hair stroke

Delicate painted line

A hair stroke is a very fine, thin line made with a pen, brush, or tattooing needle.

In calligraphy, hair strokes are the delicate upward lines contrasting with thicker downstrokes.

In cosmetic tattooing, especially microblading, hair strokes are individual lines meant to mimic natural eyebrow hairs: The technician created realistic hair strokes to fill in her sparse brows.

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tip · microblading · delicate · flick · brow · taper · penmanship · hand lettering · calligraphy · letterform · precision · artistry · brush · soft touch · trace · sweep · tail · nib

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line weight/thickness

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Daring decisive action

bold · thick · coarse · stem

fill technique

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Clean using liquid

fill density

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Made full, occupied

solid

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