Blackwork Tattoo Techniques with Fine Lines
Techniques: shading and screening 2
A course by Mazvtier , Designer and Tattoo Artist
About the video: Techniques: shading and screening 2
Overview
“I will continue to teach you how to work some shading. The important thing is that you observe in detail so that you can do the exercises before tattooing the skin.”
In this video lesson Mazvtier addresses the topic: Techniques: shading and screening 2, 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 As you can see, I’ve been playing with the direction, curvature, and size of the strands to get different finishes. I’ve completed the square doing different ones and ultimately ended up making much shorter fur. Next what we’ll do, once we’ve understood our first two points, is we’re going to use the technique we just did with the fur, but this time we’ll change the direction and the intensity to create a feather effect and texture. We’ll make short feathers like the ones a bird would have on its neck, chest, back, and head. To do that, like we did with the ...”
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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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