Ringerike Style Fundamentals

This course is a work in progress

Below you’ll find links to the lessons available on Patreon so far as well as the lessons currently planned. Please note that the curriculum presented here is subject to change.

Check out the free introduction course before you begin:
Introduction to Creating Viking Age Art

Lessons

Introduction

The Building Blocks

Features

Serpents
Beast Heads — Part 1: Structure & Rendering
Beast Heads — Part 2: Variations (May 2021)
Limbs
Posture
Ornamental motifs
Ribbons

Ribbon Flow

Figure-of-eight & curly loops
Pretzel and Triquetra knots
Double pretzel-knot
Knotwork-based Compositions
Offshoots

Motif Variations

Acanthus leaf
Fleur-de-lis
Union Knot
Feathering
Palmette from Union Knot
Palmette from Ribbon
Pellets

Creating Your Design

Preparation

Analysing the References
Breakdown of the Composition

Process of Creation

Layout and Ribbon Flow
Fleshing out the Ribbons
Ribbon and Terminal Widths
Features and Details
Weaving the Ribbons
Inking and Colouring