Shading & Decorating with Lines
Decorating Celtic Knots can be a bit daunting at times. With all the close lines you can loose the under and over effect if you use dark colours or busy patterns.
I intend to post some ideas that may help people struggling with these issues. I also intend to show interesting ways to decorate using, shading, colouring, lines and doodles.
Feel free to send me requests or questions. I will do my best to answer them.
The first idea I will show you is the knot below from my new book 120 Celtic Knots for Artists & Craftsmen.
To shade the under and over pieces I have used black lines. I outlined the design in a No. 05 Pigma Micron Black Pen and the did the decorating and shade in a No. 01 Pigma Micron Black Pen.
The steps for the shading are below:
The steps for the shading are below:
Step 1. Draw 3 parallel lines across the line going under, covering the full width.
Step 2. Draw 3 parallel lines across the line going under, but each line get shorter than the previous line.
Step 3. Draw vertical lines crossing the first 3 parallel horizontal lines, covering the full width.
Step 4. Draw small parallel diagonal lines beside the overlapping line, covering the full width.
To finish decorating this design I drew parallel lines inside each set of lines on both sides.
Here are some of the designs that you can find in my Book.
If you wish to purchase 120 Celtic Knots for Artists & Cratsmen you can click here: HERE
Have a Great Day.
