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Blackwork Tattoo Design

Searching for Inspiration

A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer

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21,474 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Searching for Inspiration

Overview

“Visual research is key to any artwork. In this lesson, I will show you some examples of how to look for references and inspiration from both physical and online resources to start working on your illustrations. ”

In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Searching for Inspiration, 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

“Research for inspiration In this lesson we'll be looking for research and some inspiration and we'll be looking at books, so some physical little brainstorming and we will also be looking for some images on the internet. We'll start with books. The selection of books I have on the table are all published by Dover. Dover books is a source of royalty free images so you can take some of the images for inspiration, you can trace them, you can reference them quite directly. First, we'll look through a book with animals. This is probably one of the thickest Dover books I personally have in my arc...”

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Course summary for: Blackwork Tattoo Design

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (529)
21474 students
4 units
15 lessons (2h 42m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Illustration, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration

Sophie Mo

A course by Sophie Mo

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Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer

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.