Introduction to Tattooing

Overview

“In this lesson I’ll teach you some introductory practice exercises that will set you up up nicely before embarking on your Final Project design. We’ll make some simple lines, both straight and curved, and show you how to change your cartridge.”

In this video lesson Ella Storm addresses the topic: Introduction to Tattooing 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Tattooing. Discover the world of tattooing and learn how to start creating unique floral designs.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction to Tattooing In this lesson, I'll show you some basic exercises you can do to practice the main techniques before we embark on the final design. These involve lining, changing your cartridge to do thinner lines, shading with dot work and filling. I'll also show you how to transfer the stencil we made earlier onto your fruit or other skin substitute. For these lessons I'm having a slightly simpler setup. This isn't the thing I'd use if I was tattooing professionally, but I think it's a bit better for you to see what's going on this way. Let's adjust the voltage on our machine. T...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Tattooing

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (223)
• 13882 students
• 5 units
• 16 lessons (2h 30m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration