Blackwork Tattoo Design
Defining the Visuals of the Project 1
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: Defining the Visuals of the Project 1
Overview
“After the rough sketch of the design is done, we take matters to the next level. This is the stage in which we refine our drawings and find those "baselines" we’ll need to get a clean outline. This can be tricky for some types of designs and might require a couple of re-draws or "takes". I am going to divide this lesson into two parts. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Defining the Visuals of the Project 1, 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
“Defining the visuals of the project So now we'll take our sketches and bring some definition to them. We'll start with the Bowie one. That will be the easiest one because we kept it as clean as we could with the pencil. So I've got my light box back on and the pencil sketch we've had over the photograph. So I'll start with outlining the shape of the face. I'm taking my 03 Pigma pen. I'm gonna start by putting the main line over the pencil. So... this. This. Try to get them out as clean as possible. Here I'll do rest of that nice collar that we've given him. Now we're gonna move to the ear, ...”
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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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