Date: July 25, 2009
Tattoo: Custom design, cute notes singing, one smiling
Was FUN. I want to color more. Filling in with color completely, rather than leave any skin tone, makes it SO much better.
036
Date: July 25, 2009
Tattoo: Custom design, cute notes singing, one smiling
Was FUN. I want to color more. Filling in with color completely, rather than leave any skin tone, makes it SO much better.
030
Date: July 8th, 2009
Was taken just a week ago. 2 weeks after the date above (the day I actually did it). Will retake picture once healed and I go back over some spots to darken. Hopefully I'll have my replacement camera by then.
Unfortunately, will always be the tattoo that marked the day I got robbed of so much artwork. Que sera sera. Moving on....
033-035
033
location: finger
location: finger034
location: wrist035
location: left hipDate: July 28, 2009
Hate flash, like script. Horrible pictures of the Los Angeles one.
032
Date: July 12, 2009
Tattoo: Custom "evil" and "good" wings
Location: Back of upper arm (Left is "evil", right is "good")
Needle: 7RL and 13M
Tattoo 030 and 031 have to be re-shoot; as I lost all my equipment and a majority of my artwork in a recent robbery.
015 | finished
Date: 6/27/09
Tattoo: $100 US bills coming out from a slit in his arm (custom drawn based on a design from his friend)
Needle: 9m
Wip
I believe I fixed the shading up better. But again, will see for sure when it heals.
028
Date: 6/24/09 (line work) 6/25/09 (shade)
Tattoo: Custom evil and sad clown masks.
I did the line work the day before. When he came in the next day, it looked weird like I went too deep. But I swear I only went as deep as I usually go, which isn't deep at all. Guess I'll see when it heals. And I swear they appeared to have more depth in person after I finished. Again, guess I'll see when it heals.
Line work:
026 [first cover] - 027
027
Date: June 22, 2009
Tattoo: Dedication | Determination | Elevation
Location: Right under arm | Chest | Left under arm
He wanted it filled in. I wanted to finish it. But he decided to save that part for another day.
026 | first cover | wip
I forgot to take a picture of it before starting. I remember just as I started covering it.
I forgot to take a picture of it before starting. I remember just as I started covering it.
Click to zoom in (as with EVERY picture posted on the site)Date: June 22, 2009
Tattoo: Custom Mario (nintendo) bomb, freehanded on skin.
Location: Right wrist
He'll return so I may feel in the smoke (lower left of feet), and make the shoes black (The red didn't show up on his skin very well ).
Tattoo: Custom Mario (nintendo) bomb, freehanded on skin.
Location: Right wrist
He'll return so I may feel in the smoke (lower left of feet), and make the shoes black (The red didn't show up on his skin very well ).
024-025
025
Date: 6|21|09Tattoo: Arabic script, meaning "God"
Location: Left side back shoulder
Needle: 11M
Again, used water for grey wash. This was simple, but oh so fun, especially with my new love "cup of water" gray wash. I think I may have left it too light. But we'll see.
Need to take a better picture
024
Date: 6|21|09
Tattoo: "R" and "J" script
Location: Left side back of arm "R" | Right side back of arm "J"
Needle: 7RL | 11M
My first time using just a cup of water to make grey wash. I LOVE the cup of water technique. i do believe I found my prefered grey wash. Lays on so smooth and evenly.
But of course, I won't know for sure till it heals.
023
FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURE
Date: 6|20|09
Tattoo: II . VI . MMIX script
Location: Right side upper rib
Needle: 4RL | 5RS
Will update with picture at undisclosed time client may possibly return. This was a bit better than the first rib, but still tricky. Client keep noticing little niches that looked weird. She was right all three times.
But IM suppose to notice them before she does. I think I did, but for some reason...my mind was just blank. I hate slipping up in my professionalism. She had two other friends I was suppose to do. But they said they were tired (it was 12:30-1 am or so at this point) and will return the next day. As I thought, they did not come back.
Date: 6|20|09
Tattoo: II . VI . MMIX script
Location: Right side upper rib
Needle: 4RL | 5RS
Will update with picture at undisclosed time client may possibly return. This was a bit better than the first rib, but still tricky. Client keep noticing little niches that looked weird. She was right all three times.
But IM suppose to notice them before she does. I think I did, but for some reason...my mind was just blank. I hate slipping up in my professionalism. She had two other friends I was suppose to do. But they said they were tired (it was 12:30-1 am or so at this point) and will return the next day. As I thought, they did not come back.
021 | first rib
Date: 6|17|09
Tattoo: Jhoan script
Location: Right side rib
Needle: 7RL | 11M
Horrible linework, but can be fixed by filling it in. The guy was in pain with the shading, I doubt he would've have let me fill it in right then and there. At the begining...He was speaking on the phone. I now know that no talking is allowed when doing a rib.
So consider it wip.
The ribs are tricky, it was a surprise. But I really want to do another. I've looked closely at the other guys doing the rib since I did this, and I want to put into use what I've learned.
019-020
020
Date: 6|15|09
Tattoo: Customized Jesus
Location: Left side under arm
Needle: 4RL | 9M
019
Date: 6|15|09
Tattoo: Custom Hello Kitty by fydbac
Location: Right side back shoulder
Needle: 4RL | 7RL
017| first pay!
Date: June 8, 2009
Tattoo: Original broken heart and script
Location: left chest, shoulder
Needle: 5RL | 13M
My first paid tattoo.
015| wip
Date: June 7, 2009
Tattoo: 100 dollar bills coming out of skin was designed by the client's friend. But I re-drew it. I drew the script myself: 'Cash Me Out'
Location: left arm
Needle: 5RL | 7M | 11M
014
Date: June 6, 2009
Tattoo: Original crowned baseball
Location: left side cafe
Needle: 7RL | 13M
Reflection: Need to take better pictures: The baseball is round, not wobbly.
013
Date: June 5, 2009
Tattoo: Original lizard tribal
Location: left shoulder, back
Needle: 5RL | 7M
Reflection: I want to fill in the spots better once it heals.
011-012| first color
012
needle: 5RL | 13M
needle: 5RL | 13M
location: right armtattoo: knife and ribbon through skull (my design, based off very simple patch brought in by client)
011
needle: 3RL | 5RL | 7M
needle: 3RL | 5RL | 7M
location: along right armtattoo: Gayle, Katherine | True Royalty | 2 Roses (my design)
Date: June 3, 2009
Reflection:
011 | Experimented with shading the leaves in. I look forward to seeing it healed; then I'll really see if it worked or not. Messed up the Katherine, hope to go back at later to fix.
012 | My first time with color, and I experimented successfully I think. I mixed the red with just a touch of light grey wash for the outline. But, I didn't use his skin as the highlights till I went up from the last ribbon (which is the last one is the only fully colored one. I like how the skin created the highlights, and how the mixed read provided a nice outline for the ribbon.
Overall | Still getting accustomed to doing line work and shading.
010
Date: June 02, 2009
Tattoo: Ghost stealing money [designed by me].
Needles: 5RL | 7M
Reflection: I think I'll go back and add faint outline for the dollar bills in the background (the blurry lineless things floating about.
Other than that...it was mighty fun. Just continuing to look for my grove. I now see how much better it is to just shade the details in, rather then linework (Which is largely why I think the bird of 009 looks a bit off. Too much line work). I've always hated that, and preferred the seamless look I've noticed in my favorite tattoo artists.
Might start charging a week from today. I would prefer to remain free for at LEAST another week after this week. But...I need money urgently. Have $300 in bills a month (phone, student loans, credit card (I refuse to have more than 1).), and I can barely feed myself a month.
009
Date: May 29, 2009
Tattoo: Hawk, designed by me
Needles: 5RL | 13M
I think it could've been better. But it gave me another chance to familiarize myself with shading. And with tattoo placement, weird angles...
I learned that the neck/collar bone area doesn't take too well to ink. Had to go over the lines.
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