10 Aug How to Draw CRAC (Tangle Step by Step)
Do you like easy, geometric grid tangles? Then this one might just become your new favorite 😊 Here’s how to draw my original tangle CRAC, step by step:
CRAC is built on a classic square grid, but with a twist: those radial lines can start from anywhere within the square fragment. That small freedom adds a nice bit of variation, while still keeping the whole thing simple. It’s made entirely of straight lines, making it a great pattern to practice hand steadiness and focus.
It was inspired by the look of shattered glass, and those cracks that appear when something breaks.
Practice this tangle with my FREE WORKBOOK:
This tutorial is part of my FREE WORKBOOK Zentangle for Beginners, where you’ll learn to master the 5 basic Zentangle strokes: dots, lines, curves, arcs and orbs. It includes 10 tangle tutorials (half of them originals), each focused on a single stroke to help you build your skills from the ground up.
A perfect tangle for beginner-friendly tiles:
CRAC is one of my go-to tangles when I teach “Introduction to Zentangle” kind of workshops. It’s easy to learn, visually interesting, airy and perfect for showing how geometric grid patterns work.
Here’s one of those tiles I created using CRAC (full tutorial here):
Now it’s your turn to try CRAC!
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