HOW TO DRAW A SKULL: NEO-TRADITIONAL TATTOO DESIGN

[@thejudge_cosplay]

Dude your tutorials are awesome. Please make some more neo and nu school designs. I really like how you do the same one to show the difference. Great stuff.

[@THETATTOOROBOT]

Thank you. I don’t know if I’ll be doing any more videos for a while. If I do get back into it, I’ll definitely do more triple drawing style videos.

[@VioletxUltra]

This was a fantastic tutorial! Thank you very much.

[@THETATTOOROBOT]

Thank you for watching, and taking the time to write a comment. I’ve got a secret project I’ve been working on. I’m not sure when I’ll get back to making KZbin videos, but when I do, I’ll definitely make more of these art tutorials.

[@TheRealPhilMckraken]

Hey robot. How'd you do the orange gradient so smooth on the skull? Thanks for sharing, bro!

[@THETATTOOROBOT]

I just sized my brush up as high as it would go, and built up my color with light pressure. And thanks for watching.

[@waketheworld5536]

Do you use procreate? How are you coloring this??

[@THETATTOOROBOT]

Procreate all day every day.

[@jClave19]

Do you see more advantages to using drawing apps or do you think it takes away from people learning how to draw on paper. Just wondering because tattoo artist these days I see don’t know how to draw rather they know how to use photoshop apps and other types of apps to creat designs rather than draw them. I just want to pick your brain a bit.

[@THETATTOOROBOT]

I think everyone does learn on paper, in some capacity. I think digital media makes things easier, cleaner, with less waste and less bulk. I used to carry an 11x14” multimedia sketchbook, a light table (to transfer from sketch to final line work), a small tackle box of prisma pencils and another of copiic markers. Now I carry just the iPad. There’s more risk of course, if I ride my motorcycle to work, my bag goes in the car with my wife (we work together). I find that I have problems with distractions as well. The iPad has so many functions, so rather than working on drawings, I sometimes just pick up the Xbox controller instead and play remotely, or watch KZbin. There’s pros and cons to just about any medium, but digital can make an artist lazy. One of the rules that was ever present during my apprenticeship, was do not trace other artwork, especially other tattoos (realism doesn’t count). Art theft is now easier than ever and nobody seems to be concerned. We’re given this tool to make artwork and of course people are going to use it incorrectly. It’s kind of funny how used to procreate I am. I’m currently working on a mural, and I’ve caught myself, multiple times, two-finger clicking the work surface to try to undo a mistake in my line work. I still sketch in a book sometimes, especially in the woods, camping or hiking. One thing I do not miss about physical media is pencil shavings. The mess, the smell, yuck. I know this reply was all over the place, but I hope I answered your question the way you were asking.

[@Amillustrated]

Very good

[@THETATTOOROBOT]

Thank you.

[@saraho600]

How many layers would you complete for something like this? :) I find it difficult to do this shading if there's only one layer of lines. I might just be doing it wrong

[@THETATTOOROBOT]

Layers make everything so much easier. I like to keep everything separate until procreate tells me I’ve reached my layer limit, which with 11x17” at 300 dpi is 27. This artwork is simplified from my normal fusion style, but I still had several layers going on. As far as linework goes, I try to keep a duplicate of my lines hidden, just in case I need them. Also, when working with multiple objects, it’s nice to do all the linework separately, so you can move things around. Instead of skewing the artwork to fit a skateboard deck, you could just move objects to better fit the area, and then redo some shadows, and boom, another medium you can potentially sell. I hope that answers you question, I know I answered it a little weird.