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Canyx β€” Tribal Tattoo Tutorial

Published: 2009-05-29 06:30:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 16730; Favourites: 397; Downloads: 829
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Description There MUST be grammatical/spelling errors riddled throughout... sorry about those, and I don't intend on fixing them because this was done on a paint program and I'd have to move EVERYTHING.

And the blocks of text. I go on and on and on and on....

Enjoy :]
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Comments: 45

Dionalli [2013-03-15 22:19:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm trying to draw a tribal Dacshund for a tattoo xD This will be helpful

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XxMiincalunaxX [2013-01-21 13:50:58 +0000 UTC]

this totally helps! all send a link of the tat when i'm done with it ^^

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ktpdragon [2012-12-31 23:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Here's what I created with the help of your tutorial: [link] [link]

Thank you so much for posting it! It was a big help with the different shapes.

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Canyx In reply to ktpdragon [2013-01-02 18:33:07 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this, I'm so glad I was able to help!

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ktpdragon [2012-12-31 13:54:13 +0000 UTC]

This was very helpful when I tried to draw some tribal dragons! Thanks for posting it.

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SEGAmastergirl [2012-05-25 18:35:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, this really helps. Dragonite is my favorite dragon type PKMN^^ I have like 8 of themXD

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Artist3I3 [2012-05-08 09:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting to look at. Also very interesting to see into your head. I love the design of the ink in general. I do have a qualm though. Unfortunately despite your foresight, his left arm still gets a tad lost in his wing. Other than that. Good show, jolly good show.

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Canyx In reply to Artist3I3 [2012-05-10 00:10:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! And I appreciate the honest feedback. Looking back, I completely understand what you mean about the arm. My style's changed a lot now XD

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Artist3I3 In reply to Canyx [2012-05-10 00:39:05 +0000 UTC]

Not a problem. Keep up the good work.

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Tattooed-Heart [2012-01-28 08:38:25 +0000 UTC]

thank you much for having done this, you may have done it in 20009 but it helped me alot! thank you!

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Canyx In reply to Tattooed-Heart [2012-01-28 14:39:58 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it helped. Thanks

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Tattooed-Heart In reply to Canyx [2012-01-28 16:38:52 +0000 UTC]

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ChocolateChip1 [2011-12-18 23:08:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Canyx! I'll use this as a reference for drawing a tribal because my pichu pikachu one sucks. Lol. I'll get better though. ^-^ Thanks again. *goes to favorites*
~Choco

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Ainu-kun [2011-02-27 02:18:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! This is a very helpful tutorial: your explanations are easy to understand and the method you use isn't hard to take to practice! Again, thank you VERY much!

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Canyx In reply to Ainu-kun [2011-05-05 19:01:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad this helped you!

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Cree-cree [2011-02-05 16:01:46 +0000 UTC]

DAMN!!! your an epic person ^w^

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brandiapril09 [2011-01-19 08:49:19 +0000 UTC]

i never drew anything tribal a day in my life and i wanted to draw something for my boyfriend to get as a tattoo
and i found this to help me
THANK YOU!! lol
i have to say im super proud of what i drew and i have your tutorial to thank for helping me make it
im hoping he'll love it too

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KwartzKitten [2011-01-16 22:09:36 +0000 UTC]

That's so cool! Thanks for putting this up, I've been wanting to do stuff like this.

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midnightroamer [2010-10-27 21:13:33 +0000 UTC]

So inspiring! I've been wondering how to draw tribal like, forever!

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IchigoOtaku [2010-09-21 23:52:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, great tutorial!! I really want to try tribal tattoos, but I was scared off easily. I'll give it a try since I understand your tutorial.

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RichPerry [2010-08-14 10:29:16 +0000 UTC]

Well this makes me want to bust out the pencils once more even if you may not think so, this is helpful. And inspiring, which is just awesome.

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Canyx In reply to RichPerry [2010-08-14 16:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm really glad that this has actually helped and inspired people like you to try this style, or try it again if you've done so in the past. I'd love to see what you create : )

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RichPerry In reply to Canyx [2010-08-14 23:15:31 +0000 UTC]

Well this would be the first time I'd try to do tribal stuff that would be any decent XD and I'll be sure to let people know that I used your tutorial and I'll probably post a link in a comment somewhere for you :) thanks again!

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Cacio044 [2010-06-24 13:45:00 +0000 UTC]

Nice and really useful! :3
I'd like to try...

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Canyx In reply to Cacio044 [2010-06-26 12:13:37 +0000 UTC]

Please try, and let me know when you do : )

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Cacio044 In reply to Canyx [2010-06-26 12:23:35 +0000 UTC]

Ok!

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SwimmieC [2010-06-17 16:52:40 +0000 UTC]

Nice tutorial, thanks Love your tattoo too...Now I need to learn how to tidy up lines in my GIMP...

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ssassoo [2010-02-14 22:05:31 +0000 UTC]

This makes me happy. <3

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vitezaucide [2010-01-18 11:23:27 +0000 UTC]

This is a good tutorial. I kind of disliked that you were saying be careful be neat and then said you were not . You should have said what kind of pencil, and by that I mean HB and the hard ones because the soft ones smudge more easily. Great insight of what happens when you set of on designing a tribal, and by the way awesome gallery, xept for some of the pokemanz

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PresidentNelson [2009-12-26 06:22:54 +0000 UTC]

Your artwork is simply amazing and thank you so much for the Tattoo Tutorial...I'll be needing it in the future....

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Canyx In reply to PresidentNelson [2009-12-27 00:37:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the compliments! I'd love to see your tattoo work in the future too!

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Sour-Apple-Zebra [2009-12-20 03:54:23 +0000 UTC]

I know you submitted this a while ago, but I just wanted to say that this is actually really inspirational. I hope you don't mind my adding it to my faves!

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Canyx In reply to Sour-Apple-Zebra [2009-12-20 05:23:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm glad you took the time to say so! That's the most rewarding response I can get from a fellow artist : )

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Sour-Apple-Zebra In reply to Canyx [2009-12-21 01:22:24 +0000 UTC]

No problem! I'll be sure to post some of the work inspired by this tutorial on my page soon :3

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Tropicanine [2009-10-28 21:23:15 +0000 UTC]

I didnΒ΄t think IΒ΄d find a tutorial for "tribalizing " something. I know it isnΒ΄t as easy as it looks sometimes and I think itΒ΄s also hard to explain because like you said u just feel it,there are not many rules to hold on.one really special thing about tribals.I tried often and I had some succes but most of time there never comes out what I imagined..I may have not much ideas for the lines or am scared to go too abstract with a pattern...I donΒ΄t know but for sure your tutorial helped me a bit further.really nice job.thank you

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Canyx In reply to Tropicanine [2009-10-28 22:02:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it helped! This is going to sound super cliche, but never be afraid of getting too abstract (just draw many versions of it and see which ends up best)!

And as with any other skill, practice makes perfect. There are actually some designs in my gallery that I can't replicate again because my style is constantly evolving.

Also, feel free to ask other people for their constructive criticism. What I love most about tattoo art is seeing each artist's individual style! Keep at it ; )

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Tropicanine In reply to Canyx [2009-10-29 15:49:13 +0000 UTC]

thank you for this friendly reply.Yea I should not be so afraid to "destroy the outlines" for another pattern or detail.IΒ΄m practising hard but I donΒ΄t think IΒ΄ll ever be as good as you are lol. I may upload some tribal stuff when I got the time to do some,I may be not that good yet but u can watch me back if you like,iΒ΄d be glad ^^

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Canyx In reply to Tropicanine [2009-10-29 19:35:00 +0000 UTC]

Pish posh, It's not about being 'as good as me' but developing your own style, I think ; )
You might also want to look at some of 's and 's stuff... They're style is really unique too. And I look forward to seeing yours!

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Tropicanine In reply to Canyx [2009-10-29 21:30:27 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much! greenlightningboltΒ΄s stuff is not soo neat in my eyes but doesnΒ΄t mean itΒ΄s bad,hell no.FlunaΒ΄s work is more of an inspiration a pity she didnΒ΄t do many yet ^^

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Larokin [2009-10-26 17:18:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks,I totally needed it.now I think I can start working on the tribal dragon of one of my OC's...

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Lulabys-Art [2009-08-22 18:37:09 +0000 UTC]

Awesome totorial, I'll definately be trying this out. ^^

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GreenLightningBolt [2009-07-09 02:46:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, this should help! I'll still try and keep my own style intact like you said though.

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victorsbane [2009-05-29 17:23:10 +0000 UTC]

cool

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tribaltyn [2009-05-29 13:17:30 +0000 UTC]

yeah ^^
good stuff

i like the unfilled version as well, at step 4.

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Meowka [2009-05-29 08:11:49 +0000 UTC]

Nice tuto ^^ thx for that.
FYI, the first drawing isn't something abstract, but a wolf with wings. Yeah yeah.

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