Blackwork Tattoo Design
Materials and Tips
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: Materials and Tips
Overview
“Here I will describe the materials that I use to create my designs. I will also provide you with some resources and the stores where you can get a setup like mine.”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Materials and Tips, 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
“Materials + tips In this lesson I'll talk you through different materials and little tips that I use. So to start with, let's go through my pens and pencils. So I use a mechanical pencil, this little guy. I find that using a mechanical pencil is a bit more versatile to start with, and then it's easier to control in terms of its density, its thickness. So I'll just demonstrate to you how the pencil works. It's pretty good to map out the shading for the faces, which I'll show you through later when we'll be drawing the actual design. But it's really good for little fillers, and regular pencil...”
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Course summary for: Blackwork Tattoo Design
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital 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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