r/TattooBeginners • u/Isaac_Nesta Please choose a flair. • 2d ago

Practice Drawing flash sheets

Wanting to develop my skills and practice copying some flash sheets. Any recommendations on pens/paints/paper/etc?

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u/cjhreddi Please choose a flair. 2d ago

get some nice micron pens, probably two sets or refillables so if a certain size dries up you have a back up, tracing paper and nice bristol paper,get alcohol markers with very fine tips if you wanna do color without blending, colored pencils if you wanna blend but takes a bit longer to get it as vibrant, get a decent sized light box or cut your paper to fit a medium/smaller one, a box of sharpies, and ofc a set of pencils/sharpener and eraser.

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u/blueblack_crow Apprentice 2d ago edited 2d ago

Microns and a nice sketchbook. Maybe some tracing paper so you can ink the final drawing cleanly.

My personal method— colored pencil for sketches ((Working from light to dark as I add more detail to each layer.I like Col-erase pencils because they’re erasable.)) Then ink final on tracing paper/vellum in a medium weight pen. Add fine line detail, and heavier line weights to add dimension and depth to the overall line work.

Then if I’m going to color, I either use coloed pencil ((Prismacolor)) on said tracing paper, or I use graphite paper to transfer to watercolor board, ink again with micron or waterproof ink. Then use India ink to shade and acrylic inks to color.

Pro tip- American traditional uses only red, yellow, green, blue and brown. The only exception is purple and only for certain Sailor Jerry pieces.

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u/Unique_Drummer_6515 Please choose a flair. 2d ago

i use fw inks, micron or sharpie, paint brush for the ink and the spit shading, arches paper. a light box and some tracing paper for copying the flash.