Tattoo for Beginners
Influences
A course by Polilla Tattoo , Tattoo Artist and Digital Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson we will talk about my personal references, from designers to tattoo artists who inspire me every day. My teachers and the different contemporary trends that help me expand my vision when creating. Also how the design and its references were essential to find my graphic style. I will also tell you how important the illustration and animation was for me. How they helped me open my mind and look for new trends, based on character creation and storytelling. Things that I apply to my tattoo today when creating new designs. ”
In this video lesson Polilla Tattoo addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Tattoo for Beginners. Learn everything you need to start tattooing from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now I’ll tell you about the references I’ve seen throughout my life that helped me put together my graphic line and the tattooing I do today. I watched a lot of cartoons from a young age that’s why I got into digital design, to be able to animate. And Miyazaki was a director who most influenced me as a child. I watched “Totoro” and the whole world of dream, fantasy, character creation and environment creation, from freehand, which is where I started, and now we clearly have a more digital influence and there are more tools but these giant created worlds with totally new and imagi...”
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Course summary for: Tattoo for Beginners
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Tattoo Design

Polilla Tattoo
A course by Polilla Tattoo
Florencia Landaeta, also known as Polilla Tattoo, combines her professional training as a designer with her passion for the art of tattooing, using pointillism and fine lines to bring unique tattoos to life.
Co-founder of Estudio El Bosque in Santiago (Chile), Polilla’s graphic style is full of floral motifs, leading her to work with major brands like Caterpillar, Marley Coffee, and Levi's, as well as tattoo studios across the United States.
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