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How to Draw a Simple Zentangle
Draw a simple zentangle in 11 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the square.
Step 1: The square
In the middle of your paper draw a big square with straight sides and soft corners, nearly as big as your page.
Tip A zentangle is a shape split into sections, each filled with an easy pattern.
Step 2: 2 slanted lines
Draw a line from the top left corner down to the bottom right. Another from bottom left to top right.
Step 3: Stripes on top
In the top triangle draw 4 straight lines across. Start each on the left edge and stop on the right.
Step 4: Bubbles on the right
In the right triangle draw 6 round bubbles, big ones near the middle and little ones near the corner.
Step 5: Scales at the bottom
In the bottom triangle draw rows of fish scale bumps, each row from the left edge across to the right.
Step 6: Lines down, left
In the left triangle draw 4 lines straight down. Start each on the top edge and stop on the bottom.
Step 7: Lines across the left
Now draw 5 lines across the left triangle. Start each at the square's edge and stop at a slanted edge.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw 4 sparkle stars off the corners of the square.
Step 9: Yellow grid, sparkles
Go over your lines, then colour the left triangle and the 4 sparkles yellow.
Step 10: Peach scales, blue stripes
Colour the bottom triangle peach behind the scales, and every other stripe sky blue.
Step 11: Pink triangle, teal bubbles
Colour the right triangle pink around the bubbles, then the bubbles teal. Your zentangle is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a simple zentangle, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
