Re: [artworks] Looking for Artworks tutorials? Celtic knotwork
- From: Robert Cookson <bob_cookson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:42:30 +0100 (BST)
Hi
Might the answer to your problem be the method used to
draw roads for maps?
Draw a line of 12pts thickness, for example, then copy
and paste it on top of the first line, change the
colour of the second line to yellow or white and
reduce the thickness to 8pts perhaps.
There are a number of books on the subject of drawing
celtic knotwork. I have found it useful to place a
scan of a piece of knotwork on the background layer
and then work on other layers.
Hope this helps
Bob Cookson
--- Richard Ashbery
<richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <ab9cd3344e.zen44412@xxxxxxxxx>, Simon
> Smith
> <simon_smith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Skimming rapidly through the Artworks manuals, I
> was quite aware
> > that most of the possibilities afforded by the
> features this
> > package provides were going right over my head.
> Although I was
> > quite taken with the ideas shown in the
> 'Intersect' tutorials.
>
>
> Finding up to date tutorials has now become quite
> difficult for
> ArtWorks users. As John has mentioned the material
> in Acorn Publisher
> is very useful (look out for authors like Henk
> Huinen - a brilliant
> graphic artist).
>
> My suggestion to improve your knowledge is to set
> yourself a project -
> a simple drawing of "objet d'art" perhaps, (ideally
> containing regular
> shapes and curves) and see if you can draw it.
> Confidence will quickly
> be gained when you become familiar with the curve
> and line tools.
> Another tool really putting some effort into
> learning is the
> "Replicate" tool. Some amazing artistic (if thats
> your forte) effects
> can be created.
>
> I have a project to create some Celtic knotwork
> designs but am stuck
> on how best to do the weaving patterns. Has anyone
> any ideas. Some
> excellent examples have been published in the "Draw"
> format,
> "Bitfolio, Edition 7 CDROM, (IMHO still one of the
> best Clip-Art
> releases) but how?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
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