Blackwork Tattoo Design
Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 1
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 1
Overview
“Finally, time to finish up and shade all three illustrations! I will show you different techniques and how to apply them, The aim here is for our design to have a strong contrast. The project has to look "clean" as though scan-ready. Bear in mind that this process is rather long, that is why the lesson is divided into four parts. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 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 our final draw + tracing extra elements Now we'll finalise the shading and the outlines of the drawings that we've done. I prefer to put my drawing next to the photograph rather than on top, but you can do it either way. If it's more helpful for you to put the tracing right on top of your photograph, that's completely fine. To start, I'm gonna grab the 005. So now we're gonna start shading. We've already outlined the certain areas that we'll fill in with dots, like under his chin and around his ear. We'll put the dots around his face to make it stand out a little bit. So very caref...”
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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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