Almost everyone tried themselves in the technique of doodling, when they involuntarily displayed curls and scribbles, talking on the phone or thinking at work, at school or college. Briefly, doodling is simply filling a sheet of paper with everything that comes to mind: circles, triangles, spirals. How to draw a really beautiful doodling is impossible to say for sure. This is done only by inspiration, impulsively.
In the zentangle, there are some rules and differences. This is a drawing technique that calms the nerves, helps to focus only on creativity, and therefore refers to meditative drawing.
Zentangle
It appeared recently, only about 10 years ago. A wonderful couple invented it - Maria and Rick, an artist and a lover of meditation. They noticed the unusual effect that Mary had on drawing certain elements during work. Rick and his wife began to pay more and more attention to small details, developed the technique itself and soon patented the technique. It was from this moment that the history of the zentangle began.
Even if there is no experience at all, this option of graphics is perfect for a novice artist. It’s not enough to arm yourself with a leaf and a pen. How to draw to get maximum pleasure?
The basic rules of the classic zentangle
These include:
- For drawing, liners, pens, felt-tip pens of different thicknesses, black color and its shades are suitable.
- The square of white paper is 9 x 9 cm. To be more precise, even 8.9 x 8.9 cm. But this is already for perfectionists.
- Each line can be drawn only once. Even if she lay unevenly, then the line is not corrected. There is a philosophical approach to any inaccuracies and errors: how it happened, it happened. Fate
- Calm atmosphere. You need to focus only on the schedule, not being distracted by extraneous sounds and events. Any pleasant background music will do.
Doodling
Everything is much simpler here. Even the name of this technique is derived from the English word doodle - “meaningless drawing”, “machine draw”.
That is, there are absolutely no rules for doodling. This is just any image that we create by thinking hard or trying to paint a pen. You can use any color scheme, fill any shape and space with patterns. The most common elements of doodling are points, circles, lines and spirals.
How to draw a doodling correctly? The most important rule is to relax and transfer to the paper any patterns and objects that come to mind.
The most interesting thing is that both of these techniques are developing and are just gaining popularity in Russia, therefore, more and more fans are found every day.
You should definitely try yourself in a doodling or zentangle, if you have a desire to draw, transfer emotions and mood onto paper, but you won’t get a traditional drawing.
This is a creative and simple activity that will suit everyone.