How to find the center of a triangle

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​The past few weeks have been dedicated to new tutorials featuring triquetras using triangles as a guide. In this technique, arcs are drawn around a central point. You can certainly find this point using guestimation, but there is a way to find the precise center of the triangle. So today’s blog takes you step-by-step through the process! 

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Gather your supplies:

Drawing pencils
Markers
Blending stumps
Eraser
Click eraser
Ruler
Horse hair brush
Grid paper
Sketch pad
T-square or L-square

Step 1

Draw a triangle. This technique will work with any shape, so have fun experimenting with various triangles. 

Step 2

Next, find the center point of each of the three edges of the triangle. Reference this quick blog tutorial for finding the center of a line. 

​Step 3

Draw a line from one corner to the opposite line’s mid-point. Do this again for the other two corners.

Step 4

Mark the spot where all three lines intersect in the center of the triangle. Now you can move on to drawing the loops for your triquetra!

Watch the YouTube video for this tutorial here...

You may also like this video tutorial for finding midpoints for lines, arcs, and circles...

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