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.

008

Date: May 28, 2009

Tattoo: Client wanted Jack Skeleton (nightmare before christmas). But I convinced him to do a custom piece influenced by Jack and the client. He liked it, so...

Needles: 3L | 5L | 7M

Self Review: I think I messed up the line work in a few places. But I'm growing accustomed to a technique with shading I like: Treat it like a brush, and make sure the power supply is set high.

tattoo| 007

Date: May 27, 2009

Tattoo: Ghost Hand Mascot (Same as tattoo| 003)

Location: Left upper arm

Self Review: Fun to practice shading again, Look forward to next time. Looking for the right technique to use.

tattoo| 004-006

tattoo| 006

Needle: 5RL

Location: Left ankle partial wrap
Tattoo: CRIP

tattoo| 005

Needle: 5RL

Location: right chest
Tattoo: Sandra , his mother's name

tattoo| 004
Needle: 3RL

Location: Left ring finger| hand | wrist
Tattoo: $ | LaSalle | XC

Date: May 26, 2009

Self Review: Still messy here and there, but not s many slips in tattoo| 002 I think. Need to get accustomed to working in awkward access points. Or learn how to make said points LESS awkward.

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All tattoo's done on the same day will be posted together in the same post. I think that'll be more organized. All feedback welcome of course!

tattoo| 003 | first shading

Date: May 24 2009

Tattoo: The client's "Ghost Hand" design

Location: right bicep

Tools: Mickey Sharpz hybrid | 5 round liner | 7 mag shader

My overview:

My very first shading. I want to take better pics once it's healed. I think I botched the shading.
Will be focused on improving upon that.

As always, all feedback is welcome. Especially the constructive kind :)

tattoo| 002

Date: May 22 2009

Tattoo: Harlem

Location: left cafe, side

Tools: Mickey Sharpz hybrid | 5 round needle

My overview: A little over one month after my first tattoo (oh the horror) and practically no practice except for fake skin a couple of times. This proves mind over matter works. I just made sure I didn't treat the machine like it was a separate being. Kept thinking, 'pen on paper, pen on paper'.

I KNOW I could've been more neater. But I do still like it for the fact it's much better than my first.

As always, all feedback is welcome. Especially the constructive kind :)

tattoo| 001

Date: April 15 2009

Tattoo: Her boyfriend's signature

Location: Left chest plate

Tools: Mickey Sharpz hybrid | 3 round needle

My overview: Didn't go deep enough, had a nervous hand, and ...a lot about this is wrong. First tattoo or not, I still hate how it came out so horrible.

But...It was educational in that it gave me the experience of working on skin first hand.

Fun Fact: For 10 minutes before she arrived, I used my machines for the very first time period. Tried to get some practice in on fake skin.

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This journal was inspired by a journal of the same theme which I stumbled upon a year or two ago. I stupidly didn't bookmark the journal he was keeping, or if I did, It's been lost somehow. Since the first day I found it.

So wherever you are...The tattooist ,who had a degree in graphic design but followed his true heart in tattooing, thank you for the inspiration.

(P.S. If you now the who I'm talking about [I remember his journal was grey, and he had some kind of degree. In graphic design I think. And he might have worked for disney at some point too], please send me his link so I may link him properly. Plus, I want to see how his work is doing.)