Ocean and more with TanglesandToons

I have been following several YouTube channels to find inspiration and to learn how to draw patterns, even if lately I rely strongly on the steps from tangle patterns.

Lately I found another one, that is quite interesting, TanglesandToons. The first thing I checked was the ocean project.

Here you can find the first video.

I liked the approach that was not pure zentangle and the easy approach to shading.

I did not make all elements together yet in the same drawing, so far I simply did a page with all tangles and one with the toons part. I will probably update the post later when I do the drawing.

Seashimmer, Phicops, Oysteroid, Zenemone, Coral Seeds, Rayz, Indy-Rella, Jelly Legs, Quabog. 13 July 2025

I also copied a couple of elements that David didn't explain in the ocean project, but that can be seen there.

13-16 July 2025

Since I loved the Ocean Project, I checked out some more videos.

There is one where he draws Arukas, in a way that inspired me. 

I always found this pattern interesting, but I could not find a way to draw it that looked nice. I think I did better this time.

Arukas, Fescu. 15 July 2025

There is also one tea bag with Arukas... The Arukas one remind me some graphics of the 80s, like in Jem and the Holograms (if you ever saw the anime series). And I love the second, especially the variation of Dano that I did. I love to make variations of the tangles, use parts or them or modify them for other functions. And in this case I transformed a ribbon into an element to fill some middle sized areas.

Upper Left: Quabog, Rayz, Zenemone. Upper Centre, Dano, Dansolo, Bolly. Upper Right: Day-Zee.
Bottom Left: Arukas, Printemps. Bottom Center: Dark Busters. Bottom Right: Jelly Legs.
15 July 2025

And now, the last video from David that I checked out.

Another different view on Zentangle, I actually drew a tile more or less in the middle of the page, added some shading, and then added some more of the same elements in the rest of the page with a grey pen. I bought a set of grey pens unintentionally, but they can be useful every now and then. 

Flec, Alla, Fescurus Verae. 18 July 2025

Flec, Alla, Fescurus Verae. 19 July 2025

My Patterns:

Dansolo

Zentangle Original Patterns

Arukas

Fescu

Indy-Rella

Printemps

Quabog

Other Patterns

Alla, Mayumi Ogawa

Bolly, Barbara Duel Johnson, CZT

Coral Seeds, Suzanne McNeil, CZT

Dano, Yolanda López Segura, CZT

Dark Busters, Diana Marshall.

Day-Zee, Peg Philleo, CZT

Fescurus Verae, Verónica Vázquez Orozco, CZT

Flec, Jem Miller

Jelly Legs, Amber Davis

Oysteroid, Jody Genovese, CZT

Phicops, Laura Harms, CZT

Rayz, Sarah Fowler

Seashimmer, Michelle Dugdale CZT

Zenemone, Tomàs Padrós, CZT