Film & Animation

How Tattoos Are Designed For Movies & TV | Vanity Fair

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4 years ago

September 22, 2022

Christien Tinsley and Dick Cherry break down tattoo design in films and television. With professional backgrounds in SFX makeup, tattoo artistry and graphic design, they take us through the ins-and-outs of covering actors in the tattoos that often shape their characters and storylines.

00:00 Intro
00:58 Conception
01:57 Design Process
04:26 Color Tones
05:39 Printing Process & Application
07:37 Removal
08:11 Duplicating Tattoos for Stunts
10:32 Wound Tattoos

Director: Ashley Hall
Director of Photography: Sam Chatterjee
Editor: Jordan Calig
Guests: Christien Tinsley-Owner of Tinsley Studios, Dick Cherry-Tattoo & Graphic Artist
Producer: Funmi Sunmonu
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Associate Producer: Emebeit Beyene
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi and Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Carol Wachockier
Camera Operator: Josh Anderson
Audio: Gabriel Fragoso
Production Assistant: Eric Bittencourt
Art Department: Sage Griffin
Post Production Supervisor: Marco Glinbizzi
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch

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21 Comments

Teemo

September 22, 2022 at 4:00 pm

crazy

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Miss Edits

September 22, 2022 at 4:00 pm

2nd

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- NINJA
  
  September 22, 2022 at 4:12 pm
  
  Thank you
  
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- Masie Rose
  
  September 22, 2022 at 4:37 pm
  
  Thank you for your kindness and I wish for these blessings for you also ????????
  
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- JustAnotherGrunt
  
  September 22, 2022 at 4:57 pm
  
  Gesundheit.
  
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September 22, 2022 at 4:03 pm

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September 22, 2022 at 4:03 pm

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thousand points of light

September 22, 2022 at 4:16 pm

tattoos are highly overrated, mediocre at best.

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Renan Correa

September 22, 2022 at 4:19 pm

I would pay to get a fake tatoo to see how it looks in the body befora doing the real one

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KoheiMuzix

September 22, 2022 at 4:20 pm

Amazing video. These two are amazing at conveying there craft.

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JustAnotherGrunt

September 22, 2022 at 4:57 pm

You hiring? Idk how to do it but I can pick anything up in seconds ????.

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Matt Carless

September 22, 2022 at 5:36 pm

This is great! ❤❤❤

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Mykel Jewell

September 22, 2022 at 5:47 pm

If they can streamline this process they could make millions on the “trial run before you get the real one” tattoo world

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- Vicki Cee
  
  September 22, 2022 at 7:03 pm
  
  Custom temporary tattoos already exist
  
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Kiara Altieri

September 22, 2022 at 5:50 pm

came for tattoos, stayed for logan lerman

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RIXRADvidz

September 22, 2022 at 6:40 pm

I’m just here for the Momoas

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Vicki Cee

September 22, 2022 at 6:57 pm

These two are so fun to watch

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