Shading Guide #01 - Ebook

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Learn how to shade four different tangles: Tri-roda, Pufcookie, Aommes and Splinters. All steps in red so it's easy to follow!
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If you just started to learn how to shade doodles and Zentangle® and need some guidance, this ebook is for you: learn how to shade FOUR different tangle patterns so that your art looks incredibly three-dimensional.

Easy/Intermediate Level

The instruction ebook has 21 pages and is PACKED with over 74 Illustrations, showing THE EXACT LOCATION OF EACH SHADING STEP needed to make four different tangles look incredibly three-dimensional.

Shading Guides for four tangle patterns, by Eni Oken

4 Different Patterns:

This ebook contains instructions on how to shade four different tangle patterns. You'll learn exactly how to place each shading element to make your art really pop out of the paper.

Guides and instructions to shading FOUR different tangle patterns, written by Eni Oken. Over 74 illustrations in compact shading guides.

Here's a sample of the ebook:

New format:

You asked, I heard. In a recent poll, tanglers said they preferred getting more basics and more tangles. This new Shading Ebook has 4 different tangles instead of one. I also changed the layout of the pages to make it super compact -- The actual Shading Guides now only take 2 pages each, so that you can save on printing and carry them with you wherever you go, or collect them in 3-ring binders for easy reference.

This is what Lizzie Mayne, developer of the tangle Splinters, had to say about the ebook:

[wc_testimonial by="Lizzie Mayne, via email" url="" position="left"]I like Eni’s interpretation of shading the flat patterns, she makes the whole design pop on the paper. Eniprovides step by step instructions and demonstrates her own style of shading tangle patterns. I think you’ll discover Eni’s e-book an enjoyable resource. There are lots of easy to follow tips, great drawings which can be used for practice and will be good fun for all ages. [/wc_testimonial]

Pre-Requisites:

This ebook is not a video. Although the instructions are super easy to follow, you must be familiar with some basic drawing skills such as ink line drawing, and also how to use a blending stump to create SOFT SHADING WITH A PENCIL or equivalent medium. If you have NEVER shaded before, then I have a resource page with list of basic shading videos here .