My New Tattoo - Lots of Dots ;)

[munchie]

Originally Posted by RedCherry

There are VERY few tattoo artists that do pointilature (not sure how to spell that) but drawings that are composed of dots. For one thing, it takes longer because you don't do lines.

It's actually pointillism. (Art Major coming out in me here...) In painting it is done to achieve a brighter look that "pops" off the canvas. Colors normally aren't mixed in pointillism because it tends to dull them. (Look up tint, tone, and shade for explanations on dulling/brightening of colors by mixing.) When your eye sees millions of tiny dots with differnent colors right next to each other (such as blue+yellow=green) your brain automatically mixes the colors without dulling them. It also has more of an impressionist feel. Georges Seurat is probably the most well known painter who uses this style.

It does take a long time... but just remember it's unique and that makes it all the better. Very nice...