I've been asked, "Why use the official Zentangle tiles? Why not just any kind of paper?" and "Why the Sakura pen?" I think that there are two answers to these questions.
First, to get the best results from your work, use the best materials. Have you ever used something for an art project that was cheap but not up to standards? Let's say that you chose the cheapest watercolor paper and produced a beautiful watercolor but the paper buckled and wouldn't lay flat. There's all your hard work, almost for nothing.
Second, I have tried other pen and paper combinations--and I am sure that Rick and Maria tried many more than I can lay my hands on--and nothing else works as well. There's something, also, about the combination of the texture of the Fabriano Tiepolo paper and the patented fiber point of the Sakura pen that makes you slow down, that makes you concentrate on "One stroke at a time.(SM)" If you go too fast, the pen point can drag on the paper (the same thing happens when you press too hard on the pen) and your lines become jagged.
For the best results from your tangling time, stick with the official Zentangle supplies.
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