REALISM
With technological advances and thanks to the increasing study in which tattoo artists participate, many of whom are draftsmen, illustrators, painters, etc., it has been possible to execute works of increasingly higher quality both in terms of composition and design. finish and which translates into a certain application of details and textures.
The hardware necessary for tattooing has been evolving little by little from very aggressive machines to much more subtle machines, so you can work much more confident that you are not going to excessively damage your skin in the middle of the session.
Tattoos heal much faster thanks to what was explained above and the tattoos can then be completed in multiple sessions, which makes them much richer in every way; The tattoo is worked on as if it were an oil painting, in layers, and a depth and details are achieved that are very impressive.
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It is all this advance, both technological and in terms of professional preparation, that makes realism possible as it is recognized today. A realism or photorealism tattoo aims to tell a story through images that can originate from a photograph or from the artist's imagination, but that must always meet certain requirements: be bearers of great quality and sobriety, have very good details and ttextures, and in terms of composition achieve a level of unification that is very smooth and coherent, unlike de the traditional patches that are so popular in traditional tattooing.
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The realism tattoo can be in black (monochrome) for which pure black ink is used and diluted with a special liquid called a mixer or simply pre-mixed factory inks are used. Color realism can also be tattooed, which requires much more time to complete, but is doubly impressive due to the number of finishes that can be achieved.
With this style you can make portraits, that's why it's so difficult. Nobody wants a family member to look different and have another person tattooed on their arm. And although faces are the most common thing to tattoo in this style, you can also tattoo roses, animals, objects such as clocks, anchors, landscapes and much more.
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