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Incredible pointillism tattoos

When we talk about pointillism tattoos, we are actually talking about the fusion of two different arts: the art of hand-made tattoos, without the use of an electric machine, and actually pointillism. Probably everyone in school had to draw using the pointillism technique. For impatient people, this is a real torture, because this technique consists of draw and fill an image using dots, more or less dense, depending on the shades and intensity of the color you want to give.

The pointillism technique applied to tattoos is gaining more and more popularity as different artists try their hand at the art and experiment with new combinations of different styles. Pointillism is often used, for example, when creating geometric tattoo o mandala tattoo especially if they are very large, because the gradual and light shades allowed by this technique significantly brighten and clarify the drawing.

But geometric tattoos aren't the only ones enjoying this rediscovery of pointillism. Tribal motifs, portraits and landscapes can become extremely original when painted with pointillism or even by mixing pointillism and other techniques. Also band tattoo they can find a lighter and more subtle reinterpretation if they are made using the pointillism technique: instead of creating stripes of closed color, they can fade on one or both sides for a modern and original effect.