Beginning to Draw From the Mind with Zen Doodle

Name: Beginning to Draw From the Mind with Zen Doodle
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Zen Doodle - create rich and colorful artwork

Created byJoe WALDRON

Last updated 3/2019

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Be able to create medium to large scale Zentangle, Zendala, and Surreal drawings

Course content

5 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 49m total length

Introduction3:57

Practice, practice, practice
Beginner Patterns 1, 2, 3, 410:05
Explore beginner zen doodle patterns by starting in the center with free-form bubbles, spiraling out, tracing circles, and connecting dots to create lily pad-inspired designs.
Example Time Lapse on Large Bristol4:39
Explore beginning drawing from the mind with Zen Doodle through an example time lapse on large Bristol board, showcasing simple, mindful doodling techniques.
Beginner Patterns 5, 6: Line Direction4:07
Master beginner patterns 5 and 6 in Zen Doodle by focusing on line direction, refining control, and exploring variations to keep designs compact and consistent.
Beginner Patterns 73:42
Explore beginner patterns in zen doodle by drawing from inspiration to create interesting, playful designs, including rooms, false columns, and other quirky elements.
Exam 1: Make a Flower Themed Zen Tangle with Patterns 1-7
Putting it all together with square templating and referencing2:13
Explore zen doodle composition by combining elements like a flower inside a squirrel inside a circle, transitioning through linear, segmented, and diagonal zigzag patterns with borders and swirls.

Spiral: Getting to the point3:29
Spiral Example 1, 2, 32:42
Learn to create a triangle spiral optical illusion in zen doodle style, rotating a triangle inside the shape, then apply the technique to square and hexagon for centered, clockwise spirals.
Spiral Example: Circle3:42
Trace a circle, divide it into eight sections, and connect each with a straight edge to form a flowing eight-section zen doodle tangle, started at the top and clockwise.
Scaling Zentangles: Rule of Thirds and Flow2:15
Advanced Patterns: 4,55:01
Imaginary Lines: Patterns2:43
Explore patterns that blend shading and line work to create optical illusions of depth. Learn Celtic knots, lattice, and other Zen tangle patterns, with flexible options and a guiding dictionary.
FLUKES! Skull Variation2:33
Flukes is a type of pattern from Zentangle, it involves a grid and outlines to create depth and overlapping.
Celtic Knot and Y-Knot3:43
Shades, and coloring techniques5:28
Explore shading as a spectrum from greyscale to color, show how darker objects recede, and build a neuroscience-inspired, yarn-ball pattern with value contrast.
Quiz0:05
Putting it all together3:52
Learn to assemble a collage tangle of advanced patterns in a sketchbook, using affordable pens and fabric pastels to create motifs like lighthouses, stars, and waves.
Planning Your Zentangle Masterpiece4:04
Planning Your Zentangle Masterpiece pt 2: Pencil3:11
Plan and lay out a Zentangle scene with light pencil, outline in pen, grease the pencil, then add details with pen and colored pencils like moon, lighthouse, and ocean line.
Lighthouse Lightning Pt. 3: Stenciling With Pen2:09
Begin by establishing a small, even square and branching into freeform shapes. Build neuron-inspired motifs and filled paddlings to explore creative pen stenciling in zen doodle.
Pattern Building Basics5:32
Explore pattern building basics by layering circle-based motifs, adding movement with spirals, and creating variations like mountain terrain. Experiment with colors, contrasts, and quick versions.

Expert: Toadstools2:44
Connecting the Grids4:23
Explore how the grid underpins spirals, patterns, tangles, and 3D to 2D optical illusions in Zen doodle, making it the primary tool and secret sauce for experts.
Zentangle Pattern 5: Dew Drop11:53
Zentangle Patterns 1-4: Dist, Checker, Woven, Wiggle11:03
Explore Zentangle patterns 1–4 (dist, checker, woven, wiggle) through guided exercises, while considering drawing from life, sketchbook practice, and the artist’s early teaching stories.

Requirements

Archival Ink Set, Bristol Paper, and Colored markers

Description

Intro to the course:

I'm Joe, and I am teaching my favorite subject, drawing. I've been drawing for 12 years but just this year, I was introduced to Zen Doodling, and can't stop. Zen Doodling is mindful drawing without the fancy techniques. So I created a simple 3 part course to build upon patterns and colors to create a collage of intricate and flowing Zentopia with the pen.

Why you should enroll in this course (even if you have never drawn before!):

You know what they say, practice makes perfect. Practicing is picking up the pencil before you draw, and many fail to get started for reasons such as: "I don't know what to draw", "I'm not creative", "It's not worth drawing if its not a museum masterpiece", "I won't go viral", etc. The truth is building a sketchbook is one of the most important things you can do as an artist for two clear reasons. 1. You can get to the core of an idea, but drawing it multiple times. 2. Having a safe place where you can look at work judgement free and practice being creative daily. With Zen Doodling it allows you to take the idea of doodling literal scribbles into a design that stands out as being symmetric, authentic and concise enough to give you expression to doodling. As I mentioned, picking up the pencil and drawing the scribbles that will turn into patterns and eventually could be something more or way to let your drawing get wings.

Materials (recommended):

Sketchbook
Drawing pencil, pen, .5/.8/1.0 drawing pen

Make a doodle a day, and you can be creating artwork that will surprise you as we take each pattern into a simple and real time tutorial for anyone to follow. Then we create a collage to create a Zen tangle.

You are on your way to creating designs that inspire a peaceful and positive mindset with your art.

30 Day Money Back Guarantee- If i don't make you an artist within 30 days, then you can get your money back. However the skills in this course are for everyone.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who has time to doodle, and get better at drawing

Beginning to Draw From the Mind with Zen Doodle

What you'll learn

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Course content

Zentangle Basic: How to set up your studio and create art1 lecture • 4min

How to Find your Flow7 lectures • 25min

Zen Doodles with Depth15 lectures • 50min

Picture This!4 lectures • 30min

Zendala1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: