Creating Celtic Knotwork

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"Thecomplexdesignscanbeconfusing,butIlovehowthisbookmakesitsimpletofollow.Theauthorofferstwoinnovative--andverysimple--approachestodesigninguniquecelticknotdesignsthatmakeiteasyenoughfor(almost)anyonetocreatetheirown."--DailyGreet
Whetheryou'reacompletebeginnerorhavealreadyattemptedtolearntheartofCelticknotwork,thisisthebookforyouArtistsatalllevelswilltreasurethisguide,whichnotonlydemonstrateshowtoduplicatepatternsfromarichandvariedgalleryofexamplesbutalsohowtotakethenextsteptocreatingyourownuniquedesigns.
ThisnewlyrevisededitionofCreatingCelticKnotworkfeaturesawealthofaddedmaterialandrevisions.AuthorCariBuziakdrawsuponherextensiveteachingexperiencetopresenteasy-to-understand,well-illustratedinstructionsthatexplainallthebasictechniquesofCelticpatternsaswellastheart'smeaningandhistory.Inadditiontospirals,mazes,andsteppatterns,thedesignsincludedragons,hounds,andotheranimalsaswellashumanforms.Exercisesandtipsencourageexperimentationthatwillallowyoutodevelopyourownvariationsontraditionalforms.Informationondrawingtools,paintingmaterials,transferringpatterns,andotherpracticalaspectswillhelpyougetstartedrightaway.