Master Tattoo Design: “How to Design a Tattoo” by Aníbal Pantoja
If you’re an illustrator or tattoo artist looking to elevate your craft, Domestika’s course “How to Design a Tattoo” taught by Mexican tattoo artist Aníbal Pantoja offers a clear, technical approach to creating tattoo-ready designs with confidence and style.
👤 Meet Your Instructor: Aníbal Pantoja
Aníbal Pantoja is a Mexico City–based illustrator and tattoo artist, founder of Gallo Negro studio. As a Domestika Teacher Plus, he has guided over 8,000 students with a 99% positive rating (216 reviews), focusing on organic forms and black-and-white shading.
📚 What You’ll Learn
This intermediate-level course features 20 lessons (~5h 03m) and 13 downloadable resources (3 files). The content includes:
- 🛠 Technical tattoo principles: Skin types, tool selection, pigments, and safety.
- 🧭 Style breakdown: Compare organic, realistic, geometric, color, and grayscale tattoo styles.
- ✏️ Design workflows: Sketching, refining, digital vector preparation using Illustrator and Photoshop.
- 📜 Stencil creation: Learn to draw stencils and prepare ready-to-tattoo visuals.
- 🎯 Final project: Design a full tattoo template combining multiple styles for portfolio or client presentation.
🎯 Who This Course Is For
- Illustrators and designers entering tattoo work
- Tattoo artists wanting to refine design and stencil techniques
- Visual artists interested in understanding tattooing’s surface, tools, and shading
- Intermediate creatives with Illustrator/Photoshop skills aiming to explore tattoo styles
💡 Why It Works
- 📈 Exceptional ratings: 99% positive from 216 reviews, with 8,026 satisfied learners.
- ⏱ Comprehensive yet concise: 5 hours of focused, practical content
- 📂 Support materials included: 3 digital files to replicate Pantoja’s process
- 🖥 Software integration: Covers both Illustrator and Photoshop workflows
- 🧠 Final project: Create a professional-grade tattoo template ready for client use
📈 Final Thoughts
“How to Design a Tattoo” offers strong technical grounding and creative insight for serious tattoo designers. Aníbal Pantoja’s methodical breakdown—from sketch and stencil to style application—gives learners the confidence to transition artwork into skin-safe, stylized tattoos. If you’re aiming to refine your tattoo art digitally or professionally, this course is a precise, skills-driven step forward.
👉 Ready to Design Tattoo-Ready Art?
Click below to enroll and start creating polished tattoo templates today. Domestika flash sales often reduce this to under $1—act fast!