How to texture like Gustave Doré | Master Study

Watch 4 quick studies of Gustave Doré textures and how I incorporate those into a final pen and ink piece using a traditional crow quill.
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00:15 - Fables of Perrault
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01:06 - Texture Studies
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04:36 - Final Artwork with Doré Textures

[@longstrideillustration]

A special note about Doré's engraving process from Artist Eli Edward Evangelidis (@eliedwardart on IG): “Lithography with limestone blocks - one of them was reported 17m tall by Doré’s and his team so bear in mind perspectives. He also used a variety of materials to scratch out various sections including fabric pressing for sky and ground sections. Also, he produced many with what we call crayons today or candle wax. It achieves a timeless result but learning pen and ink via this method certainly brings out so many techniques and methods to advance the artist. Doré will forever be a significant influence on my career as an illustrator :) Great work in practicing his renderings.” Here's an article (in French) about the engraving process: essentiels.bnf.fr/fr/article/c0108215-3f0d-4746-9b6f-9dab911ba7d9-gustave-dore-et-ses-graveurs

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

17 metre books never existed. And I never heard of Doré doing lithography. He was famous for wood engraving. Which is not what you did in the video.

[@sefatsilverlake3816]

The fact that they are carvings just blows my mind

[@gordo6908]

these old techniques can often feel like a lost alchemy, but your powers of explanation are very illuminating. thank you

[@longstrideillustration]

Much appreciated!

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

She's explaining nothing. He didn't draw them.

[@NirousPlayers]

His clouds are absolutely unbelievable.

[@Galbex21]

I liked how she mentioned that she added the eclipse just because she saw one over her house. She says it so casually like "oh I found a bee on a flower in the park the other day". As if it was the most casual thing in existance. 😂😂 You can tell she loves to daydream.... I will subscribe.

[@longstrideillustration]

Haha! It happened exactly as you describe it 😄

[@cperucini]

Doré´s work was mostly design or illustration, he did not make his own engravings. He had a whole team doing the block-cutting for him.

[@NightsMuse]

I liked your birds. It is easy to see why people still study other artists. His level of line work is amazing.

[@flytetime7637]

Thanks for explaining his techniques. I discovered his work at a publisher I worked for because they published books of his art. Doré’s Paradise Lost artwork is phenomenal.

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

She's wrong about everything.

[@vas1900]

great video, but I must correct you :) . it’s interesting to note that very few of these engravings were actually done by Doré himself. He hired a freelance engravers whole team of them in some cases :) it was a proper production line as it was almost a factory print :D

[@longstrideillustration]

True! I had read that in my research, otherwise, that would have taken him 100th hours per illustration. Though he still did the underdrawing, kind of like modern-day pencilers and inkers, I bet he was a tough art director 😅

[@YuryKhristich]

And all these fine lines in the background were not the result of drawing them by hand. There was a technique that is now almost forgotten. It was like a patchwork of ready-made striped backgrounds. There were strange tools, like "rakes", to draw many parallel lines at once, and many other tricks. It is rather disappointing to try to imitate this hatch-work with a pen.

[@vas1900]

@@YuryKhristich Great comment, thanks

[@quetzalcueyat]

@@YuryKhristich exactly, this is like lost in translation

[@nak3dxsnake]

Contour hatching was always what I was trying to do but didn't have as examples of how to restrain it. Miura of Berserk fame is an absolute master of it and greatly has influenced me.

[@longstrideillustration]

That makes sense since Doré is one of the influences of Miura.

[@Taka_Takata]

Wow, impressive! I have a couple of big books illustrated by Doré, but never had the courage to try copying his work. Never even scrutinized it the way you do. Your tip in one of your other videos about starting with a well-chosen small part to copy is especially appropriate here. Your drawing is great, and so is your teaching. Short videos, straight to the point. You also reminded me of two things: "be daring and don't fear failure". Thanks!

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you, much appreciated. 😊

[@walterkummer8469]

Once in a while, the algorithm works... I am so glad it put you in front of me. This video is excellent and your ink work is beautiful.

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you very much!

[@jonpaul3868]

How these art people got their perceptions is just amazing for me.

[@SmolTerribleTornado]

The end result is magestic

[@longstrideillustration]

thank you!

[@smashingtheadam]

That's gorgeous. And I love your take with the crow people!

[@sharonwinters1054]

Your narration is so well thought out! Native speaker here, but i actually slowed speed to 75% to absorb every word of your succinct phrasing. Breath taking work, of course!

[@longstrideillustration]

That's kind of you to say. I try to speak a bit slower and enunciate to counter for my faint French accent.

[@sharonwinters1054]

@@longstrideillustration Whaaat!!!! I assumed you were "American".

[@dashinvaine]

It boggles my mind. Hats off to anyone who can do that. Looks like much harder work than painting or pencil drawing. Far less scope for correcting errors.

[@longstrideillustration]

Thanks! I've picked your comment to print in my monthly newsletter (linked with your name handle).

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

Way easier than pencil drawing or painting! lol What?

[@MarkArandjus]

It's insane how much art he produced, let alone this detailed.

[@maximeteppe7627]

Like others said, he had a team of engravers, so he mostly did small black and white value paintings for them to engrave from - though I'm certain he did some engraving himself before he became such a commercial powerhouse. still, the fact that he had collaborators certainly helps explain how he achieved such a phenomenal output. While he was a noted hyperactive, it's just not possible to do so much without help.

[@user-wv6wq1ck3k]

Beautifully done! I hadn't even heard of Dore before, his works are incredible!

[@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa]

when I was a really young kid, my dad owned a paperback abridged copy of the divine comedy with one of doré's drawings on the cover and that was the only doré drawing I've ever seen in my life for a long time, and it still had a profound impact and influenced me to keep drawing.

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

Are there released copies of Doré's drawings? I am a big fan of his. But I've never seen one of his drawings in my life!

[@IllustratedManOfficial]

Dore is amazing. I love seeing the lineage from Dore to Booth to Wrightson. Great video!

[@-davidolivares]

Boooiiiinnneeeeh!!!

[@ascendingdeity]

amazing. i draw with pen and ink. cross hatch and stipples are my favorite technique. thank you for introducing me to a new artist.

[@longstrideillustration]

You are so welcome!

[@nathankilburn1953]

An excellent study with a beautiful demo. I also feel Bernie Wrightson and Frank Cho are also artistic descendants of this style. Cho does some amazing pen and ink work, even with ballpoint. I'll have to pick up a book on Doré!

[@erichimle1306]

Both Bernie wrightson and Cho are mimicking Franklin Booth in their style. I would highly recommend picking up his book from Flesk publishing.

[@-davidolivares]

I think Alfredo Alcala has a slightly more stylized technique but during the larger B/W magazine heyday he made me happy inking Conan and other things.

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

Neither Bernie Wrightson and Frank Cho are known engravers.

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

@@erichimle1306 Another artist that never did engraving.

[@nathankilburn1953]

@@Flat_Earth_Addy Indeed - by artistic descendants I'm referring to their style and mastery of composition/line.

[@samantams]

This is absolutely stunning and I’m so happy the algorithm sent me your way! It’s refreshing to see an artist not afraid of saying she’s still learning and even more, showing the process. I guess you got a new subscriber! 😊

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you so much!!

[@robertkelly5025]

I'm a huge Dore fan. Thanks for this.

[@jairokattano692]

Just beautiful .. simple, clean. Nice. I love it

[@kras_gk]

This is exactly what i was looking for to study! Thanks for the clear explanation and youtube for the timely recommendation haha

[@longstrideillustration]

You're very welcome! I've also learned a lot by doing these master studies for KZbin, and it's super enjoyable.

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

Why?

[@erichimle1306]

If you are interested, I would highly suggest using white scratchboard. If you look up two great artists. 1. Michael Halbert and 2. Nico Delort. Both have videos on here and I believe that Michael’s are closer to traditional engraving. But Nico is of the Franklin Booth school. Both are masters of the white scracthboard and mimicking wood engraving.

[@longstrideillustration]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[@johnkrogh5532]

Thank you very much for this wonderful introduction of working with pen and ink and to the great skills of Dore`. I work a lot with a normal pen in my black and white drawings, but recently I have come up with the idea to use pen and ink to make the lines become more alive and natural, so to speak. I also consider making my own ink from leaves.

[@rrresonance2]

Really cool study on an artist I had not seen before. Your results look super solid.

[@longstrideillustration]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching.

[@bigblue6917]

I first came across Dore some time ago when I found his book on London. I was struck by his technique and the amount of detail he put into his drawings as well as how beautify rendered they are. From then on I have been an admirer of his work. One of his illustration of the dockland warehouses from his book Dore's London did get me puzzled though. It shows warehouse workers stood in the entrance to one of the floors of a warehouse waiting for a load being lifted up to them. There is a large crate being hoisted up and other various ropes being used. The thing that puzzled was one rope, obviously under tension, passed down behind the crate but did not come out below it. It would seem that even for Dore the amount of detail could be too much.

[@longstrideillustration]

That's the joy of traditional art, no "undo" ... my guess is the mistake happened near the end of the piece, tired under a tight deadline 😅

[@bigblue6917]

@@longstrideillustration I think there are times in life where an "undo" button would be very handy. It may well be that it happened as you say. And I do seem to remember something about him being late in completing the drawings which held up publication. So it would not be surprising if the publisher was pushing him to finish them.

[@microwavecoffee]

I love his art. Thanks for this

[@jvlook1]

You seem like a nice lady who really knows her stuff. Thank you for sharing this with the world

[@therealmegabros]

Gorgeous, thanx for introducing me to Dore. Will be studying. Peace.

[@draz1000]

I love how you was able to replicate the style so well. I love this type of line work, they truly were masters. Have you ever seen Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein? The artwork is fantastic 😊

[@ijiknhgfftj]

perfect and atmospheric art

[@kevincage1641]

I just thought about how Dore' and many many unknown medieval artists had incredible skills,not to mention the ability to remember things. This girl has skill. I have been drawing serious!y since 2019. I'm currently 65 and am drawing stick figures.....Stick figures!!! I thought about Dore', Picasso, Dali, Spare, and I fell out of my chair laughing!!!!! Me a stick figure preschooler, and this young girl rendering like a Master. Thanks Miss.. You are an inspiration. I'll just get back to my basics....ellipses, one point perspective, foreshortening and such. Excellent video! Thanks

[@longstrideillustration]

Awe, I'm too flattered to be called a young girl (I turn 55 this year, yay), thank you. I do find studying the Masters quite challenging, though manageable with a learning plan. There are resources on my website to get started with that, have a browse through my Blog: longstrideillustration.com/blog/ Cheers, and thanks for watching!

[@Freakaboogie]

wow! this is great!!! the lines you're studying make me think Moebius and Milo Manara had studied those same lines during their development..

[@longstrideillustration]

They likely did, I recognize Doré's influence in many others' works.

[@rafaelmarques1754]

One thing that is interesting, is that, although he designed the drawing with black lines, the engravers that worked with him had an even more difficult work to do: respect the lines while engraving white lines onto the woodblock... Amazing work by all the team!

[@rafaelmarques1754]

actually, maybe, the uneven lines which constructs the forms, that are shown on the final print, may be a result of the proccess of thinking the image for the woodblock engraving technique, and not the other way around

[@longstrideillustration]

I know what you mean, it's sort of a reverse-engineer process to recreate engravings with a pen. The artisans used all sorts of tools and cloths to create those "comb" like lines for the backgrounds, giving the strokes a uniform look.

[@rafaelmarques1754]

@@longstrideillustration Exactly! Great video!!! Thank you so much!

[@mariasaha8303]

Always enjoy your studies!❤

[@TheMaxcano]

I'm not an artist or know much about art for that matter, but your video was a very pleasing/relaxing break and I just wanted to say Thank You.

[@longstrideillustration]

My pleasure! I find linework to be quite relaxing indeed.

[@gibson2623]

Very nice. Loved it. Thank you :)

[@JohnMitchellCalif]

charming and useful!

[@betsi_jae]

I love this technique. Thank you so much !!!

[@robhead22]

Excellent work! Thank you!

[@trenton9]

I love this.

[@bomberman64rodriguez41]

I always wondered what this style was called. Thank you

[@punkeasy]

Love love love it all

[@uncolorr]

I was waiting for something like this. His pieces are so beautiful

[@Xenonsoldier]

Love his stuff!!! It’s so detailed and amazing

[@deaddoomed2380]

I love engraving and it's one of my main art inspiration when I draw...I loved this video

[@longstrideillustration]

Thanks, that's great to hear.

[@jordipallares3129]

Very useful tutorial, very good job!

[@NONAME-wc1tc]

This was not a study it was a dissection. Such great work and such great explainations. I wanna do this with my favourite illustrator who is hirohiko araki.

[@longstrideillustration]

He is the Japanese Michelangelo! 👌

[@Ennio444]

Incredible skill!

[@mimasweets]

Maybe just one cause I'm bad at art, but as someone with vast engraving practice: you've no idea how much easier i find it to control line width while engraving vs drawing. While drawing is all hand control. While engraving the resistance of the material vs the cutting edge is like magic. Okus you can make line followers that'll gently guide your cut parallel to a line.

[@longstrideillustration]

Sometimes the combination of the tool and paper surface is a factor for control of the instrument. For inking, have you tried a vellum finish? Vellum has texture and offers more resistance yet still great for dip pens and brushwork. More info on my Blog: longstrideillustration.com/a-beginners-guide-to-dip-pens-for-drawing/

[@silentjosh847]

Great video

[@DavidBouloiseau]

Incredible !

[@romanograsnick]

Thank you for sharing your techniques with us :D

[@PseudoWounds]

Wonderful lesson, thanks for breaking it down, Doré was a master

[@TheKevphil]

Amazing work!

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Such an interesting technique. Thank you for sharing!

[@spookman123456]

You are amazing, thank you. I love that you included something like the five steps in your process, because this is something that I know I should be doing, but that I always skip! So thanks for the reminder.

[@davorhamzic5223]

killer work i love it. thanks for making this video

[@alexromero9049]

Love the video,thanks!😊

[@mekutata]

really chill video..

[@robertlewis9243]

Doing this is probably the best way for me to create something I enjoy while also doing really effective, deliberate practice. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@ChantelleArts]

this is fascinating, I will defiantly be giving this a go ☺☺

[@sebito4332]

Thank you very much, it's interesting

[@ukkimax]

Cool video, thanks

[@buzzawuzza3743]

Excellent approach. Step by step, I get it.

[@michaelavolio]

Another great video. Very helpful to know that he'd keep his lines relatively parallel but vary the width of the mark! Not an obvious or intuitive choice, but the results look amazing.

[@longstrideillustration]

His spacing was perfectly executed as well, and that contributes to the micro nuances of tone.

[@emelielindberg5713]

Very useful video, just what I needed! Thank you, your drawing is lovely!

[@leegreen9928]

Thank beloved this is and ancient wonder for me. I love the skill of these techniques also.

[@DMCCH88]

Love your content

[@NishioHD]

These videos are great ! Would love to see one on Joseph Clement Cole

[@awmoy4135]

awesome ! very inspiring, I really like watching your process of studying from masters, its makes easy to start doing it on my own. A lot of knowledge in this one - related to shadow mapping and technique of it

[@crowbar_frost8477]

Gracias.. practicare mucho..

[@gioveka]

Awesome work Chloe, just found your video by curiosity and it was amazing!

[@longstrideillustration]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@UkuleleEllie22]

Fascinating and well explained, thank you!

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

She explained nothing.

[@felipetesta]

Beautiful work!

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you very much!

[@jbkhan1135]

Really awesome! Dore's work has always fascinated me, long before I considered doing anything with art. I'm also always amazed at your skill when it comes to pen and ink drawings. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

[@longstrideillustration]

I appreciate that, Doré's work is intense.

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

lol It's wrong.

[@rivards1]

Gorgeous! And the art was nice, too!

[@longstrideillustration]

Glad you think so!

[@eliasrohmer]

Impressive ! It would be interesting to make a video like this on Miura's technique

[@user-yn6qd5me1f]

This is excellent ! I love Doré’s work and the engraving and woodcuts style of rendering. Would you consider making a video on Albrecht Dürer’s work? His ability to capture drapery is incredible.

[@longstrideillustration]

Dürer is on my list for sure :)

[@user-yn6qd5me1f]

@@longstrideillustration yay!

[@nothingiseverperfect]

Wait this is AXTUSLLY SO COOL AND USEFUL THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[@patytrico]

Exquisite details to practice and hope to came close to their quality! Thank you! Your work is amazing!

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you so much!

[@emanuelcamuglia5984]

you should try do some master studies of Francisco Solano Lopez, Alberto Breccia, Eduardo Risso or Enrique Alcatena. all fantastic comic book artists from argentina. Breccia, for example, was making some really experimental ink stuff in the 50's and 60's, 30 years before american comics did

[@longstrideillustration]

Awesome, thank you for the suggestions!

[@GordoBondiola2002]

This artstyle is so so beautiful, i firts saw it in a book of gree mythos and it flabbegasted me, when i found out the book The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel, also called The Demon Doodles i got my hands on a copy pretty fast to see those beautiful lines working as textures and shadows.

[@longstrideillustration]

That's a fun book! Drawn in the 1500s. Very cool.

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

She's wrong.

[@voodopu169]

Wow very helpful , wonderful and inspiring ❤

[@renaudfilippi2599]

Je suis fasciné par Doré depuis mon enfance, merci pour le travail de qualité

[@evilcritter]

I really love these masterclasses. Trying to learn by copying can be overwhelming, so focusing in to understand the mark making rather than trying to replicate a full image is such a great approach.

[@longstrideillustration]

Great to hear! Thank you :)

[@yuidraw2854]

I've always wanted to start training Dore's technique, your video inspired me and brought me great undersanding of his technique

[@Flat_Earth_Addy]

It's wrong though.

[@aquaecoloratum]

trop beau

[@ducomaritiem7160]

Hey, that's really nice&interesting. Thanx.❤

[@matiasa4624]

I have two books of dore. And i make the same print techniques sometimes. Great artist doré

[@patrykkubiak1379]

great video

[@prsm554]

Great!

[@saaladboy]

thank you for this tutorial, most of the other inking videos i’ve seen have just shown the final process and have been very discouraging, even though I have been practicing for over a year. watching you layout all the steps and planning involved in a single piece makes me realize that I have to spend more time working on the composition and technique beforehand rather than jumping straight into inking.

[@longstrideillustration]

My pleasure. In the Renaissance, Masters took on Apprentices and taught them everything - except this was to be kept within their secret circles to protect that knowledge from competing Masters so as not to lose any commission work. This 'trend' endured, where even contemporary masters safeguard their process as mysterious as possible. Though I'd say the pros have good reasons to keep their cards close to their chest. From a learning perspective, my mindset and goals differ (I'm much less concerned about thieves or AI).

[@francineh.7825]

Your drawing is amazing!

[@longstrideillustration]

Thank you so much 😀

[@yngvarsskald]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, that's will help to improve my skills

[@cjcorrigan7600]

This is so great!! Thank you very much :)

[@longstrideillustration]

Glad it was helpful!