Cyberpunk tattoo

Cyberpunk style is one of the creative directions of tattoo art. From the material in this article, you will learn what it is, what it is, on which parts of the body it looks better.

The cyberpunk style is influenced by science fiction literature. It reflects the dystopian world of the future, and especially its manufacturability and the development of genetic engineering.

The basic principle of drawings is the unity of living and non-living, natural and artificial. The style is recognizable by the joints with intertwined mechanical details. It is similar to the techniques of steampunk and biomechanics.

The main focus is the creation of a tattoo that speaks of the wearer as artificial intelligence. Stylistics implies three-dimensionality. This effect is achieved by mixing pigments, so it is possible to make the image as realistic as possible.

The machine component can have a different type of detail... Gears, cogwheels, various tubes and even the motherboard can be displayed on the skin. The choice of details is limited only by the imagination of the master.

Initially, images in this technique were applied in black and gray colors... In the course of the evolution of the style, the color palette has changed. Muscles, blood vessels began to be depicted with red pigment, yellow and blue tones were used for mechanical parts.

Today professionals have learned how to mix paints in such a way that the images are as natural as possible.... For this, there are many shades in the arsenal of the masters.

The main part of the drawing is performed in the contrast of two pigments. Most often, black paint is used in combination with white or green. Key details are accentuated with vibrant color. The palette also includes dark, "dirty" colors.

Depending on the chosen plot, tattoos contain different details, for example, elements of genetic engineering. Patterns in the form of painted bioimplants can decorate the body. Often, the figure shows multi-storey dilapidated buildings in the style of the apocalypse.

Sometimes the masters stuff the characters of popular computer games on the body. The drawings are distinguished by the complexity of the composition, sometimes they have a layering effect, in which the details are superimposed on one another.

Sketches can contain simultaneously pixel or abstract elements, microcircuits, inscriptions, eyes or heads. It happens that the picture is a silhouette of a head with mechanical content. Sometimes it is a sketch in the form of a brain filled with microcircuits.

Tattoos can be small, medium and large... The larger the size, the more complex the composition. For example, a volumetric image can be a layering of a monochrome sketch of a person on gears, schematic drawings and their legend.

Images in which the lines of microcircuits are presented in the form of letters or words look original. Sketches in the form of a skull crumbling into pixels are no less unique.

The location of the tattoo depends on the amount of work, the density of the printing, the subject composition. The best places for the sleeve technique are the shoulder and forearm, the area of ​​the entire arm to the elbow or hand.

Often, tattoos are stuffed on the inside of the arm. In this case, the drawing can be located in the area from the elbow to the wrist, from the armpit to the elbow, at the hand. It happens that masters fill a tattoo on the outside of the hand, covering the hand and fingers.

Less commonly, cyberpunk tattoos appear on the foot and lower leg. Volumetric images of a man are applied to the upper back. The drawing can be located along the spine, on one side (on the shoulder blade) and diagonally.

Tattoo can take several parts of the body. For example, range from the neck through the back and shoulder blade to the thigh. Less often, jewelry is stuffed in front from chest to thigh. Sometimes the image is applied to the entire arm with the transition to the shoulder blade.

Before getting this or that tattoo, it is necessary to take into account several nuances.

• To get a cool cyberpunk tattoo, you need to find a tattoo artist who specializes in this technique. The master adjusts the drawing to the anatomical features of the selected part of the body. At the stage of preparation, a sketch is applied to the skin. Initially, the general outline is outlined, after that the shadows are clogged. The more complex the drawing, the more sessions it will take to complete it. For example, on the first, the master marks the contours, on the second, he does the filling, on the third he is engaged in the final finishing and feathering of the gaps.
• Before applying, the use of medications, in particular, pain relievers and blood thinners, is excluded. They can lead to increased bleeding and will cause ink to be forced out from under the skin.
• The area for application must be chosen very carefully. It should be easily visible and hygienic. The working time of the wizard differs in different zones. This is due to the tightness and tension of the skin.
• All hairs are shaved from the selected area. The surface is degreased and disinfected. You cannot get a tattoo during an illness, as this will increase the healing time.
• It is important to consider the skin's reaction to dyes. Certain pigments (like red and green) can trigger an allergic reaction. When they are driven in, reddening of the skin and itching often appear. In rare cases, this leads to anaphylactic shock.