Want to learn the art of Celtic knotwork? Get started right away with Creating Celtic Knotwork: A Fresh Approach to Traditional Design by Cari Buziak. It's an in-depth Celtic knotwork instruction book with drawing tutorials. You only need a pencil, eraser, ruler and dot paper. The author makes dot paper from graph paper and uses it as a template for drawing knots. She includes both regular and spiral dot paper templates for photocopying. Or you can make your own. The dot paper helps with the ease and consistency of building Celtic knots. It's ideal for practice. I know nothing about Celtic knotwork though I admire and am curious about it. I gather my supplies and sit down with the book open to page 2 where the author jumps right into the tutorials. I take my time. Between the text and the drawings I work it out - draw, connect, erase - repeat. Continue the exercises at your own pace. The topics covered are shown below in the Contents. You will also find inspirational artwork, information on the art's meaning and history, practical aspects and encouragement to experiment with your own knotwork. This 128 page paperback was released January 16, 2018 from Dover Publications. Get your copy below!
CONTENTS
The Basics
GETTING READY
BASIC CELTIC KNOTWORK
MODIFYING THE BASIC KNOT
KNOTTING VARIATIONS
EXERCISES
THE TREE FOIL KNOT
Borders & Corners
BORDERS
CORNERS
KNOTTING IN A RING
Crosses
THE CELTIC CROSS
THE RINGED CROSS
Spirals
DOUBLE SPIRALS
TRIPLE SPIRALS
JOINING SPIRALS
Maze & Step Patterns
MAZE PATTERNS
STEP PATTERNS
Zoomorphics
SNAKES AND DRAGONS
Snake to dragon transformation
Turning a knot into a dragon
CELTIC ANIMALS
The Celtic Hound
The Celtic Lion
The Celtic Bird
CELTIC PEOPLE
Celtic Man
Celtic Woman
Hairstyles & Beards
VINE & CHALICE
Techniques & Materials
TRANSFERRING A DESIGN
PEN & INK
ACRYLICS
WATERCOLORS
PAPER
Biography
Dot Paper
Dot Paper: ring style
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| A dot paper square. |
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| Nouvueau Tulips by C Buziak © page 15. |
Creating Celtic Knotwork is available worldwide at Dover Publications. Dover, Great Books, Variety & Value Since 1941. Check out their catalog at Dover Publications. Dover has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until April 26, 2018. Canada & USA. Good luck!
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| Spiral Cross by C Buziak © page 47. |
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| Back cover of my copy of book. |
