Noches is another of my go-to tangle patterns.  Here are the tangle pattern step-outs to help you draw Noches.  Like my tangle pattern Nibs, this tangle pattern came about when I got tired of using “Tipple”, an official Zentangle® pattern, for space fillers.  Since circles are my favourite shapes to draw, I searched for a very simple and dark pattern to use in place of Tipple.  While trying to keep to the simple teachings of the Zentangle® practice, I drew what I was envisioning – the pupil of an eye with light shining on it from an angle.  At first, it looked just too plain – similar to a black dot that was sloppily done so and a white spot was left uncoloured.  So then, I drew an aura around the whole thing and lo and behold, I had my dark circle pattern to use as contrast to Tipple and Nibs.

Here’s what it looks like when combined with Squid, another Zentangle® official pattern, my pattern Nibs, and Tipple.

Moleskine sketchbook tangle, Sakura Micron 01 Pen.  This tangle was simply drawn with a single pen.  No starting string and no shading were used.  This is my favourite tangle pattern combo when I want to calm my mind.  Hence, this is why one would find this combination of tangle patterns on the backpage in each of my office notebooks.

Origin of the tangle pattern name

This tangle pattern I call “Noches”, meaning “nights” in Spanish, since it is such a dark, dramatic and romantic pattern.

In tangle drawings and illustrations, Noches looks great in underwater or coral scenes.  In addition, Noches has a modern and science fiction look about it.  It pairs well with edge, straight-lines tangles because it’s dramatic circular self provides so much contrasts.

Sakura Micron Pen 01, Graphite pencil for shading.  Tangle patterns:  Nibs, Noches, Tipple, Fescu, Flux, and _______I forgot! Please help me identify the last one.____