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Ooh! I love that trope and some of the original Tumblr threads to that effect are some of my favorite things to come off that site. I'll have to check this out.

Boter, formerly of TF.N as Boter and DarthArjuna. I like making movies and playing games, in one order or another.

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Listen. It was really hot at work this week and I took multiple breaks from photography. And I had script writing to do and may have snuck some peeks at Deathworlder.

So including both short stories I'm totally caught up now... *cough*

I am going to staunchly avoid glancing around that subreddit because oh MAN does it look like a ton of stuff there. I'm behind enough on other things as it is.

Boter, formerly of TF.N as Boter and DarthArjuna. I like making movies and playing games, in one order or another.

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I've had it for a few months now but it's a great item to have on my desk to keep myself occupied when shots are rendering.

https://i.imgur.com/ouy2v3F.jpg

I've always found celtic knots fascinating, because of their visual complexity, the intricate craft. I've asked myself why people used to do this, what they represent, what their purpose is. More importantly, I've wondered how they were made, being confused by their apparent duality of geometric precision and organic aesthetics. Visually, they felt difficult, not only to draw, but to conceptualize.

This book answers all these questions quite well.

https://i.imgur.com/0RT2fQt.jpg

In reality, it's accessible to everyone, which is really at the core of folk art. Its construction rests upon a system of dot grids which allows you to trace everything by hand - if you have a checkered sheet, you're good to go. Some more complex designs will require a pair of compasses, unless you're really good at drawing circles by hand, but that's about it. That simplicity driven by basic geometric guidelines came as a big surprise to me and demystified the visual intricacy.

https://i.imgur.com/AgkLzk8.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/urG2PB5.jpg

Knotwork is a very satisfying craft. It's fun but at the same time demands precision and geometric thinking. It serves as a throwback to school, answering the question I've asked myself quite a few times in those days and here namely during geometry class, "what am I learning this for?". It's immediately appealing to the eye and brings satisfaction, but it also allows for emotional resonance because it's folk art. Its abstract nature permits symbolism the way you want, be it visual and philosophical connections to nature, a human link to the past, spirituality - you name it.

https://i.imgur.com/M0k2STl.jpg

It's a great pastime in itself but I really enjoy it as a skill to have as an addition to my artistic toolset and a means of symbolic expression.

Very easy to find too, avoid Amazon if you can, but if not, it's there.

Sébastien Fraud
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Man, I enjoyed the hell out of that post. Great write-up. Fascinating.

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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W00t! I'm satisfied!

https://i.imgur.com/gaUXf5n.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/0J6wlzr.jpg

(also my hand hurts like hell)

Sébastien Fraud
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Man, that's cool as hell though. Really cool drawing.

And I never woulda guessed how it came together. TIL. Really cool.

Teague Chrystie

I have a tendency to fix your typos.

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