BEST ways to draw Japanese finger waves

[@owhite97]

I have a whole japanese sleeve with these waves and hannya mask and koi fish and cherry blossoms never thought i would want to get into drawing this video helped alot thank you !

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thats sick man! Check out some of my other videas and let me know if xou need anythin 😁

[@owhite97]

@@DaggetDesigns Thanks man i appreciate it !

[@linzrowe1231]

Love your videos! You are an excellent teacher!! Would love to see how you draw the wind bars!

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks Lindsay, appreciate it. I will make sure to cover wind bars at some point also!

[@MrNerok]

Thank's. Your my sensei now 😁

[@DaggetDesigns]

Haha you’re a legend! Thanks

[@chaunmcordray]

Thank you so much! Just getting back into doing some small art pieces and this was amazing at helping me understand how these work. Even though they look simple it’s difficult for me to accomplish something that looks even partially correct. Thank you again.

[@DaggetDesigns]

No worries at all man! Good to hear your getting back into it. Finger waves look simple, but simple doesn’t mean easy 😊

[@PeachiiWubs]

@@DaggetDesigns Usually simple is harder cus it has to be perfect

[@patrickishihara3901]

This helped a lot. My mentor is gonna be super stoked!

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thats great to hear! Thanks for your feedback 😊

[@1grumppa]

Excellent work. Very instructive. Going to search your videos for some Japanese clouds.

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks Riley! 😊 deffinately a few videos with clouds and more to come! 😊

[@Neverlearns]

Love your work

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks broskie

[@SykesFW]

Great tutorials, is the ecoline pen a water based ink, seeing as you’re using a watercolor pen to blend out?

[@DaggetDesigns]

Water based bro! 🤘🏼

[@kareemhussein2583]

Thanks for this lesson, teacher! So easy to understand, now!!!

[@DaggetDesigns]

No worries at all! Happy to help

[@Belphegor66681666]

Awesome Mikiri and a great way to create this

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks so much 😁🙏🏻

[@just_your_localguard9612]

thanks for this. honestly nothing worse then spending 6 hours on koi sketch and then realizing you actually have no clue how japanese waves go.

[@DaggetDesigns]

Haha you’re very welcome! More wave content to come, i’m working on an online course, stay tuned

[@danielsmolders5278]

Always been struggeling with fingerwaves, not so much the wave itself but the direction and the flow. Another thing that's a struggle and this may sound strange is the water pen. With slightly larger area's i can't get the fade equaly on paper. Been using Fabriano Cold pressed, hot pressed not available for the longest time here and also been using Ecoline paper from the same brand as the markers. 24 x 32 cm - 300 g/m2, 140 lbs. It tends to get kinda messy. And no i'm not squeezing the water pen :-) Anyway thanks for the vid, great job as always.

[@DaggetDesigns]

Yeah the direction and flow is certainly a difficult part to get, possibly wasn’t best explained in this video but its something that comes from practice and is the harder part to do. Even i struggle with it at times. Sounds like you’re on the money with the papers and medium you’re using man. Getting the smooth blend in a large area can be really difficult and sometimes my blends aren’t all that smooth. My advice for that is 1. Close up those blending areas and make more tight spots to blend in and out off, breaking it up gives you smaller areas to blend and less likely to get uneven blends. 2. Don’t stress 😅art isn’t about being perfect, do the best you can each day and it will keep gettin better, but either way hand made art always looks better 🤙🏼 thanks for watching man and keep it up

[@danielsmolders5278]

@@DaggetDesigns Thanks for the tips, I'll keep plowing on ;-)

[@orenzavadi8664]

amazing! , I've been struggling lately with these type of waves and this vid really organized my approach , thank you

[@DaggetDesigns]

No problem at all! Thanks for watching, really glad it helped 😊

[@jackslonaker2549]

Great tutorial man.... are u using the eco line water color pens or just the regular paint pens?

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks Jack, They are ecoline ink pens. So basically they are filled with Ecoline water based inks and can be blended with a water colour brush. 👍🏼

[@jacqulineloncke8696]

Thanks you for sharing with me 💯 💙 💚 😊 ☺ 😘 💯 💙 💚 😊 ☺

[@DaggetDesigns]

No worries 😁 wnjoy

[@stockos]

Well done 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 i will try this out tomorrow 👏🏽👏🏽 thanks

[@DaggetDesigns]

You’re welcome bro, good luck with the drawing 👍🏼

[@johanna-frank]

Very helpful, Thank you!! 🙏

[@amanishajay914]

This is a great video! I was struggling with basic waves...I couldnt get my Japanese Tigers to look fluid in the background.

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks 😊 glad you enjoyed it

[@hazehunter_au]

Just found your channel and its fantastic. I've been really trying to get my head around doing japanese water / waves, this vid has helped me immensely. Cheers bro👍

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks so much for watching man 😊 glad it helps and i hope you’ll stick around for more 😁🤙🏼

[@hazehunter_au]

@@DaggetDesigns absolutely will brother 🙌 keep up the great content!

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks bro will do!

[@04jimaica]

I salute you sir! your amazing🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thank you very much 🤙🏼😁

[@kristyj8413]

Very nice! You're an amazing artist and an excellent teacher ❤

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻😁support and kind words much appreciated

[@moai5793]

Hi bro, started watching your videos, learning to draw. Could you make a video about what you use in different jobs and where you can buy the same. The whole arsenal, so to speak :D

[@DaggetDesigns]

Hey brother, I’ll definitely consider doing a video like this, thanks for watching 😁

[@moai5793]

@@DaggetDesigns Thanks for the video: D

[@jaked9191]

Sick hoodie cool vid

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks a lot bro :)

[@mostlyamelie]

Awesome tutorial! May I ask what pens your are using for the shading? I’ve been using water color but this looks so much more tattoo-like and easier

[@DaggetDesigns]

Hey Amelie 😁 thanks for stopping by I use liquitex acrylic inks for painting flash. i believe in this video I used Ecoline markers and a brush pen 😁 hope this helps

[@mostlyamelie]

@@DaggetDesigns thanks a bunch!

[@mostlyamelie]

@@DaggetDesigns duh sorry I watched again and you clearly said what they were haha

[@DaggetDesigns]

@@mostlyamelie no stress :)

[@JaiOnline]

This has been so helpful. Thank you!

[@DaggetDesigns]

You’re welcome 😁

[@jerryv9962]

Dagger what type of black pen you using in the video i would like one looks pretty cool.

[@DaggetDesigns]

I believe in this video it was a ecoline marker

[@eblock9345]

Hey Dag how are you buddy? Quick question, when coloring waves and wind bars, can you go from light to dark? Thanks!

[@DaggetDesigns]

You sure can! 👍🏼 but i wouldn’t do dark from the tip of waves back.

[@eblock9345]

@@DaggetDesigns Cool thanks Dagg! ✌️

[@JordanRouss]

Dude you are just amazing, I love your videos keep doing this!

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks so much bro! 😁

[@INF13RNOstudio]

keep it up man, great tutorials, cheers from argentina

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks so much man 🤙🏼😁

[@mcasey256]

Thanks for clearly explaining your process.

[@DaggetDesigns]

you’re very welcome!

[@oliviaroseink]

Great tutorial, thanks man!

[@DaggetDesigns]

@@oliviaroseink thanks Olivia 😁

[@SilverhandGreat]

Thanks man helps a lot

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks bro

[@henrymountney-dorje6319]

Amazing channel!!

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thank you so much Henry!

[@Luckysls]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DavidSantos-uc7lr]

Very good Obrigado por compartilhar seus, conhecimentos estou estudando pra ser tatuador no Brasil

[@DaggetDesigns]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching 😊 and good luck

[@every1bleedsthesame809]

You definitely deserve more views and subs dude God bless you bro

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks a lot man! God bless 🙏🏻

[@BuzzSynergy]

Thank you !,,

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks!

[@Lukekassidy]

You’re a fkn legend mate! Love your content.

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks mateb

[@MrAnguloA]

Nice work! Do you by any chance, have a tutorial on drawing the body of a dragon?

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks so much 😊 i dont currently but I may do one for sure!

[@MrAnguloA]

@@DaggetDesigns Thank you. I just started following you on FB. How do I submit a drawing? Do I send it to the website via email?

[@DaggetDesigns]

You can send it via facebook messenger, tag me on Instagram or email me at [e-mail]. Thanks :)

[@sebastiangebauer1467]

Which pencil U use??

[@bendertattoobb6698]

It's amazing, bro, with Russian comunity we talk thank you

[@DaggetDesigns]

Privjet! Thank you so much bro 😁🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jessee7334]

Been studying these just getting up the nerve to put the top/bottom together lol TY!

[@DaggetDesigns]

Get onto it! Just practice practice practice! I’m sure you’ll get it 😁

[@jessee7334]

@@DaggetDesigns thanks man! Do you have an email I could send you some of my progress

[@DaggetDesigns]

Sure thing its: [e-mail]. Or you can hit me up on facebook or instagram @ daggetdesings. I look forward to seing em

[@FoksTVPROD]

Dziękuję! Thx :) pozdrawiam!

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks :)

[@dreezt]

Please do clouds next

[@DaggetDesigns]

Thanks, will keep this in mind

[@thebrandeechen]

This kind of wave is actually originally from Mainland China. During the Song dynasty, the artist Ma Yuan is well-known for drawing different kinds of Water waves. Water Album is one of his best drawing collections. So technically this is Chinese wave.

[@DaggetDesigns]

Good to know, thanks Brandee. Commonly used throughout Japanese tattooing and illustration, though China and Japan share a lot of commonality in the art

[@nirvanacrown2043]

What do the directions of the flow of waves represent?

[@DaggetDesigns]

Not too sure what they represent, i tend to have them follow my background for the most part. However if I want a more chaotic feel to the illustration i’ll do them in all different directions.

[@MauepM]

la cagó al final jaja

[@Romeo.Mastana]

Thank U soo very much fo All Ur Awesome videos👌👍... years ago, watched a Japanese Wave Tutorial by Jeff Gogue... i can make them fingers waves pop out frm anywhere but can't connect them... my Flow is Shitty than shittiest Shittt!!! Hahaaa but i Hope the info frm Ur tutorials & my Persistence will pay off soon... Wish U the Very Best fo Ur upcoming Projects🤙🤘

[@DaggetDesigns]

Hey man thanks so much for your kind words! Keep practicing your finger waves and keep a close eye on the way that I do them and others do theirs, you’ll get it in no time 😁🤙🏼

[@djdc74]

japanese tatto new school ?