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Zentangle® is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns we call tangles. And anyone can do it!

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If you can hold a pen and make these five simple strokes — a dot, a straight(-ish) line, a C, an S, and an orb or circle — you too can create beautiful Zentangle art. And we’re going to show you how — for free! Get ready to discover the creative artist within you.

Greetings! I’m Linda Farmer, a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT®). TanglePatterns.com was created over a decade ago in May of 2010 to serve and network the Zentangle community with new tangles (patterns) and great creative resources.

A very warm welcome to you, you are certainly among friends. Tanglers are a wonderful, generous and sharing community. I hope you enjoy the site and are inspired by the tangles and many useful resources you find here. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments on any page and join in the community.

In my view, Zentangle has changed the landscape of the art world by making it inclusive for anyone who can pick up a pen to experience the personal joy of creativity and artful self expression.

ABOUT ZENTANGLE: For a Zentangle jump-start I highly recommend this excellent free video series for beginners by Zentangle founders Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts, it guides you through the basics of the Zentangle Method™ while you tangle and learn at the same time.

If you are new to the Zentangle art form, I suggest first you visit the ZENTANGLES > WHAT IS A ZENTANGLE page on the menu bar at the top of every page to get an idea of the focus of TanglePatterns.

HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS SITE: Over the years TanglePatterns.com has grown considerably and at first glance can look overwhelming. But fear not! Visit the ABOUT > HOW TO USE THIS SITE page on the top menu bar for an excellent video tutorial showing how to use the site as well as pointing out lots of useful features.

Here’s another resource that’s handy for newcomers — Exploring TanglePatterns. Be sure to check out the rest of the pages on the top menu bar — there’s a wealth of information there you’ll want to see. Also, don’t miss the TUTORIALS tab on the pink alphabetic tangles menu bar.

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Have a good look around, there are lots of great tangles here … and … happy tangling!

NOW AVAILABLE in PAPERBACK or as a KINDLE EBOOK!

The fabulous hardcover, and now softcover or digital ebook by Zentangle’s co-founders, Zentangle PRIMER Vol 1.

“Absolutely the best Zentangle Book yet! As an accomplished artist I used to think I did not need instruction on this art form. How wrong I was! My tangling improved by leaps and bounds after reading this book.

If you think you have Zentangle down then you need this book more than ever!” ~ Kris H

Tangle Refresher 266 – Making beautiful ZIA gift wrap, our random string, and how to draw Waybop, Heartangles, Tanson, Steron, Blaw

November 8th, 2024

Greetings my friends and welcome to our monthly Buried Treasure post where we explore the depths of the site for historical gems.

For several years it’s been my “tradition” in November to review a host of excellent tutorials for making inexpensive DIY Holiday Projects including Zentangle®-inspired holiday ornaments, decorations and gifts.

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How to draw CATNIP

November 6th, 2024

Hi there and welcome back.

WELL. That was a plot twist I absolutely did NOT see coming. I’ll need to stock up with fresh Sakura Micron 01’s … mental health supplies 🙂 … and focus on Expect Good Things.

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How to draw SANDL

November 4th, 2024

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Akiko Tokuse’s Zentangle® pattern: Sandl.

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Please help keep TanglePatterns online for another year

November 1st, 2024

Can I count on your donation of support today to help keep your go-to Zentangle® resource available online? Your help is INVALUABLE and deeply appreciated!

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How to draw EASE

October 30th, 2024

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Margaret Bremner’s Zentangle® pattern: Ease.

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How to draw LORP

October 28th, 2024

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Etuko Tani’s Zentangle® pattern: Lorp.

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How to draw WINDFLOWERS

October 25th, 2024

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Di Zhang’s Zentangle® pattern: Windflowers.

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How to draw YAYA

October 23rd, 2024

Online instructions for drawing Jean Taft’s Zentangle® pattern: YaYa.

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How to draw CHOIR

October 21st, 2024

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Barbara Duel Johnson’s Zentangle® pattern: Choir.

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How to draw NINA-NINA

October 18th, 2024

Online instructions for drawing Ludmila Katz’s Zentangle® pattern: Nina-Nina.

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How to draw SOUNDBITES

October 16th, 2024

Online instructions for drawing CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Soundbites.

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How to draw BEKKWHEAT

October 14th, 2024

Online instructions for drawing Cyndi Knapp’s Zentangle® pattern: Bekkwheat.

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Tangle Refresher 265 – How to create beautiful zenbuttons, our random string, and how to draw Doodah, Zanglers, Kaas, Escher, Aydee

October 11th, 2024

Buried Treasure – spotlighting hidden tangle and tutorial gems from the past in the Zentangle® world! With Happy Thanksgiving wishes to all our Canadian friends and relatives 🙂

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