The Drawing Designing Tattoo Art Creating Masterful Tattoo Art from Start to Finish by Fip Buchanan, Marc Balanky

STEP 3:Refine the Composition Once the placement of the main images has been established,thedetailingofthedrawingcanbegin.The wi ...

referencematerialisfacing.Lookingatthedrawingin reverseisalsoagoodwaytocheckthedrawingforany errors,astheyoftenbecomemoreobvious ...

depth.Ablackandgraybackgroundwaschosentomake theaccentcolorspop.Blackandbrownwereusedinthe wings,but nowhite.Usingwhitepigmentac ...

STEP 5:Add Final Details Itwasdecidedthattheinnerarmareawasnotneededfor thecraneandcobraidea,andwassavedtoputinathing of beauty, ...

backgroundwasdrawnintofitinwiththerestofthe tattoo. With this final addition, the tattoo is complete. ...

Completed Tattoo, Arm Here you see the crane and cobra in conflict, with neither beingthe obvious victor. Thiswas intentional du ...

From Sketch to Tattoo DRAGON In this demonstrationyou’ll see howa dragon tattoo beginsasadrawingandendsupthefinishedtattooon ski ...

STEP 1:Apply the Stenciled Design to the Skin Thisisthepaperstencilbeingappliedtotheskin.This stencil is made by using a machine ...

STEP 2:Adjust and Modify as Needed Thepurplepattern isleftontheskin fromthestencil paper.Atthis stageanyadjustmentsand modificat ...

The Finished Outline Tattooed Into the Skin Notehowthemainoutlineofthebodyofthedragonis heavier,andthescalesandthehairareathinne ...

The Finished Tattoo, Front View Notehowtheorangeandyellowofthebelly,back,beard andeyebrows contrastwiththebluewaterto pullthe dr ...

scalesforaddedinterest,andtheeyesweredonewithout pupils for a more mysterious look. ...

Adding Interest to the Composition KOI AND WATER Koiareaverypopularthemeintattooingandfromabout 2010 seemed to accelerate to the ...

STEP 1:Create a Rough Sketch Inthiscase,theclientwantedthedesignonhalfofhis chest.ThedesignwasalsotoincludeBenkei,thewarrior mon ...

STEP 2:Add a Border, Texture and Patterns Inthefinishedtattoo,youcanseethatawatersplashwas usedaroundthenipple.Flowingwaterwasal ...

Forthefish,acalicopatternwasusedalongwithredand orange to create texture and add interest. The Finished Tattoo, Detail Side View ...

Black and Gray Tattoos HEARTS AND FLAMES Both hearts and flames are very common themes in tattooing,androsesarethemostfrequently ...

STEP 1:Create a Rough Sketch Thisisthefirstsketchwithjustthebasicshapesmapped out,butit’sstillprettyclearwhatitis.Atthispointthe ...

STEP 2:Refine the Composition Atraditionalstylerosewithleavesisroughedin.Begin with a small circle in the center and add the pet ...

Inthefinishedtattoo,youwillseethreewholerosesplus another partial rose on each end for a total of five. Remember odd numbers mak ...