Watercolor-Style Tattoo Techniques: Creating Art on Skin
Color Application: Watercolor Effect 3
A course by Leidy Vargas , Tattoo Artist
About the video: Color Application: Watercolor Effect 3
Overview
“Finally, you will see how to apply the last details to the tattoo. I'll also share a brief summary of the process I went through to make the tattoo and explain how to add light to your design.”
In this video lesson Leidy Vargas addresses the topic: Color Application: Watercolor Effect 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor-Style Tattoo Techniques: Creating Art on Skin. Explore all the possibilities of watercolor on paper then learn to recreate your brushstrokes on the skin.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color application: watercolor effect At this time I will recount the process so you don't forget any step. Remember we started putting volumes for the darker tones and to go from purple to orange we made a transition in fuchsia which also helped us to give volume to the figure. From that part of the tattoo I started adding some brush strokes and stains. Then I went to orange to give light to the figure. They would be the luminous parts of the bird and it was that color that I chose to give my stain. I chose it as the base color. to make the stains I always made a general map of the figure t...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor-Style Tattoo Techniques: Creating Art on Skin
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Painting, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Leidy Vargas
A course by Leidy Vargas
Leidy Vargas studied visual arts at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. She went on to study illustration at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and in the Escola de la Dona. She currently works as a tattoo artist, a career in which she has found a space to express her style and showcase her passion for color.
Through her project Leidy Ilustradora, she has worked with a diverse range of brands and has launched products portraying animals that are at risk of extinction in Colombia. She collaborates with organizations fighting to protect the country's wildlife.
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