Freehand Cursive Lettering Tattoos
Grid writing and letter drawing
A course by Delia Vico , Tattoo Artist
About the video: Grid writing and letter drawing
Overview
“We create the actual writing together using the grid as a support for our work.”
In this video lesson Delia Vico addresses the topic: Grid writing and letter drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Freehand Cursive Lettering Tattoos. Discover the techniques to create freehand lettering in cursive and learn how to tattoo it on different parts of the body.
Partial transcription of the video
“Grid Lettering and Drawing the Letters In this lesson, I will explain to you how to make the grids which you will then use as a framework for drawing all the letters and we will also do some examples with letters. You will need a squared notebook. A ruler if you need it and then a marker. In this case, I use Tombow markers with a double tip, so we use the thinner tip, and using the squares of the notebook, we draw a first horizontal line... and a second line between the squares that are under. This will be the base for our first grid. Then we draw some diagonal lines with a square of distan...”
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Course summary for: Freehand Cursive Lettering Tattoos
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration -
Areas
Lettering, Tattoo Design
Delia Vico
A course by Delia Vico
Delia Vico is a professional tattoo artist from Savona, in Liguria. She discovered her passion for design at an early age, which she fostered while studying at an arts’ lyceum. After graduating, she continued her education at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Torino followed by the Accademia Linguistica di Belle Arti in Genoa.
She got her first taste of ink at the age of 16 and immediately knew she wanted to pursue tattooing as a career. From there, she began drawing sketches and gradually perfecting the art of lettering and calligraphy.
She currently works at Hold Fast Tattoo studio in Finale Ligure where she specializes in large cursive lettering compositions.
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