Blackwork Tattoo Techniques with Fine Lines
Techniques: shading and screening 1
A course by Mazvtier , Designer and Tattoo Artist
About the video: Techniques: shading and screening 1
Overview
“You will learn different shading and hatching techniques to achieve different textures and effects on your tattoo. I will teach you how to perform an exercise on synthetic leather.”
In this video lesson Mazvtier addresses the topic: Techniques: shading and screening 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Blackwork Tattoo Techniques with Fine Lines. Combine lines and dots to achieve texture and volume in any design, and depict emotions with just black ink.
Partial transcription of the video
“Techniques: Shading and Hatching I’ll show you some shading and hatching techniques to achieve different textures in your tattoo. To do that, we’ll use synthetic skin because it will be much easier to practice the textures on it before applying them with our clients. For this exercise, we’ll make some small squares on the skin to be able to create the textures within them. I have a skin already prepared for that on which I've tattooed the squares, because if we use any other tool, like a pencil or pen, it can run because synthetic skin is silicon and doesn’t absorb materials very well. I ha...”
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Course summary for: Blackwork Tattoo Techniques with Fine Lines
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Tattoo Design

Mazvtier
A course by Mazvtier
Throughout his time as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, Juan Camilo Mazutier developed a signature style that he now applies to his tattoos. He primarily does blackwork and fine line tattoos and specializes in botanical and nature designs. With several years' industry experience, he's earned a reputation as Mazvtier on social media and has his own private studio in Lima, Peru.
Throughout his career, he has illustrated and designed logos, merchandise, and album covers for internationally recognized bands, which was how he got started in tattooing. He has traveled around the world and worked in different tattoo studios in Europe, the United States, and South Africa. He has also participated in a number of conventions and won first place in the Blackwork category at the 2018 Sudaka Tattoo Fest in Lima.
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