We visited Jay Butler at Bloodlines Gallery to learn all about how he creates such incredible black and grey realism tattoos!

Jay was working on the beginning of a full leg sleeve, starting with a portrait of Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok in the TV series Vikings. We were particularly fascinated by the insane level of detail in hair and skin - Ragnar’s beard looks soft enough to stroke! - and the way he captures lighting on faces.

Check out the video to see how Jay utilises his equipment to make these amazingly realistic effects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Beu8H6vDU

We hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial with Jay Butler from Bloodlines Gallery - make sure to follow his work on Instagram and keep an eye out for the next video in our How To Tattoo series!

For this tutorial on how to tattoo black and grey portraits, Jay used the following supplies:

Produkty

FK Irons Flux Bezprzewodowa maszynka do tatuażu  - Stealth
Hustle Butter Deluxe saszetka 7,5ml
Dynamic Black Ink
Dynamic Triple Black Ink
Dynamic White Ink
Dynamic Ink 00 Mixing Solution
Dermalize Pro opatrunek foliowy
Dermalize Stencil Glue
ReproFX Spirit Classic kalka hektograficzna do ręcznego rysowania wzoruper
Kartridże Cheyenne Hawk 3 Round Liner Micro Long Taper 0.25
KWADRON Kartridże 3 Round Shader Long Taper 0.30
KWADRON Kartridże 7 Magnum Long Taper 0.30