Creative Pattern Tangling Journey – Part 5
Today I would like to share with you how a typical CPT session begins. In Creative Pattern Tangling, we use shapes and techniques like building blocks.
I decided to play with auras in my journal.
All 3 of these patterns immediately appealed to me.
Instead of tangling with a marker, I decided to use Polychromos. These pencils can be sharpened to a very fine point. By adding multiple layers you can achieve great results. The outline of a shape can already get different color values. Here is a close-up:
There will be a special write-up where I show you how to tangle with Polychromos in the future. And for anyone wondering how to draw Loop Fill and Spiral Aura, I prepared the step outs:
When you practice CPT you will produce a ton of great patterns. And it doesn’t matter if they exist or not, they came out of your head! This journey is also not about creating patterns to share. Not everyone wants to draw step by step instructions. That’s okay. You are creating for yourself and produce your own unique artwork. However, if you want to share your pattern, please have a look at How to CREATE a pattern step-out.
Today I would like to share another 2 CPT Techniques – Striping and Line Weight
CPT Technique: Striping
By adding auras or feathering nearly any pattern can be striped.
Here is an example: Loop Fill without and with striping:
Another example is the Flower of Life – Striping was added in 2 different ways:
CPT Technique: Line Weight
Patterns can be enhanced by changing the line weight; the line thickness.
Below you see an example of a normal wave and how it can be changed by modifying the width of the line.
- Normal wave
- Changed the line weight in strategic places
- The result when changing line weight at different places in a pattern
You can apply this to any shape and any pattern:
Look at the circles used for filling and compare No 1 and No 2:
Artists refer to the Hogarth’s Line of Beauty or the Universal Line of Beauty. I found 2 videos on YouTube that explain Hogarth’s Line of Beauty or the Universal Line of Beauty:
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Until next week!
Hugs,
Ina