opaque gray for crow tattoo

[PinkUnicorn]

I met with a local tattoo artist the other day to discuss my ideas for a crow

tattoo and he's going to sketch something out.

He mentioned using "opaque gray" - a term I'd not noticed before.

From a quick google I see that opaque gray is an alternative to watering down

black. What do people think of the use of opaque gray/grey in general, and for

a crow in particular...??

Thanks!

[cltattooing]

Opaque grey is actually black mixed with white pigment, diluted black is just greywash.

greywash:

opaque grey:

[sourpussoctopus]

This is just a personal bias, but the whole point of a crow/raven is that it's black. That's a great part of what makes them striking. Doing it in grey kinda diminishes that for me. With that said, they come in black/white combinations that are also beautiful. That might be a good route to go as well.

Again, just the highly subjective opinion of a person with multiple crow/raven tattoos.

(And @cltattooing - Thanks for the explanation!)

[PinkUnicorn]

Thanks for the comments - especially the example of greywash vs. opaque grey.

My source crow is from a coat of arms which was done in solid black which I thought would look

too "heavy" without something modified e.g. more feather texture at least.

[sourpussoctopus]

Tony Firstbrook posted this yesterday. Made me think of you, @PinkUnicorn:

https://instagram.com/p/9Jq_xwGstZ/

[tc3500]

My artist used opaque gray in this Tie-Fighter Pilot. This is a large piece and the gray definitely helped to keep it from being too heavy. Whatever you decide.....good luck with it!

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/15-latest-tattoo-lowdown-page838.html#post122496

[Margarita Yaschenko]

i used and greywash and opaque grey in my work. Selection of the first or second method depends on the picture but is still a choice preferences. But i more like opaque grey - i think such tattoo look more bright (if such can be said for not colored tattoo) and solid. But method about used graywash darker :)