How I doodle a zentangle yinyang! That was a mouthful..
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<html><center> <h1>Have you ever stopped and thought to yourself, "I wish I knew how to doodle a yin yang symbol."?</h1> <h3>I'm going to teach you how in this post! </h3> <p><img src="https://s10.postimg.org/579gjo95l/smallyinyang.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></p> <p><br></p></center> <p>But first, I'm sure you may be curious as to what a yinyang symbol stands for:</p> <blockquote> Yin Yang is perhaps the most known and documented concept used within Taoism. </blockquote> <blockquote><strong>A starting definition:</strong> Yin / Yang : Two halves that together complete wholeness. Yin and yang are also the starting point for change. When something is whole, by definition it is unchanging and complete. So when you split something into two halves – yin / yang, it upsets the equilibrium of wholeness. This starts both halves chasing after each other as they seek a new balance with each other. The word Yin comes out to mean “shady side” and Yang “sunny side”. Yin Yang is the concept of duality forming a whole. We encounter examples of Yin and Yang every day. As examples: night (Yin) and day (Yang), female (Yin) and male (Yang). Over thousands of years quite a bit has been sorted and grouped under various Yin Yang classification systems. The symbol for Yin Yang is called the Taijitu. Most people just call it the yin yang symbol in the west. The taijitu symbol has been found in more than one culture and over the years has come to represent Taoism. </blockquote> <p><a href="http://personaltao.com/teachings/questions/what-is-yin-yang/">Source here</a></p> <p><br></p> <center><p>That was the informative side, now let's get to the art side of this post!</p> <p><img src="https://s15.postimg.org/n4y38h3a3/yinyang1.jpg" width="1024" height="768"/></p> <h3>First we start off with a the basic shape of the yinyang. </h3> <p>I used a couple random objects from around the house to trace around for the circles.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://s11.postimg.org/y2htxx20z/yinyang2.jpg" width="1024" height="768"/></p> <h3>Now we want to add a smaller outline.</h3> <p>This will be for the color later.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://s14.postimg.org/pd1k7h381/yinyang3.jpg" width="1024" height="768"/></p> <h3>Now you can start off with your doodling.</h3> <p>Just start adding random lines and dots, doodling isn't as complex as it looks! Try alternating patterns and feel free to do the same patterns in different areas of the design. Just remember that a yinyang usually has one black dot and one black side along with one white dot and one white side, so I tried to use contrasting lines in the corresponding areas.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://s9.postimg.org/rac0zsd0f/yinyang4.jpg" width="1024" height="768"/></p> <h3>This picture shows the contrasting line sizes that I used to create lighter and darker areas.</h3> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><img src="https://s13.postimg.org/3v4czrg93/yinyang5.jpg" width="1024" height="768"/></p> <h3>Lastly add any color you would like.</h3> <p>I used red since I love the contrast of red, black and white.</p> <p>And that's it! Use your imagination...All you need are some pens, a piece of paper and a smile.</p> <p><br></p> <p>As usual with my progression drawings, here's a .gif for your viewing pleasure! haha</p> <p><img src="https://s9.postimg.org/owwr5wl7z/output_e_XMMx_N.gif" width="808" height="606"/></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2>If you like what you see, please follow and upvote. Stay on the look out for upcoming posts, as I have an awesome Steemit inspired doodle coming up!</h2> <h2>Also, if you have ANY advice or questions for me, please leave them in the comments below and I will answer them as soon as possible!</h2> <h2>Thanks so much for looking! See you soon.</h2></center> </html>