The first drawing was a disaster and was quickly consigned to be filed in the bin! I started to draw an elaborate tree trunk and network of branches... and even despite the fact that the drawing wasn't up to much, I realised it had nowhere to doodle on! So my aim was lots of big leaves and little leaves I could do patterns in. So I kept it simple and drew the tree trunk and a little grass clump either side. Then started to draw simple leaves. I started at the middle and gradually worked my way out until it was a shape I liked. Then let the patterning commence! I tried to put different shades of patterns.. some quite dark here and there and some with a lighter feel. Zigzags, squiggles, circles, dots, squares... whatever I could think of. And my final addition was the little bird - so simple to draw - give it a try - start with a circle for the body, a V for the beak and the legs, and a few lines for the tail. A squiggle or two for the wings and a dot for an eye.
I was most pleased with the result. I hope it inspires you to give it a go.. even if you don't feel confident to start from scratch and draw your own- see if you have a good outline stamp you can fill in with doodling - its great fun! And an ideal craft for on the go.. train journeys, waiting in a waiting room for someone - because all you need is paper and a biro! If you do have a dabble, please share links to your blog or facebook page in the comments below - I'd love to see your creations!
I've included a closeup pic so you can see that your lines do not need to be perfect to create a good effect!
happy zentangling
Jane
www.aldridgecrafts.co.uk
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