Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing
Care, recommendations, and monitoring
A course by Alan Shepard , Illustrator and Tattoo Artist
About the video: Care, recommendations, and monitoring
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to share with you the recommendations that I give to my clients for the care of their tattoos during the first days after the session. In addition, I will tell you about the tools and techniques that I use to take the photos after my session and I will tell you why it is important to follow up with your clients. ”
In this video lesson Alan Shepard addresses the topic: Care, recommendations, and monitoring, 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
“Care, Recommendations, and Monitoring You think you've finished your tattoo, but there's an important step: you have to apply Bactine or some product to reduce inflammation, redness, and also clean the area very well with something antiseptic. I recommend Bactine or another product called witch hazel. These products help a lot to reduce the inflammation of the skin, close the pore a little, and also serve as an antiseptic agent. This will help you remove all the ink that is still on top of your client's skin that did not stay underneath the skin. It will also help you see if any retouching ...”
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Course summary for: Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing
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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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