Blackwork Tattoo Design
Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 4
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 4
Overview
“Fourth and last part of this lesson, in which I will show you the final details of this stage. We made it!”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Defining our Final Draw - Tracing 4, 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 So now we're gonna jump to our flower drawing and finalise that too. So to start I'm gonna grab a thicker pen like 05, and I will put the outline in based on the defined bits we've done on the previous lesson. So we'll start with this leaf. Pigma pen 05 Thicken it up a bit. There we go. Again, press your fingers into the piece of paper to stretch it. Now our protea has this really lovely little... flappy bits on the stem. I'm sure there is a name for it. And now the second leaf. We'll make sure the stem is nice and pointed towards the bottom....”
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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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