Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing

Overview

“Here you will see how to apply pressure to obtain denser and deeper saturated areas. Also, I'll explain how to make gradients more "closed". To finish, I will show you how the finished tattoo turned out.”

In this video lesson Alan Shepard addresses the topic: Texture and gradient 3, 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

“Textures and Gradients Now I'll keep applying these concepts for the rest of the tattoo. I'll try to apply a lot more pressure to some areas to create denser and deeper saturation. Towards the end, I'd like to make more compact gradients. You'll see that later. Please join me and practice what you've learned. I've finished the tattoo, and before anything else, Anuar, you are a champion. Thanks for your patience. I've finished the tattoo. All the areas I identified as textures, gradient, and lines are finally finished. I'm very happy with the process and, above all, with the final result. No...”

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Course summary for: Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (126)
• 10362 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (3h 4m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration