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How to Draw W2, Step by Step

W2 looks like a woven mat: horizontal and vertical strips that take turns going over and under each other. It is a grid at heart, so it rewards steady spacing.

Intermediate3 stepsGood for woven, basket-like sections
Step 1 of 3

Draw horizontal strips (pairs of lines), leaving a gap wherever a vertical strip will pass over them.

Watch it draw stroke by stroke, pause on any step, then try it yourself on paper.

W2 step by step

  1. W2 tangle, step 1: draw horizontal strips (pairs of lines), leaving a gap wherever a vertical strip will pass over them
    Step 1

    Draw horizontal strips (pairs of lines), leaving a gap wherever a vertical strip will pass over them.

  2. W2 tangle, step 2: draw the vertical strips, leaving a gap wherever they pass under a horizontal strip, so the strips alternate over and under
    Step 2

    Draw the vertical strips, leaving a gap wherever they pass under a horizontal strip, so the strips alternate over and under.

  3. W2 tangle, step 3: fill the small squares between the strips with black
    Step 3

    Fill the small squares between the strips with black.

Practice it: print a sheet with these steps and four blank 3.5″ tiles.

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