4. At this stage, draw the wings in detail, highlighting three planes in them, similar to feathers. Also add feathers on the tail and ears. Don't forget about little paws. Draw a twig for the owl so that she has something to sit on.
5. Now all that's left to do is add the details. Select the area of the face around the eyes and beak. And in the other part of the body, which will be the body, draw semicircular feathers.
6. Now trace the outline with a black pen or liner and move on to the ornaments. I started drawing the owl from its wings and ears.
7. Now you can draw feathers on the tail and eyes. Make the small pupil darker and add a light ornament around it. For example, for the eyes I chose lines with a circle at the end - such an ornament is somewhat reminiscent of natural ornaments in human eyes.
Make the lines near the pupils a little thicker and darker to highlight your eyes well. And the closer to the edge, the more you leave the paper white. Also paint the beak.
8. At this stage, paint the feathers of the body. There are a lot of them, so you will have to try. But the result is worth it. Don't forget that you can use your own ornaments.
9. The drawing is almost ready! All that remains is to finish the ornaments near the eyes. Make them lighter than the body feathers. However, near the eyes, let the lines be thicker and darker, this will highlight their outline well.
Congratulations! The owl is completely ready! All that remains is to decorate the branch and draw fantastic leaves.
Anyone can learn to draw with a pen. Whether a student or a pensioner. Everyone once drew in the margins of notebooks. Some did well, some not so much. Some drew strange images, some skulls, and some little fairies, cuties from manga. And we all enjoyed it.
What do you need to start drawing? Of course, desire and patience. Without these qualities it will be difficult to learn anything in principle.
For any drawing, including with a pen, you need to become familiar with the basics of composition and the basics of drawing. For starters, you can just read it. Drawing theory has never been superfluous, and it is advisable to refresh your memory from time to time. I recently came across a book
If you compare a pen (liner, rapidograph) or a pencil, then this is quite different instruments. With a pencil we can achieve airiness in a drawing, learn correct construction on a piece of paper (you can always use an eraser) and draw realistic portraits.
A pen, unlike a pencil, disciplines. If you draw it, then you draw it. But this does not mean at all that the handle has fewer maneuver options. There are completely different techniques here.
Selecting a tool (handle).
Let's start by choosing a tool (drawing pen). After all, to draw well, you must have a convenient tool, so that, first of all, you like it.
1. The best one to draw is the one that doesn’t drip, always writes, and draws without obvious effort. It is easy and convenient to draw with this pen.
If you choose between ball and gel pen , then it is better to choose the second one. I for a long time I drew with a gel pen. Most of my drawings before 2012 were drawn by her.
There are several tricks to vary the thickness of the gel pen line. If the drawing is placed on a stack of paper, the lines will be thicker. And if you put the sheet on glass or a bare table, the lines will be thinner.
2. Another option is liner or rapidograph. If a gel pen may not write over a pencil or for some reason does not want to work on the edges of the sheet, then a liner writes always and everywhere. practically does not get dirty, lays down softly, without unnecessary effort. Of course, it costs 4 times more than a pen and is not always needed. But if you still decide to buy, then it is better to take liners from Uni and Sakura. Liners have different thicknesses.
My preferences for tool thickness are:
a) the main drawing will be convenient to draw with a 0.3 mm liner;
b) objects on in the background— 0.1 mm;
c) and if you decide to “bring it black,” then 0.8 mm will do.
3. The third option is . Many foreign illustrators work with such pens, such as Matthias Adolfson and. I use a hero 901 fountain pen for sketching and continue to use a gel pen for graphics.
Paper
Any paper will do. You can get a notebook with thick sheets so that you can draw on both sides. I have several types of notebooks. This is a watercolor notebook on a spring, moleskine, ordinary sheets for a printer, fastened with a metal spring, and which I sewed with my own hands. What's convenient about a notebook is that it's always at hand. Just don't take notebooks with textured paper. The texture is more suitable for watercolors. And for a full-fledged drawing, a regular A4 or A3 sheet, as well as any smooth thick paper, is suitable.
In 2017, I drew with a fountain pen on textured paper. The result was also pleasing, but it was still better on a smooth one.
Drawing process
1. Usually, when drawing with a pen, I don't sketch with a pencil. There are exceptions when you need to draw complex architectural buildings such as a city, streets, interiors and other complex objects. Everything that should correspond to reality.
To make outlines for the future drawing and avoid the fact that the drawing will ultimately not fit on the sheet, you can use dots. If we draw thin lines with a pencil, then with a pen we can put dots. And if you tint the drawing, the dots will merge with the main landscape and will not be conspicuous. But, of course, you can make a sketch in pencil, no one forbids it.
2. The drawing process itself should be fast. Draw lines quickly and confidently, even if the drawing turns out to be crooked. Curved drawings can be very lively and interesting. In any case, you need to get your hand used to the instrument. Don't stay in one place for too long.
Prepare plenty of paper and make one sketch after another. Always finish a drawing, even if you don't like it. In the end it can turn out very interesting.
3. What to draw? Draw everything you see. Start with ordinary objects, a lamp, a teapot, a mug, a computer, a cat, a dog, a chimpanzee. You can also draw while sitting at home. Exit to Fresh air and drawing there would also be a good idea. Make your drawings more complex over time. Draw still lifes, interiors, streets, people. Let your notebook always be with you. The main thing is practice and more practice.
4. Don't evaluate yourself after each drawing. Turn off your inner critic. One drawing doesn't mean anything. Build up more luggage. At first everything will turn out clumsy and ugly. As our drawing teacher said: “quantity will smoothly develop into quality.” Patience and perseverance will help us here.
Southern Bay of Sevastopol. Series of sketches
Toning
1. Toning can be different. You can make a drawing in black and white (without gray tones).
2. Can be done with intersecting lines. The lines are superimposed one on one, changing direction. This tinting option will give you many shades of gray.
, Just . All crookedness will be immediately visible.It all seems very complicated, but at the same time so simple. If you put enough effort into it every day, everything will work out.
Tattoos drawn with a pen allow you to decorate your body quickly and painlessly. To create them, ordinary gel pens are suitable, which can be purchased at any office supply store.
Flowers on the shoulder blade drawn with a pen
How to make a tattoo with a pen with your own hands
- Before creating a tattoo, think about what exactly you want to see on your body. The design will last on the body for several days, so you should really like the image. Pictures can be searched on the Internet. Here you can easily find something that suits your taste.
- Try drawing your chosen design on a rough draft. Perhaps your artistic skills will not allow you to draw this picture beautifully and accurately. In this case, you need to simplify its design. If even after this you don’t like the result, it is better to choose other tattoos with a pen, sketches of which can be easily found on the Internet.
- Choose a black gel pen to create a tattoo. Draw your chosen design on plain or parchment paper. You can also use tracing paper. You need to color the image very carefully so that the ink does not flow.
- Decide on a place for the tattoo. You can apply a temporary tattoo anywhere. If you want to transfer the image to the area of the back, neck or shoulder blade, ask a friend for help.
- Soak a piece of cloth in warm water.
- Place the paper with the design on the place where you want the tattoo. Press the damp cloth firmly onto the design and hold it there for 30 seconds.
- Carefully and very slowly lift the edge of the paper and make sure that the design is completely transferred to the skin. If necessary, hold the fabric for a few more seconds and then repeat the procedure.
- Remove the damp cloth along with the paper.
- Give the tattoo a chance to dry.
- Spray the tattoo with hairspray. This will keep the tattoo looking attractive.
Tattoo made with a pen on the hand
Tattoos with gel pens can be changed every 2-3 days. And this is their big advantage!
Did you know? The design you like can be printed on a printer, and then simply outlined in ink and transferred to the body.
A few important notes
- If water or any other liquid gets on the tattoo, it will flow and leave a mark on the clothing. In this case, use a napkin to immediately erase the applied design.
- Stop using too hot water. This is necessary in order to avoid poisoning. It is possible in very rare cases, but it is better not to risk it.
Signs on the fingers drawn with a pen
I have long wanted to get a tattoo, but I was very afraid of the pain and unpleasant consequences. However, I found a way out - a temporary tattoo with a gel pen. It can be easily done at home. My first tattoo was a beautiful star on my neck. All her friends gasped with admiration and did not immediately believe that she was not real. Now I happily do tattoos. I change the drawings every week.
Inna, Kazan
Hand drawn flower
- If you have dark skin, you will have to keep the fabric on the paper for longer than 30 seconds.
- You must remove the paper very carefully so as not to smear the ink and get dirty.
- If you want to tattoo words, write them in pencil, then unfold the paper and trace each word with a pen. As a result, you will end up with “upside down” letters. Don't be alarmed, there is no mistake here! When you transfer the words to your skin, they will be “in their place.”
- If something goes wrong or you notice mistakes in words, simply erase the drawing. To do this, you will need a cloth soaked in alcohol.
- Pen tattoos, which have the same meaning as real tattoos, can be easily washed off with soap and water.
Pen tattoos, photos of which you will find below, are very diverse. Even a child can get the simplest tattoos.
Signs on the wrist in Russian
When I first heard about pen tattoos, I was skeptical about this idea. It seemed to me that such a tattoo looked somehow childish. But when my friend drew me a drawing, I was very surprised. The tattoo looked like a real one! Now I treat myself to new tattoos every week!
Elena, Tyumen
Important! If you don't have a printer or just don't want to draw the tattoo image yourself, purchase ready-made gel ink tattoos.
What designs are suitable for a pen tattoo?
If you are going to apply a tattoo with a gel pen for the first time, choose the most simple drawings– butterflies, flowers, geometric patterns, leaves, branches, etc. Once you get the hang of it, you can move on to more complex compositions - Feng Shui hieroglyphs, inscriptions, animals, birds, etc. Tattoos made using the Indian mehendi technique also look very beautiful. This option is more suitable for young girls. Mehendi will make their look feminine and mysterious.
B&W poppies gel pen
If you decide to get serious about temporary tattoos, then you will probably be interested in special tools that make the job much easier. As a rule, they are handles with two writing ends. One of them is thin, for drawing individual details of drawings. The other end is thick. It is suitable for drawing the main elements of the image, as well as filling out the form. With this pen, the image can be applied directly to the skin. Irregular lines can be easily erased without damaging the skin. If everything is done correctly, then you can distinguish such a tattoo from a real one only upon close examination.
Video: girl draws a tattoo with a pen
Tattoos are a great way to highlight your individuality. In ancient times, people painted colorful designs on themselves to emphasize their importance.
Now the images are on the skin they don’t talk about wildness and many resort to such decorations.
Not everyone has the determination to leave a drawing for a long time. Some consider this step too responsible, some are not allowed to do this by their official position, others are afraid of pain.
In addition, removing such a tattoo is quite problematic and expensive. A possible solution is to apply temporary tattoos.
Imaging technology A blue or black gel pen allows you to create a design that is as similar as possible to a real tattoo.
While avoiding hazards and allowing for quick removal.
Compliance with safety precautions, can a tattoo with a pen cause allergies?
With this method of application, the design is simply applied to the skin, it can also be fixed with minor punctures with a thin needle.
Do not be afraid of this, because the shallow depth of impact does not pose a serious danger. Some risks still exist.
To ensure safety rules when performing such a tattoo, the following is required:
- Shave place of drawing.
- Process thoroughly area of skin with a disinfectant.
- Pick up as thin a needle as possible and disinfect it.
- Use funds personal protection(sterile cotton wool, gloves, etc.).
Regarding a possible allergic reaction, then it is very unlikely, because the needle pierces the skin to a very insignificant depth.
To ensure normal ink transferability, a small area is processed in an inconspicuous place.
If after a while itching appears and the skin turns red, it means that your body does not tolerate this particular paint well and you need to choose other materials, or abandon the idea altogether.
Which design to choose: mini tattoos, images, inscriptions, hieroglyphs. Simple sketches for DIY
Most simple pictures, available for beginners, look like mini tattoos:
- Hieroglyphs.
- Small birds.
- Texts.
- Ornaments.
- Simple natural components (leaves, branches).
The tattoo can be a ring on a finger - it looks very interesting.
For simple tattoo application you can use a template. It is first applied to the skin, after which the design is embossed.
Let's look at how to draw a tattoo with a pen. In this case you need to use:
- Black gel ballpoint pen.
- Finely sharpened simple pencil.
- Parchment, tracing paper.
- Vatu.
- Scissors.
- Wet wipes or cloth.
- Gel or mousse to fix hairstyle.
- Alcohol-containing liquid.
- Disinfectant.
First you need to choose or come up with a drawing. For teenagers it could be skulls, cars, cool patterns.
For girls, you can get a tattoo on your arm in the form of small birds, beautiful flowers, or intricate figures. For more respectable men or women, this could be some kind of memorial inscription.
Drawings should be easy to implement. They are designed to reflect the character and emotions of the owner.
If you don’t have enough imagination for the image, you can copy it from the Internet or any magazine.
The picture is selected. Now you should put his sketches on tracing paper or parchment using a sharply sharpened pencil.
Use a gel pen to carefully color the patterns inside. This must be done very carefully so that the paint does not go beyond the boundaries.
Now the most important thing is to determine the location of the tattoo. If you do it to yourself, it should be in an accessible place, for example, on your leg or wrist. If you have help, you can experiment.
The selected area must be thoroughly treated with alcohol. Now all that’s left to do is take a damp cloth or cloth soaked in heated water and spread it over the tracing paper with the layout.
The fabric is then pressed firmly against the body and held for at least a minute without moving. After this time, a small piece of tracing paper is carefully removed to check whether the drawing has been transferred.
If this does not happen, the cloth must be kept for some more time. If the image brightness is insufficient, you need to apply the top layer with a gel pen.
To make the tattoo last longer and not wear off, it can be fixed using a spray to fix the hairstyle, having previously disinfected the skin. Temporary tattoo is ready.
To apply a long-term tattoo you will need:
- Black gel pen.
- Needle.
- Cotton swabs.
- Disinfectant.
- Alcohol solution.
Let's look at the order of execution step by step:
- A drawing is selected. The place where it is applied is processed.
- Image is superimposed in the form of an outline. To do this, you can use tracing paper or a black cosmetic pencil.
- The contours must be applied very carefully: In case of any inaccuracies, the edges are erased.
- Not everyone can intentionally hurt themselves. For this procedure, you can ask a friend with strong nerves for help.
The needle is treated with alcohol, then carefully, making small shallow holes, the image is applied step by step. For this purpose, you can use a special machine.
- If the procedure is performed for the first time, It is advisable to choose the easiest pattern.
- The filled dots are painted over with a gel pen. Wait a couple of minutes and carefully remove excess paint.
- The resulting wound is well disinfected. To be sure, you can treat the tattoo with a fixing spray, but this is not necessary. The work is ready.
Important! You should wait several hours: do not wet or rub the treated area.
Over time, a crust may form - do not tear it off under any circumstances, let the wound heal! It’s still better for girls to limit themselves to temporary tattoos.
How long does a drawn tattoo last?
The shelf life of a tattoo depends on the technique used to apply it:
A drawing applied with high-quality paint, in compliance with all requirements, will remain unchanged for a long time.
At what age can children get tattoos with a pen?
According to legislative norms, it is allowed to apply tattoos on the body to children at least 14 years old, and only with the written permission of their parents. This requirement also applies to temporary tattoos.
At the age of 10, you can make small temporary drawings without leaving home.
Federal Guardianship Service pays great attention to the moral character of children, therefore responsibility for violating the rules rests with the parents.
Useful video
Who wants it?
Drawing and ink from scratch
I will start this post with “wanting”, because in the matter of acquiring the ability to draw with a pen/pen, personal desire is even more important than talent and thin. skills.
Typically, drawing in any other technique begins with pencil construction, corrections, possibly changing the composition in the process, and therefore active use. In general, no one bothers you to make a pencil drawing according to all the rules for drawing with a pen/pen, but this post is just about how to learn to do without it.
First of all, those who want to learn how to draw “without an eraser” should have patience, a small amount of time (but every day!) and a lot of desire. Why do I attach such importance to desire? Because very often, especially at first, you will be disappointed in your work, and as a result, in yourself, in your skills, and only desire will prevent you from giving up on this whole thing from a high tree and deciding that you can do it without this skill. live in peace.
Below, I will show some techniques that will help you get a normal result, and also give examples of mistakes and unsuccessful jobs that you should not be afraid of. I hope all this will help maintain the desire to learn and prevent feelings of inferiority from appearing =)
So, the tools:
Pens. You can draw with ballpoint pens, gel pens, or something else. I prefer to draw with either ink or liners.
I had to draw with reusable “Uni pin” fine line liners, but apparently, either they are for smoother paper, or we did not agree with them in Feng Shui, but their rod wears out faster than the refill runs out. We only refilled them once, and that was when Leo was writing in his notebook and not drawing. Perhaps they are not erased, and the rod moves away from the body when pressed, but for some reason I didn’t have to notice any special brutality in myself during the drawing process. The most popular sizes are 01 and 02, sometimes I use 03, but this is when there is no 02 and very rarely 005 for special occasions. small parts when do I even get around to drawing them?
Liners from Faber Castell are very similar to “Uni pin”, one of the series even has the same cases, only the inscription is different (I don’t have them now, so the photo is from a different series)
But most of all I like Centropen liners. Although they are one and a half times cheaper than "Uni pin" and two times cheaper than "Faber Castell", they are in no way inferior in quality and the rod does not go anywhere. The only difference is that they are disposable, but considering the fact that the rest are thrown away before refilling, the savings are not bad.
Paper. Unlike, it’s most convenient for me to draw with a pen in notebooks - all the waste paper is together, it doesn’t get lost anywhere and is always at hand. For works and ink I use, and for liners I have a cheap Chinese notebook with paper of average quality, so that it would not be a pity, because the paper goes out in reams, and the drawings there, for the most part, are not the kind that you should be proud of right now.
The paper is grayish, with a density of 98 g/m2, which is quite enough for double-sided drawings.
When I’ve copied this notebook, I’ll switch to good ones with beautiful white paper and nice bindings, which have been waiting for me for a long time =)
Now we take the tools in our hands and start drawing. Basic rules/tips:
1. draw anything: objects on the table, furniture in the room, chandelier, interior, view from the window, flowers on the windowsill, etc. or from photographs (animals, birds, people, but don’t get too carried away with photographs)
2. draw without construction as it turns out: clumsily, with errors, extra lines, compositionally incorrect, etc.
3. at first it’s better to take a thinner pen so as not to blacken too much
4. lines need to be drawn quickly, without trembling over every millimeter
5. every day. Even the busiest person can find 10-15, even 30 minutes of time and devote it to drawing; everything else is excuses and lack of that very desire. Leo knows very well and first-hand what deadly busyness is (1 job, 2 hack jobs, full-time study + diploma - and Leo had this). Therefore, I ask you not to write to me in PM and comments, saying, “I would love to, but there is no time,” there is simply no desire and there is laziness, and there is no need or point in notifying me about this.
6. Before evaluating the result of your work, you need to copy 100 pages, no less. I now have 101 pages copied, I draw on both sides of the sheet, fortunately the thickness of the paper allows it, but there is no point in putting each such work in a frame. Many pages have 2-3 small drawings.
How to make your life easier at first:
You can build a drawing with dots. Actually, construction is more in the mind than on paper, but putting an end to some key location, create a visual support for ourselves
Connecting the dots
Now you can tint and detail, but in sketches of this type, this is unnecessary. Here it is important to convey shape, movement, and somewhere to emphasize the volume with a careless touch.
I have no more than 10 completed works in my entire notebook.
Most often my ducks look like this
The main mistakes that will definitely be:
Problems with the composition, crawling out of the sheet or too much space from some edge. To avoid this, you can note at the very beginning extreme points object at least by eye
Disproportionality (it turned out to be a very beaked duck). Heals with time and practice
Incorrect perspective, general clumsiness (here the perspective is lame on all four legs, the verticals are generally gloomy)
The jar of honey has gone crazy
What is necessary and useful to draw:
Interior - no matter where you live, you can always draw what it looks like without even getting up from the sofa/chair/armchair/bed
All sorts of items household appliances, dishes and so on (above there was a meat grinder - this is the most brutal, especially in different angles).
Just a box
If you have one, you can draw a pet from different angles when it is static (you also need to draw it in dynamics, but this is more difficult and later)
It is good to draw indoor plants in such a way as to convey their volume and make the appearance of the plant clear.
Leo's houseplant is an oak tree, it's so obvious =)
Who indoor plants no, don’t be lazy and buy some flower, put it in a vase/glass and draw
It is also very useful to draw somewhere during a walk - we find a bench/stump, sit down and draw the first thing that catches our eye.
It is not necessary to draw every leaf, the most important thing is to convey the impression, the volume
Or you can draw it if the object is piecemeal
A good subject for drawing is any stone. It is necessary to repeat the shape, convey the texture and not lose the volume (Leo still loses it from time to time)
Drawing from photographs.
Also good, but in moderation and quickly. Open the photo, spend 5-7 minutes on it and move on to the next one
This way you can draw something that is not found in Everyday life, all kinds of animals and birds.
Leo likes to take photographs of ducks in Vinnitsa and somewhere on ponds, and then draw them in the evenings
The black and red musk duck drake was so beautiful that Leo couldn’t resist going into details
In general, nothing difficult if you regularly devote time to practice.
Good luck and best wishes to everyone who is interested! =)
