Course Overview
Celtic Art Repeating Patterns takes you through four (4) of the pattern styles in Celtic Art. Over four weeks we will create repeating patterns in four of the five elements of design in Celtic Art: Step Patterns, Key Patterns, Lattice Knots and Spirals.
Taking you throughan easy to follow process of building up each Celtic Art Repeating Pattern style step-by-step. You will be shown how to identify the section of pattern that is repeated and how to ‘cut down’ each pattern into different shapes and borders.
A proven formula is used as the foundation to drawing and designing Celtic Art patterns. This makes the process simple and easy to follow, eliminating many of the pitfalls when drawing Celtic Art patterns.
Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!
What you will learn
Course outline
In this course you will learn:
- How to draw a repeating step pattern
- How to draw a repeating key pattern
- How to draw a repeating lattice knot
- How to draw a repeating spirals pattern
- How to identify the section of pattern that repeats in step patterns, key patterns, lattice knots and spirals
- How to draw the section of repeating pattern into a smaller or different shape for step patterns, key patterns, lattice knots and spirals
- How to transfer your designs onto quality art paper
- How to apply colour using your favourite media.
Course outcome
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Draw a repeating step pattern
- Draw a repeating key pattern
- Draw a repeating lattice knot
- Draw a repeating spirals pattern
- Identify the section of pattern that repeats
- Draw the section of repeating pattern into a smaller or different shapes
- Transfer your designs onto quality art paper
- Apply colour using your favourite media
What you need to know
Entry requirements
Beginners are welcome, though some prior experience will help the learner.
What you need to provide
Materials list for students:- 2B mechanical/pacer pencil
- Ruler, 30cm or longer
- Eraser
- Compass & Protractor
- 0.4 Pigment marker, eg. Artline marker
- A4 Sketch pad
- Graph/Grid paper with 5mm squares
- Colour media, what you have or prefer to use: colour pencils; pigment markers; other felt tip markers; OR
- Paints – water colours or watercolour gouache, acrylics.
- Empty jar, for rinse water
- Rag, soft & absorbent like t-shirt fabric
- Fine pointed round brushes no.0 & no.1