From: corun@access.digex.net (Corun MacAnndra)
Subject: Re: Screen savers and gifs
Date: 8 Jul 1993 19:15:19 -0400

>Celtic knotwork on a computer eh?  It's amazingly difficult.  I haven't
>come across a drawing package that can handle the interlacing yet, and
>it's almost impossible to do freehand with a mouse.

CorelDraw can do it. This package is what we call sexy software. I
have to get the upgrade to 3.2 RSN. I've done knotwork with it. You
have to make it in pieces, but it comes out very clean.

>Her professor (John Lansdown) had known the late George Bain
>(well known Celtic artist) who had apparently been interested in seeing
>whether knotwork could be done on a computer.

Ian Bain, George's son, has a marvelous book out that elaborates on
his father's work. That is, Ian has put in descriptive text that
George omitted.  Unfortunately, Ian only goes into knotwork, and not
the key or spiral patterns, nor the zoomorphs and letters. Still, it's
a very nice bbook.  Another person who has done much writing on the
subject of Celtic art is Aidan Meehan. He's got four very descriptive
books out now that cover the gamut of Celtic drawing.

Bb,
Corun
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