Blackwork Tattoo Design
Sketching
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: Sketching
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn how to start your project. We are going to sketch out the main shapes. Some detailing will be done too, leaving the sketch ready for the next stage. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Sketching, 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
“Sketching Now we've printed out our references, we'll start with the portrait design. So I've got here a portrait David Bowie and I just want to make sure that the drawing doesn't move underneath the tracing paper, so to ensure that we'll tape it up a little bit. We'll put it on different parts of the different corners of the printout. Tracing paper can be a bit slippery particularly if you're using the thinner one like I am. It's always nice to secure it properly. So now that we've got the tracing paper on top of it, we will outline the main features of the portrait, so we'll trace them. I...”
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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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