Plume-Ar and friends

Sometimes you just need a black and white tile to improve a down day.

2019Eni OkenJuly 30, 2019shading, plumear, squarepedestal, tassels

Ginili, Yah and Curl on

Ginili, Yah and Curl-on tangle in a very long shading piece.

Zentangle, 2018Eni OkenOctober 5, 2018shading, Shading, ginili, yah, curlon

Nik, Mooka and many other things

Doodlewash, Scrollwork review and the tangle Nik.

Zentangle, 2018Eni OkenOctober 1, 2018doodlewash, scrollwork, shading, Shading, nik

Smooth Black and White Blends Video Lesson

Learn how to understand the fundamentals of creating smooth black, gray and white smooth blends for shading.

2017, ZentangleEni OkenDecember 14, 2017gray markers, smooth blends, BW shading, shading, lesson

Purk Extreme!

Learn how to draw and create Purk 3D EXTREME!

2017, ZentangleEni OkenMay 23, 2017purk, shading, 3D, video, lesson

Trio family

Shading a really large Trio tangle -- was enjoyable, but I still prefer tiny tiny details.

2017, ZentangleEni OkenFebruary 23, 2017trio, shading, Zentangle

Eni Dreams.... I mean, Any Dreams

Any kind of dream can happen when you let the pen take over.

2017, ZentangleEni OkenFebruary 18, 2017Eni Dreams, shading, echo lines, zentwining

I had to pull out a special pencil this time

There was so much detail and overlap in this picture, I had to pull out a pencil I haven't used very much. What a surprise I had, I actually enjoyed it so much! And the shading didn't take that long at all.

2017, ZentangleEni OkenFebruary 16, 2017springkles, tri-bee, caviar, ixorus, connectors, shading, Zentangle, overlap, smooth blends

Zenith Caught

For the very first time I decided to participate in the challenge "It's a String Thing", held by Adele Bruno. And what do you know, the string is a HEART, just in time for Valentine's Day!

2017, ZentangleEni OkenFebruary 10, 2017zenith, caught, Zentangle, shading, renaissance tile

Pen Flicking!

Well, I can conclude that I'm not a "pen flicker". Experimenting with ballpoint pen (biro) shading. Results are fun, but I have no patience for it!

2017, ZentangleEni OkenFebruary 6, 2017ballpoint, calligraphy pen, shading, pen flick

Bucky with facets

How Bucky tangle turned into a faceted stone...

2017, ZentangleEni OkenFebruary 3, 2017bucky, gemstones, zengems, shading, distress ink

Antique Colorizing

Colorizing (instead of coloring) means just adding a hint of color on a picture.

2017, ZentangleEni OkenJanuary 29, 2017colorizing, arc flower, crest, drupe, Zentangle, shading

Third Zendala

My third Zendala. So much fun with asymmetrical layouts!

2017, ZentangleEni OkenJanuary 26, 2017Zendala, claws, echo lines, shading, Zengems, leaf tangles

My first Zendala

A Zendala is a Zentangle® version of a mandala, but without all the spiritual symbolism.

2017, ZentangleEni OkenJanuary 23, 2017zendala, crescent moon, ibex, florz, shading, Zentangle

Zombie Paushalov

The focus tangle for this week's challenge at my Facebook Shading Zentangle® group is Paushalov, deconstructed by Amy Broady here.

2017, ZentangleEni OkenJanuary 11, 2017paushalove, neocolor, watercolor, shading, Zentangle, Zengems

The end opens the start

Celebrating the year that is gone and the one that is starting now. In retrospect, what happened in 2016 for me? Many things came to an end, and that opened doors for new beginnings. I closed for good my site Jewelrylessons.com, and moved away from West Los Angeles after living there for over 20 years.

ZentangleEni OkenJanuary 4, 2017tanglingwithgold, Zentangle, shading, ibex, marasu, drawings

Wow, Drawings!

Exploring the lovely tangle "Drawings" by Zentangle, Inc.

2016, 3D Tangle Shading, Zentangle®Eni OkenDecember 30, 2016flukes, drawings, baton, crescent moon, florz, shading, Zentangle

Gold Stella

Alien being, angel, underwater creature, who knows what this one is, and why it appeared on my tile!

2016, 3D Tangle Shading, Zentangle®Eni OkenDecember 22, 2016tanglingwithgold, gold, gilded, stella, Zentangle, shading

Late Sindoo

Last week our focus tangle for the Shading Zentangle® Facebook group was Sindoo, a tangle deconstructed by Sharon Robinson here. Although I'm not really much into grid patterns, I really liked this one, and combined it with ANOTHER one of my favorite grid patterns, Hypnotic.

2016, 3D Tangle Shading, Zentangle®Eni OkenDecember 3, 2016sindoo, hypnotic, Zentangle, shading