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Uploaded: 2025-04-28T20:19:14+00:00
Channel: Tim O'Connor
Description: I get asked a lot about my freehand work so here’s a quick video showing the process. If you have a questions please let me know in the comments below. Hope you like it and thanks for watching! Here

I get asked a lot about my freehand work so here’s a quick video showing the process. If you have a questions please let me know in the comments below. Hope you like it and thanks for watching! Here are the cliff notes: Step 1: Laying out the overall composition with a light marker, keeping it loose and drawing shapes, not details. Step 2: Develop the drawing more, focusing on structure and proportions. Also the overall flow of the piece, how it is fitting on the body and beginning to create dimension. Step 3: Rendering. This is where I start concentrating on details more. Facial features, where I will add textures, making sure the perspective is correct and defining my foreground, middle ground and background. Step 4: This is the point where I am drawing the lines that I want to get down in the first session. I do this with a purple stencil marker, @electrumsupply is the one I use the most. If you took the time to read this far, thank you! If you would like to see more informative videos and tutorials like this, please let me know in the comments below. #freehand #freehandtattoo #tattootips #tattooartist #tattoosnob #tattoodrawing #dragon #raijin #dragontattoos #raijintattoo #japanese #japanesetattoo

A Illustrative mythology tattoo on the back piece by Tim O'Connor at 10 Thousand Foxes Tattoo in Astoria, NY, posted on Apr 28, 2025.

by Tim O'Connor

Studio

10 Thousand Foxes Tattoo

Astoria, NY

Styles

Illustrative Color Japanese

Subjects

Mythology

Body Parts

Back PieceBack

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