Your doodling can become a creative work of art when you start zentangling.
This creative and relaxing form of craft bridges the span between mindless doodling and creative artwork.
Zentangle was first developed as a means of meditation and developed into a structured, contained form of doodling with specific parameters.
It has broadened into ZIA, which stands for Zentangle Inspired Art and is a form of art that anyone who can hold a pen can enjoy.
One Zentangle A Day: A 6-Week Course in Creative Drawing
This well-structured book in a great introduction to the art of zentangling with lots of good information on selecting the proper pens and papers, as well as giving a novice zentangler a structured daily assignment to incorporate new skills and reinforce prior lessons.
The book includes six progressive chapters with seven daily exercises and offers tips and hints for creative zentangling.
The chapters are entitled Basics and Enhancements, Tangles and Value Patterns, Geometric and Organic Patterns, Understanding and Using Color, Defining and Using Style and Creating the Rest of Your Zentangle Journey
The Art of Zentangle: 50 Inspiring Drawings
Written by certified Zentangle instructors, this book includes tons of great examples of Zentangle elements, as well as illustrations of basic tangles and how to incorporate them in your own designs.
You’ll learn the meaning of key terms and draw along with step-by-step instructions. The book even has open practice areas, so you can draw as you go through the book’s guided journey of zentangling and Zentangle inspired art.
Sakura 50011 11-Piece Zentangle Clamshell Pencil Set
Sakura 50011 11-Piece Zentangle Clamshell Pencil Set ASIN: B00794AHLC
This is a perfect, inexpensive beginner’s kit for trying out Zentangling.
It comes with five pens that include two 01-micron pens and one each 03-micron, 05-micron and 08-micron pens.
It also includes a pencil and five official Zentangle tiles. They store conveniently in a clear clamshell case that can easily go in a pocket, backpack or purse.
50 Square Coasters for Beer, Cocktails, Protect Your Bar
Although slightly larger than the official Zentangle tiles, these 4-inch square coasters are perfect for a beginning zentangler.
The rigid, round-cornered squares are a thick, dense board that holds ink well without bleeding.
They’re perfect for zentangling as well as other fun craft projects at a modest price.
Sakura 58176 10-Piece Gelly Roll Blister Card
Add some color to your Zentangles with this set of Sakura colored ink pens.
The 06-micron gel ink pens come in an assortment of fluorescent yellow, fluorescent orange, fluorescent vermilion, fluorescent pink, fluorescent green, red, rose, purple, green and blue.
The roller tips ensure a smooth line and the ink doesn’t feather, smear or bleed on most papers.
Global Art Materials Drawing Book
Even though this sketch pad isn’t Zentangle authorized, this nifty green sketchpad is a perfect size for practicing your zentangling, sketching inspirations or using as a free-form journal.
The Hand-book Trav-e-logue Drawing Book measures 5-1/2” by 5-1/2” and contains 128 pages of heavyweight, acid-free drawing paper. The buff-colored paper has a good tooth for sketching, and the surface takes light watercolor washes without buckling. The book also has and elastic band to keep it closed and has a clear envelope inside the back cover.
50 ROUND Coasters for Beer, Cocktails, Protect Your Bar
Use your imagination and create round Zentangles, or try your hand at a mandala or two.
These four inch rounds are a natural white with a medium tooth that works well for pen, ink or pencil.
Use them for craft projects any time you need a perfect circle, or decorate them with waterproof designs for your own custom coasters.
Zen Quilting Workbook: Inspired by Zentangle Paperback
This slender volume is a great way for a free-motion quilter to get her Zen on with fabric and thread. It contains loads of tips and tricks for every free-motion quilter and lots of Zentangle inspired designs for quilting.
Whether you’re an avid quilter or a beginning sewer, this book will give you the freedom to experience free-motion quilting without stress.
If you’re looking for new designs and fills for your quilting, this is a good place to start.
