Viking Serpent Sketch - Tutorial / Time Lapse

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I'm putting links to the items I use in the description of my videos. Picking any of them up through those links helps the channel out. Thanks for watching!

[@onik_dovah4354]

you helped me a great deal to get started on drawings this patterns for a project im working one, God bless you man!

[@spiritbirdstudio2617]

The consistency of your line work, and the use of positive and negative spaces in this piece is brilliant. I absolutely love how you’ve handled the interior of the serpents body and combining the bands with runs on them it’s really beautiful. Thank you for posting your work and your process.

[@redhawk5887]

Beautiful. I love everything noise so I loved watching this as an artist myself.

[@davidgagnon1961]

Just found you while looking into binding a book by hand. Have the leather working tools already, but have not completely understood the process of carving. Your work is very easy to understand. Thanks and will continue to follow.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Glad to hear it.

[@erickruger6604]

Awesome work. Nice clean lines.

[@garettchristian752]

I am a beginner metal engraver. This gives me ideas!

[@lisaprescott5746]

Very helpful video! So few on Viking style knotwork. Thank you for this! Very inspiring to see things build up, especially for those of us who want to create, not copy.

[@BlackBeardProjects]

Gorgeous!! This goes straight into my "to do" playlist

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Black Beard Projects thanks!

[@cgcara]

I struggle so hard with knot designs. Very cool video.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Just practice a lot. Practice is everything,I struggle as well it's just a different type of struggle

[@Slayerwolf88]

Very nice. Just discovered your channel, going through all the videos. I'm starting leather working soon. Can't wait for my gear to arrive. You inspired me to start practicing.

[@skallatorc]

Came across your works when building a roundshield. Happened across this video while looking for ideas for runestones. Love your channel.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Torc B Means a lot to me, thanks.

[@skallatorc]

On the texture, is there a rule of thumb? I get hung up when I get to the curves. I end up with longer lines that disrupts the pattern.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Not 100% sure what you mean.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Oh, do you mean the straight lines that zigzag along? When you get to a curve it takes a little practice but you do have to adjust the angle slightly through it.

[@drekasal3296]

I've been looking ALL OVER for a video like this! :O A lot of my artwork/characters have Norse inspiration/ties, and I'd been wanting to do knotwork like this for a while now to build upon it, but it's super intimidating at first glance. You broke it down, however, to where I feel confident to give it a whirl myself! I'm definitely saving your Pinterest board for inspiration, and thank you so much!

[@helenfrees5378]

Great for a lesson on viking art for my art students!

[@fernandolopez-po5wm]

The best 👍🏽

[@jamesleckie2420]

Very good video and example.Just what I was looking for.

[@nicolemitchell446]

Love this so much. I drew one and now I'm tooling it on leather. Thanks so much for your video 😀

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Nicole Mitchell That's awesome. Makes me very happy to hear that.

[@edwardneilloftheclanmacnei7057]

Awesome drawing, I've started to draw my own Nordic serpent but I'm having a bit of problem with doing a Celtic knot work with it to connect with the Sabaton S logo.

[@garywpearson1955]

Very cool!

[@thomasmichelet7527]

This is the best draw how i have see in my life ❤️👍👌

[@anthonyhudson3158]

Cool

[@caledelyea1663]

Aswesom work sir. I recently started leather working. And I'll have to give one of these a try.

[@serraphazel]

I am inspired.

[@zacdumas1317]

Love the vids. You should show us how to make those things that hold that big horn next to the shields and axes

[@bohumilapieklova337]

WOW

[@misterbracks]

great sketch. I'm thinking of making a woodcarving in a similar style for the top and sides of a casket.

[@marks1584]

Can you make a video showing how you draw the heads and tails of serpents and other animals for celtic knots? Great design you made

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Mark S That's a pretty good idea. Thanks.

[@lucasparolin5507]

this video is inspiring!

[@carlloftus5722]

Really enjoyed this vid, certainly inspired to give this a go, along with the leather carving. Thanks for the vids.

[@howardman3926]

Very well made!

[@wictoriaolofsson2714]

Greets from Sweden this was soooo beautiful! Amazing! Your really good at what you do. I fell in love !

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Well thank you very much! :)

[@ameliabowler4876]

This is really helpful, thanks. I'm just starting to explore Norse art after binging on Celtic knotwork. I wonder what kind of reference material you use, or whether you play quite loosely with the motifs.

[@blinkspacestudio8892]

I will have to get back into this again I miss it. This is a great vid I enjoyed watching it.... here is a sub too.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Thanks

[@leestephens1137]

Definitely inspired, thanks

[@JTD19881369]

Huh.... i was gonna subscribe... but youtube said i already am... so theres that... ive been fascinated by the northern european pagan cultures since i was little. My family came from Germany in the 40s and my great grand father had all these great books on the Vikings and Germanic people.. ive been hooked ever since.

[@jeanieranson5221]

Just found you.. you're amazing ✌️

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Thanks. :)

[@DavurBeder]

amazing, i love serpent knotwork and even ended up getting one tattoo of two serpents

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

That's awesome. I'm going to get a bunch when I decide on what. Pics?

[@DavurBeder]

ill send it to you in the morning :)

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

magnus at dark-horse.ca

[@DavurBeder]

couldnt get the link to work, but i sent you a message on instagram :)

[@steelandsoul1987]

Inspiring, as always!

[@sahayeltricoche8214]

So beautiful :D

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Thanks!

[@creatureris]

Thank you! Love your work.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Here's a good resource for Viking art info. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_art

[@abefrohman1759]

Very cool.

[@RyuSenpai19]

great video and also great work on the sketch. i do have a suggestion, at first i found it hard to watch due to the scratchy sound of the pencil at hyper speed, if possible is there away you can lower the back ground audio (it would seem off to not have sounds at all though) if you do future sketching videos.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I'll take another look at it, as odd as it may seem, I enjoy pencil sounds. Heheh.

[@FrigginBoomToys]

This was damn satisfying.

[@meekle8891]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@WyldPhoenixFyre]

I just stumbled across you and your channel today while searching for viking knotwork. I'm having a difficult time determining the difference between viking and celtic. Anyway, I love your work. It is very inspiring. I had a teacher back in college who would tell me not to turn my page when I drew. She said I should train my hand to draw in any direction. (She was a pain in the @**). I turn my page all the time and I love that you do it as well. I never saw anyone else do it. You'll love those pens you bought. Also you could try the Pigma Micron Pens by Sakura. They are a hair more pricey but good quality as well. I use both companies. Can't wait to see more of your work. :) Happy arting!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Glad youve come on board.. More videos soon. I'll try those pigma pens.

[@SuperDeadFlyReapZ]

Would you be interested in designing a nordic knotwork leg tattoo?

[@monkeking8604]

more sketch video would be nice

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+taufik laksana I'll do an inking video shortly.

[@Melindrea]

That is gorgeous. I'm going to need to try that some more for myself. Practicing those smooth, rounded lines, and drawing head/tail. I really liked the addition of those … are they bracelets when they're on a serpent's body?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I never thought of what they're called. Just rings / bands.

[@Melindrea]

That works! (I have a tendency to like to name things exactly)

[@Killmorealways]

Frigin love viking knotwork would love to be able to incorporate them into ma knives

[@teksnail]

I love 2:40

[@lucasmaynes7523]

Outstanding!! Thanks so much for sharing your creation 🤙 What type of eraser and thickness pencil are you using please? Not sure if I've over looked it in description..

[@daveames7694]

You don't use a bully stick. So how do you keep from smudging the lines as you work them out? Reminds me of Celtic knot embellishment with head and tail added. really pops out of the page, Super nice work. You bet I subscribed. Your viewers are looking for a class of pens called Technical Pens and they often come in full or partial sets.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Dave Ames After I did this video I discovered stippling and those pens. My knotwork improved instantly. I need to do another video already.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Dave Ames I smudge a bit but erase over the pens and tweak stuff.

[@daveames7694]

I have seen some world class stippling with animals especially. It seems an outstanding technique for shading. Love to see the results you are getting with it.

[@christinaa283]

Beautiful serpent! Thanks, I've been inspired to get back to knot-drawing and woodburning :) This video helped me to draw curves more "loose." I tend to press down too hard, thus erasing way... too much. Thanks again, Happy drawing!

[@AdumbrationOfAnAlias]

Which rune set do you tend to use when doing viking runes? I always have trouble picking one as the newer futhark is very limited (only 16 letters) but others like the anglo-saxon runes don't seem very "viking like" geographically speaking.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Adumbration of an alias I try to stick to elder futhark if possible. But my rune knowledge is not extensive.

[@martenrborg121]

Just stumbled on to the video, awesome! Just wondering how long did the sketch take?

[@fatherofzombies]

Hello I want to start learning to draw knotwork so I can engrave it on wood, what would be the best type of knotwork to start learning

[@binaryteddybear8741]

unrelated question: what do you put in that beautiful beard of yours?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Random beard balm of the day. Haha. A mix of bees wax and other stuff. I ran out recently so cant' recall.

[@Breepable17]

have you considered coloring your knots?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

+Breepable17 thought about it. I'm starting to produce these as art peices. So I might be inclined to paint one.

[@guyh.4553]

I don't like guys like you. You make such amazing work look so easy! 😆😆😆 If it's alright by you, I'll just use your artwork on woodworking and leatherwork and just credit you. Great job!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I actually post my artwork to my Patreon for people to use as they wish that pay a gigantic $5 month. Heh.

[@2011093039]

Hi, I have some constructive critisim and tips for drawing serpents and vines. Namely, look at this video- kzbin.info/www/bejne/inzEmIOQiLGkbLs and use his techniques to get nice curves. A different grip on the pencil will help a lot. Also, if you use blue or red sketch pencils, then tracing the image onto leather and outlining it in fineliners becomes easier as it shows where you have put down ink-see DrawWithJazza channel for finelining and sketch tips. The only other comment I have is to replace silent background with music-you can get viking music, a good example is Wardruna. They make viking music and have appeared at my local viking festival before. A good song by them is Helvegen, a song that was featured in the series Vikings. Otherwise I find your videos very well made and interesting, along with a bit of comedy (the intro was funny). I really enjoy your channel and your work. :) keep it up!

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I don't sketch enough to get out of old habits for my very low death grip on my pencil, though I'd really like to. I've tried to back off it a bit, but it's tough. As for tracing onto leather, it's a pretty straight forward process with tracing film, a stylus, and some wet vegetan. I love Wardruna, but I can't license Wardruna while making my videos monetized, and though I'd love to throw up videos for free, the couple bucks a month makes me feel like I'm getting somewhere with them. I've put some music in videos before and am trying to find a happy medium as to not annoy people. Lastly, I've taken a pretty good leap forward in my viking artwork lately with some well placed stippling and variations on fineliner work, I'll do a video for it soon. Glad you enjoy the videos, I'll keep trying to improve them.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I subscribed to his channel though, it's good stuff. Maybe some will rub off on me. :)