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MEDIEVAL ART

CELTIC ART• Irish• Geometrical decorative• Celtic symbols and designs contain

spirals, interlacing patterns, knotwork, animal forms, animal zoomorphics, and Celtic color patterns

Zoomorphics

Having the form of an animal

GOTHIC ARCH

• Architecture of most cathedrals and castles• Used to support the weight of the building• 3 different types of Gothic Arches• Pointed Arch• Ribbed Vault• Flying Buttress

• All about support and making the walls more stable

Milan Cathedral in Italy

• Has center or key stone

• Two arches that meet in a point

• Can make higher arches

• Sometimes needs additional support because of height

Very strong structures

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Allowed for the addition

of more windows

high up in the building

• The characteristic of a flying buttress is that the buttress is not in contact with the wall all the way to the ground

• Arch bridging the gap between that buttress and the wall

Step 1: Pencil in the guidelines

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1. Turn your paper to a landscape orientation

2. Use your ruler to draw a very light line 1/2" from the bottom (This will be the base of your wall )

3. In the center of your paper, draw a line from the top edge of the paper to the line for the bottom of the wall. This will be your center line for the arch. The line does not have to be perfectly centered, but for this tutorial it should be close.

Step 1: Pencil in the guidelines

(Inside and outside edges of your arch opening)

4.Lightly draw another line 2 inches on each side of the center line.

5.3/4 inches from the outside of those 2 lines, draw 2 more lines.

Step 1: Pencil in the guidelines

(inside top and outside top lines of our arch)

6. Draw a horizontal line 6 inches from the floor, connecting the 2 inside lines.

7.Draw top line parallel to this line, ¾ inches above.

Step 1: Pencil in the guidelines

(inside top and outside top lines of our arch)

6. Erase center lines.

7. Draw lines 3 inches from floor to divide support column.

Step 1: Pencil in the guidelines

(inside top and outside top lines of our arch)

6. Erase center lines.

Step 1: Pencil in the guidelines

(inside top and outside top lines of our arch)

6. Draw one side of the top arch.

7. Draw the second side of the top arch (should be identical)

Step 2: Erase all the extra lines

6. Erase all of the extra lines

7. With the outline of the arch drawn, you can begin to block in the stones of the arch.

8. the blocks in the supports should be larger than the blocks of the arch.

Step 2: Erase all the extra lines

6. That means each block will be wedge shaped, with the narrow end towards the inside of the arch. You should also have the same number of stones on each side of the stone arch.

Step 2: Erase all the extra lines6. Choose a point

somewhere within the area of your entrance. This will be the vanishing point for your wall's perspective.

7. Use a ruler to draw very faint lines from the vanishing point to each of the outlines for the blocks in the arch and supports.

8. Now you need to decide how thick your wall will be. Once you decide, you simply draw another arch to the inside of your current arch, crossing the perspective lines you have just drawn.

Step 2: Erase all the extra lines6. Choose a point

somewhere within the area of your entrance. This will be the vanishing point for your wall's perspective.

7. Use a ruler to draw very faint lines from the vanishing point to each of the outlines for the blocks in the arch and supports.

8. Now you need to decide how thick your wall will be. Once you decide, you simply draw another arch to the inside of your current arch, crossing the perspective lines you have just drawn.