Introduction to Etching Tattoos

Overview

“Let's get into the most important part of etching tattoos! I'll show you how to create contrast and volume with shading.”

In this video lesson Marco Matarese addresses the topic: Shading for etching tattoos, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Etching Tattoos. Transform the art of etching into impactful tattoos and learn to design, prepare, and tattoo classical-style art.

Partial transcription of the video

“Chiaroscuros with Etching In this lesson, I will teach you how to emphasize sections and volumes with etching. Since we've only used our stencil to mark the outlines and primary lines, now, to start etching, I'm going to use the felt pen to mark different parts. For secondary chiaroscuro lines, we are going etch with a 50% diluted black. As you can see, in this case, the line does not start immediately with a sharp part, but with a tiny detail that then becomes a compact line. Since the stencil is no longer there and we can clean as much as we want, I recommend cleaning often to check how t...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Etching Tattoos

• Level: Beginner
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• 10525 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 54m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Tattoo Design