How Do I Improve My Skills?

Are you looking to get better at Zentangle? Do you need tips on how to improve? You have come to the right place, because down below are four ways you can improve your skills and change your mindset.

Discipline

Discipline is important because it demonstrates determination. A disciplined artist will constantly improve their skills. For example, if you draw every day, without fail, you will develop the daily discipline of enhancing your skill. Remind yourself of your goals with zentangle. Why do you want to improve? How good at zentangle do you want to be? Answer the questions and strive to complete your goals to the best of your ability. Eventually, the tangled goals will align, and you will have a beautiful zentangle of discipline and art. (pun intended)

Consistency

Art thrives in experiences. If you draw every day, you are bound to get better. Drawing everyday will encourage your brain to think creatively and in turn you will become more creative with practice. Training the mind to practice creativity daily will only increase your skills. Making zentangles will become easier and easier for you.

Lock In

Zentangle art is no easy art form. It is difficult and intricate. The intricacy of the art adds to the beauty of the piece. Locking in will remind you of your desire to improve. When you remember your why, your art will reflect your why. Before you know it, you will have art that is so locked in, you will need a key to get inside.

Observe

Artists improve by observing. Art is made to inspire and to be seen. The Sistine Chapel is still inspiring young artists 500 years later. Look up zentangle art, let it inspire you. Pay attention to the patterns or ideas that you admire, and why you admire them. Understanding zentangle in different ways can lead to more interpretive and logical designs.