Everyone is familiar with watercolors back in preschool age- This is the first time we take a brush and paint with watercolors for the first time. Tattoos using this technique look light and airy, as if someone had spilled paint over the body, like on paper. We sincerely love this style and are happy to talk about it.
History of watercolor
The word “watercolor” comes from the French aquarelle and the Italian acquarello – “watery”. This painting technique is revealed when watercolor dissolves in water - a transparent suspension of pigment creates light transitions, the thinnest veil of color fascinates. Often watercolors are combined with pen or pencil drawings, and the result is real magic.
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This technique developed in China when paper was invented in the 2nd century AD. Watercolor painting reached Europe later, only in XII-XIII centuries- when paper spread to Spain and Italy - and still even in 1829 French artist Payot de Montaber called the watercolor “not worthy of serious attention.” It's a pity.
Watercolor in Russia
Watercolor painting greatly influenced Russian artists - Pyotr Sokolov is considered the first master of this technique, who painted portraits and hunting scenes. Painters Karl Bryullov, Vasily Sadovnikov, Ludwig Premazzi are widely known in Russia and the world.
In the 20th century, watercolor finally firmly took its place in art, and in 1999 the School and Academy of Sergei Andriyaka opened, which became a landmark event in Russian watercolor history.
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Tattoos in watercolor style
The effect of transparency, subtle streaks, spots, delicate colors - tattoos in this style look on the body like paintings straight from a canvas. Original, as if drawn with ordinary paint, and not stuffed with a tattoo machine, they attract the attention of even those who are not very fond of tattoos.
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Looks very cool. Due to the specificity of shades and technique as such, girls often turn to watercolors, but skilled artists will always depict something special for the male sex.
Watercolor tattoo sketches are also paintings. Only they do not hang on the wall, but are always with the owner.
The inventor of the watercolor tattoo style was an artist! Or rather, he still is – the talented Amanda Wachob, a master of artistic tattooing from the USA. She expanded the boundaries of painting and moved watercolor paints onto the skin, turning them into a permanent pattern. It’s amazing how this is possible with the help of needles and pigments, but the author of the direction says: “Just as you can paint walls or create paintings with a brush, I consider a tattoo machine as an art tool.”
Tattoos in watercolor style are weightless and translucent, but remain bright and multifaceted. Sketches and photos of similar works are filled with beauty! It is not surprising that they soon filled catalogs. And there are more and more people who want to join art. Agree, it takes a special talent to achieve such success. Like painting, this style is thematically diverse. IN watercolor technique You can depict flowers and animals, landscape, portrait, abstraction. Famous examples: hummingbird in watercolor, lion, owl. This style is also ideal for combinations: with graphics, linework and finishing touches.
Watercolor tattoo for girls
Watercolor is unique technique"drawing" on the skin. By using special techniques you can imitate stains, splashes and drips of paint, create shades and transitions. Beautiful and feminine! Suitable sketches are flowers, flying birds, butterflies. However, any plot where there is dynamics and movement is suitable. If you like bright motifs and colors, then consider a sketch of a fox or a rose. Surrounded by delicate shades, they will look flawless. And if you want a calm atmosphere, then consider a marine theme.
Watercolor tattoo for men
Men's tattoos in watercolor style are unusual images of a wolf, lion, owl, and tiger. Sleeve tattoos or large-scale work on the leg are especially impressive! The master, like an artist, selects a palette and creates a canvas. And it achieves a cosmic effect... By the way, watercolor space in a tattoo is another hot topic for men.First, let's figure out what traditional watercolor is as a painting technique. To create such works, watercolor paints are used, which, when dissolved in water, form a transparent suspension, which allows you to create subtle color transitions, the effect of airiness and lightness. Watercolor combines pictorial and graphic characteristics. A tattoo in watercolor style almost completely replicates this painting technique.
Artists creating and constantly improving this style, have achieved in this art such a state of drawing on the body that it is practically indistinguishable from a painting watercolor. When looking at such works, you get the feeling that the image on the body was created using ordinary brushes and paints. The master’s tattoos have streaks characteristic of watery watercolors and are distinguished by an amazing play of shades, subtle color transitions, lightness and airiness.
The creators of the unique style believe that with the help of the same paint you can simply paint over a wall and create a beautiful work of art. So creating a tattoo is not just making money, but also an opportunity to give joy to people by creating beautiful art.
True romantics prefer tattoos in watercolor style. creative personalities who love everything unusual and original. Such an image on the body is comparable only to a painting, which carries a completely understandable meaning and has a certain concept.
Tattoos of this type often lack the traditional black border. This gives the drawing lightness, airiness and color thanks to free strokes and halftones that freely flow into each other.
Now watercolor tattoos are a whole trend with abstract and illustrative images. Interestingly, this drawing technique does not have a specific tool. However, tattoo artists create truly unique “pictures” with the materials they have.
Watercolor tattoo is valuable visual appeal, beauty of embodiment and complexity. But here, as a rule, they don’t think about symbols. Tattoos this direction are perceived as art designed to bring aesthetic pleasure to both its owners and the people around them.
The subjects of watercolor tattoos are very different: mythical creatures, portraits, drawings of animals, butterflies, abstractions and so on. It all depends on the imagination of the client and the artist doing the tattoo. The sizes of the images also depend on the person's choice. It could be small drawing or occupying large areas of the body. Tattoos in watercolor style are created for poetic and original people who want to emphasize their individuality.
Watercolor tattoos do not correlate well with time, and the reason is physiology. There are certain canons that are necessary for a tattoo to create not only a beautiful, but also a high-quality design on the skin. The tattooing process itself is designed to stand the test of time. Black contours in work have a fundamental value number one.
Black paint is made from carbon, while all color pigments are based on organic substances. The contour not only serves as a visual border for the tattoo, but also acts as a barrier in the skin, preventing other colors from penetrating further than intended or even getting into the layers of subcutaneous tissue. Abstract watercolor tattoos Paintings made today will eventually not have the intended outlines; blood circulation will gradually disrupt the effect of the brush. The final result is a large tattoo of indistinguishable color in just a few months.
Healed watercolor tattoos
Fresh job from the master's Instagram:
The same work a few months later:
Watercolor tattoos a few months after the application procedure:
In short, a tattoo in style watercolor fades quite quickly and fades over time.
Either way, the tattoos you choose are a matter of personal preference. However, being armed with knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of modern tattoo trends, you can make a smart and thoughtful choice that will delight you for many years. Good luck!