Learn to Draw Celtic Designs: Exercises and Patterns for Artists and Crafters (Fox Chapel Publishing) Over 150 Ready-to-Use Patterns from Lora Irish; Knots, Braids, Mythical Creatures, & More - Softcover

Lora Irish

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565238621 ISBN 13: 9781565238626

Publisher: Fox Chapel Pub, 2015

Synopsis

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!

About this title

About the Author

Lora S. Irishis an internationally recognised artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Big Book of Carving Patterns and Great Book of Tattoo Designs. Together with her husband Michael, she created wwww.carvingpatterns.com, an online studio focusing on web tutorials, projects, and patterns created exclusively by Lora for crafters and artisans. It offers more than 1,500 patterns in various subject categories

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Pub
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565238621
• ISBN 13: 9781565238626
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96