by Dawn Summerall | Dec 24, 2020 | Fresh Patterns, Natural Patterns, Patterns
Inspired By Nature…Again I was recently watching some nature shows and got carried away at looking at the patterns on shells and cells and other creatures. The patterns in nature blow me away. The striations in muscles and the centers of flowers provide a few...
by Dawn Summerall | Dec 19, 2020 | Fresh Patterns, Patterns
Drawing with the Tablet These patterns as well as the other patterns were drawn with a Huion tablet. I got one for me and one for my husband a couple of years ago. I don’t use this tablet enough. What stops me is I have to relearn the software everytime I use...
by Dawn Summerall | Dec 18, 2020 | Fresh Patterns
A couple of years ago I got two drawing tablets: one for me and one for my husband. I went nuts for a while using mine to draw patterns. It really pushed the boundaries of what I could do with zentangle drawing. I love these patterns and I was going to do a bunch...
by Dawn Summerall | Dec 8, 2020 | Fresh Patterns, Tutorials
Belt Inspired Zentangle I love watching fashion videos on Youtube like Abby Cox and Karolina Zebrowska. I’m a sucker for fashion so I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner. Let’s use belts as zentangle borders. For this project I made a...
by Dawn Summerall | Dec 8, 2020 | Seasonal Patterns, Tutorials, Winter Patterns
Christmas Tree Zentangle Tutorial Its the holiday time and I’m sick at home with a 101 fever. It is not Covid. I got tested and its negative. But, I feel like there might be other people looking for drawing inspiration this holiday season. I’m breaking...
by Dawn Summerall | Dec 6, 2020 | Natural Patterns, Patterns
I recently saw a microscopic photograph of cells. It and sitting in the house waiting for Covid testing results has inspired me to draw more cells. I love drawing cells and I am fiercely inspired by nature. I lose to simplify the patterns I see in nature down to...