Zentangled Scratchboard

                           Zentangle

Scratchboard 1

                                                                               Scratchboard 2

Zentangled Scratchboard

This project was done by mixing two techniques into one.

The Zentangle is a method of abstract drawing created using various patterns. Creating Zentangles is said to be meditative.

A scratchboard is created using black tempura paint and a few squirts of dish soap. The dish soap interacts with the paint in a way that allows the paint to be easily scratched off of paper.

I absolutely loved this project!!

I started by creating two different Zentangle patterns on 9x9 paper.

I took black tempura paint, mixed it with a few squirts of dish soap and completely covered my zentangles.

Once the paint/soap mixture dried I used various objects (pencil, fork, knife, tape cutter, screwdriver etc.) to scratch off the paint in the patterns you see above.

I loved making the zentangles but my favorite part was scratching the paint off. I scratched the paint off to create a beautiful pattern but in doing so another pattern was revealed underneath. For instance when you look at Scratchboard 2 you can see the patterns I scratched off but if you take a step back you notice the circular pattern of the zentangle underneath. 

I will definitely be teaching this lesson to my future classes!