Training for permanent makeup masters: connecting blocks of strokes

Connecting strokes without a joint, i.e. without a clear "seam" between them - a very important skill in permanent makeup. PM masters paint over eyebrows, lips or eyelids by applying strokes one on top of the other. And in order to not see a clear “seam” on the skin, which in the healed version will give a stain, you need to know and understand the principles of the correct stroke and train this skill.

We invite the masters to practice on the following exercise, which allows you to train strokes on paper. In this exercise, we will learn how to stack blocks of strokes on top of each other without forming a joint.

Exercise 7: connecting blocks of strokes

We start from the middle of the sheet so that we can extend the column up and down. We work first with a straight parallel stroke. In the process of training, it is important not to forget that the beginning and end of the stroke must be lighter and thinner than its middle, so that you have the opportunity to “impose” the next block without forming a seam. You can choose the width of the block at your discretion - from 2 to 2.5 cm.

In this exercise, you can make a torn end (i.e. draw strokes of different sizes), but this is also not important. Upon completion of one block, we impose the next one on it - from above or below, as you wish. The strokes must be laid “on themselves”, be sure to tear the pencil off the paper. The new block should overlap the previous one by about 30%. We also continue to lay the third stroke block upwards, the following blocks can be drawn down from the first one.

Why is it important to follow the rule that the beginning and end of the stroke be lighter than the middle? When we lay a new block on top of an already drawn one, we capture approximately 30% of the drawn space. In this case, the light beginning of the second block falls on the light end of the previous one. And in this way we approximately equalize the tone of the stroke. If you draw the entire stroke with equal force, there will be a rough start, clear dots and commas, which we talked about in exercise. 1 , and when you overlay the next block, you will have the very junction that you need to avoid. After all, these joints on the skin will lead to the appearance of spots and indentations.

Why is it important to take the pencil off the paper? Otherwise, we will get a zigzag at the edges of the seam, and when the blocks are placed on top of each other, this will again lead to the appearance of joints. To control that you lift the pencil from the paper accurately, you can draw a sparse block of strokes, and lay the next block between the strokes of the first.

In this exercise, your task is to hatch on at least 7 columns, starting from the middle of the sheet and extending the column up and down.

If you see a clear border between the blocks, then go back to the first article in this series and check what you might have missed when working on the parallel stroke. Then again proceed to the study of the connection of blocks.