Inked Mag Staff
November 21st, 2014
Tattoo Topic: Freehand or Stencil?
Free hand or stencil? Explore the world of freehand and stencil tattooing. Learn from top artists as they share their thoughts in this engaging video.
Free hand or Stencil? Some tattoo artists prefer to do their work with stencils, others like to freehand a piece right onto their client’s skin.
In this new video by Sullen TV viewers get a chance to see what some of the top tattoo artists in the business think about freehand and stencil layouts. Bernadette Macias has the inside scoop after interviewing the likes of Liz Cook, Murran Billi, Jess Yen and a host of others.
Check out this video to find out who freehands 100% of their work, who likes to only use stencils they drew beforehand, and who likes to mix things up in this latest episode of Tattoo Topic.
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