Ballpoint Star Mandala

Last week the lovely Jane Osborne conducted us through a session at CZT After Hours creating a star string. After I filled it up with tangles - Hamsix (Alena Light), Betweed, Fluxecho (Lynn Mead) and others, I decided to shade this with ballpoint pen again - not my brightest decision. I think I might have overdone it this time…

2024Eni OkenJanuary 24, 2024zendala, betweed, ballpoint, mandala, fluxecho, cyme, hollibaugh, hamsix

Ballpoint Shading Mandala

This mandala took me a LOOOONG time. I was determined to NOT use a pencil for shading, only ink. After testing the ballpoint shading technique over another tile, I set out to shade this monster. It took me 4 days but was worth it, the depth achieved by the ballpoint is remarkable.

2024Eni OkenJanuary 16, 2024zendala, betweed, moonpie, moon pie, ballpoint, bucky, purk, wyforwings, mandala

Black and Blue Ballpoint Pen

One of my clubbers has insistently asking me to try using a ballpoint - the good old Bic (or Biro) pen in my tangling. I used a black and blue Bic pens for shading - with varied degrees of success, some good and and some pretty bad. Here's the result, inspired by Project Pack 20 Hollis and Moon pie.

2023Eni OkenMarch 25, 2023blackandwhite, ballpoint, blue