Monday, 24 November 2014

Celtic Art

Looking into Celtic culture is a very interesting topic to look at. There are many different types of Celtic culture. These include Ancient Celtic Culture, Celtic revival and Gaelic culture. Celtic art is a difficult term to define, covering huge expanse of time, geography and cultures. The main area of Celtic history I would like to base my characters designs on would be the culture of the European Iron age around 1000 BC. Celtic Knots are patterns representing ropes or threads tied in a knot. Many Knots are continuous, with no loose ends, and these are also called gordian knots or Gordic knots. Spirals, step patterns, and key patterns are dominant motifs in Celtic art before the christian influence on the Celts. I would like to replicate these patterns on my Celt to give him story, personality and character.


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