Tattoo Design Project: Hannya and Smoke

In this video we design a Hannya & Smoke quarter-sleeve, which might be different than the other hannya tattoos you have seen. Go to https://tattoodesignschool.com to join the Masterclass waitlist for an early-bird discount. You’ll see how we research authentic Hannya masks with their changing expressions, gather client references, and building a digital composite. We push depth with lighting studies, plane separation, Liquify/transform, and shape the smoke for movement and clarity. Then we add color on a darker canvas using blending modes, balance highlights, and prep a clean, client-ready presentation (Photoshop and Procreate). We are Tattoo Design School, and we specialize in the artwork that goes into great tattoos. Chapters 0:00 Client brief 0:27 Research from museums 0:53 Generated references 1:05 Composite 1:41 Cleanup 2:07 Digital painting 4:59 Color 5:58 Highlights 6:29 Previs 7:19 Final presentation #tattooartist #tattooart #tattoodesign #tattoo #tattoos #tattooideas #TattooDesignSchool