Develop Your Art Style by Adding Ancient Broder Patterns (Knot Braiding) | Hadis Malekie | Skillshare

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Develop Your Art Style by Adding Ancient Broder Patterns (Knot Braiding)

teacher avatar Hadis Malekie, Detective in C4C Flat

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      5th intro mix

      2:03

    • 2.

      Straight Lines

      6:05

    • 3.

      Corners

      4:46

    • 4.

      Coloring

      10:09

    • 5.

      Project

      2:07

    • 6.

      Sum-up

      2:37

    • 7.

      Bonus: Creating Together

      4:01

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About This Class

The art of braiding knots by dots and lines! In this class, you will learn how to create delicate and beautiful knot patterns using just three rows of dots. Whether you're an experienced artist or just a hobbyist, this class will teach you the pattern, so you can use it to decorate the borders of your art, or you can use it to decorate your wall art, your walls and your embroidery.

Starting with the basics, you will learn how to lay out the dots in a proper formation to draw the knot patterns. Then, you will learn the rules of how to draw lines for connecting the dots.  Then you will learn how to add curves to your pattern to make the design look like two stems weaving around each other. Then you get the rule of how to apply this pattern to perpendicular corners. If you like to apply color to your pattern, then don't miss the lesson about it, a lesson about steps of coloring with some historical info. By the end of the class, you will have a solid understanding of how to apply braiding knots to tables around your arts, either on small scale or large scale.

In this hands-on class, you will receive step-by-step feedback from me (teacher), to help you master this drawing. All materials you need are easily accessible, so all you need to bring is your concentration and creativity! Whether you want to use your new skills to create one-of-a-kind artwork or just want to impress your friends with your knot gift, this class is the perfect place to start.

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn the art of braiding knots. Join today!

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Hadis Malekie

Detective in C4C Flat

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1. 5th intro mix: Hi, Addie. Hi, What some. How are you? Thanks. I'd need the north, but want to decorate it. Let me see. This is beautiful. Well, I can teach you adding some decorating borders to this, so it would be so much impressive. Let me show you. I have two of them in my book. Yes, I want to see, like this or this. These are very beautiful borders. Yes. They are very awesome and beautiful. I learned them in traditional book illumination. So they are historical. Yes. For years they used this art, I mean book illumination in books such as literature books or other precious books. This art is called Tai. Nice, but isn't it difficult to learn. Oh, no, it's not difficult. I teach you three dot based brading. That is very easy to learn. Great. What do I need? You need paper or cardboard, pen, pencil. And if you like, one, two, three colors gh, and a rule. And then what should I create? Your project for this class is to make a bookmark with this pattern on that, or a blank paper with two shaped decoration around that. Or you can add these patterns to your art. Hey this, how did you get into this art? You know, I make animations and I do photography. I found out that this pattern can have that specific feeling that I like. I mean, academia esthetics in photography and book movie theater in animation. Also, I was familiar with this when I was a teenager. Are you ready? Let's get started. Yes. 2. Straight Lines: Okay, now let's get started and learn how to braid straight line. Now we want to make this. To make this, we should draw two parallel lines and then mark the dots underlines and draw the lines. But it's too small. So I have prepared that in a larger scale. You see there are two parallel lines. The space between two dots on a line should be equal to the space between two lines. Here, I use a ruler to measure the space between two lines and mark that on the line. They're saying on the line below. We should find the intersection of the diameters are used the role there, and find the intersection of the diameter. And now I make the dots noticeable. It's important to make them noticeable. Let's name the dots on the above line, first row, the dot on the intersection, second row, dots on the line below. Third row. Now time for connecting the dots. We draw a line from below that of first row, toe under the dot on second row. And for this line from above the DOD to above the dots. So let's make it another time and another sketch. From right to left from below the dot, two below and other dots. Now for second row, from above the DOD to above, from below to below, from above two, from below, below. We continue that for, let's draw it a bit smaller size. We use a ruler to mark the dots, especially when we cannot do that by eyes. If you want to work on smaller size, you can also use grid paper. Grid paper is also a good way, but here I use plain paper to show you how to find the dots. Now we make the dots. Notice several. I am drawing the dots of second row. I make the dots of first and third row. Notice. And now tell me. Yes, it's time for drying their nods and the lines connecting the dots from below to below, from above or from below to below, from above of secondary to AB over third row. And now an attention for you, always draw the line just a straight. Do not make care of lines like this. So here I connect the dots with straight lines. Now we want to add curves to make the nods more messy. But here I have the dots. And for the dot on the first row and third row, I add some carrots. Look at here, what happens? Here? It's now like two threads. Are we doing around each other? Now, lets me add curves to this smaller size 12. I play it in fast forward. You see it's like two stems are weaving around it. Are there. Let me show that to you using your pencil. This is one instead, and I use blue pencil. And this is the other stuff. I also color the space between two parallel lines with yellow, whatever you like. Now, let's make your project in the project gallery and post whatever I drown by far in that. And the next lesson, I will teach you how to decorate corners. 3. Corners: If you draw a table around your calligraphy painting or illustration, it has corners. So this is an, I wanted to teach you how to decorate corners of their borders. Here I have drawn air corner. I have marked the dots with pencil, so here I make them more visible with them market. You draw with me too. We have another dot here. Another dot on the corner. I am now making the first and third row dots. And now we go for second row dots. I make noticeable dots. It's now time for connecting the dots. Do not connect. These dots. Connect from first row, two, second row from below to below, from above to below two below, above two or below two below, above to Apple. Do not connect these dots as whole. For this side, you can rotate the paper so you can imagine it better. First row, second row and third row connect from below to above, two above, below to be low. And now it's time for adding curves. Let me change my pen. Gay. Add curves. Look at this dot. This is new because they have corners. Also. This dot, this dot is also new. Look how I add curves to that. These curves are the same for straight lines. And you know this character, look how the stems are more visible. Now, let me challenge you for two corners. Remark the dots. I have marked them with pen and now I am making them more visible. The first row, the third row. And now I make the dots on second row more of it's now time for connecting. Imagine one line as the first row, the other dots on second row and third row. Then apply. The rules from below to below are first to second row, from above turbo. Second too. Third row. Here also I add another line and we do not connect. Guess that. Don't forget that. We go for another slide from below to below, above two above here. That would become like the other side. You consider one of the lines as first row, the other as third row. Then apply the road from below to below, from above to above. Here we miss a line. So I add this to the now it's time for adding the curves, the curves and corners and make curves near the lights. As I draw please, you work on your project. Now you can see the stems are more visible. You are to this lesson, to your project. And let's go for the next lesson that is about coloring. 4. Coloring: I add colors to your work. You need to do some steps in a specific order. Let's learn them. Do you remember this pattern we might end the previous lessons. You might ask why I did just a sketch that, because the truth or dare is not to first draw with ink and then color that. But first we draw with pencil or with some special pressing technique, and then we color that. And after that, we draw lines and dots with ink. Let's color that. You can use, whatever color that you like. But here I use colors that are used in traditional art. Now, I am painting with parish and blue. Parish and blue In Paris Yan is called larger art. That is the same color of a stone called larger words in English, that is lapis lazuli. The color of LED is now as your ally, which is also called Persian blue is widely used in perishing art and architecture and other kinds of bar. Now, I use another color for the other stuff, that is total cost. Turquoise is also the color of us tone called turquoise or in Persia and it's called fears. Their cries and perish and blue are widely used in Persian art, e.g. in Tom's, in museums and in Musk's. Now you can see the term of actor who was famous for poetry and Sufism. And now the time who was a polymath known by mathematics, astronomy, poetry, and philosophy. This is the term of Camelot Morgan, who was a famous Iranian painter from just the past century, not form of centuries. Here you can see these colors are widely used and these architectures are in a city called Nature book. You can see I have drawn a line parallel to each line that is just to make it beautiful in advance classes, I tell you admins techniques to draw that line, but you can just use a ruler like me to draw that line. I colored space between two close lines. We read. Now it's time for inking, withdrawal Dodson lines. You can use brush and ink or you can use marker. Here, I make the dots on second row noticeable. I now draw the lines. Here. I am working under the camera. So I have some limitation, but put time and make it clean. You see why I draw the lines, I clean their ruler. Now time for drawing the lines connecting the dots of first and second row and second and third row. Now I didn't curves The carrot on the corner. And you'll see that the stems are getting visit bar. Now, let's do it on a smaller size. You see if I color on plain paper that would have wrinkles. So please use a paper or cardboard with more weight. I use pencil and pigment fine liner for this work. Let's draw the lines. I use just a simple golden wash to color the space between two lines. Let's add smoothness and shine. I use my bracelets. I use this tone of my bracelet. I got my Putin onion skin pay for and press that with stone. I wrap that. The surface would be more shiny and smooth. Let's do it for our pattern. It's time for drawing the nuts. I use a pigment fine liner to draw lines. Here, I draw two parallel lines on each side. Then we draw the dots first and third row and the dots on the middle. The second job. For connecting the dots, you can use brush, a tiny brush and ink. You can use pigment, fine liner. Working with brush needs more control, but that would be more beautiful than traditional. Now let's do it again. You can recall repress to make it shiny and smooth. And then we use a roller to add the border lines for the other side, for the other L-shape. As you are watching me, please start your work to just right now. Don't limit yourself. Don't let perfectionism stops you. Whatever you have, just peaky them and start. Now adding the dots are second row and now connecting from below to above. A smaller size projects like this, you can skip adding curves. You can add curves, but if you like, you can skip that too. You have your bookmark. Now, please add your completed project to your project. Your project. The next lesson, I will give you some up and the final tides. 5. Project: Welcome to this class. This class is a practical skill you should do to learn it better, exactly like riding a bicycle. You should do. And learn it better. Each lesson, please post whatever you have drawn into their project gallery, e.g. on less than three, you post what you have drawn, debt and lessons for your ad, whatever you make to your previous slide. Skillshare has a very good opportunity and that is free feedback on your project. So I suggest you use that and always post steps of your project, not just the final project. The materials you'll need for this class are simple pen, paper, or cardboard ruler. But for your convenience, I have made a link in the project description and the resources so you can use that if you want, but just take it simple and use whatever you have. Now, your final project is to make a bookmark with this pattern on that. Adding two L-shaped decoration to have paper. But feel free to use this pattern on larger scale if you want. You can use that on larger scale for decorating whatever you like. Don't forget to share your final project to the gallery. And also there is an option and a Skillshare that is called review. Please write a review for this class because your review will help this class stay longer on this platform so your friends and other people can learn this precious arts. Are you ready? Let's learn. 6. Sum-up : Congrats that. Now you are here. You now know how to make three based notching and braiding around the corners or as a decoration. You can use that in books, but not only that, he can use that for decorating mirrors, for decorating laws, and use that in interior design. You can also use that and embroidery. Thank you for being with me. By far. Now, you can be ambassador of this are to the road. You can share whatever you need to your friends. You can tell them about this art or if you want, you can share the link of my class to your friends about posting your project. I have a suggestion for you and that is next, please hold your art and your hand or put it on your side and then take a photo because you're human being, you have made that garden your hands by your soap. You have emotions, you have innovation. So I asked you to hold that R and then take your photo, take a selfie or if you prefer not to show your face, okay. Holes that are in a way that the photo is taken. Not true. And also please share reviewed in this class. As I told you, I think the review to this class can make it longer on the platform and also others get attracted to learn this art. I also motivate you to share project and review together. I mean, you take a video and you are holding your project in your hand. You tell me whatever you like about this class. This is a very interesting art. I share some keywords and some hashtags and the project description and resources. So you can use them. Search for this art, see more of this art, and train your arms about the colors, the patterns. The next lesson, and in the next classes, I will teach you either patterns, either way, dairy and other types of this art. So please bear with me the next classes and don't forget to follow me in the next lesson. 7. Bonus: Creating Together: Welcome to this lesson and let's do the project together. First, let me feature the first is Sudan who posts that have projects? Let them fish as you can see how project the curves, the lines, and some printable yes, these PDFs that you can download them from Project and Resources section, then you need to print that provider ruler and pen. Here you write your name on top of the paper. And I wanted to do the waiting here. For first part, I don't use a ruler, just do it by hand. You can do that with me to see. I don't fast-forward the video because I want to let you see how much time does it take. That's so fun and relaxing. Also, it needs concentration and helps us to increase our concentration. Yes, you can print that and do that with me. While now. Let me just add curves to their corners. And the other side. That's enough. I guess. Now let's do that for L-shaped high rotate that. And this time I use ruler. I rotated that. Make it clean as I scroll the ruler not to spread the ink over the paper. Now we are getting close to the corner. As you remember, we don't connect the one on the corner. Now. Dissection. I didn't know if you do that when you're on the phone or not, but you can have some of these prints. And when you wanted to do del y talking on the phone or you're waiting. You can do this. The paper, awesome concentration and relaxing. We are now close to the end and then adding curves to the color. Now. Yes, we are down and I want to see your project. Thank you.