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Thursday 27 July 2017

Zentangle and Quilling

Hey there tangling friends!

I've been very busy this week - new tutorial ebook on how to make Distress Inks Style backgrounds in Procreate (get it here) and I've been having huge fun learning about quilling, which is a form of paper art. I've been wanting to try for ages, but never got round to it. It is really fiddly to begin with - making the curls is super easy, but when it comes to sticking it down that's when the fun starts! The tweezers that came with the kit have been invaluable!

My aim has been to quill and tangle together, as I thought they'd go perfectly together. I would love to make a logo for myself  this way.

The pictures below are my first try at quilling and tangling together, plus my first goes at quilling by itself. I'd love to know what you think.









Find the link to my Pinterest board on quilling here


Monday 24 July 2017

New Tutorial Ebook - Learn How To Make Distress Ink Style Backgrounds in Procreate

Hey there tangling friends!

I'm very excited to share with you my latest ebook tutorial - it's all about using the Procreate App to make Distress Ink style backgrounds, ready for tangling on with the Apple Pencil. It is at a special introductory price, so get your copy now - click here





I have loved making Zentangle Inspired Art on Distress Inked paper tiles in real life and wanted to learn how to make them digitally. This tutorial is the result of me having lots of fun with the Procreate app.

I've had lots of fun trying out colour combinations, different brushes and layers. There really is lots to learn, but the Procreate app is very intuitive and the free handbook makes things nice and easy to understand.

The tutorial ebook will show you which brushes are best to use, how to use those brushes and how to layer the colours and textures to give you the best results. Get it here.


Here are a couple of backgrounds I have made...



Below is a beautiful inky background with a shiny Zengem and some tangle patterns. I have found that it is easier to colour the gem if you fill the gem area with white before you start colouring it. It makes creating the highlights much easier.




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