09 Jun How to Draw TUNDRA (Tangle Step by Step)

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Do you like blossoming tangles with a floral inspiration? Here’s the step by step instructions to help you draw my original tangle TUNDRA:

tangle tundra steps mario patterns

TUNDRA is an organic tangle that looks like a chaotic flower, and it’s made of overlapping petal shapes and circles. While it starts in a very structured way from a central point, it quickly expands in all directions allowing for improvisation and flowing freely.

The name TUNDRA evokes cold weather, since its main inspiration is that moment in the early mornings when it’s chilly and you can see dew drops in the plants’ leaves and flowers.

dew inspiration for tangle tundra
Photo by Aaron Burden (Unsplash)

I created TUNDRA for a workshop I taught in February 2025 in the art store Hartem (Madrid). The whole concept of the workshop was the transition between winter and spring, with tangles mixing elements from both seasons:

zentangle tile with tundra tangle pattern

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