Thursday, September 10, 2015

CanT - Diamonds and Pearls

 CanT - The tangle from Chris Titus CZT is a fun tangle that starts with the Florz tangle and goes on and on. As I was playing with it I was more and more fascinated with the diamond shape I was seeing so I decided to play with it in this tile. I used a Renaissance tile to start. Pencil shading - white graphite - and a little colored pencil shading.

 The pictures of the tile in progress are below. I apologize that the color is off in the photos. - I took them indoors and only went outside for the final photo.


starting the tangle with linework only
adding just pencil shading
adding the white graphite




 This was an experiment with a small scratch off tile. As I scratched, the colors below were revealed. I couldn't find a tool that scratched well without scratching all the way down to the white so I kept trying different tools. In the end I decided to just use the white scratches that went too deep and try to make them work as highlights. It was an interesting process but I wasn't happy - plus my hand hurt from trying different tools - so I think I'm done with these.

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14 comments:

  1. MariëtSeptember 10, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    Great outwork of this challenge, very special!
    Love the black / color tile, it looks so very transparent, great effect.

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  2. The Yorkshire TortoiseSeptember 10, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    Love the beads threaded through the middle and the way the white highlights sections of it. I praise you for trying it on a black tile too.

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  3. Jennifer SparrowSeptember 10, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    Love the scratch off tile! Sorry it hurt your hands.

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  4. Ulrike B.September 10, 2015 at 1:51 PM

    beauytiful tiles, such a great work. thank you for sharing your workflow

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  5. jeanchaneyazSeptember 10, 2015 at 2:04 PM

    I love how you selected certain areas to make this look like a totally different tangle. Really special!

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  6. Anne's tangle blogSeptember 11, 2015 at 1:12 AM

    Love what you achieved with this tile. It's so soft, so very beautiful.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 11, 2015 at 2:58 AM

    Love your tiles so much!

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  8. UnknownSeptember 11, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    Beautiful pieces :-)

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  9. Betsy Wilson CZT14September 11, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    This is really nice. I think it's the composition I like best and the circles from the straight lines emphasized. There's also something really interesting about the scratch tile. Perhaps it's the different depth of scratches creating the varying shades/colors. Too bad the scratch tile wasn't a pleasant experience...

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  10. Cari SultanikSeptember 11, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    Love this! The pearls work so well with CanT and the scratch tile is so very cool.

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  11. IlseSeptember 11, 2015 at 1:53 PM

    Beautiful Renaissance tile! Love the way you've used the white.

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  12. AntonineSeptember 12, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    I absolutely love how you kept the same theme but explored two different treatments. They are both beautiful, and I am having a hard time naming a favorite. But...that scratchoff...seriously!!

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  13. crotnemSeptember 12, 2015 at 8:24 PM

    Love what you did with it. I love the pearls how they stand out in white!!!

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  14. Sue SharpSeptember 13, 2015 at 7:20 PM

    Oh WOW! Thanks for showing your process - it really helps to see it evolve. LOVE your tile with the white graphite - amazing shading! I have some scratch pads somewhere…. I'll have to dig them out ….

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