Next is called the "Lettering".
I think I know what this is.
Lettering is exactly what its name says. It's engraving letters on the body.
What are some of the words people write?
In case of my customers,
most come to my shop undecided.
They search Hyuna Tattoo or G-Dragon Tattoo or
ask, "I want to do Lettering but I'm not sure what."
Then I make a quietly show them
the Naver famous quotes website
What was the most bazzar
lettering that you have seen?
"Foreigner" written in Korean language on a foreigner's arm.
You will be lost for words when you see it for real.
The most shocking tattoo I saw
was the Supreme box logo tattoo on a guy's chest.
Then next was "Chicano"
I heard that Chicano is known as
dangerous hispanic in America.
Originally, it's the word for those hispanic people.
They normally wear cotton pants,
T-shirt and a canvas shoes.
Grows a moustache,
and wears sunglasses.
Yeah. Scary dudes.
So what kind of tattoo is Chicano?
It expresses Chicano culture.
It is drawn with a skull, girl's face, diamonds, big building,
or similar concept expressed in Black & Gray style.
I think it contains their goal in life.
Next is the Old School.
This tattoo style was overwhelmingly popular in Korea at one time.
Yes. Tattoo has a trend cycle that lasts about 3~5 years.
Old School was the style that was
popular in Korea until about last year.
Some call it the Old School,
and it's also called the American Traditional Tattoo.
Yes. American tradition.
What's unique about Old School is
the mix of thick line and primary colors. The lines are drawn thick and
there's no restriction on the image.
Some say that this style all started by
drawing a face of a woman as the symbol
luck and safe voyage for sailors.
But nowadays, it's the most common
tattoo style you can see in America.
It's common and easy to change.
So it's also the style with many unique artists.
So it's like drawing a completed picture?
Yes.
In case of Irezumi or Chicano, you need to
make a plan on a certain part of the body
and make a large drawing.
But in case of Old School,
you can just draw each image
and fill in as you move along.
You can come in.
Hello.
So Seongjae, why did you invite today's guest?
I wanted to expalin an example of poor quality tattoo.
And I thought it would be better to explain while showing the tattoo
that I've drawn. That's why I invited him.
Great. Can we see the tattoo?
This is Homer Simpson, and
we got all excited after watching
The Simpson Movie, so I drew this tattoo on my friend's arm.
He really likes Homer Simpson.
I think you need to watch your pronunciation.
Homerrrrrr!
This work was done for fun about 4 years
ago when I first started tattooing.
Common feature of high quality tattoo
is the consistency on line thickness.
No all the line needs to have the same thickness but
consistency needs to be maintained in certain sections.
But look at this tattoo. The line thickness is irregular,
coloration is unbalanced,
there are empty spots,
some colors are bunched up,
overall, it's just poor quality tattoo.
The yellow part here... it's uneven.
Gray is very bunched up.
Your voice is shaking. Why?
It's been a long time since I saw this.
It's worse than I imagined.
You did this!
Do you feel guilty or bad about it?
Drawing a trash on your friend's body?
How did you like today's Tattoo?
It was very rewarding time for me.
I wish many people would find interest
in tattoo and your business grows.
We learned about the meaning and types of tattoos.
We'll come back next time with even more fun and interesting topic.
Anytime!
Thank you.