13 Zentangle Tiles
Last month when I wrote about the Zentangle tiles I drew in April I wasn’t sure I’d have time to draw as many in May. At the end of the month I was pleasantly surprised to realize I had drawn 13 new tiles. I tried some new patterns and revisited some old patterns this month.

The Favorites
One of the core tenets of Zentangle is that there are no mistakes. It’s true. I have often made “mistakes” only to continue on and find them beautiful in their own right. I guess in these cases the mistake truly becomes a feature.
My favorite tile I created this month is based on a pattern called ING. The pattern has a 3rd line added to each section going from tip to tip, but I messed up and only drew the two initial lines. By the time I realized my mistake I had drawn too much and had no way to “fix” it so I just kept going. In addition to my mistake I was going to add something in the background but when I got to that point I decided that I loved it so much the way it was that adding anything more would actually lessen it. Definitely a case of less is more. What I loved most was how it took on a sort of comic book art feel to it.

Instagram had different ideas about what Zentangle tiles were it’s favorites. While I do love both of the tiles that were Instagram favorites I sometimes see no rhyme or reason as to why one tile will get so many more likes than another. Both of these tiles garnered over 150 likes in May.

Something New
I did try something new in May. Inspired by all of the art I see on places like Instagram and Pinterest I decided to try some color. I’ve had a set of colored Micron Pens for ages now but was always afraid to use them. I know it is absolutely silly to be afraid to use pens but it was one of those irrational things.
The first one is done in blue and green because they are my favorite colors and I liked how it turned out. Using the colors to accent each other. The second one was supposed to be purple and pink but my pink pen disappeared so I added blue and green to it as well. I’m getting the hang of it but in the end I’m glad I finally took that little leap. I still prefer black ink – there is a simple elegance to it – but the color is a fun break.

You can see all of these tiles and more on my personal Instagram account. For my Tiny Troll Studios Instagram go here.