Stixnstonez is a really easy tangle I designed to create a grid appearance. It can be left alone, or you can use the grid to tangle the inside of it—it’s up to you. But we’ll get to that later.
STEP 1 Create small circles in a straight line across your tile. Repeat at the halfway point on the next line, as shown. Try to keep the spacing as even as possible, both across the tile and down.
STEP 2 Connect the circles with thin, sausage-like lines. Do this either vertically or horizontally first and complete all the lines.
STEP 3 Turn your tile 90 degrees and repeat step 2.
STEP 4 Draw small, fine lines across the “sausages” to give color and dimension. Simple!
Now it’s your turn. Use these tiles to practice Stixnstonez. It’s really easy once you get the hang of it. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes or changing elements to suit your own style.
Downloadable worksheet available at http://www.createmixedmedia.com/zentangle-untangled-workbook