Botanical Tattoo Design with Procreate
Inspiration, Style and References
A course by Jen Tonic , Tattoo Artist
About the video: Inspiration, Style and References
Overview
“In this lesson, I will share some of my favorite books for inspiration and how to take your own references.”
In this video lesson Jen Tonic addresses the topic: Inspiration, Style and References, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Tattoo Design with Procreate. Imagine and illustrate colorful tattoos that reflect your personality using nature as your inspiration.
Partial transcription of the video
“Inspiration, Style and References Now, I will show you where I find inspiration for my designs. For example, in books, botanical gardens or other sources. I will start by showing you a book of Shibata Zeshin. I hope I pronounced the name right. It's called "Flora Sketches" I bought this book a couple of years ago at a tattoo convention because they have some booths with inspirational books. This one has a lot of floral sketches. I like to look at it because there are different flowers and leaf shapes. The names of the flowers are usually written on the pages. You can find any kinds of flowe...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Botanical Tattoo Design with Procreate
-
Category
Illustration -
Areas
Botanical Illustration, Digital Illustration, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration

Jen Tonic
A course by Jen Tonic
Jen Tonic is a tattoo artist based in Berlin, Germany. Growing up, her creative grandma always supported her love for drawing but it was as a teenager that she first discovered an interest in tattoos specifically after spending time at festivals and developing an appreciation for body art. Jen studied free arts at university for a short time before focusing on pursuing her dream of being a tattoo artist and completing an apprenticeship at Inkers Paradise.
Jen has traveled around the world and been tattooed by over thirty artists as part of her research and is known for her signature chest piece tattoos. She currently works at Sticks & Stones Studio in Berlin and is sponsored by brands like Cheyenne and Eternal Ink. She also designs and sells pins via her online shop and shares her art with over 300K followers on Instagram.
- 100% positive reviews (133)
- 7,623 students
- 16 lessons (3h 4m)
- 27 additional resources (17 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever