Zentangle-Lines, Textures and Patterns with Ink

Zentangle

Beginning with Lines drawn in Ink

Line

It is often described as the shortest distance between any two points.

But in visual art...

A line is an identifiable path created by a point moving in space. It is one-dimensional and can vary in width, direction, and length. Lines often define the edges of a form. Lines can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, straight or curved, thick or thin.

Line

can be a point moving in space

Also a line

is one-dimensional and can vary in width, direction, and length. 

Lines

can define the edges of a form (like the outside edge of the face is considered a type of line)

Lines can be

horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, straight or curved, thick or thin.

Open Ended

In a sentence describe what a line in visual art is. (write your answer below)

Draw

Using Your touchscreen, draw out a straight line

Draw

Using Your touchscreen, draw out a line created with dots.

Lines can be

actual or implied

Actual line

is a full and filled in line like the images to your right. An actual line is continuous.

Implied lines

Lines created by other marks, color, value or texture and are suggested to the human eye that it creates a real line.

So look at the differences between the left and right lines

actual versus implied

Multiple Choice

What is an actual line?

• It exists in the digital realm of Gaming as a character.

• It is a full and filled in line and is continuous.

• An actual line is invisible.

• It is created by other marks, color, value or texture and are suggested to the human eye that it creates a real line.

Multiple Choice

What is an implied line?

• It exists in the digital realm of Gaming as a character.

• It is a full and filled in line and is continuous.

• An actual line is invisible.

• It is created by other marks, color, value or texture and are suggested to the human eye that it creates a real line.

This is an example of the

Introduction to Ink Textures & Patterns worksheet

There are 8 total boxes with 4 different designs.

Each design is done twice: once in black round stic pen & once in India Ink using a Croqwuill pen​

Round stic black ink pen

​​Crow quill pen

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You will learn to use a Crow Quill pen & India Ink

it's like a dippie pen,

one you dip in ink in order to write and draw

Black Ink is best for Zentangle drawings

regular ball point, sharpie, gel pens, rolling ball pens, all work great for Zentangle drawings.

India Ink is waterproof and it stains

so be careful with your clothes

Match

Match the following

India Ink

CRow Quill pen

Round stic black ink pen

Introduction to Ink Textures and Patterns worksheet

• India Ink

• CRow Quill pen

• Round stic black ink pen

• Introduction to Ink Textures and Patterns worksheet

Draw

Using the touchscreen, draw an example of an actual line.

The End

Fin