As always, I love the way you teach this method of knot making!! I taught a whole new crop of middle schoolers (since I wrote to you a few years ago) this week and they loved it! One of them learned the knot in class and an hour later showed me a whole cross that he made without instruction! It was beautiful! He was so proud of it! (He did it during his Latin class which followed my art class. Yikes!) More fans for you! Thank you, again!
Pam, how wonderful! Please give my love to your children, especially the one who made the cross. I'm glad he was proud of it and it makes me feel good that my video was of some value to him. Take care, Dx
David, Thank you so much for showing us how to draw Celtic knots. Your method is so doable and accessible. I appreciate your step-by-step approach and generosity in sharing your techniques. Blessings!
I'm so glad I bumped into this - I can't wait to watch the rest of the series. Thank you so much for such a clear tutorial. My lines are a bit shaky, but it''s the first Celtic knot I've drawn that's recognizable. As others have said, I've set aside a sketchbook just for practice.
Greetings from Finland! I found your method very helpful - circles and tangents instead of just dots turned out to be just the thing I needed to figure out where the lines go. I don't consider myself particularly 'good' at drawing, my previous experience with any kind of knot designs are limited to calligraphy borders with two strands crossing over and under, and I've attempted a few more intricate designs a couple of days ago based on other tutorials I found on UA-cam. Now, thanks to your helpful series of videos, two days later I've completed a 10x12 grid pattern with several stop lines resulting in a total of 10 interlinking strands (mind blown!) and I've been working on another intricate project today. A huge and warm thank you for giving me the tools I needed to be creative!
+Kasha Kasha, I'm delighted that you found my videos helpful. Thank you for taking the trouble to comment. I hope the designs go well. I'm just starting a series of videos on calligraphy, so stay subscribed if you're interested. David
Thank you! I enjoy your teaching style and subject matter very much. I am filling my sketch book one by one with each design and look forward to each new project.
This is just awesome, Thank you so much ! I’ve been looking for something like this for quite a while but I did not know it was called Celtic knots. Thanks once again !
Can't believe you have only two comments - you are the best tutor on UA-cam. You have a simple yet effective way of demonstrating these techniques. I'm hooked. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the clear step by step instructions. I drew a 3 X 4 square knot the very first time and I'm thrilled with the results. I've started a notebook to practice more knots and feel I can really produce some fine work.
Thank you very much for these videos David - I just found your channel a few days ago and I think its great. I drew my first Celtic cross today with the help of your tutorial. Im Irish so this is great to be able to learn something like this.
Well, I watched the "redone" version of your first video, then found the cache of all 21 and wanted to start at the beginning so watched this one too - both are fine, in my opinion, and now I look forward to watching (and trying) every one of them, thanks so much for providing such good instructions and examples! I am just beginning to try this new (old) craft! Thanks again!
Thank you so much for posting these tutorials. You've totally demystified drawing knotwork for me. I've been wanting to learn so I could develop patterns for jewellery pieces but had no idea how to go about it. I love your teaching style - frank and straight forward.
Thank you so much for your tutorials. I never thought I'd be able to draw any of these designs, but you explain it so clearly that it has become easy for me now.
Grate tutorial. It was easy to follow. I'm making a mirror for my wife and decided to burn Celtic Knots into the frame. Thanks so much for this and the rest of the videos you have done. You helped me out immensely.
Thanks sooo much for your excellent and clearly thoughtout celtic not pattern tutorial! I've been wanting to use this type of pattern on a few of my wood turnings and your video has given me the opportunity to attempt it. Again, Thanks for this and your other videos!
Tinkabell7409 Glad you found them useful Tinkabell. David PS Tinkabell - have you seen my magic fairy? look at the playlist called Freehand Spacefilling Designs. More to come - stay subscribed.
You're brilliant! I've several books that do not explain it nearly so well, and I am drawing them better than I ever have before. Definitely subscribing, and watching the rest of your tutorials. :) Thank you, sir.
Wow, I love this method! This will keep me busy for quite some time, probably NOT out of trouble but at least busy. :-) I'll be taking my carving and painting to another level I'm sure. Thanks for posting this series, great job man.
***** David's videos are the best tutorials I've come across to learn the Celtic Design. His teachings are accurate, easy to follow, and just plain beautiful. I've started with #1 and working thru all the videos.
as we say in german: 'the knot finally came undone', which means, ' i finally got it'. was struggling with many other instruction videos and failed, couldn't figure out how to do it. no one explained it like this. with this video: instant success. thank you very much! i am eager to continue now with your videos of celtic knots.
Thank you SOOO much for this video. I swear, I have tried to follow countless videos prior to finding yours and I just felt like I was a complete idiot because I could follow along but I didn't grasp the big picture of the interlocking strands and each time I tried to replicate the pattern on my own, well...it was sad. But I did it!! Thank you!!
Can't please everyone - and why would you want to? As Coco Channel once said, "I don't care what you think of me, because I don't think of you at all."
Thank you so much for the videos. May I say I think you are pretty funny. I'm going to make a wood carving of Celtic knots. You have made my time drawing the designs so much faster. Thanks again.
Awesome tutorial Sir. A lovely way to teach without using graph paper might I add. Also, even if your videos were to be more than 5 minutes, I would still watch them. Have a lovely day.
length 3 height two, but the length can go to infinity if you want. Amazing demonstration of how to draw, but also how the design is put together!! I will be coming back to this video...
***** I posted links to your videos in my most recent blog post on Celtic design. collagediva.typepad.com/collagediva/2015/03/celtic.html Thanks again!
Olá David Nicholls, uma forma singela de passar o conhecimento, que torna fácil o entendimento. Obrigado por passar o início da grafia de forma tão fácil de assimilar.
This was awesome thank you. Cracked me up when you said "I've been told I can only take five minuets because people don't have the attention span. 😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for this clear and instructive video! Can this technique be adapted to draw the pattern around a cylinder in the horizontal direction?
Thank you! Very helpful. (I wouldn't worry about people's attention-span : if it really is so short, they can always return to the video later. Besides, you are very easy to listen to.)
You rock... Please do include more detailed tutorials for those of us who do have a longer attention span!! That made me laugh... Thanks for all of your hard work!!
As always, I love the way you teach this method of knot making!! I taught a whole new crop of middle schoolers (since I wrote to you a few years ago) this week and they loved it! One of them learned the knot in class and an hour later showed me a whole cross that he made without instruction! It was beautiful! He was so proud of it! (He did it during his Latin class which followed my art class. Yikes!) More fans for you! Thank you, again!
Pam, how wonderful!
Please give my love to your children, especially the one who made the cross. I'm glad he was proud of it and it makes me feel good that my video was of some value to him.
Take care,
Dx
David, Thank you so much for showing us how to draw Celtic knots. Your method is so doable and accessible. I appreciate your step-by-step approach and generosity in sharing your techniques. Blessings!
Valerie Sjodin You're very welcome! Thank you for thanking me!
More coming up very soon.
D
I'm so glad I bumped into this - I can't wait to watch the rest of the series. Thank you so much for such a clear tutorial. My lines are a bit shaky, but it''s the first Celtic knot I've drawn that's recognizable. As others have said, I've set aside a sketchbook just for practice.
This was an excellent tutorial. The design process made sense to me, which isn’t always the case. Thank you.
This is the very best lesson I've seen on line for making a celtic knot and understanding the design flow of it. Brilliant!
Greetings from Finland! I found your method very helpful - circles and tangents instead of just dots turned out to be just the thing I needed to figure out where the lines go. I don't consider myself particularly 'good' at drawing, my previous experience with any kind of knot designs are limited to calligraphy borders with two strands crossing over and under, and I've attempted a few more intricate designs a couple of days ago based on other tutorials I found on UA-cam. Now, thanks to your helpful series of videos, two days later I've completed a 10x12 grid pattern with several stop lines resulting in a total of 10 interlinking strands (mind blown!) and I've been working on another intricate project today. A huge and warm thank you for giving me the tools I needed to be creative!
+Kasha
Kasha, I'm delighted that you found my videos helpful. Thank you for taking the trouble to comment. I hope the designs go well.
I'm just starting a series of videos on calligraphy, so stay subscribed if you're interested.
David
Thanks for sharing with us David. It really helps a lot.
been trying knots for years and nailed it first time w/ your tutorial. cheers m8!
h8fulsl8 Great! have a look at the others.
Thank you! I enjoy your teaching style and subject matter very much. I am filling my sketch book one by one with each design and look forward to each new project.
This is just awesome, Thank you so much ! I’ve been looking for something like this for quite a while but I did not know it was called Celtic knots. Thanks once again !
Glad I could help!
Can't believe you have only two comments - you are the best tutor on UA-cam. You have a simple yet effective way of demonstrating these techniques. I'm hooked. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the clear step by step instructions. I drew a 3 X 4 square knot the very first time and I'm thrilled with the results. I've started a notebook to practice more knots and feel I can really produce some fine work.
Sharon Stewart I'm very glad I could be of some help, Sharon. Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you so much David!!! This is incredible!!! You are a wonderful teacher!!
Oh! Neerja! What a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much. I delighted that you found my videos useful!
D xxx
Had to write: Two weeks later my knots are super, can't believe how good a tutor you really are so many thanks, sir.
Thank you very much for these videos David - I just found your channel a few days ago and I think its great. I drew my first Celtic cross today with the help of your tutorial. Im Irish so this is great to be able to learn something like this.
What a nice thing to say. thanks Eileen xx
Well, I watched the "redone" version of your first video, then found the cache of all 21 and wanted to start at the beginning so watched this one too - both are fine, in my opinion, and now I look forward to watching (and trying) every one of them, thanks so much for providing such good instructions and examples! I am just beginning to try this new (old) craft! Thanks again!
thanks lydia, I appreciate your comments xx
Thank you so much for posting these tutorials. You've totally demystified drawing knotwork for me. I've been wanting to learn so I could develop patterns for jewellery pieces but had no idea how to go about it. I love your teaching style - frank and straight forward.
Thank you for your kind comments. Good luck with the jewellery
What an elegant method. I have been trying for some time to figure this out, and have made a dog's dinner of it. Thank you so very much.
TY for the Tutorial.. excellent ... Love it.. easy to follow.. and I love the squaring more as well.
Katherine McElroy
thanks katherine xxx
By far the best explanation of the technique I have seen,thank you,Sir!
Thanks Cary
Thank you so much for sharing how to create this knot. I was able to follow you step-by-step. You are awesome!
Thank you David! Your video is simple and easy to understand!
+Sheila Ashcroft-Shupe glad you enjoyed it Sheila
Thank you so much for your tutorials. I never thought I'd be able to draw any of these designs, but you explain it so clearly that it has become easy for me now.
I'm so glad!
Grate tutorial. It was easy to follow. I'm making a mirror for my wife and decided to burn Celtic Knots into the frame. Thanks so much for this and the rest of the videos you have done. You helped me out immensely.
Thanks Christopher. Good luck with the pyrography!
I'd like to see the mirror you made, Christopher.
Thanks sooo much for your excellent and clearly thoughtout celtic not pattern tutorial! I've been wanting to use this type of pattern on a few of my wood turnings and your video has given me the opportunity to attempt it. Again, Thanks for this and your other videos!
Kenn Harris You're very welcome, Kenn. Thanks for taking the trouble to say so!
Great tutorial, I actually managed to draw it. Thank you, I'm definitely subscribing!
Well done Carla, and thanks for subbing x
Sir, you have an incredibly steady hand. It was a joy to watch this tutorial; thank you!
thanks for your kind comments!!
David thanks a bunch for this brilliant tutorial!!!! It really helped and is way better than anything else I've been watching so far :-)
Tinkabell7409 Glad you found them useful Tinkabell.
David
PS Tinkabell - have you seen my magic fairy? look at the playlist called Freehand Spacefilling Designs. More to come - stay subscribed.
Великолепно! Даже не зная языка все просто и понятно! Давно искал такое объяснение. Премного благодарен.
Спасибо за ваши добрые комментарии. Я рад, что мог бы помочь.
You're brilliant! I've several books that do not explain it nearly so well, and I am drawing them better than I ever have before. Definitely subscribing, and watching the rest of your tutorials. :) Thank you, sir.
+Debra Meyers
Thank you for taking the trouble to send kind comments, Debra.. I appreciate it!
Davidx
excellent demonstraton - very clear and concise!
thanks Matt!
started drawing celtic knots with your help. Tank you for this great tutorial.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love geometry. I love drawing. Therefore I love this channel. Thanks!
thanks,Nunyo!
thank you so much. You are the best teacher and unlike everyone else...you make this seem easy!
Thanks for bothering to comment. I appreciate it!
Don't worry about our attention span - your stuff is _riveting_ !
Awesome! Your method of drawing makes a difficult pattern practicable - even for beginners! Many thanks for sharing this tutorial! 👌😍
glad you liked it Claudia. Thanks for saying so! ;-)
Thank you for teaching us, David. I completed mine as I watched your video. It doesn't look like much, but it's my first, and the design is clear.
I'm glad you found it useful, Betty!
Keep up the good work.
You are amazing :) I thought this was totally impossible for me to do, but you make it look possible for me! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for these amazing celtic knot videos. I've learned so much and they are keeping me somewhat sane during COVID times.
Glad you like them, Mary!
Thanks for your kind comment.
xx
Thanks so much for sharing! Love this!
+Celia Costa
glad you liked it Celia!x
throughly enjoy your videos. trying to integrate celtic designs into my leatherwork . you have helped me alot.
k taylor glad you liked them!
Wow, I love this method! This will keep me busy for quite some time, probably NOT out of trouble but at least busy. :-) I'll be taking my carving and painting to another level I'm sure. Thanks for posting this series, great job man.
Thanks James,
good luck with the carving - stay out of trouble! ;-)
David Nicholls what a life saver!! Thanks a lot. I tried out all the other videos and didn't get it until I came upon this video.
Dealspot Houston Life saver??...steady on!!! ;-)
Glad it worked for you!
***** I agree! I've been trying......I started your vids 3 days ago and I've done a Celtic Cross, a 3x3 with breaks and 4 linked hearts!!!!!!!! :)
***** David's videos are the best tutorials I've come across to learn the Celtic Design. His teachings are accurate, easy to follow, and just plain beautiful. I've started with #1 and working thru all the videos.
I agree, I was on another channel and the uploader lost me?!?! You've explained it much better, thank you soo much!!
as we say in german: 'the knot finally came undone', which means, ' i finally got it'. was struggling with many other instruction videos and failed, couldn't figure out how to do it. no one explained it like this. with this video: instant success. thank you very much! i am eager to continue now with your videos of celtic knots.
Thanks Temple!
i appreciate your comment
thank you for taking the trouble to write :-)
Thank you so much. I have looked for videos on how to do this but this one I can understand!!
+Elizabeth Rock
You're very welcome Elizabeth1
I gave up trying on Celtic knots because it seemed so complicated. Your method is beautifully simple. I'll have to give it another go now. Thank you!!
Thanks for saying so, Karli
Love the way you explained it! Thank you for sharing!
+Anita Holmes
I'm glad it was useful, Anita
Subscribed, this was very helpful and straight forward.
You are very welcome. :)
Indeed I have subscribed. :) i look forward to seeing more of your tutorials.
This is the simplest explanation I've seen for this beautiful design. Thank you so much for sharing!
Glad it was helpful, Barb!
(PS I help out with the bees at a nearby school in Exeter, UK)
@@davidnicholls100 Good on you! Cheers!
I love Celts and there inovative culture this is very useful for me thnx
you're welcome, Scott! ;-)
Thank you SOOO much for this video. I swear, I have tried to follow countless videos prior to finding yours and I just felt like I was a complete idiot because I could follow along but I didn't grasp the big picture of the interlocking strands and each time I tried to replicate the pattern on my own, well...it was sad. But I did it!! Thank you!!
Kerissa Savea
kerissa, thank you so much for taking the time to write. i appreciate it and i'm glsd you found the videos useful
Excellent. I've just started drawing Celtic knot work and your channel is a gem.
Great to hear!
thank you , watched a lot of videos finally got it!!!!
+soundtrackoflife666
Hooray!!!!!
loved that, will be giving that a go for my wood designs
Have fun!
DESDE ARGENTINA MUCHAS GRACIAS POR SU GENEROSIDAD
Excellent video. Clear and easy to follow instructions
Glad you enjoyed it, Tudor!
Finally, it makes sense! TY so much!!!!
+HistoryGhoul
Thank you very much.
Your icon makes you look very mysterious!!:-)
Thank you for this. Understood it clearly and I have now drawn my very first Celtic design.
+Welsh_Girl_UK
well done Welshgirl, that's great!
Great tutorial. Thank you for sharing it.
Great video, thank you - and I made it all the way through to 8:45! Now doodling happily.
Nice of you to say so, thank you very much.
Thanks for your video, i really enjoyed following along. You made it so simple and straight forward. Thank you. K
Thanks Kirsten! Glad you enjoyed it
I really enjoyed your lessons on this age-old art. Clever and easy and decorative. Will visit again. Thank you.
You obviously liked it more than Mr Sutradha (below)! Thank you for your kind comments, Ann.
Can't please everyone - and why would you want to? As Coco Channel once said, "I don't care what you think of me, because I don't think of you at all."
Thank you so much for the videos. May I say I think you are pretty funny. I'm going to make a wood carving of Celtic knots. You have made my time drawing the designs so much faster. Thanks again.
Deestainglass01 Glad you liked them! send me a picture when you've done it!
Great tutorial , thx David !
best demo i've seen ........clear and funny ( love the magic fairy )
+jimharkerartist
Thanks Jim :-)
Brilliant video, informative and not waffle.
Thanks very much Eimhin, I appreciate it. Glad you liked it!
Simply beautiful🎉
thanks Dileep!
Thank you for posting this!
glad you enjoyed it Jennifer :-)
Vielen lieben Dank für diesen Tip ich versuche Ewigkeiten das Prinzip zu verstehen . Thank you
I love to draw it! Thank you very much for uploading! I subscribed to your channel.👍🏻
That's easier than some other tutorials. Thanks.
I'm glad it worked for you!
Thanks David. Very simple your way...
+Diana C
Glad you found it useful, Diana!
You make it look so easy, must give this a go
Hope you find it useful, Marian
Thanks
Awesome tutorial Sir. A lovely way to teach without using graph paper might I add. Also, even if your videos were to be more than 5 minutes, I would still watch them. Have a lovely day.
Thanks a lot for teach us abaut this very beautiful desings....All are incredibles
JOSE PARDO Thanks, glad you liked them, Jose!
Your desings are very beautifull and I beguining to practice
length 3 height two, but the length can go to infinity if you want. Amazing demonstration of how to draw, but also how the design is put together!! I will be coming back to this video...
Thanks Tichomir. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
stay subscribed!
I am... 😉
Nice to find your channel David!
Great video! Thank you for showing me how to do this...
+INVICTUS9100
Youre welcome Invictus
Excellent. I like your process. Very simple to follow. Many thanks!
Kathryn Costa You're very welcome, Kathryn Costa. Thank you for taking the trouble to comment!David
***** I posted links to your videos in my most recent blog post on Celtic design. collagediva.typepad.com/collagediva/2015/03/celtic.html Thanks again!
Thanks Kathryn, you're a star!!
Very well explained! 👏🏻
Good steps to practice it. I like your way to draw. Thank you David Nicholls
Thanks Penh!
Olá David Nicholls, uma forma singela de passar o conhecimento, que torna fácil o entendimento. Obrigado por passar o início da grafia de forma tão fácil de assimilar.
thanks Francisco!!!
This was awesome thank you.
Cracked me up when you said "I've been told I can only take five minuets because people don't have the attention span. 😂😂😂😂
True, though, isn't it? ;-)
@@davidnicholls100 it's not for me, still made me chuckle though 😆
Nicely instructed. The more lines made, make it easier to understand where the next lines go.
Glad you liked it!
Thanks I really enjoyed!
Excellent work, thank you for sharing :)
+AbdelMounim EL KHATOUTI
glad you liked it, Abdel!
your my best artist in the world
+Jared Gomez
thank you Jared, what a nice thing to say! :-)
(You are my best fan in the world!!!!)
David
Thank you! I love Celtic Knots and you've made it so easy!
Thanks Helen!
Thank you so much I now understand it !thank you so much!!
you're very welcome, Marybeth! ;-) xx
Love the tutorial. Thanks for the explanation of each move. Helps me to remember it~
Explained so well !!! Thankyou
YOu're welcome, Deeba! Glad you enjoyed it..;-)
Thank you so much for this clear and instructive video! Can this technique be adapted to draw the pattern around a cylinder in the horizontal direction?
Thank you! Very helpful. (I wouldn't worry about people's attention-span : if it really is so short, they can always return to the video later. Besides, you are very easy to listen to.)
Well I understood all of that... brilliant tutorial you made it look so obvious and easy
Thank you very much.
Messed up my first try, but got it on my 2nd! Thank you! Now I can make cool stuff :D I love dooding celtic knots!
You rock... Please do include more detailed tutorials for those of us who do have a longer attention span!! That made me laugh... Thanks for all of your hard work!!
Will do!!
David Nicholls Thanks David!! I’ve learned so much from your videos!!
God bless and I hope this message finds you well & healthy.
Fantastic video thank you so much
Great artist. Magnificente teacher.
thank you Mildred, i appreciate it!