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Lineart for a Celtic knotwork tattoo flash sheet I made back in 2003.
11"x14", micron pen on paper

Lineart version is here: [link]
To view the full set of flash, look here: [link]

Many of these knots are traditional knots, or variations on traditional knots.
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~NinjaBunny07 Oct 26, 2012
these look so neat and crisp! great work! i've been lookin around online for different knots because i'm trying to turn this tattoo design [link] into a bunch of celtic knots for my fiance. i'll say one thing's for sure: working with celtic knots can be a pain, but are definitely worth it once you look at the finished product. lol
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=sidneyeileen Oct 30, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Sounds awesome. :) I like the original design too.
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~KuppieKave Dec 9, 2011
Effin' A!!
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`ShePaintsWithBlood Oct 11, 2011   General Artist
I know nothing of knotwork yet but I do know that I admire your skills with it extremely. I just begin coming up with my own , non-traditional knot designs for my tattoo apprenticeship but I truly hope one day I am as good as you, your lines are so flawless and they follow through each other beautifully. I showed them to one of my bosses and I think she was impressed as well. I especially love the bottom left one, the little braid down the center is really pretty. Lovely job!:blackrose:
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=sidneyeileen Oct 13, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks! :hug: I love tattoos. At one point I had hoped to get an apprenticeship myself, but I could never afford to get enough tattoos to charm into an unpaid apprenticeship, and if I couldn't afford to get tattoos I sure as shit couldn't afford to pay for an apprenticeship. If the opportunity were to come up, it's still something I would love to do. In fact, your comment has made me think about going to visit a tattoo artist I haven't seen in years, not since moving out of his area. I'd love to see how he's doing. I heard some time ago he had managed to get his own shop, despite the bad economy.
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`ShePaintsWithBlood Oct 13, 2011   General Artist
Aww you certainly would make an awesome tattoo artist so I reeeeaaallly hope you go for it! I was very blessed and lucky in that when I had finally saved enough to get some of my artwork as a tattoo my artist asked to see my other works and it went from there... But the cost of equipment is estimated at quite a bit so I understand the money factor as I am quite broke. But with your skills, you should for sure pursue it!:blackrose:
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=sidneyeileen Oct 13, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks. It would be lovely if I can ever manage to make a living on my art. :hug:
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Mood: Joy ~ruchti5 Jul 12, 2011
I've been wanting to get the inner strength (midde row, second from the left) knot inked for a quite awhile now and haven't found good enough references online, THANK YOU!
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=sidneyeileen Jul 12, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
"Inner Strength"? You're welcome for the reference, but the knots don't have meanings. They were attributed with meanings for marketing purposes from the 60's onwards, but originally were just beautiful designs. If you go looking around and compare the labels given by different people selling different stuff using the same knots, you'll find that none of them agree. When I purchased one of my silver rings the seller volunteered that the knot was the "sacred celtic Love knot". Yeah right! I've seen the exact same pattern used on the edge of a bronze-age shield to re-enforce it for bashing the enemy. "I love you!" WHACK! LOL. It was pretty so I bought it. If you like the design, that is all that matters. :hug:
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~ruchti5 Jul 18, 2011
nothing says i love you like a good whack with a shield :D
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