Monday, October 6, 2014

Diva Challange - 188 -NCOD-

This was a fun Tile to draw. I made a list of 27 Patterns for this challenge, and picked 5.

The first four patterns were selected for their first letter being LGBT.

Patterns used:

1- Linq- Laura Williams.
2-GirLande- Simone Bischoff.
3-Bilt- Lisa Skeen
4-This and That- Mary Kissel
5-Mooka- Zentangle.
6- Misc scrolls, and bits.

Tile Size: 3.5 x 3.5 inches.



Thanks to everyone who left comments on the last challenge. I enjoy your thoughts and comments.

To see what other folks are doing with this challenge, please visit "IamTheDiva" weekly Challenge.

31 comments:

  1. Your shading is so smooth. Do you use a "smoodger" as I've heard it called?

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    1. Yes. It is made of tightly wound paper the shape of a pencil. It is called a Paper Stump, and it is available in varies sizes. It works best with 4B or softer pencils.

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    2. Awesome. After the week I've had I deserve a new toy even if it's a tightly wound paper stump. I think the softest pencil I have is a 2B, so I'll have to add a 4B/5B to the list. It will be fun to play with the results.

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    3. I use a 2B and a 4B. A 5B would be interesting to experiment with. When working with small areas to shade, take care on how much graphite you lay down, as too much will spread a long way and it will be easy to cover areas you wish to leave as a highlight. Practice and you'll love the results. Good Luck, and have fun.

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  2. I like the flow and design of your tile - lots of movement.

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  3. A really beautiful tile, I like the open atmosphere, the movement and colours. And the round shapes are always my favorite!

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  4. Great job providing depth to your tile with shadowing. You've used some tangles that are new for me too. Nice.

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  5. A great tile, David. I love the movement in it.

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  6. Your colouring and shading on the red and white stripey one - don't know the name- are excellent. I like your slightly off the wall approach and this is very pleasing to the eye. I've never seen Girlande so neatly done and am slightly envious.

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  7. Very nice tile, David! I like the shading and your use of colours.

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  8. Love this! Great job, David!

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  9. Beautiful dynamic tile. I like it.

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  10. I like how you used auras in this tile. The colors are nice too.

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  11. A very surprising and interesting tile. The shading, as pointed out above is really great and the colours bring a nice "peps" (we'd say in French), zing in zentangle language I think. Very neat work, love it!

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  12. I love your tile, you've done an amazing shading

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  13. Lovely tile, David. Great movement; and beautiful shading.

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  14. Such a lively, lovely tile! It's so playful.

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  15. Nice work! I like the way you've created auras around some of the main images and then shaded. Clever!

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  16. Like your tile. I like the way you did Linq and Bilt on a curve is great.

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  17. I love this style that seems very unique to you, David - open, very 'simplistic' yet beautifully executed - and extremely playful and fun! Axxx

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  18. Beautiful tile David! Love the depth you get with your shading. and the touches of color.

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  19. Eine wunderschöne Arbeit, so exakt gezeichnet! Das Design verspielt und doch klar!

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  20. Wonderful tile with a lot of movement! Great job!

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  21. This is nice. I like the spots of color throughout, and your girlande is terrific. I used the same pattern in my tangle, and it seemed clunky to me but your is real nice and light. I also love the dark curli cues :) lovely!

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  22. Clearly thoughtful. David your aura treatment is very effective.

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  23. This is a beautiful tile - it reflects much planning and was wonderfully executed. Your sense of design and balance is amazing.

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  24. I realy see the fun and the enjoyment in your tile. Beatiful and elegant!

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  25. What a nice design! Like a banner in the breeze!

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  26. As always, it's a pleasure to see your work. It is bursting with originality and playfulness. Anf you've actually made me like Linq.

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  27. Beautiful, alive tile. The movement and colors in this tile are fabulous. I don't think I've ever used Linq or This and That. Looks great!

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  28. Your tile is full of motion, and I love how the patterns relate to each other. Beautiful touches of color (as usual). "less is more"...

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