Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing
Shading Exercise on Paper
A course by user7547587 surname7547587 , Illustrator and Tattoo Artist
Joined June 2021
Experiment with speed, depth, and saturation to create tattoo designs filled with textures and gradients
Joined June 2021
About the video: Shading Exercise on Paper
Overview
“Pepper shading looks a lot like BIC pen illustration. The fundamentals are similar, and in this lesson, I'll share techniques for shading on paper with pen or pencils that will help you perfect the shading on your projects. ”
In this video lesson user7547587 surname7547587 addresses the topic: Shading Exercise on Paper, 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
“Shading Exercise on Paper In this lesson, I’ll share some tips with you so you can perfect your gradient and texture techniques but on paper. You are going to use a ball-point pen. I recommend for it to be blue, but it can be black or red. You will need a folded sheet of paper or a small square and I will leave the worksheet in the Additional Resources so you can put these tips into practice. Tip number one: the cap of your pen sometimes gets in the way a bit. I recommend that you take it off and put it aside. I would like to share three concepts with you so you can improve your gradient an...”
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Course summary for: Pepper Shading Techniques for Tattooing
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Category
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Areas
Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration
A course by user7547587 surname7547587
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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