I have always been into drawing. I have been a "semi professional" artist for several years, woodburning (pyrography) and animal portraits. What I tend to do for then is print off 3 pictures 1 an original of the subject, 2 a very basic line drawing and 3 a more detailed line drawing(like your photo shop one). Then incorporate all 3 to give a better overall effect for the finished art. I know it will be slightlt different for tattoo art work but it still seems the same basic concept. I am looking at trying my hand at tattoo as a hobby on practice skins as it is a art form that has always interested me and I have quite a few tattoos. If you look at my profile picture that is one of my latest original art pieces, been trying to learn 3d art and did this butterfly which quite a few people said they would love as a tattoo, so it gave me the idea to try tattooing. Thank you for your videos they are most helpful in getting some important hints and tips to learn a new art.
I'm a portrait artist and it's mad how teeth always look so white but when you look at the highlight on the teeth it's crazy how much value difference there is.
Hi Jono, thanks for the time and effort you put into this. I am neither a Tattoo artist nor ever have seen or touched any of the equipment, but my brother is a budding one indeed. He sends me alike videos and asks me to translate them for him. As a result I am getting familiar with these concepts at theoretical level. The good thing is I have experience with oil paining so I am not totally lost with visual arts techniques . Watching this video and paying attention to valid points you have made, I am going to go on a limb and suggest two things. 1- How much detail is prudent to put on the Stencil? Answer- keep adding details until the Stencil starts to look like the model (likeness), then put another 10 ~ 15 percent details and stop. This approach works in portrait paining too. When the drawing starts to look like the model, it would mean it has enough lines and shads to convey the likeness in 3-dimentions. That amount of detail + 10 percent more should suffice. Your first Stencil does not look like the model for lack of information, but your second one does (medium amount of detail). 2- After creating the Medium-detailed Stencil, don't stop, create the third one as well (max-detailed one). Transfer the Medium one on to the skin, and keep the max-detailed one for reference (with all those wonderfully helpful pencil marks). It is a little bit extra work, but you will have the best of both world :) ....cheers
Mohammad Petgar some great points there! You’re absolutely right about being involved with painting will give you a massive insight into tattooing as personally I feel painting is the closest medium to tattooing. Thanks for taking time to comment and for watching!
But you could map out the safety net on the reference quickly so you do have a back up as you have the reference in eye shot. It sort of puts the inkjet stencils in to question.
I think creating all three and start with the first basic stencil, then the second and, third. It may be a challenge to apply appropriately, a learning curve for sure but may be helpful for some. Also I do realize that doing this could be challenging having to apply to fresh work but not impossible 👍🏻
This should be retitled, "Jono flips off Samuel L. Jackson as a stencil" lmao jk Jono. Appreciate your constant posts and work put into the matrix. Stay groovy man
As someone who recently got a large thigh/hip piece by an artist who doesn’t show client the drawing before the actual appointment, and then showed me a basic stencil with thick blue lines that I couldn’t even tell if I loved the overall design, and then ended up with WAY TOO MUCH SHADING, I wish she had done all three types for reference because now I’m planning on lasering a bunch of it off 😒
Ya lol right so what I was thinking was just do your stencil full detail right and then when your done photoshop your image so you have both and then before you print off your final stencil go over anything that isn’t clear manually
I don’t think it’s right to tell people which amount of detail they would use. Every artist has there style. Lmao. I can tattoo with minimal stencil and fill by skill. Beeen doing it for years. It really depends on what your doing in regards of tattoo. Do you need the extra reference can you handle without etc etc etc. this video shouldn’t be made. Just saying
I have always been into drawing. I have been a "semi professional" artist for several years, woodburning (pyrography) and animal portraits. What I tend to do for then is print off 3 pictures 1 an original of the subject, 2 a very basic line drawing and 3 a more detailed line drawing(like your photo shop one). Then incorporate all 3 to give a better overall effect for the finished art. I know it will be slightlt different for tattoo art work but it still seems the same basic concept. I am looking at trying my hand at tattoo as a hobby on practice skins as it is a art form that has always interested me and I have quite a few tattoos. If you look at my profile picture that is one of my latest original art pieces, been trying to learn 3d art and did this butterfly which quite a few people said they would love as a tattoo, so it gave me the idea to try tattooing. Thank you for your videos they are most helpful in getting some important hints and tips to learn a new art.
Gary noname thanks for the great comment and good luck with tattooing!
I'm a portrait artist and it's mad how teeth always look so white but when you look at the highlight on the teeth it's crazy how much value difference there is.
Hi Jono, thanks for the time and effort you put into this. I am neither a Tattoo artist nor ever have seen or touched any of the equipment, but my brother is a budding one indeed. He sends me alike videos and asks me to translate them for him. As a result I am getting familiar with these concepts at theoretical level. The good thing is I have experience with oil paining so I am not totally lost with visual arts techniques . Watching this video and paying attention to valid points you have made, I am going to go on a limb and suggest two things.
1- How much detail is prudent to put on the Stencil?
Answer- keep adding details until the Stencil starts to look like the model (likeness), then put another 10 ~ 15 percent details and stop. This approach works in portrait paining too.
When the drawing starts to look like the model, it would mean it has enough lines and shads to convey the likeness in 3-dimentions. That amount of detail + 10 percent more should suffice. Your first Stencil does not look like the model for lack of information, but your second one does (medium amount of detail).
2- After creating the Medium-detailed Stencil, don't stop, create the third one as well (max-detailed one). Transfer the Medium one on to the skin, and keep the max-detailed one for reference (with all those wonderfully helpful pencil marks).
It is a little bit extra work, but you will have the best of both world :) ....cheers
Mohammad Petgar some great points there! You’re absolutely right about being involved with painting will give you a massive insight into tattooing as personally I feel painting is the closest medium to tattooing. Thanks for taking time to comment and for watching!
@@JonoSmithTattoo I enjoyed it immensely :) thanks again
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences with stenciling. You've helped a great deal!!🥰
Thanks for watching!
But you could map out the safety net on the reference quickly so you do have a back up as you have the reference in eye shot. It sort of puts the inkjet stencils in to question.
Happy teachers day to u also. I learn from u very much
Another helpful video, thank you! I like to stencil on my iPad personally
I think creating all three and start with the first basic stencil, then the second and, third. It may be a challenge to apply appropriately, a learning curve for sure but may be helpful for some. Also I do realize that doing this could be challenging having to apply to fresh work but not impossible 👍🏻
This should be retitled, "Jono flips off Samuel L. Jackson as a stencil" lmao jk Jono. Appreciate your constant posts and work put into the matrix. Stay groovy man
🤣🤣 thanks mate!
Líke always treasure of information AND Focus...
As someone who recently got a large thigh/hip piece by an artist who doesn’t show client the drawing before the actual appointment, and then showed me a basic stencil with thick blue lines that I couldn’t even tell if I loved the overall design, and then ended up with WAY TOO MUCH SHADING, I wish she had done all three types for reference because now I’m planning on lasering a bunch of it off 😒
How do you get the super detailed stencil that you did on photo shop, but on procreate
You can compare what matches what on the ps stencil just lay image over and drop opacity you can see what’s what and print that off
Photoshop stencil and mark some areas that are not clear manually is the way to go i think.
Ya lol right so what I was thinking was just do your stencil full detail right and then when your done photoshop your image so you have both and then before you print off your final stencil go over anything that isn’t clear manually
Great advise....you are like my RUclips mentor🙏
Thanks for watching!
Awesome advice mate👍👍👍👍
Twisted Tattoo thanks!!
I knew thats what you were going to say.
sir i want to learn
I don’t think it’s right to tell people which amount of detail they would use. Every artist has there style. Lmao. I can tattoo with minimal stencil and fill by skill. Beeen doing it for years. It really depends on what your doing in regards of tattoo. Do you need the extra reference can you handle without etc etc etc. this video shouldn’t be made. Just saying