Celtic Art – Border Patterns

Course Overview

Learn from an experienced Celtic Artist about how you can use traditional Celtic Art patterns to create your own contemporary artworks, or to add a touch of Celtic Art to your drawings and paintings.

In this short course Marta will show you how to draw and design border patterns with traditional Celtic Art patterns. You will learn 3 Celtic Art patterns, including: Celtic Knots, Key Patterns, and Step Patterns.

You can use these Celtic Art Border Patterns to enhance your own artworks, frame your favourite quote, or layer with all 3 patterns to create your own complete Celtic artwork.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

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What you will learn

Course outline

In this course you will learn to:

  • Draw Celtic knots using a diamond dot grid
  • Draw Celtic knot patterns in a border
  • Draw Celtic key patterns using a diamond dot grid
  • Draw Celtic key patterns in a border
  • Draw Celtic step patterns using a 5mm grid paper
  • Draw Celtic step patterns in a border
  • Draw & design a Celtic artwork using 3 Celtic art patterns
  • Outline your designs using a pigment marker
  • Draw & design a Celtic artwork using 3 Celtic art patterns
  • Outline your designs using a pigment marker
  • Apply colour using your favourite media

Course outcome

By the end of this course you will be able to draw and colour 3 different Celtic art patterns in borders to use with their own artistic practice.

What you need to know

Entry requirements:

This course is open to beginners and continuing students.

What you need to provide

Materials list for students:
  • 2B mechanical/pacer pencil
  • Ruler, 30cm or longer
  • Eraser
  • Compass & Protractor
  • 0.4 Pigment marker, eg. Artline marker
  • A4 Sketch pad
  • Colour media, what you have or prefer to use: colour pencils; pigment markers; other felt tip markers
    • Paints & water colours or watercolour gouache, acrylics
    • Empty jar, for rinse water
    • Rag, soft & absorbent like t-shirt fabric
    • Fine pointed round brushes no.0; no.1;

Class details

Start Date20 October 2025
End Date10 November 2025
Sessions4
DaysMon
Time6:00pm - 8:00pm
TutorMarta Lett
Location Online Zoom Class

$170

Delivery Mode

To meet the needs of our students Macquarie Community College balances delivery and engagement across permanent, regular and temporary delivery sites and offer face-to-face, remote zoom classes and self-paced learning options.

Ways to Study

  • On campus

Our college campus locations are:

    • Blacktown
    • Chatswood
    • Carlingford
    • Epping
    • Ryde
    • Mt Druitt
  • Virtual classroom
  • Complete workplace training
  • Combine ways to study

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How to Enrol

Step 1 - Choose Your Course

  • Select the non-accredited short course you are interested in.
  • Find a day and time that suits your schedule.

Note: Enrolment is open to anyone 18 years or older.

Step 2 - Enrol and Verify

  • Click ‘Enrol Now’ after selecting your course and schedule.
  • Enter your details on the enrolment page.
  • Verify your email through a secure link sent to your email address.
  • Complete the secure checkout and payment process.

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Step 3 - Receive Your Enrolment Details

  • You will receive an immediate enrolment confirmation email upon successful enrolment. Check and read the attached Terms and Conditions.
  • The payer of the enrolment will receive a tax invoice immediately after processing.
  • You will receive a course reminder email a day before your class begins.
  • For Online Zoom classes, a Zoom link and password will be emailed the day before class. Use the same link and password for subsequent sessions if applicable.