Tattoo style
Realism
Realism reproduces a subject as the eye or a camera sees it, with accurate light, volume and texture.
Overview
About Realism
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It relies on smooth gradients and precise values rather than outlines. Done in black and grey or colour, it is used for portraits, animals, objects and scenes.
Light and volume
Shading models the subject in three dimensions.
No hard outline
Edges come from value contrast, not contour lines.
Texture
Skin, fur, metal and fabric rendered convincingly.
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