Zentangle: Intro to Mindful Drawing
Zoom – Thursday 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31 – No Class on Oct. 3
Zentangle is a fun, easy-to-learn mindful drawing practice. In the guided drawing classes, students learn to create structured patterns with simple lines and curves. Coupled with meditative principles, students learn to enhance their creativity, confidence and calm. No formal art background needed.
Supplies needed: Fine tip black pen, sharp pencil, rolled paper smudge or Q-tip.
Syllabus:
- Zentangle: The Basics – Explore the steps of the Zentangle method and create artworks using structured patterns, “tangles.” Discover how simple strokes become three-dimensional magic in no time.
- Exploring contrast: Explore pattern types, organic grid border tangles, and discover how juxtaposing contrasts make the art pop!
- String Thing: Discover the comfort in small divided sections of the “string.“ Working in small areas, find an endless variety of opportunities inside and outside the lines.
- Shading technique: Explore how simple strokes of the pencil and rolled paper smudger create surprising dimension, depth, and emphasis, where 2-D will become 3-D in a few strokes.
Kathy Shapiro is a certified Zentangle teacher. She has spent most of her career producing Broadway and off Broadway theater and developing innovative arts programs for community engagement. She’s the founder of Magic Me, the leading intergenerational arts program in the United Kingdom. Teaching Zentangle is a natural integration of her love of arts and community connection.