How to draw Celtic patterns and knots

Celtic pattern is one of the attributes of the culture of the ancient Celts. It consists of intertwined lines, circles or crosses. And drawing Celtic patterns is not very difficult: you only need attentiveness and accuracy. About Celtic patterns below in the video.

How to draw a celtic knot

To create your own Celtic pattern, practice drawing the following three shapes:

1. Draw a hook-like object with two curved lines.
2. The second object is similar to the first, but its end is slightly less bent.
3. The last figure is two parallel lines.

Start drawing a Celtic pattern using these three shapes as shown in the picture. Then draw the same combination of shapes by rotating them 45 ° counterclockwise. Using the same angle, add this combination of shapes to the already drawn three more times.

Now you need to draw another series of repeating combinations of three figures, only you need to rotate it 90 ° counterclockwise.

Repeat the entire previously drawn pattern, turning it upside down to depict the lower part of the ornament. To complete your Celtic pattern, draw the last element in the center, consisting of two inclined parallel lines.

Triquetre

Triquetra is one of the most recognizable symbols of Celtic culture. To draw it, first draw a triangle. Then we add three petals to this figure so that their edges coincide with the vertices of the figure.

Draw an additional line next to the contours of the petals and enter two concentric circles in a triangle. We draw the contours of the pattern and wipe the excess lines so that the petals and the ring intertwine.

Drawing a Celtic Circular Pattern

Draw two lines intersecting at right angles. Then draw four circles that overlap each other in the center. As a result, in the center should be a kind of flower with four petals. Erase excess lines as shown.

Add a rhombus in the center of the flower and surround the interior of the pattern. Then turn over the outer contour. Remove extra stripes and add lines so that four circles intertwine.

How to draw a Celtic pattern on the cells

To draw a simple Celtic pattern, you will need a piece of paper in a box and a pencil. First put down the points horizontally and vertically in a 9x9 square, retreating between the points of 3 cells. You should get four rows of four dots.

Now create between these points an additional three rows with three points in each. The result is seven rows horizontally and vertically. For convenience, number the lines horizontally from 1 to 7.

Here's how to draw a Celtic pattern step by step:

1. Draw a line from the first point in the 2nd row horizontally to the second in the 3rd row. Draw another line from the third point in the 2nd row to the third in the 3rd. By analogy, we connect two more pairs of points at the bottom of the square: the first in the 6th row with the second in the 5th and the third in the 6th with the third in the 5th.
2. Connect the first points in the 4th, 3rd and 1st row, also draw a line from the first to the second in the first row. Then draw a line from the third to the second point in the 1st row and further to the fourth mark in the 3rd row and the third point in the 4th row. Connect the points at the bottom of the square, repeating the two upper shapes. As a result, one point should remain in the center.
3. By an arc we connect the first points in the 6th and 3rd row, drawing a line through the first point of the third row. We also draw a solid arc through the second points in the second and first row, bringing to third in the first line. Similarly, we draw a curved line through the last points in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rows. The last arc should combine the fourth point in the 6th row and the second with the third in the seventh row.
4. We connect the following points with curved lines:

• second in the third row with the second in the second and the first in the fourth;
• second in the fourth row with second and third points in the third and fifth row;
• second in the second row with a third in the third and fourth rows;
• third in the fourth row with a third in the fifth and second in the sixth;
• second in the sixth row with the second in the fifth and the first in the fourth.

Add a shadow to the pattern. Having trained to draw Celtic patterns on notebook sheets, you can start drawing them on plain paper or transfer them to other surfaces. For example, on fabric or wood.

Celtic dot pattern

On a sheet in a cage, draw a rectangle using dots. For example, take a quadrangle measuring 9 by 7 points, but you can choose any odd number for each side. Points must be placed in the corners of the cells, passing one cell between them.

Here's how to draw a Celtic pattern in stages:

1. Inside the square from the points, we make another same square using a colored pencil, only now you do not need to skip the cell between the points. Also, colored dots should not be in the corners.
2. Starting from one of the corners, connect the colored dots with diagonal lines. Then also connect the dots on the other side. As a result, you should get a grid inside the rectangle.
3. Create the outer edge of the pattern, as shown in the image, and wipe the unnecessary dots.
4. We begin to remove the excess lines on the pattern, imagining how they are intertwined. This ornament should resemble the weaving of a basket or fabric.
5. Recheck the pattern and add shadows.