Tuesday 17 June 2014

Diva Challenge 172 - Duotangle with Mooka and Auraknot

What a gorgeous couple! Mooka and Auraknot. Laura, on I am the Diva, says she has a love/hate relationship with Mooka. How could she? Mooka is delightful, flowing, smooth and elegant. Auraknot on the other hand leaves me looking like a small child - hunched over, tongue out, far too close to the page....and it never, ever looks as I want it to look.

So, I tried to do something a little different. I have used a Renaissance tile and drew my Auraknot in a sepia tone, (so you can't see it too well....) with a black Mooka behind it. I have gone to town on shading this week - again, shading can hide a multitude of little errors! Then I've highlighted with abandon with my fine white pen. It's not perfect but I quite like it.



I've already had a peek at some of the other entries to this week's challenge and there are some amazing contributions. I was quite bowled over by Debra Castaldi's gorgeous tile - wish I could do Auraknot with this amount of confidence.

Enjoy checking out all the others.

Axxx
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18 comments:

  1. Jennifer Hohensteiner17 June 2014 at 06:22

    You've done a fantastic job. Your tile is so interesting and lovely. The white highlights, the shading, and the sepia and black give it such fascinating depth.

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    1. ArtyZen17 June 2014 at 12:08

      Thank you, Jennifer. So glad you like it. Axxx

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  2. Anonymous17 June 2014 at 06:37

    Love the way that you did AuraKnot, and the white highlights make it sparkle!

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    1. ArtyZen17 June 2014 at 12:09

      Actually, I did AuraKnot quite badly but the white highlights do help to cover those bits up somewhat and I am pleased with the effect! Serendipity! Axxx

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  3. jeanchaneyaz17 June 2014 at 08:32

    This is so unique. It has a see through quality that I really like. Nice work!

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    1. ArtyZen17 June 2014 at 12:10

      Thanks Jean - I did everything I could to actually disguise how I drew AuraKnot...but it has seemed to work well for me. Axxx

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  4. Unknown17 June 2014 at 09:09

    Your tile is so lovely. I like your highlighting. It makes the tile very special.

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    1. ArtyZen17 June 2014 at 12:11

      And I am grateful for your lovely comments, Beewatch - thank you so much. Axxx

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  5. David Hunter17 June 2014 at 09:42

    I love it. Your treatment of the AuraKnot makes it appear to be made out of Glass. Very effective. Well done.

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    1. ArtyZen17 June 2014 at 12:11

      I am delighted you see it that way, David - thank you so much for leaving me this lovely comment. Axxx

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  6. MySpecialist17 June 2014 at 13:33

    Beautiful tile!

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  7. HeidiSue18 June 2014 at 10:22

    I love the white highlights! and really, a rougher auraknot is so charming to me. This is lovely.

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    1. ArtyZen18 June 2014 at 12:35

      Thank you HeidiSue - good to know you like a bit of rough...:-) Axxx

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  8. Anne's tangle blog18 June 2014 at 12:34

    Wow, Annie, this is stunning, I love the white highlights.

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    1. ArtyZen18 June 2014 at 12:37

      Thank you so much, Annemarie - actually, without the highlights, it was difficult to see Auraknot at all - it's quite interesting to see how much the image changed when I added them. Axxx

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  9. Tangles and More19 June 2014 at 07:04

    Very well done. The white highlighting on Auraknot really adds a lot.

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    1. ArtyZen19 June 2014 at 08:51

      Thank you Donald. I wasn't sure if it was excessive but actually, the tangle didn't show up very well without the highlighting. Axx

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I read everyone's comments and am delighted that you took the time to share your views. Thank you! Ax

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