Zentangle Art Therapy

This book has detailed written instruction and is very well illustrated. Tangles are such a fun way to ignore the world for a while! ❤️

I love this book. Brings back memories of receiving coloring books that had repeat patterns to color. Now we can make our own books. I am loving these easy to do patterns. Looks intimidating but it is easy to follow. Before you know it, you will be a pro! Also, It has a relaxing effect. Give it a try. So many patterns so little time....lol. It takes about 15 to 20 min to do. Take your time and you will find the "zone".

I get inspired just looking at this book. Cool ideas. I just wish there was more free time to dedicated to doing art.

Love the designs. Only complaint, not a complaint really, but more so a wish: I wish that all of the designs were show how they completed them. There were some cool designs that I wish they showed how they started the pattern. I LOVE Zentangling! Don't hesitate...you LOVE this book and you will be inspired!

UPDATE 5-31-2023:Upon my further reading through the book, it is the exact same book only with a different cover image. So now I have two of the same book.==================================================This isn't the same book as was depicted in the listing, however I really like it. It's very helpful in describing how to make Zentangles.

I’m bummed. I’ve not used it yet because I’m a little intimidated and don’t know where to start (I am NOT naturally good at drawing or with my hands—if you are and/or have some art training, you’ll find it useful probably). There are, in places, pics/drawing of “stages” (you could call these “steps,” but I don’t here because there are times it’s not at all obvious to me how one “stage” of the drawing/shape led to/became the next one shown—like, at all!). Just the smallest bit of text explaining: “now shade the circles,” “now add some of the shapes/use the techniques shown on page 26…” etc… I mean, this book could so easily be an excellent teaching tool if only they’d found a writer/editor to write some instructions! Not to mention that I’d like to be told which art tools/mediums were used to achieve certain effects ! In reality, I willLikely give this away or maybe cutIt up to make collages… idk…. Maybe I’ll buy a more instructive book and return to this one—but who has the time or money?! I waded through a lot before I landed on this one—tooBad it was the wrong choice

My wife recently got into zentangles, and I purchased this and another book for her. She loves both of them. They provide lots of inspiration.

I was sitting in on an arts/crafts class at a local hospital, and one of the teachers had this book. Instead of drawing, I was totally immersed in this book. I have to admit, it is one of the best zentangle books for beginners I've seen. Well, I had to get a copy for my library. One of the things that makes this book great is that the patterns include a description under each step of the pattern. Most books don't include an explanation of each step. While more experienced tanglers might think this is unnecessary, this is a huge help for those who have never tangled (or drawn) before. The book also includes various ways to create zentangle inspired art. I totally recommend this book, especially for beginners.