Zentangle, no, Doodle!!!! Oh, What is it!!??
I have been teaching Zentangle since 2017, have met several people, artists, across the world. One common thing I always hear - " Oh! You do doodling!". And then, the Zentangle artist in me gets vexed from inside, LoL, and in a very polite way I answer - "I am a Zentangle artist. Doodling and Zentangle are not same!!!" Like you use a brush and a paint for paintings, that doesn't mean the oils and water colors and acrylics are the same. Similarly, for example, you cannot say Jazz Funk is same as Hip-Hop just because that's dance, there is a difference! Similarly, there is a difference between Zentangle and Doodling! Zentangle, as the name suggests is a Meditative art form, a state of mindfulness. It is a fun way to create beautiful abstract art by drawing structured patterns. We call these patterns, tangles. I, as a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) firmly believes that anyone can draw. Here we draw with an intent of creating something beautiful, with jus...
