Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing

Overview

“During this second part of the lesson, I'll show you how to achieve a gradient by applying light to dark tones. I will share some tips to achieve a "light" continuity of points, making use of the speed of your machine. I will also explain how to achieve contrasts in the contours of your tattoos.”

In this video lesson Alan Shepard addresses the topic: Texture and gradient 2, 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

“Texture and Gradient During this part of the tattoo I was making some gradients from the nose part down, but I created a line diagonally from right to left. On the right side of the tattoo I did not want to make a solid line and I wanted to suggest the contour only with contrasts. You can do this as long as you generate enough contrast with pressure and saturation. If not, the dots will disappear and you will be left with no outline. This is what I mean. There is no line here, but this outline is suggested with the contrast of the dots or with a line of dots. On the edge of the nose I decid...”

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Course summary for: Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (127)
• 10395 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (3h 4m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration