Bekkwheat was created by Cyndi Knapp. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Inspire. Brilliant words from Bijou: “Imagine the thought that I could inspire someone else to draw, when they absolutely knew they could not, no way, never,… read more

Narfello Hearts was created by CZT Lynn Mead. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Redefine the line Redefine the line, is a tangling technique that uses additional pen strokes over an existing lin3, as seen in the tangles,… read more

CDJoy was created by YuRu Chen. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Ghost Tangling Also called “pencil tangles”. They are tangles that are drawn with a pencil rather than a pen. Ghost tangles might appear as a reflection… read more

Flowder was created by CZT Hilde van Ginhoven. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: “It just doesn’t matter.” If you attend our TangleTime sessions, you know who says this! Mom! This is another way of explaining the No… read more

Worthwhile was created by CZT Nidhi Prakash. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Reflect At the end of the video, as I shaded, I remembered the words from Bijou, on reflection, “While I tangle, I often pause and… read more

24711 was created by CZT Debbie New. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Comfort I have been so inspired by Bijou, reading his takes and philosophy on Zentangle. Here is what Bijou says about Comfort: “I find the… read more

Jessica’s Heart was created by Randi Jameson. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Stippling Thank you, CZT Alyssa Herget, for creating this graphic!! Stippling is a drawing technique that involves creating areas of light and shadow using small… read more

Bugz was created by CZT Danielle DeRome. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Be Goofy!! I double dog dare you to do this! Inspired by today’s tangle, find a way to be goofy in your tangling. Maybe just… read more

Casinoda was created by CZT Theresa Fessler. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Relax I was reflecting on the amazing words from Bijou while doing this tangle. Bijouism No, 24 is Relax. Bijou says, “I love how my… read more

Maggie May was created by CZT Dolly Bolen. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Without Pre-Plannng. This is from page 25 in The Book of Zentangle by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, founders of Zentangle. “Let your creation… read more

Gilgo was created by CZT Danielle DePalma-Mabanta. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: The Flip. Periodically, we will see or use this technique, I am calling, The Flip. The first time I saw it was in the tangle,… read more

Bunzo was created by Zentangle®. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Deliberate Strokes. In the video for Bunzo, below, I talk about the difference between doodling and Zentangle. It has a lot to do with the fact that… read more

Halofoil was created by CZT Ildica Boyd. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Trust In my preparation for our TangleTime sessions today, I found myself a bit apprehensive with this tangle. The mantra I had to pull up… read more

Veerap was created by CZT Debbie Raaen. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Shine Adding Shine is similar to adding Sparkle. Leave a gap in a larger filled in area to create what looks like a shine. Watch… read more

Tofube was created by CZT Damy Teng. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Slow Down I always find things work better when I Slow Down. Bijou agrees: “You’d think that would be easy for a snail, right? But,… read more

Caserene was created by CZT Susan Yeo. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Hatching Hatching is a drawing technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing closely spaced parallel lines. (Thank you, CZT Alyssa Herget, for… read more

Dilly Daly was created by CZT Kathy Cody. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Embellish Dilly-Daly is such a neat tangle. It offers a lot of ways to embellish it. Have fun! Maybe something that you have admired… read more

Xs was created by Tomas Padros. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: No Mistakes. No Mistakes is the No . 1 philosophy in Zentangle. That’s probably why it’s the first Bijouism. I share this today, because it’s probably… read more

NoFOMO was created by CZT Amy Broady. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Perfing. Perfing is tiny dots or orbs used to embellish spaces in or around tangles. How will you use these? (Thank you CZT Aly for… read more

TranZpiral was created by CZT Jody Genovese. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Bijouism No. 18 – Focus. “I really have to focus. My eyeballs are on the ends of long stalks that I can point in all… read more

Winterli was created by CZT Ute Andresen. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. Today’s Inktober prompt is: Enthatching is a tanglenhancer used to add a shading effect with your pen. Enthatching uses fine, wispy, ink lines to create shades or texture on… read more

ConneSSes was created by CZT Diana Schreur. My version of the step-out is HERE. Head over THERE for more inspiration from the creator of the tangle. (Scroll down to get to this step-out) Today’s Inktober prompt is: Weighting is adding ink (or love as the Zentangle HQ team say) to a previously drawn line of… read more

Crazy Zander created by Zentangle®. My step-out is HERE. Today’s Inktober prompt is Going Rogue! We ‘joke’ about this in all of our classes AND we highly encourage it, IF that’s where you want to go. Zentangle is about going where your mind or your hand (or your pen) takes you. Yes, we have step-outs… read more

S Bahn created by CZT Midori Furuhashi. My version of the step-outs are HERE. More inspiration from the tangle creator is over THERE. Today’s Inktober prompt is Shading. Shading is the use of a pencil to add graphite to tangles to create the illusion of depth and dimension, adding emphasis and interpretation. If you are… read more

Heart Nouveau was created by CZT Romi Marks. My version of the step-outs are HERE. More inspiration from the tangle creator is over THERE. If you are not on Facebook, HERE is a link to the Step-out. Today’s Inktober prompt is Tucker. Tucker is a tangling technique that creates the illusion of the tangle piercing… read more

Feist was created by CZT Stephanie Jennifer. My version of the step-outs are HERE. More inspiration from the tangle creator is over THERE. Today’s Inktober prompt is Rounding. Rounding, is adding ink to the inside corners and crevices of a tangle to create a rounded, dramatic effect. Click HERE for information on Inktober 2024 –… read more

Amplion was created by CZT Nina Dreher-Goddertz. My version of the step-outs are HERE. More inspiration from the tangle creator is over THERE. Today’s Inktober prompt is Bijouism No. 4 “Come out of your Shell”. Bijou explains, “Well, I never come ALL the way out of my shell. But if I didn’t come most of… read more

MaryShel was created by Alena Light. My version of the step-outs are HERE. More inspiration from the tangle creator is over THERE. Today’s Inktober prompt is the technique, Mirroring. Mirroring is when you draw the mirror image of a tangle. (See the sample on the video below.) Use Mirroring with this tangle (or the tangle… read more

Ambler was created by Zentangle® HQ. My version of the step-outs are HERE. More inspiration from the tangle creator is over THERE. Today’s Inktober prompt is the technique, Hollibaugh. Use the Hollibaugh technique of drawing behind, with this tangle (or the tangle of your choice.). Think outside of the box, how can you take it… read more