Fake Tatoo
- Thread starter REHov520
- Start date
Ladyhazle
Active member
I did an internet commercial last year with a tattoo on a guys chest. we ended up putting it on digitally because it was a static shot. Originally, we were going to use the same method that the tattoo artists use to outline a tat before they apply the ink. So my suggestion would be to talk to a tattoo artist. The other option is obviously to find a fake tattoo to your liking. They're pretty easy to apply and wash off.
Hope that helps! Good luck
Ladyhazle
Hope that helps! Good luck
Ladyhazle
FutureDVXUser
Well-known member
Don't Henna Tats come off after a while?
CallaghanFilms
Veteran
tell the actor not to be a nancy boy & just get the damn tat...where's the dedication to his "craft"?
jeremytuttle
Well-known member
I think it depends on the complexity of the tattoo. Simple tribals can be done a lot easier then the an eiffel tower with planes flying round it as godzilla reaches for the planes in the back ground.
In a short I did a while back I hand drew them on with a dry-erase pen (to me they bleed less then a sharpie) and then dabbed the harsh black with some invisible powder makeup and it looked pretty good, we did the powder otherwise it was way to black and it looked fake, old tatoos even need more diffusion.
(Click to see bigger)
Keep in mind, it's a pain to take off and it still will smear a little if the guys is sweating up a storm, so it will need to be touched up. There are more expensive airbrush ones.
In a short I did a while back I hand drew them on with a dry-erase pen (to me they bleed less then a sharpie) and then dabbed the harsh black with some invisible powder makeup and it looked pretty good, we did the powder otherwise it was way to black and it looked fake, old tatoos even need more diffusion.
(Click to see bigger)
Keep in mind, it's a pain to take off and it still will smear a little if the guys is sweating up a storm, so it will need to be touched up. There are more expensive airbrush ones.
Here's what I'd do.
1. Create the tattoo in Photoshop, Flash, MS Paint, whatever.
2. Make it B/W so you can cut it out and make it a stencil.
3. Print it out.
4. Laminate it and cut the black design out with an Exacto knife.
5. Use the stencil and draw with a sharpie. This (somewhat) eliminates the bleeding problem and it will stay on longer with sweat.
Or you could rent an airbrush and stencil it in with airbrush paint... those last for a couple of days.
1. Create the tattoo in Photoshop, Flash, MS Paint, whatever.
2. Make it B/W so you can cut it out and make it a stencil.
3. Print it out.
4. Laminate it and cut the black design out with an Exacto knife.
5. Use the stencil and draw with a sharpie. This (somewhat) eliminates the bleeding problem and it will stay on longer with sweat.
Or you could rent an airbrush and stencil it in with airbrush paint... those last for a couple of days.
Ladyhazle
Active member
jeremytuttle said:In a short I did a while back I hand drew them on with a dry-erase pen (to me they bleed less then a sharpie) and then dabbed the harsh black with some invisible powder makeup and it looked pretty good, we did the powder otherwise it was way to black and it looked fake, old tatoos even need more diffusion.
(Click to see bigger)
Wow! That is amazing work for a dry erase! Very cool. :thumbup:
jeremytuttle
Well-known member
A stencil is a good way to go also. It will give you the general shape and you you can go in a add detail and shading later. When the ink is wet you can smear it to your advantage to get some nice blended shadows.