...Okay, so it is not the only book of its kind on the market, but as I have several of the others, I can honestly say I think this is the best. Possibly the cheapest too, which is something else in its favor and I like the way it covers not just one type of pattern but most of them. If you want to go into it seriously, then you might prefer something that concentrates on just spirals or knot work perhaps, but I suspect that most of us want to be less specialized. There is a brief introduction to this style describing the various periods and where Celtic art flourished, but not an in-depth look as there are plenty of other books on the market that can show this. You don’t need much to start drawing - you probably have most of the simple materials already - and then it is on with the lessons. Learn how to draw spirals, knots, flora and fauna and mazes. Experiment with color, and find out a bit about what the various symbols mean and where they originated. With some basic math instruments you will be drawing like a Celt in no time! The flora and fauna are a bit more advanced, requiring some existing drawing ability (don’t start with the interlaced dogs) and I would recommend working through this primer from beginning to end. The dog motif does seem to have strayed out of some more advanced Celtic drawing manual - level ten, perhaps - but I personally like a book that has a challenge in it. If it only appeals to beginners, then it is easy to outgrow it all too soon. This one stays on my keeper shelf.