Monday, August 17, 2015

Challenge #231 Undulating Tangles!

I had the opportunity and pleasure to take a class from Sharla Hicks at the last Tangle U. Although her main subject was using a pastel blue pencil she also reiterated the use of "enhancers" which I am not doing frequently enough. So I pulled out her class notes and looked them over.

I am a lover of any tangle that is circles or circle related. I didn't think I had a C or an S shape tangle that I loved. It did not take me long to think of Verve and realized I could make it curvy if i really tried.

As I am trying to catch up on many projects I started playing in my Tangle-A-Day-Calender. It has become my sketch book in a sense, as it is a great place to try things out and no one sees it unless you offer it up. I will offer it up today.


Things got curvier as I went along and I also tried out a couple of enhancers. I really liked the last one so decided to try a tile with weighted line enhancer. I might have gone overboard with the shading, but it was screaming out for it. I hate conflicts, so shading it got.


Thank you Sharla for a great challenge!



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21 comments:

  1. jeanchaneyazAugust 17, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    These are marvelous. I love Verve and you did make it flow. I really like the aura and the shading as well!

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  2. Beverly GAugust 17, 2015 at 5:07 PM

    Your shading is great, really brings out the undulating.

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  3. SusanAugust 17, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    Oh I love your curviness! Nicely done.

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  4. Poppie_60August 17, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    In a word 'spectacular'! :)

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  5. Anne's tangle blogAugust 17, 2015 at 11:00 PM

    Wow, both are lovely but the second one is stunning!!!!

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  6. MaggibeeAugust 18, 2015 at 2:12 AM

    Thank you for sharing the calendar and your developing the wavy patterns. Your finished Challenge tile was a revelation, showing how a small change has a big effect. Very nice.

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  7. Joanne FahertyAugust 18, 2015 at 2:41 AM

    I love your weighed lines verve :).

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  8. Susan TheronAugust 18, 2015 at 3:22 AM

    I also wanted to use Verve, but mine would never have been this good!

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  9. MelkotaAugust 18, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    Great result! Never seen such a beautiful Verve!

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  10. sharlaAugust 18, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    I love that you pushed your tangle exploration to a curvier point! sharla

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  11. AntonineAugust 19, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    This is the most beautiful treatment of Verve ever! I love the weighted lines and how it really adds to the sense of movement. Thank you for this!

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  12. Tangles and MoreAugust 19, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    Like the curvy Verve. Like the shading as it added to the undulation.

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  13. Annette P.-L. August 20, 2015 at 12:42 AM

    Both are wonderful! Great variety of Verve!

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  14. Sue SharpAugust 20, 2015 at 6:07 AM

    I've said it before… you are the Verve Queen! Absolutely beautiful!

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  15. Ulrike B.August 20, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    awesome, beautiful tangles

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  16. lilystanglesAugust 20, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    Beautiful tiles :)

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  17. Simone MenzelAugust 22, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    This is amazing! This 3D effect is brilliant!

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  18. Betsy Wilson CZT14August 22, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    Very nice! I love the added weight of the lines and the added tipple line. And, no, I don't think you over did the shading. Just right!

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  19. KariAugust 23, 2015 at 10:11 AM

    I love to shade but never think to vary my pen strokes! These are so lovely!!

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  20. WendyAugust 23, 2015 at 5:12 PM

    Spectacular!

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  21. LezliBAugust 23, 2015 at 8:07 PM

    Your curves are wonderful, but the thing that I think I like the most is the weighting of your lines. I find that very difficult to do, so I may have to dwell on yours for awhile and use it for a reference of how it's done. Lovely work!

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