donovangesting

Thank you! I hope I can be so well off when it comes to color, will be interesting.

wow nothing guys? traffic is pretty light here.

damn, love that cheesy cat!

Very nice. I did a practice skin and went right back to pigskin.

I like it, good job!

Yeah its a Dot Matrix (or impact Printer) Okidata Microline 591.
It’s pretty awesome since I can print from Photoshop.
It’s going to cut the 1+ hours stencil making and give it back to me so I can practice on more pigskin.

I’m going to try this

like this alot good stuff.

I have been using pigskin myself with pretty good results.

Welcome JR,
I’m kind of interested in what issues you have with doing this as a career? I’m 38 and have been told I’m to old to apprentice. I was fortunate to find out my cousin is a established artist and had no problem helping me in what i call a “half-apprenticeship”. Are you going to continue to solo, find a shop, or professionally apprentice?

Thanks Johnny, I will keep you posted.

Thanks for replying Johnny,
It looks like the front spring goes along with the armature bar but yes it stays in place. There is an o-ring under the front spring and around the back of the armature bar. You might have something with the gauge of the front spring, its the same gauge as my Shader. what gauge should a liner be at?