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How to draw a Celtic Knot | The Triquetra
Today's video shows how to draw a triquetra knot with a double woven strand and with some added decoration!
Mentioned in this video:
My Celtic knot playlist - ua-cam.com/video/J-MG4MrnrXA/v-deo.html
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I like uni-pin waterproof fine line drawing pens. I use every size from 0.03 to 0.8 so I buy them in sets of multiple sizes whenever I see an offer on them!
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ABOUT ME
This is my second youtube channel. Find my watercolour tutorials over at @LouDavis
I'm a printmaker, specialising in screen print. Most of my work begins with fine liner drawing so I'm highlighting that on this channel.
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Відео

Flower Doodle Ideas | Fill a sketchbook page with fantasy florals!
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Join me for some mindful doodling as I create a circle of simple patterned flowers. SUPPLIES Pens: I like uni-pin waterproof fine line drawing pens. I use every size from 0.03 to 0.8 so I buy them in sets of multiple sizes whenever I see an offer on them! www.jacksonsart.com/uni-pin-drawing-pen-set-of-12-black-0-05-0-8mm? store=jacksonsart_en&acc=9e3cfc48eccf81a0d57663e129aef3cb This link is an...
Mini Pattern Sketchbook | Drawing a Tessellating Pattern
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I've been exploring simple tessellating patterns in my sketchbook recently. This one uses simple repeating quarter circles to build up a curving tiling pattern. I'd love to see your patterns generated from using quarter circles like this! SUPPLIES Pens: I like uni-pin waterproof fine line drawing pens. I use every size from 0.03 to 0.8 so I buy them in sets of multiple sizes whenever I see an o...
Drawing a Circle Pattern in FineLiner Pen | Art Process
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A fine liner drawing of circles in an organic clustered pattern. The original will be listed in my next quarterly mailing list update along with other recent works in pen, print and watercolour. loudavis.co.uk/mailing-list/ SUPPLIES Pen: I like uni-pin waterproof fine line drawing pens. I use every size from 0.03 to 0.8 so I buy them in sets of multiple sizes whenever I see an offer on them! ww...
Tiny Sketchbook Pattern Prompt | Circle Clusters
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Working in my sketchbook with circles this week, I've been developing a weird looking organic pattern of circles that 'grow' in clusters out from a starting line or circle. I hope you enjoy this one! SUPPLIES Pens: I like uni-pin waterproof fine line drawing pens. I use every size from 0.03 to 0.8 so I buy them in sets of multiple sizes whenever I see an offer on them! www.jacksonsart.com/uni-p...
Simple Sketchbook Idea for Mindful Drawing | Pattern Prompt No 2.
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Join me as I draw in my mini pattern sketchbook. Today I'm drawing a network of triangles covering a page. This one is a nice pattern for getting started abstract sketching and a great exercise for mindful drawing, by which I mean it acts as a point of focus and allows you to concentrate wholly on what you're doing, while not being too stressful in terms of having to make decisions or getting p...
How to Draw a Network of Triangles in a Circle | Sketchbook Pattern Prompt No. 1
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Join me as I draw in my mini pattern sketchbook. Today I'm drawing a geometric abstract of a triangular network of lines with a circle as the base form. In the video I share my art process of setting starting conditions for a pattern and rules for drawing that develop the pattern in interesting ways. SUPPLIES Pens: I like uni-pin waterproof fine line drawing pens. I use every size from 0.03 to ...
Sketchbook Tour | A look through my pattern sketches and introducing pattern prompts!
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This week I'm going to start posting pattern prompts on this channel and to give you an idea of the kind of things I'll be sharing, I'm taking you on a quick jaunt through a few of my pattern sketchbooks from the past few years. I really hope you're going to enjoy this new series and I'm looking forward to sharing my pattern ideas with you! SUPPLIES Pens: I like uni-pin waterproof fine line dra...
Celtic Knot Mandala | Drawing Process
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This week I've been drawing a celtic knot ring with a decorative mandala centre. This pattern builds on tutorials I've made recently on how to design and draw celtic knot patterns. I don't go into detail in this video on how I made the celtic knot, so if you'd like to draw along with me, check out my previous videos for the step-by-step technique: How to draw Celtic knots in a circle: ua-cam.co...
How to Draw a Celtic Knot Circle
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I've recently got into drawing Celtic Knots and in today’s video share the method I’ve been using for drawing circular borders. I have been using a method I've used for years, adapted from a book I had over twenty years ago. If you know which book it might be, please do let me know because I've forgotten! This is based on that method, with a little playing around by me to work out what I like b...
How to Draw Linked Celtic Triquetra Knots
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I've recently got into drawing celtic knots and have been playing with patterns based on the triquetra (sometimes referred to as the trinity knot). Some of my initial drawings were inspired by this video by David Nicholls ua-cam.com/video/kPS6BmQcwms/v-deo.htmlsi=mHymC_qbs5b60St4 I like to see what I can do to expand and extend patterns, and so, in this video I share my process of working towar...
Painting a Celtic Knotwork Design in Ink & Watercolour
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For those of you who have been following my art journey on this channel, you'll have seen that recently I've been inspired by celtic design, particularly Celtic Knotwork. I have been sketching circular knotwork patterns based on linked triquetra designs and wanted to know if I could expand them so made this piece with linked circles in the centre and then a chain of linked triquetra (three-lobe...
Studio Notes | Printing the Circle Of Squares Screenprint
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Studio Notes | Printing the Circle Of Squares Screenprint
Drawing a Celtic Knot for Inktober 2023 | Fine Liner Pen and Gold Watercolour Process Video
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Drawing a Celtic Knot for Inktober 2023 | Fine Liner Pen and Gold Watercolour Process Video
How to draw Celtic Knots on a Grid
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How to draw Celtic Knots on a Grid
Why I Draw Mandalas
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Why I Draw Mandalas
How to Draw a Circle of Squares | Geometric Design in Fineliner
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How to Draw a Circle of Squares | Geometric Design in Fineliner

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @dioxydedesilicium
    @dioxydedesilicium 4 дні тому

    I love it ! Thank you to share your work

  • @SherylLynn333
    @SherylLynn333 7 днів тому

    This is beautiful. What kind of compass is this?

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 6 днів тому

      Thanks! The compasses are from a vintage set of drafting tools.

  • @everq483
    @everq483 19 днів тому

    Extraordinaire et magnifique ❤

  • @angelanicholson6252
    @angelanicholson6252 20 днів тому

    Thank you so much for.making it so easy to understand. Wish me luck. 2025 is my celtic knotwork journey. Xxxx

  • @everq483
    @everq483 20 днів тому

    C'est juste MAGNIFIQUE ❤❤❤

  • @lburgess3098
    @lburgess3098 27 днів тому

    Brilliant, clear and concise. Thank you for a great tutorial.

  • @debatthebeach433
    @debatthebeach433 Місяць тому

    💖💖💖

  • @sydniecorey5720
    @sydniecorey5720 Місяць тому

    So so SO helpful!! Thank you so much!

  • @charles213
    @charles213 Місяць тому

    allthesesquaresmakeacircle

  • @_____fulbrighttarih
    @_____fulbrighttarih Місяць тому

    need gold paint that line

  • @Idyllicism
    @Idyllicism 2 місяці тому

    thank you!

  • @menelvegor
    @menelvegor 2 місяці тому

    These videos are a delight to watch. Can't to try this one!

  • @MB-sj2lx
    @MB-sj2lx 2 місяці тому

    wonderful, i wanted to do this on wood and crave it out, then do limestone, thank you so much.

  • @Badgerr99
    @Badgerr99 2 місяці тому

    Hi Lou, a great video, thanks for sharing. I'm confined to the hospital at the moment, and looking for something to pass the time, and your artwork looks like something I can lose many hours in. Could you please recommend a drawing pad etc 😊. Thanks

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 2 місяці тому

      Hi, I hope you find some respite in drawing! I really like a spiral bound square sketchbook and while I've not found the perfect one, these ones from Jackson's Arts are pretty good. www.jacksonsart.com/jackson-s-wire-o-sketchbook-130gsm It really is a matter of trying and finding out what you like though - most paper much works for these!

  • @lakshmisanka3500
    @lakshmisanka3500 2 місяці тому

    Planning to do one

  • @lakshmisanka3500
    @lakshmisanka3500 2 місяці тому

    Mam your mandalas are so so beautiful

  • @danag812
    @danag812 2 місяці тому

    This reminds me of something Mayan, like you'd see on the walls of Mexican pyramids

  • @craigoliver3709
    @craigoliver3709 2 місяці тому

    Soooo happy ive found this channel,its been 10+years since i did any knotwork, youve been a huge help

  • @Scallywagins
    @Scallywagins 2 місяці тому

    So well explained! Thanks so much. Now I’ve found a new obsession 😂

  • @annac101
    @annac101 2 місяці тому

    I enjoyed constructing this, thank you Lou.

  • @nordlyselsker
    @nordlyselsker 3 місяці тому

    Thanks, great tutorial! It's easy to understand, so my first try went quite well. I didn't really see the point of the first circle, though. That just seems to add a few more steps. So, for my second try I dropped this. Instead, to construct the equidistant three points, I drew a horizontal line, chose my first point on the left side of that line, chose the radius and did my first circle (or part of the circle). The second point is where the circle crosses the horizontal line on the right side. Then I did the circle around the second point, and the third point is where the two circles cross. I find this much simpler, and there are fewer potentially confusing lines to deal with. If you'd want it to be exactly in the middle of the ark, you'd have to do a bit of measuring. I just eyeballed it because I am still practising anyway.

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 2 місяці тому

      Glad you found it helpful, there are always different ways to do it, and the way you've used is, I think, a method I've used in a previous video. I've been making six-fold versions of this shape too and so find the circle helps me with that though you're right, it's not totally necessary!

  • @Denise11Schultz
    @Denise11Schultz 3 місяці тому

    The book I’m thinking of went into a box when I moved a few months ago, so I can’t access it yet. It was hand-drawn and possibly comb-bound, and advanced from simple geometrics to complex geometrics to animal interlaces. It was 8 1/2 by 11 and it was drawn on a boat in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the 1980s. When I find it, I’ll post the Title & Author here. Thank you for the tour. 🌱🌿💚

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 3 місяці тому

      Thanks, do let me know if you remember it!

    • @Denise11Schultz
      @Denise11Schultz 2 місяці тому

      @@loudavisdrawing I will find it, every day is one day closer to that. 😎 Another thing I remember is that she had you fold paper in certain symmetries. For instance: fold in half, then in thirds, as if you were going to cut out a paper snowflake. •Then draw a short pair of parallel pencil lines up to the fold line. That will be the width of your interlaces. The angle to the fold will determine many things. •At least one pair of pencil lines come to each fold line. Then draw the lines to connect the fold laces to each other. I think each lace has to cross another lace. These will be shaded over and under in the final drawing. •Then carefully cut out between the laces, starting at the folds. When you unfold it you have a rough sketch of a pattern that you use to draw your final pattern from (unless you are a scherenschnitte artist and it’s already perfect 😉). •There was a set of mathematical rules to follow that I don’t remember completely (like how many times a lace had to cross another lace to prevent a mathematical mishap, etc. •Is this a method you have seen, and does it have a name? •I remember using it to design cuff bracelets in ultrasuede.

    • @Denise11Schultz
      @Denise11Schultz Місяць тому

      @@loudavisdrawing I found it, It is an early version of “Design Your Own Paper Cut Celtic Knots, Molly’s Magic Method ©️ by Molly Swan-Sheeran and it is copyright 1999, later than I thought. There is a later version, which is also out of print, but you could try searching Thrift Books, Good Reads, Barnes & Noble, etc. under her name. Good luck.

  • @mariaetheridge8343
    @mariaetheridge8343 3 місяці тому

    O.M.G.! You make it look so easy! I've been at it for almost 4 hours and.. still struggling 🙈 OK, I'm a real beginner.. at 80! Only discovered your channel yesterday. Love it!

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 3 місяці тому

      Glad you're loving the channel - I hope you persevere - sometimes it takes time to get it, but when you do, you'll be away!

  • @lornawilburn3605
    @lornawilburn3605 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful❣️

  • @wombatbluehorse
    @wombatbluehorse 3 місяці тому

    Hi. Do you have a tutorial for how to set this up please?

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 3 місяці тому

      Hi, yes you can find it here ua-cam.com/video/EK1D0wTAM_Q/v-deo.html

  • @juanjosemartindelcampogarc8945
    @juanjosemartindelcampogarc8945 3 місяці тому

    Me fascinan los diseños celtas con sus trisquetas, y tejidos geométricos, me intriga quien o quienes inventaron originalmente este arte geometrico increíblemente armonioso y equilibrado expresión particular del pueblo celta. Gracias 😊

  • @sayediqbel
    @sayediqbel 3 місяці тому

    Amazing Talent 👏👏👏

  • @alisoncarmichael9790
    @alisoncarmichael9790 3 місяці тому

    Well done - that's really helpful of you to work out how to draw that pattern and show us in such a clear way. We've started to work round the circle and are on to the third inner row now We're finding it's best not to think about it too much and go with the flow but every now and then we have to have a break when our brains start to object! Thanks so much for another lovely and 'do-able' tutorial.

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 3 місяці тому

      Yes, I definitely find it helps to go with the flow!

  • @grainned1801
    @grainned1801 3 місяці тому

    Thankyou Lou. This makes so much more sense now ❤️

  • @НадяРужицкая-е4х
    @НадяРужицкая-е4х 3 місяці тому

    Amazing 😻

  • @innesferguson
    @innesferguson 4 місяці тому

    Great tutorial! Thanks.

  • @Shouldwebeworried
    @Shouldwebeworried 4 місяці тому

    Thank you. Very nice.

  • @hashsand
    @hashsand 4 місяці тому

    I'm thrilled to learn how to draw these! Thank you!

  • @WTCreations
    @WTCreations 4 місяці тому

    Great video Lou, i used this design on a bowl I turned & carved. It worked out great thanks to your expectation on how to draw this successfully.

  • @maechenstewart8003
    @maechenstewart8003 4 місяці тому

    Loving this flower doodle. More please!!!❤

  • @charmainedudley7747
    @charmainedudley7747 5 місяців тому

    WOW!!! I've always struggled with the ends .... you've made it sooooo incredibly simple! Now it's quick & easy, peasy, japanesey!!! You have no idea how much frustration, wrinkles & paper you've saved me bwahahahahahahaha! Forever grateful. A multitude & endless blessings to you! Thank you once again! Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa 👋😊

  • @jonathandaniels5124
    @jonathandaniels5124 5 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful art work. 🔥🔥🔥

  • @lynaeeakettgreene7208
    @lynaeeakettgreene7208 5 місяців тому

    Awesome, so I'm actually using this tutorial as a frame of reference for wire weaving. I'll Def be watching your other video. Thanks!

  • @valerieofarrell9545
    @valerieofarrell9545 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @marielouisedavidson4834
    @marielouisedavidson4834 5 місяців тому

    Love this! So much fun! thank you!

  • @LindaKing-nq6ut
    @LindaKing-nq6ut 5 місяців тому

    Amazing how you develop these designs as you go

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 5 місяців тому

      A lot of it is repeating shapes I’ve used before - and more thinking time than I show in the videos!

  • @mairimml526
    @mairimml526 5 місяців тому

    I been trying Celtic for some time but was confused in some areas. Your explanations are precise and to the point. Perfectly done thanks. Am clear in the points I was confused. Thanks. Going to watch all your Celtic knots videos. Thanks again, many blessings to you & family.

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 5 місяців тому

      Thank you, really glad it was helpful for you.

  • @НадеждаРужицкая-ж3и
    @НадеждаРужицкая-ж3и 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much ❤ I did it 🍀🍀🍀🍀❤️❤️❤️🫶

  • @polgara28
    @polgara28 6 місяців тому

    This looks like a ton of fun! Thanks for sharing, Lou 🌻

  • @LindaKing-nq6ut
    @LindaKing-nq6ut 6 місяців тому

    This is amazing…such variety of line & circles in combination…

  • @catnipcanoodle
    @catnipcanoodle 6 місяців тому

    I wonder if you can make a template with pencil size holes from the dotted paper so you can always start from halfway. Big holes for center dots. I dunno. Very cool video!

  • @claudiaweslowski
    @claudiaweslowski 6 місяців тому

    Very beautiful! Thank You! ❤

  • @Schmachthexe89
    @Schmachthexe89 6 місяців тому

    Omg that is so helpful, thank you!!! 😍❤

  • @Denisej61
    @Denisej61 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this fantastic tutorial. I love it. Can't wait to give it a go. You make it look so easy but I'm sure it's not, but I will have fun trying 😊

  • @marcusbeau
    @marcusbeau 7 місяців тому

    i thought i was the only circle cluster artist on the planet, used to fill my peechees up with them in school

    • @loudavisdrawing
      @loudavisdrawing 6 місяців тому

      Had to look up what a peechee was! But yes, I did the same!