Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing
Back to paper
A course by Alan Shepard , Illustrator and Tattoo Artist
About the video: Back to paper
Overview
“Do you already have your printed design, the size and the details that you plan to make work? Congratulations! It's time to bring your design to life and start practicing the exercises from the previous lessons. ”
In this video lesson Alan Shepard addresses the topic: Back to paper, 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
“Back to Paper Perfect, you now have a printed stencil in the size you want and your guides are correct and are very readable. Small spaces are sometimes hard to work with, so on paper you can work on your design and make sure you'll be able to execute it very well on skin. it's time to get to it. Remember, remove the cap, clean your tip a bit on the paper, and we’ll get to work with the three concepts that we already talked about: pressure, saturation, and speed. The speed is going to be that of your hand this time. The pressure will generate saturation. Now I am going to start with the dar...”
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Course summary for: Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing
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Illustration -
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Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration
Alan Shepard
A course by Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard is an illustrator and tattoo artist living in Mexico City whose studio @luckylove_studio is situated in the heart of the Condesa neighborhood. He specializes in fineline tattoos and pepper shading and defines his style as "Neo-Chicano."
His influences and sources of inspiration come from a wide range of backgrounds including design, photography, painting, rock, skating, and more. Throughout his career he's designed fanzines, clothes, videos, and murals as well as tattooing and collaborating with artists across Mexico and abroad.
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