Epigraphy snippets

The Epigraphic Work of Howard Carter
The Outer Coffin of Amun's Priest Nespaperennub, as Digitized by the "Book of the Dead in 3D" Project at UC Berkeley
Color coded greyscale drawing detail from TT 179 showing part of a large pile of offerings
Digitally Inking the Mastaba Architrave of Old Kingdom Scribe, Idu
Photoshop Shortcut Solutions with a Twist - Two Recently Released Accessories from Huion and Xencelabs
The Palace Area at Medinet Habu in the 1920's During Ransom Wiliams' Chicago House Occupation
Digital Watercolor Applied in Procreate to Create a Visual Reconstruction of the Original Ptolemaic Paint Pattern
Anonymous Outer Coffin from the Cache of Bab el-Gasus in the Visual Interpretation of Rogério Souza
Documentation Work and Digital Collation in Progress in the Tomb of Djehutihotep, as carried out by Marleen De Meyer and Toon Sykora
A method developed for faded pigment representation by the Epigraphic Survey involves Derwent pencils
Epigrapher Toon Sykora Creating a Digital Pencil Drawing on the iPad Pro Using Procreate
John Gardner Wilkinson, Aged 46, in Turkish Dress as Painted by Henry Wyndham Phillips (National Trust, Calke Abbey)
Detail of an Offering Bearer Holding Two Birds (Shrine in the Rear Wall of the Tomb of Djehutihotep)
Inking a square pillar representation over photo enlargement following the Chicago House Method
The Famous Dragging of the Colossal Statue on the West Wall of the Rock-cut Chapel of Djehutihotep
On the Occasion of digitalEPIGRAPHY's Hundredth Instagram Post
The North Hill of Dayr al-Barsha with the Tomb Entrance of Djehutihotep
Sun-Shadow Areas on Raised Relief in Extreme Raking Light Conditions Provided by Reflectance Transformation Imaging
Upper Part of Sitkheperka, Daughter of Djehutihotep, Watercolor by Marcus W. Blackden ca 1891, Dayr al-Barsha
Owen Murray Photographing LD 177 at Luxor Temple Using a Large Format Camera with a CFV-50c Digital Back and Strobe Light
Digital Texturing Over Temple Walls in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu Using Procreate
Pencil representation of a faience shabti from the mortuary complex of Senwosret III
Panoramic view of the Roman Ambulatory with the Digital Drawings Superimposed over Wilkinson's Watercolor Image
Charles F. Nims, Douglas A. Champion, and George R. Hughes of the Epigraphic Survey Checking and Correcting Copies of Text and Reliefs at Medinet Habu
Adding Ornamental Pattern to a Garment Medallion on the South-West Wall Based on Wilkinson's Watercolor Painting
Carmen Ruiz Sánchez de León Creating In Situ Pencil Drawings Using Procreate on the iPad Pro
Greyscale Fresco Texture Merged With the "Flattened" Photomosaic in the Emperor's Chamber Apse at Luxor Temple (Detail)
Tracing Upside Down Relief Fragments Originated From the Earlier Khonsu Temple in the Karnak Precinct Using Clear Acetate
Greyscale texture drawing superimposed over the background photo to enhance all visible details on the Roman murals
Drawing on the OGAWA Leband Sit-Stand Desk Extension
Close-up Showing the Photoshop Texture Brush Developed for Representing the Painted Remains of the Late-Roman Murals at Luxor Temple
P. Turin Cat. 1906 Verso Result After Being inked by Elena Luise Hertel Using a Wacom Tablet and Photoshop
Astropad Studio Functioning as a Bridge Between Tablet and Laptop While Documenting the Late-Roman Murals at Luxor Temple
West Wall of the Chapel with the Seated Statues of Tomb Owner Djehuty and his Progenitors, Theban Tomb 11
Traditional Penciling on Photo Enlargements in Order to Document the Faded Late Roman Murals at Luxor Temple
Júlia Schmied Registering Loose Door Fragments in the Medinet Habu Blockyard
Color Film Photograph of a Test Cleaning Area on the Late-Roman Fresco Taken by Survey Photographer Yarko Kobilecky
Facsimile Penciling on Mylar in Theban Tomb 179
Different renderings of a roman fresco mock-up area to test out various epigraphic representations
Creating the Survey's New Sun-Shadow Brushes Using Photoshop's Shape Dynamics Brush Setting
Documenting and Reconstructing the Late Roman Murals in the Roman Vestibule at Luxor Temple
Painted Hieroglyphic text from TT 179, the early Eighteenth Dynasty tomb of Nebamun (detail)
Abydos cat Zetuna watching Krisztian tracing a Ramesside column drum
Announcing the new Painted Hieroglyphs and Visual Documentation databases
Painted hieroglyph representing a newborn bubalis (iw) from El-Khokha, Thebes
In Memoriam Gábor Schreiber (1974-2020)
Inking a 15 meter long life-size facsimile drawing from TT 65, the Theban tomb of Imiseba
Faces created by using different digital documentation techniques: from the Chicago House method to Roman fresco texturing
Adding specific patterns from a historic watercolor image of a saddle to the roman fresco reconstruction at Luxor temple
Dominique Navarro penciling the Taharqa Gate on photo enlargement at the Small Amun Temple in Medinet Habu
A short note on digitalEPIGRAPHY's Second Anniversary
Inking in Photoshop tethered to the iPad by Astropad-Studio using Adonit’s brand-new Note-M stylus
Nebamun's pet dog appearing underneath his chair in TT 179, color-coded greyscale representation
Creating the digital equivalents of Derwent artist pens using Photoshop
Creating a facsimile pencil drawing on tracing paper in TT 179, using separate sheets for multiple layers of information
Working on a large-scale multilayered, color-enhanced epigraphic project using XP-PEN's brand new Artist Pro 24
Severely damaged wooden coffins and jars, filled with ceramics, textiles and natron in KV 63
Life-size, fully modelled and shaded representation of a small clay figurine head from South Abydos
Tracing painted hieroglyphs on one of the architraves in TT 65 using transparent paper sheets and graphite pencil
Painted details, preserved on a reused early Ramesside block at Khonsu Temple, represented in color
Penciling the Achoris columns on Wacom's Companion tablet PC in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu
The absolute minimal setting for a mobile art studio: XP-PEN Innovator 16 with Mac Mini and a Bluetooth keyboard
Fragments from the collapsed sandstone gate of vizier Nespakashuty's Saite private tomb, waiting to be assembled
Digital recording of faded color traces on certain slab stela originated from the Giza Plateau
Inking the first panels of the Survey's Roman fresco drawings in the studio using a Wacom drawing display
Painted details on MHB 95, a raised relief square pillar face in the Ambulatory of the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu
Representing negative space with texturing in the Apse of the Emperor’s Chamber at Luxor Temple
Applying digital 3D techniques in the documentation of the Western High Gate at Medinet Habu
Documenting the painted decorative surfaces on the ceiling in TT 65, the late-Ramesside private tomb of Imiseba
Tracing Nebamun's "sculpted" painted wig onto transparent paper in the Eighteenth dynasty Theban Tomb 179
Creating the special “lifting-up” effect in Photoshop for the cover photo of the Survey’s digital penciling case study
Using Photosop’s updated Warp Tool to unravel the late-Roman Apse at Luxor Temple
Pencil drawing of a painted ceramic horse head from the Abydos Settlement Site
Digital penciling at Luxor Temple using desktop Photoshop tethered to the iPad Pro via the Astropad App
Heart amulet made of precious stone from the Mortuary Temple site of Senwosret III at South Abydos
Digital color penciling on the iPad in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu
Drawing detail of the sandstone doorway from TT 312, the 26th dynasty Theban tomb of Vizier Nespakashuty
Tin foil rubbings made off invisible decorative surfaces of reused floor blocks at Khonsu Temple
Digital recording of pigment in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu
Abydos Settlement Site - drawing a late period ibis jar
Digital penciling on the iPad Pro at Luxor Temple
Painted detail from the ceiling of Theban Tomb 65 representing a flock of ducks with their nests
Pencil texturing on photo enlargement documenting late-Roman murals at Luxor Temple
Color coded drawing of a TT 179 fragment from the "Abydos pilgrimage” collection
Digital color texturing on the iPad Pro using Procreate
Heavily modified fragment from Khonsu Temple showing the king in front of an offering table
Drawing fragments from the Osiris Temple at Abydos with assisting cats
Inking TT65 facsimiles in 1:1 using Rapidograph pens
The digitalEPIGRAPHY website
Using studio computers in the field - drawing with Astropad Studio at Luxor Temple
Drawing detail with the Amun bark's egis from the facsimile documentation carried out in Theban Tomb 65
Object drawing work environment at the Abydos Settlement Site project
Clay "paddle doll" figurine from Abydos South drawn freehand by using pencil on matte acetate
Color-enhanced pencil drawing made by Derwent Artist color pencils
Experimenting with digital object drawing on the iPad Pro using the new Photoshop for iPad
Painted fragment of a toe boat from the collapsed "Abydos pilgrimage" scene in TT 179
Reconstructing the top of a Thutmoside square pillar from the Osiris Temple area at Abydos
Copying a large Thutmoside block reused in the Khonsu Temple doorway at Karnak
Detail of the texture-based inked drawing based on the Late-Roman painted remains at Luxor Temple
Makeshift studio on a scaffolding for documenting painted remains at Medinet Habu
Wooden funerary mask from TT 65, represented on mylar using pencil
Reconstructing the collapsed antechamber of TT 179 from the smallest wall fragments
Penciling on photo enlargement at Medinet Habu using the traditional Chicago House Method
Color enhanced Derwent pencil drawing technique on mylar developed for the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu
Testing Adonit Note+, a legit Apple Pencil replacement for budget-conscious illustrators
Digitally inked drawing created for testing the Survey's digital Chicago House Method at Luxor Temple
Testing out Wacom's portable digital canvas, called Companion for the first time at Medinet Habu
Adding pencil texture over photo enlargements at Luxor Temple working on the Late-Roman murals
Using TourBox Controller to provide an excellent alternative regarding shortcut application in Photoshop
Color enhanced pencil drawings applied on the Osiris Temple fragments found at Abydos
Large hieroglyphic panel from Luxor Temple, digitally inked on the Wacom Cintiq 24
Desktop Photoshop tethered to the iPad for digital inking using Astropad Studio