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and it came together beautifully. I’ve followed a similar path in
Fun
at the end of this section.

    S-BEND
    Tim Holtz Distress Stain, Sakura Souffle pens

    ICE CREAM DREAMS
    Sakura Gelly Roll pens
    By Sue Clark, CZT

    FUN
    acrylic paint

Analogous Colors
    Analogous schemes are colors that sit next to each other on the color wheel. Usually three colors are chosen—for example, blue, violet and red (primaries and the secondary between them), yellow, yellow-green and green (the primary, tertiary and secondary that sit next to each other). However, you can expand this as much or as little as you like.

    ANALOGOUS GLAZE
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, Sakura Glaze pens

    WARM ANALOGOUS
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, watercolor/pastel
    Chari-Lynn Reithmeier, CZT

    COOL ANALOGOUS
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, watercolor/pastel
    Chari-Lynn Reithmeier, CZT

    TINK
    Watercolor pans
    Tink
was a lot of fun to create. Although it uses a cooler color palette, there is something outdoorsy and water-like about how this finished up—like a garden by the sea.
Tink
is a tangle created by Carole Ohl, CZT, and I’ve varied it. I also (inadvertently) used colors that reflect that other
Tink
, a certain fairy in
Peter Pan
!

Monochromatic Colors
    The third color combination theory I want to share is monochromatic color. This theory uses a single color in various tints and shades. Monochromatic color schemes lend themselves well to Zentangle, as you’re about to see.

    PINCH
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, graphite pencil, watercolor paint
    As we’ve learned, the basic concept of Zentangle® uses the Sakura Pigma Micron pen and shading with a graphite pencil. As we saw earlier, shading really does bring a Zentangle artwork to life and, with the various grades of pencil available, it is possible to get a full range of fascinating effects and color. Another way to achieve similar results is to use various gray markers and watercolor paint.
    In this example, I’ve used a tangle named
Pinch
that has been shaded with various grades of graphite on the left and varying gray watercolors on the right. Although not wildly different, it does bring a different look to the tangle and is a great example of how you can vary the materials you use to create a particular color scheme.

LAVA
    colored pencil, Sakura Pigma Micron pen

    ROMANCE
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, watercolor, collage image by Teesha Moore
    If you are incorporating collage elements or mixed-media, look at what colors are in those and use the same color around it. In
Romance
there is a cyan (blue) tint in the photo, so I chose to create a Zentangle border using a blue Sakura Pigma Micron pen and filled it in with blue watercolor paint. This consistency really draws the eye to the couple in the picture—a picture of romance.

CHAPTER 4
Art Materials
Art-Material Intervention

    HELLO PIET (DETAIL)
    gouache, Sakura Pigma Micron pen
    When it came to naming this chapter, I wasn’t sure how to describe what word summed up all the art materials I would introduce. I sat looking at all my supplies and I realized: I am in need of an art-material intervention.
    Some people buy shoes, illicit drugs, fast cars. For me, it’s all about art materials. I LOVE art materials. I have some favorite stores to buy from here in Australia, and on various trips to New York, I’ve spent enough money at a well-known art store that could rescue the European economy! It’s a serious addiction. I love trying different brands, new products and technologies, the latest and greatest.
    Does that mean they’re all suited to Zentangle? Well...not so much. But I’ve collected a bunch that do apply well, and I encourage you to try things out for yourself. Playing with art supplies is one of the fun parts of being an artist.
    Here’s a tip, though: Use what you have. Think about ways you can manipulate materials, collage elements, ephemera. Try materials together. Add layers. See what your artistic spirit brings out. But use what you have before