Zentangle Colors

One item I forgot to mention from  yesterdays post was using colors in Zentangle drawings.  When I add colors to mine I use Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set.  I picked these up on Amazon based on the reviews from several Zentangle artists.  One end of the pen is a narrow tip marker and the other end is more of a brush type pen.  I usually prefer to leave my Zentangle drawings black and white, but if I need to add color to a drawing - these pens work great.  

Make Something

Lately I have been focusing more on creating.  With the availability of technology and media everywhere, it's easy to get caught up in a cycle of consuming.  Creating doesn't have to be anything extravagant. When I say creating, I am not talking about making something and selling it to others.  Although that would be great.  I am talking about making something.  Whatever that something is. 

The first thing I am trying my creating skills on is drawing.  As a younger gent I loved to draw, but somewhere over the years I lost that.  I think a lot of adults lose their creativity, the world has a way of taking that away from you.  I was looking for away to get back in to drawing that was non-traditional.  I was not interested in still life or portraits.  That is when I stumbled across Zentangle.  Zentangle is an art form that is drawing using structured patterns.  I doesn't take much to get started, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.  

 

Here are the tools I picked up:

Sakura Micron Clam Ink Pen Set

Faber-Castell Pencils

Prismacolor Kneaded Rubber Art Eraser

Blending Set

Sketch Paper Pad

Joy of Zentangle: Drawing Your Way to Increased Creativity, Focus, and Well-Being

 

Just in a few weeks I am amazed at how quickly my creativity is coming back.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS 12MP Digital Camera

For years I've had cameras from the EOS line from Canon.  This is a great line of digital cameras, and they all served me extremely well.  My latest EOS Rebel was starting to age and it was time to upgrade.  Since purchasing the Rebel I had honestly not had much time for photography.  As much as it saddened me I started looking for a point and shoot.  Something I could carry with me, not have to keep lenses around, and use easily.  

After much searching I happened on the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS 12MP camera.  I spent a few hours reading reviews for the camera.  The zoom looked amazing on it, and this is what initially drew me to the camera.  I eventually purchased the camera and have been very happy with it.

Just to give you an idea of its zoom capability, this was taken in my yard with a tripod.  

Taken with the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS 12MP camera

The zoom is amazing.  And to zoom in this far you will need a tripod, I assume any tripod will do, but I really like the Vista Explorer 60-Inch Lightweight Tripod from Davis and Sanford.  Other features such as AF and image stabilization work great.