The tattoo technique used in this optical illusion tattoo design is called dot work, dotwork or pointillism. The technique uses thousands of tiny tattoo dots to build up areas of color on the skin. Clustering lots of tattoo dots in one area produces a darker color while spreading out the dots allows the lighter background to show through, giving the impression of a lighter shade.
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Animals, Illusions and Dot work Tattoos by Gregorio Marangoni
Gregorio Marangoni is a tattoo artist based in São Paulo, Brazil. Working only in black tattoo ink, Marangoni creates tattoos that have intricate details and lots of texture. To create the textures and details, Marangoni uses a combination of line work and dot work, using smooth lines to create and then shading and texturing the […]