This is an interesting technique that I learned recently. It's done by rubbing graphite all over your paper and then erasing within the confines of a stencil. The tangles are then done with a pen as usual. I have a brass stencil that has pens, a pencil and a brush. Only three shapes fit on my tile but that is fine by me. As I picked my tangles I tried to choose ones that would add extra black areas in it. Fun, fun! It's not a traditional zentangle but I really enjoyed playing with it.
This piece is much bigger than a tile. It uses the big butterfly from one brass stencil, the small butterfly from another stencil and the word from a third. If you look at this one closely you will see that I decided to use a pencil for the tangles on the little butterfly so that there would be even less emphasis on it,
Awesome!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us this beautiful rubbing graphite technique. I like it very much and I'm fond of the tile with the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteLove this technique Sue.
ReplyDeleteLike the tangles that you used in the stencils. Interesting technique. Have you taught in a class.
ReplyDeleteYour work is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful! That technique is very intersting ... I give it a try!
ReplyDeleteI like this technique. Am I right in thinking these are Dreamweaver stencils? They look familiar and I have used them a lot in the past. Very nice.
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