It's true that I have not worked with either of these really cool patterns before. I carefully watched both of Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts videos on these two patterns. Then I proceeded to practice on a few pages, then went to work on the Challenge. The AuraKnot turned out descent but routine, and the poor little Mookas well, good thing these guys were musically inclined, because they sure took second fiddle to the AuraKnots.
Here are the pages I practiced on. I am now a firm fan of both of these two super Patterns, and want to work with them until I get some really interactive Tangles. I sure understand many tanglers struggle with these two guys, they are demanding, but there are a lot of rewards.
The last image is from my 6-year old Grandaughter. She liked the Mookas, and drew faces on them.Then she showed her appreciation to Mookas every where, by making a galactic issued Valentine, one of her favorite forms of communication.
Well there you have it. You can decide if the practice or the Final tangles are best. I'm leaning toward the practice stuff, still. (Of course they would have to be redrawn.)
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Thank you for giving us a look at your practice sheets. It's very interesting to see the progress. I love the paper with all the Mookas. And there are some awesome Auraknots too. But I still love your tile for the challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beewatch. I found that I loved drawing the Mookas. You can do almost anything with them. The AuraKnots are a lot more flexible too, more so than one would suppose at first. Being exposed to both of these Patterns at the same time, for the first time, is a bit of a shock. I've grown to love 'um.
DeleteLike the Mooka emanating up from the pile on the bottom. Like the other tangles that you included. Would be a fun one to add color and shading.
ReplyDeleteYes, it would be fun to add some shading and coloring to these guys. Good idea, Donald.
DeleteThe practice ones are nice, but your final tile is beautiful and I like the smiley mooka's
ReplyDeleteThanks Carmela. I like putting smiles on these lil' guys, also. It fits their nature. My granddaughter likes the smiles too.
DeleteI love your practice pages! So spontaneous! I agree with you - like them better than the final one which you submitted - don't get me wrong - it is great!...just like the practice better.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Barb I appreciate your comments. Practicing is as much fun as going for the final drawing, only it is more relaxed and things just go a little better.
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