Monday, July 18, 2016
Who's Using The iPad Pro At Work? Tattoo Artists
Fast Company | Business + Innovation: It's 9:30 on a drizzly morning in San Francisco's SOMA district, and the day is just getting going at Seventh Son Tattoo. As I sit on a leather couch at the front of the studio with tattoo artist David Robinson, staffers are coming in, coffee is being brewed, and floors are being swept.
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Its awesome how apples iPad pro is being used for more than just recreational use. It s really interesting to read about the tattoo artists that use it. Its amazing how they can manipulate the apps to draw the tattoo and even to show what it would look like on a person. Like then mentioned it makes it easier for the client to see what it would look like on them. Also the designer can work easier and its easier to fix mistakes. Theres also a down side but i don't see the down side as being that bad of a thing there so many more positives than there are negatives and because of that i believe more industries will jump on this bandwagon and start doing similar things that tattoo artists are doing in the present.
This is by far one of the coolest uses of technology that I have seen. A lot of people feel that the iPad craze is over and a bit irrelevant, as they prefer the more stable idea of a laptop, but to see it brought into another artistic field and put to use in a way that saves time and helps the art become a visual reality before it is forever placed on a person’s body is really awesome. Another cool feature of this is how the iPad will respond to pressure that results in varied line weight. The ability to use that tool is incredibly underrated, but one thing that I have learned from drafting is the importance of line weight. It also changes the feeling of the design as much as color and size in proportion to the body. The ability to travel with ease due to the digitalization of everything creates so much more opportunity for artists to travel to conventions and to be featured in different studios, as well as showcase their work opens so many new doors to tattoo artists.
Although I think this is a great a revolutionary idea, I don't know if I'm completely sold on making this the normal thing. Using the IPad Pro has a ton of advantages to it. You can zoom in to make more detail into the design, make it form to the body before the design is being place on your body part. Plus, you'll be able to upload images to get a more precise design of what the customer wants. All of these things are very important to tattooing, however I think there is a distinct difference between handrawing and drawing on an IPad. I've had the chance to do both and notice that the two are much different. There's something about hand drawing that Ives the design a more artistic feel in my opinion which is what I think most people are looking for in a tattoo. So even though I think the IPad Pro tattoo design is a very smart idea, I still don't think we should abruptly switch soon.
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