IPLUSO 25108

Tattoo designs

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  The course Illustration for Tattoos explores drawing as an artistic and professional form of expression. It focuses on techniques, aesthetics, and visual components, developing skills for working in the tattoo field while encouraging creativity and innovation.
• ProgramaProgramme

  INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION FOR TATTOOS. The skin and the anatomy of the body as pictorial surfaces. The necessary adaptations of an image in the design of the tattoo illustration: limitations and potential.   ELABORATION OF ILLUSTRATION FOR TATTOOS. Illustration components for tattoos: Contour and line. Shading. Light and color: black and white or color illustration. Composition and positioning in the body.   THEMATIC APPROACHES. Lettering and tribal design. Nature and imaginary creatures. Portrait. Abstraction. Composition and fusion of themes or elements into a single design. Tattoo illustration for camouflage and / or interaction with other tattoos.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  This course aims to teach different cultural techniques and aesthetics in the development of tattoo design. By the end of this course, students understand the limitations and potential of tattoo design, are familiar with and explore the various visual components of tattoo illustration and develop body illustrations by designing culturally and aesthetically contextualized thematic tattoos. They create illustrations intended to partially camouflage the body and explore their own graphic and authorial language within the field of tattooing through innovative proposals or variations of traditional images.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  AITCHISON, Guy. Reinventing the Tattoo. Proton Press, 2009. FRUTIGER, Adrian. Signs and Symbols: Their Design and Meaning. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1998. GRAVES, Allan. Beyond Tattoo: Art, Graphics and Illustration by the World's Leading Tattoo Artists. London: Graffito Books, 2013. HARDY, Lal. The Mammoth Book of Tattoos. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2009. KLANTEN, Robert; SCHULZE, F. Forever - The New Tattoo. Berlin: Gestalten, 2012. ROBLEY, Horatio Gordon. Moko; Or, Maori Tattooing: With 180 Illustrations From Drawings By Author And From Photographs. Boston: Adamant Media, 2005. SY, Abbey. Hand Lettering A to Z: A World of Creative Ideas for Drawing and Designing Alphabets. Essex County: Rockport publishers, 2017. THORNE, Russ. Blood and Ink: The Art of the Tattoo. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2011. WILLEN, Bruce; STRALS, Nolen. Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2009.
• MetodologiaMethodology

  This UC follows a theoretical-practical methodology. It begins with a theoretical and conceptual contextualization of the exercise, followed by a demonstration of the procedures and techniques to be assimilated and applied. Subsequently, students receive guidance during the execution of the exercises, encouraging original proposals. The theoretical and conceptual presentation is illustrated with works by reference authors to enhance the understanding and application of the methods. Assessment is continuous, intermediate, and final, based on the following criteria: attendance and punctuality (10%), with a requirement of at least 75% class attendance, non-compliance leading to an examination. In the execution of exercises, assessment considers technical proficiency, the theoretical and conceptual framework of the response, artistic quality, and aesthetic criteria.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Optional
• EstágioInternship

  Não