Zentangle Designs
The Art of Meditative Drawing
Zentangle Designs
• A Zentangle is an abstract, patterned drawing created
according to the tenets of the Zentangle Method.
• Using the standard format of a 3.5-inch square title, the artist
creates a structured pattern according to his or her whim
following a basic set of guidelines.
• The tile should not have an "up" or a "down" - it is without
orientation.
• It should not be representative of any certain recognizable
object; rather, it should be abstract.
• The drawing should be completed in black ink on white
paper.
• A Zentangle is meant to be portable, so that it can be created
at any time the mood strikes.
How to make your own Zentangle
• Using a pencil, draw a
3.5” Square on a white
piece of paper
• Outline the square with
pen and then continue
drawing a “tangle”
inside the square.
• A “tangle” is composed
of simple shapes
• Tangles can be a line, a
dot, a circle, a squiggle,
etc – or a combination
of everything!
• Don’t erase your
mistakes
• Remember that this
should be fun and
meditative!
Zentangle Triptychs
• A triptych is a three panel drawing
• You will draw an animal in an environment
with contour lines
• You will fill in all of the spaces with different
Zentangle Designs
• Challenge yourself to alternate in between
positive and negative spaces, or geometric
and organic shapes!