
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
Introduction
The Building Blocks
Features
Beast heads
Serpent heads
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 (20 January)
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