Botanical Tattoo with Pointillism
Stencil Preparation
A course by Polilla Tattoo , Tattoo Artist and Digital Designer
About the video: Stencil Preparation
Overview
“In this lesson we will see how to clean and digitize our final design. We will see how to use tools like Photoshop to adapt and prepare our stencil. Then we will see how to print it or make the stencil by hand and the tools available to do it in addition to the necessary supplies.”
In this video lesson Polilla Tattoo addresses the topic: Stencil Preparation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Tattoo with Pointillism. Learn how to tattoo flowers and plants using the pointillism technique to create volume, details, and shapes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Stencil Preparation In this lesson I’ll show you how to prepare the stencil before applying it to the skin. The first thing is that there are two ways to prepare your stencil. One is in a manual way, which is how I'll show it now, and you can also do it using a thermocopier, which was the one we saw in Materials. For the manual form, you first have to have your design printed on a sheet. You can also have the design done manually, no problem. The important thing is that it is on a loose leaf so that it is more comfortable to put it on the tracing. I printed my design approximately 20 by 10 ...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Tattoo with Pointillism
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration

Polilla Tattoo
A course by Polilla Tattoo
Florencia Landaeta, also known as Polilla Tattoo, combines her professional training as a designer with her passion for the art of tattooing, using pointillism and fine lines to bring unique tattoos to life.
Co-founder of Estudio El Bosque in Santiago (Chile), Polilla’s graphic style is full of floral motifs, leading her to work with major brands like Caterpillar, Marley Coffee, and Levi's, as well as tattoo studios across the United States.
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