Features of creating a sketch of a tattoo

Any tattoo starts with choosing a sketch. It should be special and meaningful. About what it is, how to choose it correctly and make it yourself, read on.

A sketch of a tattoo is a schematic image or a rough sketch. This is an image that is printed on a special transfer paper for transferring to the skin. The sketch allows you to choose the right location, provides visibility, relevance, aesthetics. It is used almost always, only a few masters resort to freehand, drawing directly on the body.

The sketch can vary in the degree of difficulty of drawing. Depending on the technique of body art, it can be light and detailed, small or voluminous, catalog or individual. It helps to achieve a predictable result that will appeal to the client. Volumetric varieties are often drawn schematically. This must be done to fit the detail to the physiology of a particular person.

Thematic performance varies. Most often, a sketch conveys a certain emotion, character trait, something memorable. In this case, the master relies on the taste preferences of the client. The sketch is performed in pencil on plain paper, then transferred to a special program, where it is corrected to evaluate the final result by the customer.

The creation of the sketch is carried out by artists or craftsmen with a sense of taste and style. Kolshchiki work in different stylistic directions. It is from them that they draw inspiration for sketches with their own handwriting.

Choosing a future tattoo begins with a visit to the tattoo artist. At this stage, they are determined with a theme, size, message, general idea. The tattoo should be meaningful and unique. Someone takes the image they like as a basis, then adjusts it, removes unnecessary details, and draws on the elements. This creates a picture different from others.

However, such sketches are recognizable due to the main idea. Therefore, the masters offer individual sketches that will not cause disappointment after a while. It is important to convey a certain idea, thought, embodying it in color or monochrome. Due to the huge interest in the art of body painting, it is difficult to show individuality.

Many girls decorate their bodies with flowers, animals, minimalistic tattoos. The style depends on the character of the person. Somewhere this is a schematic drawing with contours. In the other case, a photographically accurate image is taken. Men's tattoos are especially creative today. In addition to standard solutions, a strong half of humanity chooses unusual drawings. With their help, the relief of the body is emphasized, the illusion of movement is created.

The choice depends on the tattoo technique. It can be:

• Polynesian patterns with ornamental animals woven into them;
• realistic animals symbolizing the inner core;
• graphic drawings drawn with strokes and many lines;
• geometric motifs complemented by abstraction;
• motives on the theme of angels of death, samurai;
• skulls, snakes, thorns, gangster themes;
• images of idols of football, hockey, other sports;
• sketches of birds of prey, grinning animals.

In addition to the inner world of a person, the choice is determined by the preferences of style. The most popular areas are sleeve and costume tattoo techniques. Both of them involve the blocking of ink over the entire area of ​​the body with interweaving of plot elements. The difference between the "sleeves" is the use of the arm zone.

The costume technique takes up most of the body. In the classic version, such tattoos cover the sternum, back, arms, lower back, thighs, buttocks. In both cases, the oriental theme prevails with its characteristic borrowing of characters in the manner of Chinese and Japanese painting. These are dragons, carps, snakes, samurai, warriors.

If the drawing is stuffed on the shoulder and forearm, they try to choose images in motion or realistic options. These designs highlight the beauty of the male body. Girls today rely on grace and aesthetics when choosing a sketch. Popular placement options are along the spine, on the neck, thigh, side, in the area from the elbow to the hand.

The smaller the selected area, the smaller the sketch will be and the easier the application technique will be. It can be minimalism, watercolor, geometry, abstraction. Graphic subjects in the form of black and white contour flowers are popular.

Let's consider a few more additional recommendations.

• The first tattoo does not have to be voluminous and complex. It can be a miniature made with black pigment. The inscription created by the original font looks good on the body.
• Girls often decorate the body with a flower, the stem of which smoothly turns into a motivating inscription or one symbolic word. Images with simple and clear lines are easier to view.
• If the person is indecisive, it is not worth choosing a voluminous option. A small tattoo, if you don't like it, can later be masked with a large pattern.
• A strong-willed personality can be recommended a dynamic type of sketch. It can be a sketch using the sketching technique. Despite the seeming angularity and under-drawing, the sketch conveys the desired message better than other styles.
• Brutal options are suitable for men. You can bring to life any animal, bird, graphics. The brutal style is combined with other areas of tattoo (for example, abstract blots, splashes, strokes).

The beginner's options are mostly simple sketches. For girls, these are sketches in the form of silhouettes of animals, flowers.

The sketch is created on paper in the same size as the final image. Most often, black pigment is taken as a basis. If you have drawing skills, use a black pen instead of a pencil. To create a custom design, you can look at popular options on the web. Then choose something of your own, which is closer in spirit and more like it. Your own version of the sketch can be done in different ways: manually on paper, on a computer, on a tablet. You can download a special program for processing hand drawings.

Ideas can be a photo you like, some kind of mythical drawing. If you have difficulty with imagination, the picture can be redrawn. If you have problems with proportions, you can draw outlines and then work on the details. They take a photo, outline the main lines, add iconic elements. You can come up with additions as you paint. Dot ornaments, flowers, splashes are often added.

However, some styles still require basic rules to be followed. If these are lines that are closed in the drawing, it is better to entrust such work to a professional. Experienced masters create complex author's tattoos, obeying the canons of the drawing. They know the rules of color, composition. Based on their knowledge, professionals can come up with and draw sketches of cool tattoos.

It is impossible to quickly learn how to draw a tattoo. But if you want to prepare a specific design for the future tattoo, draw it yourself, then you can create the desired image in stages. Prepare paper, soft and semi-soft pencils, and an eraser for work. You can use paper that you buy for printing on a printer. Suitable "Blueprint", "Snow Maiden" and the like. Then determined with the size and shape of the picture. Choose a photo with a key element. Redrawn by specifying the silhouette. After that, they think over the boundaries of the picture.

As them, you can use a frame of lines, spots that create a shadow, shading. The muzzles of animals are often complemented with flowers and foliage. Some animals are depicted in the grass. After creating the outlines, set thicker lines for the main shape. Draw large details with a pencil. Visually, it looks like a coloring. With this sketch, you can contact a specialist.

There is no program with which you can easily and simply automate the process of developing a tattoo design. Even a lightbox will take time.

You can try to assemble a sketch from several images by printing them and superimposing them on illuminated glass. This will show which additions to the key figure will look more advantageous. If you do not want to copy someone else's image, you can try to photograph what will become an idea, and then give the picture an appropriate effect. This makes the redrawing process easier.

Let's take a look at some interesting tips that may be useful for beginners.

• To keep your sketch cool, don't ignore the advice of professional artists. Creation without example is the prerogative of professionals. They accumulate their base over the years. Therefore, they create sketches quickly and easily. They see how it is better to supplement them so as not to spoil the main message.
• In the absence of experience, it is better to redraw the shape you like from a picture or photograph. If you want reliable proportions, it is better to choose a photo. If stylization is a priority, vector motifs can be taken as a basis.
• When choosing geometric tattoos, you need to use a ruler, compasses. If you create a symmetrical sketch, you can draw it on a regular checkered notebook sheet. This makes it easier to achieve the same halves.
• You can get inspiration from professional artists. There are many interesting ideas on sites with mythical, vector, stylized images, all kinds of wallpapers for PCs.
• On the Internet, you can find a lot of flower arrangements. On thematic portals there are stories of different ethnic styles. If they correspond to the desired topic, then they can very well become a source of inspiration when drawing your tattoo. A person can be inspired by Chinese painting with watercolor carps, serpentine dragons.
• Drawing from a professional after agreement with the client takes from 3 to 7 days. If the sketch does not require revision, the client is assigned a typing session in the studio.
• To cut off unnecessary ideas, you can sketch a few drawings on paper. This will allow you to quickly come to the right decision. Even a simple DIY home drawing will clearly show the essence of the future tattoo.
• The current designs of the guys are a flying eagle, a raven, a tiger, a bared wolf or a wolf howling at the moon. Biomechanical and organic tattoos will be at the peak of the fashion wave.
• All kinds of microcircuits, gears, levers, gears breaking through torn flesh are hit sketch ideas. Macro drawings are also in demand. For example, it could be a dinosaur's eye through bare skin. Thus, the character of a person is emphasized, a general idea is conveyed. A living wildflower can become a laconic drawing of a woman's tattoo. It will not be difficult to sketch it.

Here are some ideas that can inspire you to create your own tattoo sketch.

The classic version of a black and white drawing with a snake and flowers. It will be interesting to look at the female body.

Sketch of a young witch, decorated with mushrooms, berries, leaves.

A beautiful model of several elements framed in the form of lines.

The embodiment of a creative idea in the form of a microcircuit, an excellent option for decorating a male body.

Easy drawing on a marine theme. The image is executed in black pen.

Original sketch of a tiger. It is a mixture of graphic and geometric designs.

Biomechanical motif for a brutal male tattoo.

Scorpio, drawn in a sketch style and complemented by abstract blots.