Blackwork Tattoo Design
What Will We Do on the Course
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: What Will We Do on the Course
Overview
“Here in this lesson, I will tell you about the project we’ll be creating together step-by-step. Tattoos are a very personal and unique way to either capture a moment, tell a story or collect artworks that you like on your body forever. We will learn how to turn our ideas into practice, some techniques, and ways how to stylise them. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: What Will We Do on the Course, which is part of the Domestika online course: Blackwork Tattoo Design. Learn how to illustrate a custom monochrome tattoo using analog and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Tattooing can be a very special way to either capture a moment or tell a story or just feel more comfortable in your own body. In this course, we're going to learn how to approach different designs with the technique that I use in My tattoos and my illustration, which I describe as illustrative black work, I choose black tattoos over colorful just because it fits my aesthetic a bit better. It's something that I would want to wear on my own body. that's something that I always approach when I design tattoos for someone else. So... If I do a design, I would look and think, Would I wear that? ...”
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Course summary for: Blackwork Tattoo Design
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CategoryIllustration
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SoftwareAdobe Photoshop
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AreasDigital Illustration, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration

Sophie Mo
A course by Sophie Mo
Sophie Mo is a London-based illustrator, designer, and tattoo artist. She specializes in blackwork tattoo design, taking inspiration from the worlds of cinematography, music, Japanese culture, and botanical-style Victorian illustration.
She is a tattoo artist at Parliament Tattoo in Finsbury Park, London. Her custom designs have been privately and commercially commissioned by brands like Airbnb, Microsoft, Squarespace, BBC Radio 6 Music, Major League Baseball, Andaz London/Hyatt, Bulleit Whiskey, REVLON, and more. In 2020, she won a D&AD wood pencil for best illustration across all magazines and newspapers.
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