I used to have trouble drawing a stick figure and then I took a class with a wonderful CZT teacher. I wish I could tell her how much she changed my life, you guys changed my life! This tangle has always given me trouble though. I couldn’t quite get it from the stepout on your app. But this video showed me the way! Thank you both so much for opening up a whole new love of making art in my life. My husband wants to frame my tiles and hang them up, in our living room! You guys are amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hello, Today I have received my first zentangle kit with fineliners. I am so excited to start to draw auraknots!!! Thank you for very clear instructions!!! 🥰

I'm SO glad I discovered ZenTangle. I always doodle when I am bored. Now I can make beautiful art while relaxing and zoning into the "tangle". Thanks so much.

I used to doodle and draw on the back of coasters and then I found out the other bartenders were serving drinks on my drawing side and people loved it. Some asked me to sign them and would take them! I wish i had a stack now to do my zintangles lol please post more videos!

OK, NOW I get it!! watching the video and stopping and starting and doing it with you both makes the difference, as I have always been, a "show me" rather than just a "tell me" person. Thanks to you both !

I can hear the joy in both of your voices! What a delight it is to "see" all the possibilities and variations. Otherwise, I would just follow the step-out and never go any further. Please Please Please make more videos!!! Thank You for this one!!!!

Yes! rick and Maria, I so wish you would do one of these videos a month. They truly are inspiring and get me back into the mood to get back into my zentangle-ing! Please-Please!!!!

My boyfriend and I found your Zentangle books at our local craft store. I am so excited that the idea has really taken off. I can NOT draw, but tangling allows me to look like I am really good at creating complex patterns (even though it is really simple to do) We live in Delaware, there are no CZT in our area, but that just gives a reason to take a road trip!

Melanie Marchenko, If you take into consideration that the points do NOT have to be the same size and shape. . . you may find it easy. Practice getting 6 points on some scrap newspaper or whatever. . . and once you have 6, follow the steps and appreciate the organic feel this tangle creates. I would stay away from the pressure that it should be all even and perfect, It is not what Zentangle is all about. Have fun, relax, enjoy. Maria

Yikes! This is so coooool! Thank you, Maria and Rick! I never would have believed that I would be able to do it, but thanks to the pause button and your "skip a point" instructions, I was even able to do the variations! Thank you so much!

I adore the cleverness of your Zentangles, and really appreciate your generosity in showing the world that art creation isn't always about continually finding yourself an observer of a world that you feel is way beyond your wildest dreams. Thank you for bringing art into my life.

Thank you for this inspiring and informative how-to about Auraknot. Can't wait to try it!

I’m mesmerized by your work 🧐 you make it look so easy. I love Zentangle so I shall try this…….slowly, I might add!

I saw a lady who did this in my art class... it looks incredible!! I remember in my psychedelic days some people did really complicated pictures.

Thank you so much for your sharing. I really love it.

This method of drawing in the Celtic knot style is far superior the instructions in my book on Celtic ornaments. Your videos are a pleasure to watch and helpful! Thanks.

Hallo from Poland!I like Yours Zentangle and i like mooka style,becuase Alfons Mucha is the best Art:)

I'm so thankful I've stumbled into your videos. I've never heard of Zentangles before, but it is the kind of doodling I've always had some kind of natural inclination. It's like you put order into my chaos! I just gave your Mooka a try while having breakfast and I love how it felt to draw it. Looking forward to seeing more.

Glad to see another of your videos! I've been neglecting my Zentangle; this is just what I needed to inspired me to pick up the pen again. Thanks.

Thank you so much, I’m absolutely and utterly addicted to Tangling. I really really love 💕 this and find it so very very helpful and useful for you both too go through it with us all. Stay safe and well too xxx Mags

So simple. So beautiful. So intimidating before seeing how it is done. Wow!

Very nice, and easier to make than it looks! Could you show shading a zentangle in the next video demo? Thanks!

really beautiful tangle. Thanks so much for the tutorial! Nancy

I just LOVE you guys! Thank you for changing my life! This brought me back to creating art and opened me up to a new world of expressing myself. The best thing since...well, my kids. I am so so grateful. Someday when I'm not so poor...hehe...I hope to be certified teacher. Our little town needs it. People would just love it. I give the books and pens to family when ever I can. Everyone needs to tangle! Haha Thank you!

this looks so cool and yet so easy. Thank you for showing us!

yes, we are. Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas

Mary, it is not a left-handed pen, it is an oblique pen holder, used for copperplate and Spencerian lettering. It's just a bit weird looking. maria

You guys are awesome!

Благодарю за прекрасный урок ! Я совсем недавно начала осваивать дзен-графику,стиль tangle.

Great directions - thanks.

I use an "oblique pointed pen" to write with and a Sakura Pigma Micron to draw with. have fun, Maria

Awesome, you guys are so much fun to watch, more videos please, spread the love !

I was all the time hypnotized by your video, I did not know this technique that I find fascinating, thanks for having shown!

this is a relaxing and fun way to learn something new. i like being able to stop the video in order to catch up with you. Also hope to improve shading - I can see how your designs seem to float on the page like a cloud. Thank you, these tangles are beautiful.

Thank you so much for sharing! You make it look very do-able and I am so glad I can pause and play back! Please keep it going...

I love it! I cannot get out of the PC watching...I want to learn!!!

You can visit us at Zentangle Betweed and Zentangle Mooka. Have fun, create great art! maria

The videos help so much - LOVE this one! I'll be seeing you in SEPTEMBER!! ♥

I'd love to see more of your videos!

toda mi vida he dibujado este tipo de arte, no sabia que otra gente lo hacia!! saludos desde Costa Rica

'What a great zentangle! I love your videos. Y'all make it look so easy!!!

LOVE IT!!!!!! It is so mesmerizing! Can't wait to try it out! TFS

Gracias a ambos,son increíblemente maravillosos,los admiro muchísimo!!!!!!!

Wow! Looks difficult, but you make it so easy! Glad to know it works with odd or even #'d stars. TFS!

This is really cool. Must try it. I agree with the others. More videos please!! Shoshi

Beautiful! I love it! Thank you for the demo.

excuse my french....but this is BAD ASS!!! i can't wait to try some of my own. thanks SO much for sharing this

Soooooooo cooooooool ♥♥♥♥ A silly question... Is Maria wearing Rick's ring and... Is Rick wearing Maria's ring??? It looks like Rick's pinky ring could be Maria's ring-finger ring and..... Maria's 3rd finger ring could be Rick's ring-finger ring and then... Whaaaalaaaa you guys are married!!!! Sorry... Just my Zentangle mind unravelling what I see while you guys draw together and ... I reaaaaalllllly enjoy watching when both of you draw and talk ♥♥♥♥♥♥

This is awesome!

wow my dad has drawings like these from the 70's he did

This is so cool. I can't wait to try it.

actually, Juan, you would more than likely do great! give it a try.

Wow! This is great!!!

amazing and beautiful!

Wonderful! Thank you.

so simple,yet so amazing o_o

A good tutorial ..... love it

Thanks a lot for the videos. I just wander where and when did Zentangle started? What do you do with your finished zentangles?

Je l’adore 😘🐈‍⬛

Thank you! That is awesome!

Thanks, this was great.

真是有趣的圖畫！

Beautiful. Can't wait to try it. What kind of pen do you use.

My tendency was to start my next aura line from where I had finished my last aura line, not at the next point to the left next to where I had done my last one. I don't know if anybody else is having that problem, but I just thought I would mention it just in case anyone is.

More videos, nice please ! :)

Aren't you the creators of zentangle !? Greetings from Poland !

OMG I can't agree more!!!!

Good thing these nice people are not reading the comments..or they are but dont feel the need to pay attention to rudeness

Enjoyed learned a lot from the video! Question: You are using a left-handed calligraphy pen (or what appears to be one) at the beginning of the video, though you look to be right handed?

We used to do this at school.

hello!!!!! oh my god im in love with zentangle, and i make it too! :) i reall hope i can send you my zentangle and get a feedback but i dont know where to send :) really great art!!!

Super!

If you change the quality to HD, it's very clear - you can make it full screen too that way.

Make sure to lower your speaker volume before 0:31 or you're in for a treat.

*watching person writing auraknot suddenly* "HI BOYS AND GIRLS" Me: AHHH MY EARS!

Thank you sooooooooooooooo much for sharing this with us! It's so great to do, even if you can't draw (like me) :-). Love, love, love it!!

wow wat is the tool you use to draw its badass

супер!

Beautiful. I wish I could do this, but I cannot even draw a straight line.

what type of pen ore you using in the begginning

These knots will look really neat on an egg.

Hi, has that stylograph you use in your intro a special name? Where can I buy one of these?

This is so beautiul and I practice and pactice and just can't get it :( One day I'll have that breakthrough.

Can you do this in Photoshop?

I appreciate your drawing. as an artist myself. I am a perfectionist at random, if that makes sense. a word of advice for you. Just as you have coined the term "zentangle" please be aware of other art work forms. The CELTIC knot feel as you refer to is an "anal" thing for us artists whom master in this craft as you do in yours. The classic definintion of a CELTIC knot is that each line pattedrn goes...Over,under,over,under over uner etc to infinity....when this doesn't happen it drives us NUTS!!! however I do intend to incorporate some of your amazing Zentangle patterns into my celtic artwork..this is by no means a rebuke..but a friendly reminder...I love your artwork and freedom...just watch the terminologies...LOLOLOL from an avid watcher of zentangle and fellow creative artist

But you know what it can't always be perfect

There is a tension between them.

i learned the volume thing the hard way

جيد

You mist a spot to line but btw it was qwite small

I would totally mess the star up its to much for my weak brain to handle!!!

I thought they were saying Halivah.....LOL

Right? Right

See but this time it was very tiney

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Lol, interestingly doing this made me nauseous ! Probably not the desired effect:) it's the deminsionality of it playing with my eyes.

I enjoy Maria sharing BUT not professional when the HUSBAND interrupts her on nearly every video... ANNOYING

You're basically making people pay for bottled water. You don't need to be told, taught, or instructed on how to let your hand and mind let loose. To make money off this is rather sad. It's really just glorified doodling.