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I am a newbie when it comes to doodling/zentagles/zendoodles, but I thought I could share what I know with you all and perhaps you could share with me as well! My posts will contain images and links to videos that I find helpful in explaining or elaborating on my ideas but most often will not be my own creations so I will be giving credit to the creators.

So, what are zendoodles?
Were you ever in class and as your teacher or professor was attempting to impart essential information to you, your pen would lazily drift to the margins of your lined notebook and begin creating mindless repetitive shapes? Those are the basic concepts behind zendoodles also known as zentangles.

Interestingly, a google search produced no concrete authorities on this meditative drawing, but I was able to find out that it originated in 2005 from a calligrapher who was doing just what was previously described. Drawing repetitive doodles and achieving a meditative feeling as a result. If you research, you can locate the blog of this calligrapher and her former monk husbands clear methods for doodling. Mine are slightly different so I will just go with how I developed my own.

Zendoodles are meant to be relaxing and fun. There is no plan when you put your pen to your paper the first time, and often no overarching drawing you aim to complete (this can be accomplished in a deliberate manner however we can discuss that later). Basically, you allow your pen to create redundant shapes, building upon your previous one until your page is full or you are satisfied with your outcome.

Here are examples of simple or individual zentangles