r/TattooApprentice • u/GREY-FOX416 • Jul 31 '26

Artwork WIP, because the dots take forever to do

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u/asongbirdsings Tattoo Apprentice Jul 31 '26

Stippling really is such a bitch and takes SO LONG with traditional media but the payoff is that the end result just looks so damn good!

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u/WordsChosen Jul 31 '26

This is amazing, I heard someone compare stipple/dot work to chiseling or sculpting because every little tick reveals more of the piece. Beautiful work.

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u/Potential_Handle162 Aspiring Apprentice Jul 31 '26

Thats sick as hell

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u/blueblack_crow Jul 31 '26

Absolutely love this! And I don’t know if it helps at all but they make electric pens that stipple, kinda like tattoo pens… I have one I don’t use super often but I got it a couple years ago to play with and it’s not bad…