The first tile we’re going to focus on in-depth is Five-Oh, which I introduced in Zentangle® Untangled. I decided to start with a familiar one so you can develop some quick confidence.
STEP 1: Create your pencil border on your Zentangle tile.
STEP 2: Draw three long, thin bars in various lengths with rounded edges from one side of the tile. I have chosen to draw left to right, but there is no reason you cannot adapt this to any direction.
STEP 3: Draw another fine line around each bar, doubling the bar. Your bars will become wider and rounder at the ends as you add more lines.
STEP 4: Continue to add more lines until each wave meets up.
STEP 5: Once each wave has connected, start a new wave on the end of the existing waves. These, too, should be various lengths.
STEP 6: Continue building new waves at various heights until you feel that the waves are complete.
Practice Five-Oh. Try it alone and with some other tangles. See what works for you. Get your hula on!
Downloadable worksheet available at http://www.createmixedmedia.com/zentangle-untangled-workbook