Brazilian tattoo artist Gregorio Marangoni gets up close and personal with this oriental dragon tattoo by focusing on the dragon’s face instead of inclduing the entire dragon in the design. Most dragon tattoos show the entire dragon’s body, but by focusing only on the mythical creature’s face, Marangoni has created more personality for the character. Learn more about the history and meaning of dragon tattoos in this article; Dragon Tattoos Designs for Guys and Girls
To give the dragon tattoo depth and shading, Gregorio Marangoni has used a tattoo technique that is often referred to either as dotwork, dot work or pointillism. The artist builds up shading in the design by clustering dots in an area. The more tattoo dots there are in one area, the darker the shade. See more tattoo art by this artist in Animals, Illusions and Dot work Tattoos by Gregorio Marangoni
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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 […]