Learn how to use XLnt and Crestfallen tangles over a self-overlapping string, with an embedded letters and deep shadows.

1:49-hour intermediate video lesson.

Includes video captions!

Topics covered :

• Overview of tangles
• Overview of materials
• Self-overlapping string
• Rule of thirds
• Strong diagonals
• Creating the string
• Embedded letter
• Shading the letter
• XLnt tangle practice
• XLnt tangling on string
• Edgework
• Detached shadows
• XLnt shading
• Crestfallen tangle
• Shading Crestfallen
• Hatched stripes
• Black gems

Materials and supplies:

• Tan Zentangle tile (or other 3.5 to 4 inch square tan paper). 

• A square piece of scrap card paper the same size as your tile. 

• A pair of small scissors. 

• Black thick inking pen (I use Tombow Mono inking pen 03 or Micron PN)

• Red inking pen (I use Micron 01)

• Gold pen (I use gold Pen-Touch or gold Gelly roll)

• Blue marker (any brand, even cheap kid's markers. Turquoise or royal, but not too dark!)

• Regular colored pencils: yellow, ochre, dark brown (burnt umber), black, red and dark blue. (I like mostly Faber Castell Polychromos, except the yellow is better in Prismacolor). 

• White Prismacolor colored pencil

• White Gel pen

• Colored pencil sharpener

• If you have it, yellow moonlight gel pen. Optional.

• Journal or practice paper

• Regular pencil