Christa

[Christa]

lol thanks Ramen sorry about your pc =(

[Christa]

i like that butterfly! you are very good! what does one say to a butcher to see if he will give up his skinz lol

[Christa]

i struggle with the same things you do infamous, im a fast worker and if it looks ok to me in 15 minutes so be it! but with tattoos, youre going to be sitting there for HOURS on only PART of a piece….you have to learn to take the time it takes to make it look perfect. your drawings have improved from that baby picture you posted lol keep at it! maybe move to a bic pen…even for shading because that is very close to how you will tattoo. a well known and respected artist in my area gave me this tip, to practice with the bic and then move to ink and brush. stay away from sharpies honestly it makes your drawings look cheap and like you really didnt care what you were doing. also maybe try pictures instead of scanning because my scanner puts the drawing BAM in your face like youre looking at it through a microscope and thats not how you see it in real life haha

anyway my husband gave me this tip and its a good one…always remember it:

You can always improve, there’s always more to learn, you’re never as good as you think you are.

my husband is brilliant lol and keeping this in mind will keep you humble instead of all swollen up and a horror to be around.

=)
~Christa

[Christa]

i did do that! lol because i was working on a fake skin i read you should do that

[Christa]

i think ill like them better because you can fill in big areas at once and fill in tiny areas too if you turn it sideways..you can also have a better handle on your values if youre doing some realism….i havent even used one and i can tell they are a lot better. have you used to curved mags yet? i hear they are awesome too

[Christa]

i used a 7L and a 14RS i think i would like a mag better the round was kind of a pain to shade with

[Christa]

hehe ill get on it! right after i finish my new hat ;)

[Christa]

thank you! yes like i said it kept getting hung up on my hand lol and when i tried to fix those lines they turned out darker than the other ones. i know what you mean about having a bold outline i have done that before on a rose i drew recently. (with pencil!) i was watching a channel who said he turns his machine and lines it up so that the machine coils (or the bulk of the machine) is resting over his index finger. i might try that and see how it works out that would give me the range of motion id like to have when doing linework

i have a tablet and that dragon on there i drew and painted with corel painter 12 (which was just a trial i haven’t actually bought a copy yet.)

i used to paint with oils and acrylics, pencil, colored pencil, crayons, sculpture, ceramics…i sew clothing and stuffed animals, crochet and other things…charcoal never behaved for me, pastels and watercolor elude me as well but i have enough natural artistic talent that it just needs some refining. im sure i can figure it out with bunches and bunches of practice!

i just finished this adorable thing! lol its a zombie lovey (security blanket) for those badass little girls who dont like princesses. XD
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1403407_10151900529820762_431141599_o.jpg

[Christa]

oh i am definitely NOT touching anything living with this machine lol i did buy a kit BUT i bought it in the UK. the guy tuned the machine and gave me some inks they mix in his shop plus a practice skin and some other goodies. i got some hygiene things from the tattoo convention so i can practice my hygiene but im no where good enough to touch anyone yet. the one i did on the fake skin looks alright (i would be devastated if i had done that to someone though lol), but the inks dont show true in it so it looks kind of dull…im gonna try some fruit and pig skins next, i live right next to a butcher/farm lucky me! lol

i am not a youngun’ im 36 years old and i have been getting tattooed for 20 years. i am determined to take the time i need to create great tattoos and not busting out some shitty ones because i think i know everything. if that makes sense. lol

after REALLY digging into this forum, and other tattooists on youtube (not tutorials…more like apprentice guides and NOTHING to do with tattooing but about the business as a whole) as well as other websites, i realized the guy i really wanted to apprentice me (who has said no) should REALLY go back to his apprenticeship lol hes not ready. hes good! but hes not ready. (i watched him open an ink bottle with his teeth……….)

i will touch living things in a couple years probably, small flash and whatnot, i have tons of people wanting to be my guinea pig knowing that i have no experience so that helps …they are REALLY pushy but i keep telling them HELL NO IM NOT READY lol

heres the skin i did with a piece i designed. constructive criticism is welcome, but i see where its messed up and i know WHY….the machine kept hanging up on the back of my hand so i would lose lines…it was frustrating but thats something i have to get used to or adjust to where it doesnt do that before i ever even THINK about touching living skin …even my own lol

http://khristah.deviantart.com/art/Hummingbird-407752528

[Christa]

thanks guys!

[Christa]

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/r90/1376543_10151896071135762_103208901_n.jpg

last one done in highlighter and crayon. no sketch just went for it. i like how it turned out lol

[Christa]

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Minimalist in mechanical pencil

[Christa]

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Mechanical pencil and sketchbook

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