Spit Shading Lesson - Tutorial & Speed Drawing of Tattoo Flash Roses

[InkStainedFingers92]

Could you by any chance do a video showing the exact method of tattooing but on flash?

[gdgtattoo]

@InkStainedFingers92 I wouldn't do anything that taught people the trade of tattooing itself because I strongly believe that the only way to learn is to be taught one on one by a good tattooer. I just want to help people with their artwork really!

[InkStainedFingers92]

@gdgtattoo fair play man, i figured that'd only be for the actual application of a tattoo and the machine, but i guess you're right :P

[pogorobo1]

Just a quick question, when you spit shade, does the outline ever bleed?

It hasn't really done it before, but I've only used black to shade like in the video,

but today I decided to try it out with colours, and the outline bleeds into the colour quite a bit, the outline is dry etc etc.

I'm thinking it's either using too much water, and using rubbish watercolour pencils.

[gdgtattoo]

@pogorobo1 From the sounds of this you're lining use the wrong stuff. If you do it with paint or watercolour pencils it will bleed as they are water soluble. You need to use pens like Zig Millenniums or Uni Pins. Hope this helps!

[WarWick666x]

super helpfull, thank you!

[ontheprowlx56]

is it me or is this music supppper gay

[gdgtattoo]

@ontheprowlx56 Just you! Haha nah I can see why it wouldn't be too everyone's taste I will try man up a bit in future!

[IbanezFreak614]

@gdgtattoo

Thank you finally i have my answer clear! Anf looking forward to them!

[IbanezFreak614]

@Gdgtattoo

When you use daler rowney for shading is it a water color paint or water resistant paint?,does it mix with your colors when you lay it over the black? Just having trouble with this

[gdgtattoo]

@IbanezFreak614 It's watercolour paint and when you paint colour over the top it does mix with the black so you have to be careful or paint the black using inks then colour with watercolour over it. Also a good idea is use something like copic markers instead of paint, I will be making some video tutorials on them soon.

[GLPlumleeIV]

Nice roses! I never thought of leaving the white stripe in the middle of the pedals, I usually faded the whole leaf from the bud out in the center of each pedal. Your way is great for giving a 3d texture to the pedals! I learned something, thanks for posting.

[jussbeinmahhselfz]

I did some spit shading after watching this! Really amazing work, and very helpful :D

[gdgtattoo]

@jussbeinmahhselfz You should make a video response I would love to see what people do after watching this! Glad you found it useful :)

[925hardknox]

@gdgtattoo great video learned a lot , what was the outline done with paint? pin?, and what kind of paper couldnt understand the part were you said about the materals you used. thanx keep them coming

[gdgtattoo]

@925hardknox The outline was done with pens. I use Zig Millenniums and fabric markers for the thicker outline. I also use Uni Pins sometimes but they aren't as good as the Millenniums really. The paper is just daller rowney watercolour paper. Thanks glad you liked it!

[Fuelove1]

best tattoo flash tutorial for painting on youtube! thanks!

[gdgtattoo]

@Fuelove1 Thanks glad you liked it!

[megalolz05]

You are like amazingly talented! :) Think you should do a speed drawing of a lions head!

And also please could you tell me what music you used in the video?! If you remember.

[gdgtattoo]

@megalolz05 Thank you! I will try fit a lions head in! And the music is all by the awesome "The Morning Of"

[megalolz05]

@gdgtattoo Awesome thank you! :) Great i'll check them out they sound like a pretty decent. 

[xCarolyx]

This video is brilliant and you are talented as! :) looking forward to seeing some more videos! Would be pretty cool to see you paint using colour too :)

[gdgtattoo]

@xCarolyx Thanks...and colour is next on my list of things to start doing!

[YouAintLexisBaby]

oh and i find it funny that i completely copied your brushes/paints/paper :')

[YouAintLexisBaby]

just adding water to the black before applying it is such a simple thing but i just didnt think of it :') i look foward to trying it out!

cheers for this man was really helpful, and the roses turned out niceeee ahaha

[gdgtattoo]

@YouAintLexisBaby Yeahhhh you can't use it straight out of the tube haha...well you learnt something so my job has been done phew!

[YouAintLexisBaby]

@gdgtattoo ahahahaha i squeezed it from the tube onto a pot and then just dipped my brush into it, this makes way more sense :')!