Our intrepid video team visited Six Bullets Tattoo Studio in London to get this masterclass on blackwork surrealism with the charming Ben Dunning!

The epic Six Bullets is always a pleasure to visit, with so many creative and lovely tattoo artists in one place, and we were thrilled that Ben could reveal a few of his tattoo secrets.

Check out the video to see Ben’s unique way of working, including his technique of tallying to create a drawing-style effect using just a 3 Round Liner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1EEly9sir4&t=599s

We hope you enjoyed our tutorial with Ben Dunning - you can follow his work on Instagram or Facebook!

For this tutorial on how to tattoo 3RL blackwork surrealism, Ben used the following supplies:

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