How to Draw a Celtic Knot on Squared Paper

Choose how long you want to make the knot by drawing small diagonals at every other intersection of the squared paper., Choose how wide you want to make the knot by drawing small diagonals at every other intersection of the squared paper., Do the...

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Step 1: Choose how long you want to make the knot by drawing small diagonals at every other intersection of the squared paper.

5 lines is recommended for beginners.

Step 2: Choose how wide you want to make the knot by drawing small diagonals at every other intersection of the squared paper.

4 lines is recommended for beginners. ,,, Do not draw a second diagonal in the corners! , It's often easiest to start by drawing all of the left facing sides first and then draw the right facing sides. ,,,, You have to go from the side of the small square or arrow.

Repeat step
3. ,,,,, When you're drawing the edge curves, draw them as a continuous line to make it more smooth.

Do this until all lines have been filled in. ,,,,,,,,, Since it has holes, it needs to be a bit bigger. , If you have holes that are bigger than the ones on the picture, draw outward facing arrows between the corner. ,,,, Near the holes it gets a bit tricky.

Just remember that you can only draw a line from the side of a small square or arrow. ,,,, This is a great step because it makes it look nicer and it helps you discover any mistakes you might have made. , Remember to draw the curves on the arrows near the holes. ,, Another optional step is to colour the spaces between the curves on the edges or to make a black border but remember that you have to do the same in the holes (if you make a black border, fill in the entire hole instead of just along the edges). ,

Step 3: Do the same with the bottom and the left side so that you have a rectangle.

Step 4: Make a smaller rectangle the same way but one square in.

Step 5: Draw a second diagonal next to the ones existing to make arrows pointing towards the centre of the rectangle.

Step 6: Draw small squares.

Step 7: Start by drawing in the lower right corner by connecting the diagonal in the inner corner with the left side of the arrow closest to the lower left corner (not the corner itself).

Step 8: Draw a line parallel to the line you just drew on the right side of the small square + arrow.

Step 9: Follow the line you just drew along the diagonal alternating between drawing on the left and right side of the small square.

Step 10: Look for a line drawn on the left side of the small square and draw a parallel line to the right of the small squares.

Step 11: Repeat step 4 until you have reached the upper left corner.

Step 12: Do step 1 again but this time start from the upper right corner.

Step 13: Use the same technique as before until you reach the lower left corner.

Step 14: Draw curved edges starting from one side of an outer arrow and connecting it with the arrow next to it.

Step 15: Fill in the lines to make them bolder.

Step 16: Fill in the small squares.

Step 17: Draw curved edges on the inner arrows making them look like pizza slices.

Step 18: Fill in the arrows/pizza slices.

Step 19: Draw curves on the edges making them look like half circles.

Step 20: Fill in the half circles in the corners.

Step 21: Fill in the spaces between the outer curves.

Step 22: Make a black border.

Step 23: Shade.

Step 24: Draw the outline like before.

Step 25: Choose the size and position of the holes by drawing small squares with one side missing.

Step 26: Draw arrows pointing outward from the holes.

Step 27: Draw the small squares.

Step 28: Start in the lower right corner.

Step 29: Continue till you've reached the upper left corner.

Step 30: Follow step 1 and 2 again but this time start from the upper right corner and stop when you reach the lower left corner.

Step 31: Draw the edges like before.

Step 32: Draw the edges inside the holes.

Step 33: Fill in the lines.

Step 34: Draw curves on the arrows making them into pizza slices and curves on the corners making them half circles.

Step 35: Fill in the small squares

Step 36: pizza slices

Step 37: and half circles.

Step 38: Shade if desired.

Step 39: Finished.

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