Documenting painted decorative surfaces – Digitally resurrecting a traditional color pencil drawing technique using Photoshop

The following article is going to be a somewhat unusual tutorial as it is aimed to give the reader a sneak-peek into the process of developing a new documentation method.

Let’s talk about… Ears – stylistic attributes and visual representation guidelines based on carved and painted examples

In this new series of tutorials, digitalEPIGRAPHY would like to draw your attention to the importance of stylistic accuracy in epigraphic documentation by focusing on the representation of a common feature, the human ear.

Color-enhanced pencil drawing made by Derwent Artist color pencils

Digital recording of pigment in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu

Color enhanced pencil drawings applied on the Osiris Temple fragments found at Abydos

Digital color penciling on the iPad in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu

Heart amulet made of precious stone from the Mortuary Temple site of Senwosret III at South Abydos

Painted details on MHB 95, a raised relief square pillar face in the Ambulatory of the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu

Creating the digital equivalents of Derwent artist pens using Photoshop

Faces created by using different digital documentation techniques: from the Chicago House method to Roman fresco texturing

Digital Texturing Over Temple Walls in the Small Amun Temple at Medinet Habu Using Procreate