Brazilian tattoo artist Gregorio Marangoni uses floral designs to create this tattoo of a mandala flower. Marangoni uses a tattooing technique called “pointillism” or “dot work” that gives the tattoo a lot of texture. The technique requires hundreds or sometimes thousands of tiny dots to create depth and shading within the design.
Learn more about the spiritual meaning of mandala tattoos in this article; The Spiritual Magic of Mandala Tattoos or see more dotwork tattoos 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 […]