Urnes style

» Urnes Style Ornament V

Sep 10, 2020 - This week's illustration is a Urnes style design created for a new video tutorial based on a drawing by Sven. In the video, I'll show you some of the things to look out for when creating your Urnes style designs. I'll be using a design by Sven as a basis for the discussion. He has been really kind to let me use it for this video. His design has a lot of great things going for it already, and there are also a few things we can go in and improve on. Check out the video on my…

Jonas Lau Markussen on Instagram: "Intertwining Serpents in Urnes Style⠀ ⠀ Urnes style chain pattern of intertwining serpents inspired by the Urnes and Hørnes Church wood carvings. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #UrnesStyle #Viking #Vikings #VikingArt #OldNorse"

» Urnes Style Fundamentals

Urnes Style Openwork Brooch — This illustration is one of the three case studies from the course Master the Urnes Style. The composition is a traditional take on the many Urnes style openwork brooches found throughout Scandinavia.

Historians have interpreted this wood carving found on the northern wall of Urnes Stave Church to be a scene from the Bible although the motif obviously shows a familiar scene from Old Norse mythol…

Nadine on Instagram: "Had the absolute pleasure of designing and creating this custom bowl for @danfarrand1 of @hornsofodin. I have some more news to share with you all soon, but at the moment my lips are sealed 🤫 The design itself is inspired by the late Urnes style and is based on my own studies of openwork brooches from that period. Other smaller elements are purely from my own imagination 🙂 The Urnes style was the last phase of art in what we know as the Viking Age; appearing from…

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