We visited Jay Butler at Bloodlines Gallery to learn all about how he creates such incredible black and grey realism tattoos!
Jay was working on the beginning of a full leg sleeve, starting with a portrait of Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok in the TV series Vikings. We were particularly fascinated by the insane level of detail in hair and skin - Ragnar’s beard looks soft enough to stroke! - and the way he captures lighting on faces.
Check out the video to see how Jay utilises his equipment to make these amazingly realistic effects.
0:00 Jay Tutorial
0:26 Freehand Stencil Drawing
1:47 Applying the Stencil
3:18 Why This Tattoo Machine?
3:46 What Machine Voltage?
4:13 Shading
19:41 Lining
32:43 Finished Tattoo
32:57 Applying Aftercare
33:26 Jay Outro
33:36 List of Supplies Used
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You can find a list of the supplies Jay used in his tutorial here: https://www.killerinktattoo.co.uk/blog/how-to-tattoo-black-and-grey-portraits-with-jay-butler
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Tattoo Artist: Jay Butler (Bloodlines Gallery)
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