New Patterns on Demand - Do You See Sand and a Seashore in Chot, Sibabol and Domi?

Yesterday somebody asked in a Facebook group for some patterns that reminded sand. Everybody there thought about elements that can be on the beach, but I asked and the real intention was sand.

Since I like strange challenges and do not know any real sand pattern, I checked if I had any idea. Right before this I ended up with some more new patterns, I will add their full version with examples some time. The list is long, I need time to tangle and more time to post here.

Too much, I tangle too much.
But I decided to have a post, since I posted there the patterns, and I like to document that it's me who tangled it. Probably nobody else on Earth uses the chop 練祭, since it has no meaning. But still. I like to document that it's me.

This is the first tangle I came upa with, on one of my beloved tea bag envelopes.
I recently started to write the name of my new patterns together with the tangle, and I like it! I must practice the thing I am learning with hand lettering.

Domi, Chot, Sibabol. 27 February 2026

Here I deconstructed Chot. This is a variation of Ciottoli or Tipple (if you like it less spikey).

There are several ways to darken it, in order to make it look darker, as if the sand is more wet.
You can add small (or big) black pebbles. You can draw smaller. You can add before or after some extra texture in the area, like small lines or dots, hatching, cross hatching, curves, other layers of bigger chot and then you draw on top smaller chot... and of course you can overlap the pebbles to make everything darker. And I was almost forgetting that you can use a thicker pen! :D

Sibabol represents loosely these spongey bubbles that you see on the shore sometimes. I like to keep some areas where everything overlaps and a few bubbles empty or almost empty. In the busy areas you can also draw more layers of overlapping bubbles.

Domi is nothing special, but I like the idea of partial auras, only on part of the perimeter. I can work on the idea with different forms and auras of different size to give different effects.

After writing this words I was inspired to tangle some examples in this page, but you will have to wait to see everything. :D

I think my first tangle looked better than this one. Because I cannot use colors? Because I tangled it when I was too tired? Because I was not inspired? Because I could not take advantage of the luck of the newbie since the patterns were not new to me any more? Because I should have used strings? Because I should have swapped Sibabol and Chot? Because the blue pen and blue pencil did not come out so well on this tile, since it is a bit darker than the original tan tiles?
It looks like I did everything in a suboptimal way. There are no mistakes in Zentangle, only opportunities!
Opportunity 1. Maybe sometimes I will tangle over this tile if I feel like (I could try first the effect with a translucent tile). I remember a course from somebody where you had to bring a tile you were not happy with to tangle over it!
Opportunity 2. I can retangle the same patterns while taking into account one or more of the issues listed above and see what comes out. And if it doesn't come out as I want, it looks like another opportunity.

Opportunity 3. Some tiles that we dislike could be liked a lot by others. I should always remember to ask a bit around before drawing on it! :D

Domi, Chot, Sibabol, Wind and Sails. 27 February 2026

March 1st, 2026
I have tried again to tangle a tile since I was not happy with the results. I think this one came out better. Actually, it is the back of the same tile. :D 

Domi, Sibabol, Chot, Arik, Ciottoli. 1 March 2026

My bothering all over about sand and waves also inspired Daisy Malinois to draw some fantasy composition featuring them.

I sincerely thank her for letting me post her art piece, I think it is great to cross share art, when we all mention each other! It can only be beneficial.

A suggestion to all... don't be too shy, share, cooperate! It is the best way to learn, to grow, to feel fullfilled.

My Patterns

Chot

Ciottoli

Domi

Sibabol

Other Patterns

Arik

Wind and Sails