Celtic Knotwork Base - WIP

This is to be the base for a pair of sculptures that will all come together to become a wedding cake topper for one of my clients.

Now, I know I am not generally the type to publicly post WIP images but this one begged to be an exception to the rule.

I spent hours working out the knotwork for this then inking, markering, and painting it all in during the hottest bit of weather we've had so far this year and I would like to show off the fruits of my labors.

This started out as a 6" across wooden base. With a little mathematical help from my sister, I had it neatly quartered to a point where I was able to add a few more guide lines so I could lay in the groundwork for the structure of the traditional knotwork. Once that was done, I markered it in with a silver Sharpie marker, blacked in the empty spaces with black Sharpie, then set to work on the agonizing task of evening up and tidying all those lines with a fine pen. Lastly, I painted around the center, edges, and bottom of the disc with navy bluish acrylic paints making it fade to a lighter navy towards the center of the disc.

And luckily for me, there was still just enough of the late afternoon sun for me to go out and snap some quick pics of it. I still need to give it a nice thick coating of protective finishing spray but the high level of humidity today is preventing that so you will just have to appreciate its non-glossed glory for the time being.


Angle shot of it here:




Silver: Silver Sharpie
Detail Work: Black Sharpie & Koh-I-Noor Nexus Pen
Paint: Windsor & Newton Acrylics
Knotwork Reference: Celtic Art by George Bain



I'm currently OPEN for sculpture commissions so if you'd like to see your character or pet sculpted or would like a custom topper for your wedding cake, please check out my commission info here: [link]