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tsquare345's review against another edition
3.0
Great foundational primer. Clear examples and sample drawings provided.
sharon333's review against another edition
Had to return it. Plan to check it out again
morgan_haybook's review against another edition
5.0
freakin fun.
Loved the straightforward writing style on exactly what Zentangle is. Lets you jump into your project and learn through doing. Handy lovely little book.
Loved the straightforward writing style on exactly what Zentangle is. Lets you jump into your project and learn through doing. Handy lovely little book.
shayneh's review against another edition
3.0
The idea is a little overblown in the mystical ideas, but kind of cool if you ignore that.
innae's review against another edition
4.0
Picked this up as a Christmas present to myself. I have thought about checking out Zentangle for awhile, and well...i finally picked up a book on it. And, it seems I have been doing something like it for years - my mom used to draw a design on a blank piece of paper, and we would fill in the colors (or sometimes just designs) in the spaces. This idea is at the heart of Zentangle. I plan on giving the official way a try - and this book was a great introduction.
girrlfriday's review against another edition
4.0
This book was great at breaking down actual technique and I recommend it. BUT I'm glad I read reviews here and on Amazon before I bought it. Things I learned:
1. I agree, who puts in a copyright notice specifying what you can call your work in the front of an art book? It's a little like Monet writing a book on Impressionist painting with a foreword asking to please be sure to put a trademark symbol on your work if you sell paintings using the techniques he invented and put in the book, and otherwise please note it as "Inspired by Monet' when you paint your lilies slightly different than he taught, because you are still creating a IIA (Impressionist Inspired Artwork).
2. There is a talk about how it changes your life, mediation benefits, hippie dippie type stuff, but not as much I was prepared for after reading reviews. A lot of it came from the sidebars of people talking about what Zentangle means to them, so it was easy to look at their cool tangles and skip the propaganda.
3. Tip from an Amazon reviewer: paper coasters are super cheap and a good size. Despite what they say about how the 'fine Italian paper' of the trademarked Zentangle artist tiles will make you scoff at lesser mortals who use mere card stock, I thought that was a great idea. I did also buy some of the Strathmore 'Artist Tiles' for 'Pattern Drawing and Meditative Art' and so far I haven't been struck down by official Zentangle lightning yet, so that's good.
Overall, the actual drawing information was good, especially for someone like me who doesn't draw all that well.
1. I agree, who puts in a copyright notice specifying what you can call your work in the front of an art book? It's a little like Monet writing a book on Impressionist painting with a foreword asking to please be sure to put a trademark symbol on your work if you sell paintings using the techniques he invented and put in the book, and otherwise please note it as "Inspired by Monet' when you paint your lilies slightly different than he taught, because you are still creating a IIA (Impressionist Inspired Artwork).
2. There is a talk about how it changes your life, mediation benefits, hippie dippie type stuff, but not as much I was prepared for after reading reviews. A lot of it came from the sidebars of people talking about what Zentangle means to them, so it was easy to look at their cool tangles and skip the propaganda.
3. Tip from an Amazon reviewer: paper coasters are super cheap and a good size. Despite what they say about how the 'fine Italian paper' of the trademarked Zentangle artist tiles will make you scoff at lesser mortals who use mere card stock, I thought that was a great idea. I did also buy some of the Strathmore 'Artist Tiles' for 'Pattern Drawing and Meditative Art' and so far I haven't been struck down by official Zentangle lightning yet, so that's good.
Overall, the actual drawing information was good, especially for someone like me who doesn't draw all that well.
airving's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE it. Completely hooked, inspiring, easy to learn. Definately need to own this book and add it to my personal library.
tamitam55's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful insight on how Zentangle blends art and therapy and a boatload of tangles too. Need to own this one.
jenpurlteach's review against another edition
4.0
I like having a group of alphabetized patterns to learn and refer back to. These are a good jumping off point for making my own designs and art. The first part of the book gives good background and info about how to get started. Jump on in! It doesn't have to be perfect!
mnmama3's review against another edition
2.0
While I like the idea of doodling. I don’t feel like it should have specific paper and specific instructions. Maybe this way is good for some people, it is not for me.