Blackwork Tattoo Design
Scanning and Working with Photoshop
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: Scanning and Working with Photoshop
Overview
“In this lesson, we are going to scan our final illustrations and learn how to clean up your background by isolating color. This is an optional step in case you want to use your image online or printed. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Scanning and Working with Photoshop, 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
“Scanning and working in Photoshop Now we're done with the physical, long bit of our project, we are gonna learn how to scan and clean it properly in Photoshop. So now we're gonna be working with the scans of the drawings we have done. I am going to open them in Photoshop in a separate window. Now we will convert it into grey scale. Most of the time, you'd scan them in RGB space anyway so you wouldn't have to do that, you can skip that step. Now I like to rotate it at the right angle to work with 'cause it's easier, so make sure you unlock the layer. Now you go to Select, Colour Range, and g...”
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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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