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How to Draw Traditional Style Tattoos: Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Article
Level
Beginner
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Free
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About this lesson

A step-by-step guide to drawing classic American traditional imagery: building a rose or skull from basic circles and geometric guides before refining the linework, keeping every line the same bold weight, restricting the palette to black plus red, yellow and green, and rendering flat color shading with a two-brush spit-shading method.