Learn to Draw Celtic Designs: Exercises and Patterns for Artists and Crafters

Discover how to draw and decorate in the authentic Celtic style with this essential guide! Over 150 patterns, original and ready-to-use Expert tips and techniques from the legendary Lora Irish Learn to draw knots, twists, braids, corners, animals, and finials Perfect for pyrography, woodworking, leatherwork, needlecraft, and more The intricate, beautiful designs of traditional Celtic art have enduring fascination for people around the world. Now you can learn how to create art in the Celtic style with the help of author Lora Irish! This treasure trove of designs offers more than 150 original, ready-to-use Celtic patterns. Each design can easily be altered to create dozens of additional patterns for your own artwork, giving you the potential to create hundreds of new designs. Inside Learn to Draw Celtic Designs, the author, nationally known artist Lora S. Irish, unravels the secrets of Celtic knot work. She shows how to apply expert techniques to draw all the classic elements of Celtic art, including plotting your designs, creating borders, adding color, texture, and finials, and more. These sinuous knots, mythical creatures, and ornate braids make fantastic adornments for a multitude of arts and crafts. Adorn your wood burning, carving, and scrolling projects with beautiful knots, twists and textures! From the Back Cover A Treasure Trove of Celtic Patterns for Arts and Crafts The intricate, beautiful designs of traditional Celtic art have enduring fascination for people around the world. Discover how to draw and decorate in the authentic Celtic style with this essential guide. Nationally known artist and best-selling author Lora S. Irish unravels the secrets of Celtic knot work. She shows how to apply expert techniques to draw all of the classic elements of Celtic art. These sinuous knots, mythical creatures, and ornate braids make fantastic adornments for a multitude of arts and crafts. This treasure trove of Celtic designs offers more than 150 original, ready-to-use patterns. Each design can easily be altered to create dozens of additional patterns for your own artwork, giving you the potential to create hundreds of new designs. Learn to draw and decorate in the authentic Celtic style Expert tips and techniques More than 150 original, ready-to-use patterns Draw twists, knots, braids, corners, animals, and finials Perfect for woodworking, pyrography, leatherwork, needlecraft, and more About the Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns, Great Book of Celtic Patterns, Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, The Official Vampire Artist's Handbook, Relief Carving Wood Spirits, World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw, and many more. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 500,000 copies of Irish's books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.