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Celtic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)

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This is a wonderful addition to any collection of Celtic Art.It is a book of Celtic Design motifs with an accompaning CD-ROM. There are 223 designs in the book and on the disc.It is a Clip Art book and gives permission for freedom of use.The designs are presented on 48, 8 1/2" X 11" pages;and all are B&W.The sizes vary from about 2"X 2" to about 5" X 6".All the designs are very simple when compared to the great complexity that is usually found in any book of Celtic motifs.They are all line drawings as represented in the photograph on the cover which,by the way, indicates the complexity found in the collection.
In the collection you will find borders,elaborate spirals,weaves,birds,beasts,mermaids,knots wreaths and all sorts of fanciful creatures.However,unlike many books on Celtic Art ,there are no Alphabets. Like I said,the motifs are simple,but a great book to get started with using or understanding this art form.
Also there is absolutely no text in the book,no instructions on how to construct this artwork and no history or background whatsoever on this art.
Therefore don't expect from this book anything but what it is;a Clip Art book and CD-ROM of 223 motifs.If you are looking for more,there are many other books available such as those excellent ones by George Bain.

No need for a scanner with the cd-rom. I use these for scrollsawing patterns.
Honestly represented and fairly priced.

This is an excellent source of design ideas. I have recently started working in polymer clay and hope to start also with metal clay, so I was casting about for ideas and came across this book and CD of Celtic art motifs.

I am very fond of the basic knotted designs of the Halstadt culture which tends to be very curvilinear geometric, and over half of the designs in this book are Halstadt in style (as opposed to the later La Tène period with designs that incorporate stylized animals into the Celtic knot motif. For those who prefer the latter, check Celtic Designs in the same collection.)

The CD was easily installed on my computer, easy to open and navigate. It took me a little time to refamiliarize myself with the clip art style. I haven't used it since it came on floppy disks! This was very much easier to do.

This was a great purchase for me. I have really enjoyed creating with the designs. There are many variations to choose from and I have used it a lot!

I needed to get this book for some wedding designs I was making up. The pictures are great there are lots of different designs and they have them in all different file formats. Perfect for Graphic Design.

Unforunitly the CD-Rom that came with the book will not work with Windows Vista, and so was a waste of money to me.
I'm hoping that a friend running Windows XP will have more luck. Full disclosure of what system requirements needed should have been stated in the advert.

This book promises 223 permission-free designs. However, many are simply the same design rotated upside down or as mirror images. I could easily do this myself on the computer and would prefer 223 unique images. The designs themselves are nice, but weighted heavily toward animal motifs.