Diva Challenge #285 Straight lines

Oh boy was this difficult. I don't do very many organic tangles but I am drawn to orbs and curvy lines. This exercise was frustrating.

Since I have never "got" Shattuck so I tried that, very slowly, on my first tile. I would have loved to add some orbs or just something else so I decided on some drama. Could not even go further.

Next tile I tried three curvy tangles and made them straight. Crescent Moon, Nipa, and Orlique. Well you can see for yourself.

I am now going to draw some orbs and squiggly lines!

Weekly Challenge #144: A Bug's Life

What a fun and different challenge this week. See the Diva's post to see where the challenge came from. I was excited to try out the new tan tiles so I used one for this challenge. Bugs have always fascinated me, beetles especially, with all their armor and strength. Who knows who will inherit the earth! 

Tan tile, Florz, Amaze, Nipa, Brown and Black pigma microns and shading with pencil and white Charcoal pencil

I used an image of a Stag Beetle from http://static.abcteach.com/content_preview/c/cp_stag_beetle_p.png.