To make a Zentangle, use a 4x4 inch square of paper, pencil, and black gel pen. Draw dots in each corner and connect them with a pencil to make a border. Then draw diagonal lines across the square between dots using the gel pen, making the lines wavy, curvy, or zig-zagged rather than straight. Finally, fill in the blank spaces with patterns using the gel pen.

1. Making a ZENTANGLE
Supplies: Use a 4x4” square of white paper, pencil, and black gel pen.
Step 1: Move in about ¼” from each corner and draw a dot with a
pencil. You should have four dots when you finish.
Step 2: Connect the four dots with a pencil. You will make a nice
border on each square.
Step 3: Using a gel pen, draw a diagonal line across the card connecting
two dots, but do not use a straight line. Instead use either wavy, curvy,
curly, loopy, zig-zag, or jagged line.
Step 4: Using a gel pen, draw a diagonal line across the card connecting
the last two remaining dots, but do not use a straight line. Instead use
either wavy, curvy, curly, loopy, zig-zag, or jagged line.
Last: Fill in the blank areas of your card with patterns using your gel
pen. Below are some examples of completed zentangles.