What a difference a "shade" makes! Did you use the pencil that is offered for sale at zentangle.com or something else? I think it is a number 2 pencil.
It´s always amazing how shading modifies a ZT… Wonderful teamwork!
Btw: The pencil you sell with the kit – is it really a 'normal' pencil??? I think it´s less gleaming as the pencils I´m used to drawing with. As if it contents more of charcoal than of graphite.
Yes, it was one of our regular kit pencils which are said to be a 2. I used a tortillon to smudge the shading so that may have dulled the "gloss" you sometimes get. Also, the sun was still at a low angle.
What a difference a "shade" makes! Did you use the pencil that is offered for sale at zentangle.com or something else? I think it is a number 2 pencil.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a transformation. It's a great example of how different a tile looks when it's turned, too.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! A great tag-team piece!
ReplyDeletexo,
Heather
Wonderful shading!
ReplyDeleteIt´s always amazing how shading modifies a ZT… Wonderful teamwork!
ReplyDeleteBtw: The pencil you sell with the kit – is it really a 'normal' pencil??? I think it´s less gleaming as the pencils I´m used to drawing with. As if it contents more of charcoal than of graphite.
LindaKay and Phine,
ReplyDeleteYes, it was one of our regular kit pencils which are said to be a 2. I used a tortillon to smudge the shading so that may have dulled the "gloss" you sometimes get. Also, the sun was still at a low angle.
- Rick
Carole,
ReplyDeleteAt first I had the top one rotated to match the bottom one, but because of the light angle it looked weird, like a face lit from below.
So I put it back so that the light came from the same direction in both photos.
As you said, this gave an added benefit of seeing it in different rotations.
- Rick
Wow, it looks amazing. I just got my kit so I can start learning zentangles, but I haven't braved one yet! The shading really makes a difference.
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