Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing

Overview

“Before fully starting the project, I will tell you about what pepper shading is and you will learn a little about the history of fineline and shading with liners or line needles. I will also introduce you to the necessary materials to carry out your course project. ”

In this video lesson Alan Shepard addresses the topic: Introduction to Pepper Shading, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing. Experiment with speed, depth, and saturation to create tattoo designs filled with textures and gradients.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction to Pepper Shading In this unit, I will share some tools with you so you can tackle your final project. In this lesson, I will talk to you about what pepper shading is, a bit of history behind the fine-line technique, and why we will use lining needles or liners to do this type of shading. Pepper shading is a shading technique achieved with the use of lining needles or liners and it bears resemblance to pepper sprinkled on a surface. Hence the term “pepper.” To achieve this texture, we will work with three concepts which I will explain later in Unit 3. For some years, the pepper...”

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Course summary for: Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (126)
• 10359 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (3h 4m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration