"Even the Queen... at her advanced age.... still draws. Makes you proud to be British...or if not British...makes you wish you were." This should be in a Monty Python skit. "Avoiding the RED lines like the plague...don't go near them they are deadly!" That worked for me... Great instruction, good humour and has me reading my pencils ... Property of the Royal Bank of Canada. Cheers
I really enjoy your videos for both the instructions and your dry humor. With many video tutorials, I find that I have trouble executing the steps on my own after I’ve finished watching. That’s NOT the case with your videos. I’m able to reproduce the designs afterward with no problems. That means the world to me. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your tutorials about Celtic design. I have watched a gazillion of videos about them and I never was able to construct my own. You make a complicated process so easy, now I can do Celtic designs in any sizes. Wow! You are a great teacher. I love your videos, already done some of your kalligraphy excercises, but for a while I will stay with Celtic designs. It is so much fun doing it your way. Great videos, glad I found them. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you for your very kind comments, Monika - I appreciate them! I wish you every success with your celtic designs. Have a look at my 'Freehand Space-filling Patterns' playlist - they are fun to do and I had a lot of fun making them! kind regards, David
I became interested in drawing Celtic knots 30 years ago I bought several books 1st by George Bain, I could not make heads of tails of that one, then I was encouraged when found one by his son Iain Bain, who in his introduction said he could not follow his father's instructions, so set about devising his own method. Well I felt real thick I could follow that one either. I resorted to copy and print to transfer images on to wood my end goal being to carve the the knot. This has it's limitations regards size and design. I am so happy to have found your tutorials You are an excellent instructor I now feel much better equipped to venture off with my own creations. Thankyou
Thanks for your lovely comment, Ian. Yes, the Bain books are great for source material but not very good when it comes to methods of construction. I think my way is easier, which is why I made the videos. I'm glad you're finding them useful! Thanks again, David
Excellent tutorials. I've always loved Celtic designs and I'm glad to finally learn a generalized technique that consistently works. I plan to turn these into patterns and burn them onto wood.
Fantastic tutorial. My brother has asked me to do a Celtic Knot, on his hand, withMehdi. As I will have to create it freehand, I was looking for the easiest way. Your instructions have helped enormously. Thank you very much.
Yes yes yes! I keep liking these lessons you made more and more as they become more intricate and detailed. Fantastic videos, thank you very much! (can't wait till i reach the circular patterns!)
Hello David, I just started at the age of 58 to start drawing and this is my first Celtic design, it looked complicated when I saw the thumb nail but your tutorial was clear and easy to follow, thanks for sharing
Mehndi is the art of applying temporary tattoos, using a henna paste, often practiced by Asian women to celebrate special events, for example weddings and Eid. I really love the idea, and learnt to do it myself. I generally apply floral patterns, but I don't think my brothers too keen on those. LOL. Su
I did try a small knot, but I think it was a bit too small, as it is hard to distinguish the pattern. Once a get something reasonable I'll send a picture.
Hi, I have a question about break lines, can you do them diagonally? Like, does it work if you do them diagonally across a circle, or does it only work out if you do them vertically and/or horizontally? Your videos are awesome, by the way, I've been dying to learn how to draw celtic knots, so thanks!
Question- what if you began your parallel pairs in the spot right next to where you began? Y’know what I mean… (diagonal & to the upper left). Basically it would’ve made that first pair go in the opposite direction. Okay then. I think I just answered my own question. I don’t think it matters. 💕 xoxo
I tried to do this ahead of the instructions and ended up starting in the "wrong" direction. IE the first parallel lines in the center went in the opposite direction. Is this wrong or can it be done? I could not attempt to figure out how to go about it. But in Mr. Nicholls' previous videos it is stated that you can start anywhere. How do you know if you are going in the "right" direction if there is one? I can provide a picture if needed. These videos are wonderful! I am an aspiring tattooist and am working on my drawing skills.
There's no 'right' direction, you'll just get a mirror image. Always make T junctions from an existing pair and you can't go wrong. Being systematic is vitally important. Thanks for your kind comments Jayson ;-) PS Have a look at my tattoo video: th-cam.com/video/2i516GBsgm0/w-d-xo.html
I 'm so fond of your drawings, and your great sense of humour!!! DO you have any circular pattern? I bought many years ago a wonderful book in Dublin, but i started only now to try the Celtic Knots. I love your technique, it is the best i found on the net. Thank you so much! :D
I have done the circular frame last night. I'm so pleased with it, you have no idea! I have also done the 4 harts. I never knew Celtic Design could be so creative and open to experimental art. You are showing so beautifully, and simply how to make wonderful frames and celtic Knots. Thank you so much. I will look at all your videos, ove and over again! Thanks also to the Magic Fairy! She makes a wonderful job! :D ciao. Tiziana
I was looking for help, about a particular circular "object" that I found in the "Book of Celt", i will tell you the name of it, and the page, soon. However if you have the book, i think you do, it is the last, circular pattern, (page?) composed with only loops. I wonder if you have a nice technique to draw this one too by hand. I have tried it ...it's ok but it is not right, yet. The circle has 24 parts of 15º each. It looks like a medallion, not a frame or a border. Thank you.
+Tiziana Hetherington If you mean Plate 19 - Design for a greetings card (which is the same as Plare 3. It is exactly the same technique as the circular design that I showed you, except that it is a lot looser and there are no overs and unders. Bear in mind that my cope of Bain is 1977 and there have been many amended editions since, so the plate numbering may be different. David
Lovely design, but if it was a piece of string and you picked it up, wouldn't it unravel? My mind can't turn it around enough to work out if this is the case. I've seen some youtube examples of celtic knots which would, definitely, unravel.
Razzer1356 A Celtic Knot should be just that, a knot, therefore the design is that of something which, if it were a string, would form a knot when picked up, not unravel. That's why it bugs me to see designs which would turn into a straight string.
My series is called Celtic Design. Not all Celtic designs are actually knots. Some of the designs using break lines come out this way. It's just a pattern, it either looks OK or it doesn't, and that's up to the viewer to decide.
muskndusk You can certainly make your knots anyway you choose and anyway you find aesthetically pleasing, it's just a name for them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Thanks for showing me how to make a swastika david! now, in accordance with youtubes guidelines, I must now commit a hate crime to justify the demonetization of your channel. Sorry, I dont make the rules, I just work here. Actually, I dont even do that, thankfully.
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"Even the Queen... at her advanced age.... still draws. Makes you proud to be British...or if not British...makes you wish you were." This should be in a Monty Python skit.
"Avoiding the RED lines like the plague...don't go near them they are deadly!" That worked for me...
Great instruction, good humour and has me reading my pencils ... Property of the Royal Bank of Canada.
Cheers
thanks Peter!
replies like yours make it all worthwhile!
currently working on a series of calligraphy videos, so stay subscribed!
peter maclean haha red lines are plagues
I hate Brits LOL
Great series, the best 9 years ago.Tnak you very much.
Tnak you for saying so, Alvaro!
David - your wonderful, quiet, droll, British humour - it _slays_ me!
I really enjoy your videos for both the instructions and your dry humor. With many video tutorials, I find that I have trouble executing the steps on my own after I’ve finished watching. That’s NOT the case with your videos. I’m able to reproduce the designs afterward with no problems. That means the world to me. Thank you so much!
Thank you very much for sharing with us.
I'm Buddhist and for long years I would like to do all those celtic design. Now I'm very happy.
That's one elaborate swastika. ;)
Great work with those tutorials.
thanks Darius!
Thank you so much for your tutorials about Celtic design. I have watched a gazillion of videos about them and I never was able to construct my own. You make a complicated process so easy, now I can do Celtic designs in any sizes. Wow! You are a great teacher. I love your videos, already done some of your kalligraphy excercises, but for a while I will stay with Celtic designs. It is so much fun doing it your way. Great videos, glad I found them. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you for your very kind comments, Monika - I appreciate them! I wish you every success with your celtic designs. Have a look at my 'Freehand Space-filling Patterns' playlist - they are fun to do and I had a lot of fun making them!
kind regards, David
Love your fatherly style of teaching but find myself as always wanting to head off on my own…thank you for your expertise and inspiration
thanks, Linda xx
Your commentary is brilliant. It's worth watching for that alone, even 😂
thanks for saying so lillac xx
I became interested in drawing Celtic knots 30 years ago I bought several books 1st by George Bain, I could not make heads of tails of that one, then I was encouraged when found one by his son Iain Bain, who in his introduction said he could not follow his father's instructions, so set about devising his own method. Well I felt real thick I could follow that one either. I resorted to copy and print to transfer images on to wood my end goal being to carve the the knot. This has it's limitations regards size and design. I am so happy to have found your tutorials You are an excellent instructor I now feel much better equipped to venture off with my own creations. Thankyou
Thanks for your lovely comment, Ian.
Yes, the Bain books are great for source material but not very good when it comes to methods of construction.
I think my way is easier, which is why I made the videos.
I'm glad you're finding them useful!
Thanks again, David
Excellent tutorials. I've always loved Celtic designs and I'm glad to finally learn a generalized technique that consistently works. I plan to turn these into patterns and burn them onto wood.
Glad you found my tutorials useful, Nicholas. Thanks for saying so ;-)
Fantastic tutorial. My brother has asked me to do a Celtic Knot, on his hand, withMehdi. As I will have to create it freehand, I was looking for the easiest way. Your instructions have helped enormously. Thank you very much.
Thank you for your kind comments. What is Mehdi?
David
This is so cool. Thanks for doing these.
You're very welcome! x
it's great tutorial and much respect for sharing us.
Yes yes yes! I keep liking these lessons you made more and more as they become more intricate and detailed.
Fantastic videos, thank you very much! (can't wait till i reach the circular patterns!)
Thank you for replying, and I'm glad you liked them. I'll be doing some more in the summer.
Great! :)
I tried a few years ago to draw celtic knots. Have recently started again, your videos and explanations are easy to folow Thankyou
You are welcome!
...Thanks! Love this. Dastardly easily explained even for a complete noob to drawing like me.
Hello David, I just started at the age of 58 to start drawing and this is my first Celtic design, it looked complicated when I saw the thumb nail but your tutorial was clear and easy to follow, thanks for sharing
Glad to be of some help, Richard
Great tutorials and love your humor :) I actually wouldn't mind being British :3
Thanks for your kind comments! :-)
You wouldn't want to be British now that we're out of the EU!
Love the dry and little black humor while instructing
Thanks for saying so Robert! Glad you liked it.
Uff thanks! Solo useful! Big hug for you
thanks Rodrigo. A hug for you too xx
wonderful and fun, thanks
Glen Cuchine glad you enjoyed it, Glen
гарно!
I have English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Italian lineage. Likely got a lot of Celtic/Gaul in my blood line. Part of the Scottish Phillips clan.
Mehndi is the art of applying temporary tattoos, using a henna paste, often practiced by Asian women to celebrate special events, for example weddings and Eid.
I really love the idea, and learnt to do it myself. I generally apply floral patterns, but I don't think my brothers too keen on those. LOL.
Su
Ah, yes. I know what you mean now! I like them. If you do some, could you send me some pictures?
David
I did try a small knot, but I think it was a bit too small, as it is hard to distinguish the pattern. Once a get something reasonable I'll send a picture.
Hi, I have a question about break lines, can you do them diagonally? Like, does it work if you do them diagonally across a circle, or does it only work out if you do them vertically and/or horizontally? Your videos are awesome, by the way, I've been dying to learn how to draw celtic knots, so thanks!
Nice. Thanks
Thanks for saying so! ;-)
1:40 - I am not British but acknowledge, respect and would be honored and gladly serve the queen.
I'm very please to hear that
Hola,Exelente
Thanks, Claudio ;-)
Question- what if you began your parallel pairs in the spot right next to where you began? Y’know what I mean… (diagonal & to the upper left). Basically it would’ve made that first pair go in the opposite direction. Okay then. I think I just answered my own question. I don’t think it matters. 💕
xoxo
I tried to do this ahead of the instructions and ended up starting in the "wrong" direction. IE the first parallel lines in the center went in the opposite direction. Is this wrong or can it be done? I could not attempt to figure out how to go about it. But in Mr. Nicholls' previous videos it is stated that you can start anywhere. How do you know if you are going in the "right" direction if there is one? I can provide a picture if needed. These videos are wonderful! I am an aspiring tattooist and am working on my drawing skills.
There's no 'right' direction, you'll just get a mirror image. Always make T junctions from an existing pair and you can't go wrong. Being systematic is vitally important.
Thanks for your kind comments Jayson ;-)
PS Have a look at my tattoo video:
th-cam.com/video/2i516GBsgm0/w-d-xo.html
it does, doesn't it?
I 'm so fond of your drawings, and your great sense of humour!!! DO you have any circular pattern? I bought many years ago a wonderful book in Dublin, but i started only now to try the Celtic Knots. I love your technique, it is the best i found on the net. Thank you so much! :D
+Tiziana Hethering
Thanks for your kind comments, Tiziana.
Number 13 is a circular border.
I'm working on a series on calligraphy at the moment.
David
I have done the circular frame last night. I'm so pleased with it, you have no idea! I have also done the 4 harts. I never knew Celtic Design could be so creative and open to experimental art. You are showing so beautifully, and simply how to make wonderful frames and celtic Knots. Thank you so much. I will look at all your videos, ove and over again! Thanks also to the Magic Fairy! She makes a wonderful job! :D ciao. Tiziana
I was looking for help, about a particular circular "object" that I found in the "Book of Celt", i will tell you the name of it, and the page, soon. However if you have the book, i think you do, it is the last, circular pattern, (page?) composed with only loops. I wonder if you have a nice technique to draw this one too by hand. I have tried it ...it's ok but it is not right, yet. The circle has 24 parts of 15º each. It looks like a medallion, not a frame or a border. Thank you.
Sorry i made a mistake, the book is" Celtic Art" by George Bain
+Tiziana Hetherington
If you mean Plate 19 - Design for a greetings card (which is the same as Plare 3. It is exactly the same technique as the circular design that I showed you, except that it is a lot looser and there are no overs and unders. Bear in mind that my cope of Bain is 1977 and there have been many amended editions since, so the plate numbering may be different.
David
妳你答對高難度的題目歐
Fortunately Sir , my ancestry is Irish . ' nough said .
;-)
Lovely design, but if it was a piece of string and you picked it up, wouldn't it unravel? My mind can't turn it around enough to work out if this is the case. I've seen some youtube examples of celtic knots which would, definitely, unravel.
But it's not. Is there some reason this causes you concern? Just curious.
Razzer1356 A Celtic Knot should be just that, a knot, therefore the design is that of something which, if it were a string, would form a knot when picked up, not unravel. That's why it bugs me to see designs which would turn into a straight string.
My series is called Celtic Design. Not all Celtic designs are actually knots. Some of the designs using break lines come out this way. It's just a pattern, it either looks OK or it doesn't, and that's up to the viewer to decide.
muskndusk You can certainly make your knots anyway you choose and anyway you find aesthetically pleasing, it's just a name for them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
did anybody see that swazi?
lololol! as soon as he made the second red line in my head i was like "does he know hes about to draw a Celtic swastika?"
Anyone from 2018??
?
At the time when u did all the strait lines it looks a bit like a Nazi sinbul :P
And in norse and celtic symbolism
*symbol.
Nope fever happy to be from the United States
what do you mean?
4 ampersands
yes!
如果是小朋友畫圈圈你卻知道這個是畫什麼
I can't spell XD
Thanks for showing me how to make a swastika david! now, in accordance with youtubes guidelines, I must now commit a hate crime to justify the demonetization of your channel. Sorry, I dont make the rules, I just work here. Actually, I dont even do that, thankfully.
;-)
بدون متاهة
;-) !!
Celtic swastika
yes
dude during the mid way point it looks like the nazi symbole
*symbol