Transcript

Intro

If you prefer working with pen and paper instead of illustrating digitally, you can absolutely do so.

The course covers how to reconstruct the Urnes style in a two-dimensional illustration based on the general principles of the historical style.

These principles are virtually independent of any specific process or setup.

So, although I'll be showing you my personal process for creating illustrations in the style, which just happen to be digitally, you can easily replicate the process with pen and paper.

In fact, this is how I have been working for many years before eventually going digital.

In this lesson, I'll show you how to replicate the digital setup and process shown in the course in an analogue version with pen and paper. 

This is of cause just a suggestion, so feel free to do it however you prefer.

Setup

Tools

The basic tools you'll need are:

• A pencil for sketching (either regular or coloured)
• An eraser to fix mistakes.
• A pen for inking.
• And a ruler for creating guidelines for consistency.

Materials

The materials you'll need are:

• Tracing paper (or a lightbox for using regular paper).
• Tape for adhering the layers of paper on top of each other.

Process

Here is a quick look at what the process of illustration shown in the course would look like when adapted to an analogue setup:

Rough Sketch

For the initial rough sketch, use a pencil and eraser on a plain sheet of paper.

Detailed Sketch

For the next step of further developing the sketch, layer an additional sheet on top of the first one and go over the sketch once again.

Keep iterating this step by adding new sheets and redraw the design to develop it into place until it's ready to ink.

Use your ruler to create precise guidelines on a separate sheet to keep the proportions of the design consistent.

Inking

To finish the illustration, use a pen to ink in all the strokes, outlines and background colour on a new sheet of paper.

Layers

Generally, layers in the digital process equal overlaying sheets of paper in the analogue process. 

Though, while in the digital process it's very effortless just to copy a layer and develop the copy further while keeping the original. It would be tedious to keep iterating the same sketch again and again on additional sheets of paper only to edit minor details. 

So, you'll probably want to limit your use of overlaying sheets of paper compared to the number of layers used in the digital process.

Outtro

There you have it.

This is how you can adapt my digital setup and process shown in the course to an analogue equivalent using pen and paper.

In the lessons, I'll dive a bit deeper into the actual practicalities of each step.

If you have any questions, please let me know, by commenting below or shooting me an email. I'll be more than happy to answer your questions.