Help with color outlines and no outline

PandaBomb · #1 07-02-2009, 08:48 PM

Hello, I'm David. I have been tattooing for about 3 years now. I obtained and finished an apprenticeship from a local artist. He was a traditional style artist, and as such, I was trained that way as well. I am wanting to branch out a little and do some color outline work and some with no outlines. I'm not sure as to how to approach this. I am not going to just try it on someone without knowing, so I was wondering if anyone had any pointers for me or just a general direction to proceed. I was thinking maybe outlining with a round shader, but am unsure as to how small I can go. My mentor doesn't really have anything I can go on. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

jess the dude · #2 07-03-2009, 07:55 AM

i believe there is already a thread in here about this topic.

conorblue · #3 07-03-2009, 08:34 AM

i see threads like this all the time, like "i dont want to try it on someone"...when i started tattooing i had a SLEW of friends that would let me "try stuff out" just in trade for the prospect of a reduced rate tattoo.

my suggestion is not to look for a step by step tutorial on how to do a color outline...but make some friends that want cheap tattoos, and lower your rate on the stuff you haven't tried. Its a business invenstment if it works out for you and looks good.

SugarT · #4 07-04-2009, 02:06 PM

Painting on canvas can help with that, or painting on paper...

Solomon · #5 07-04-2009, 06:23 PM

use the color wheel, find contrasting and complementing colors, dont use colors str8 out the bottle, when in doubt make it a shade darker, dont always tint with black, good luck.

travelingtom · #6 07-04-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Solomon

dont always tint with black, good luck.

you mean use a darker color right?

Royuno · #7 07-05-2009, 03:03 AM

draw if first if you're not too confident or comfortable. that's what i used to do. just take some prismas and draw it out first