Brazilian tattoo artist Gregorio Marangoni creates a beautiful tattoo of a human skull out of thousands of tiny dots. This tattoo technique is referred to as dot work, dotwork or pointillism. To create darker areas in the tattoo, the artist clusters more tattoo dots in one area. To create a lighter shade, the tattoo artist uses fewer dots. Skulls tattoos are very symbolic and a classic subject in tattoo art. You can learn more about the meaning of skull tattoos in Skull Tattoos give Death Life on Skin
For more tattoo art by Gregorio Marangoni, take a look at this article; Animals, Illusions and Dot work Tattoos by Gregorio Mrangoni
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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 […]