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Ahhhhhhhh sorry, my bad hahahahha… Never mind hehhehe

Tough crowd??? :?

First things first.

@Miss May B. Bananas wrote:

Decent enough to have gotten me an apprenticeship :)

Wrong choice of words, sorry to say.

But this industry is, frankly, full of people who think too highly of themselves. A key thing, and ask any tattoo artists (not tattooist, there’s a difference) the key is; to be humble in…[Read more]

Using small liners is a learned experience. I only recently (in the last 4 years) started using 1rl’s for some of my line work. But I agree with Ram. Get used to larger needle sets and getting your hands trained in straight lines before you move on to the smaller needle sizes. When you can lay decently longer lines with no wobble, stop mid line…[Read more]

Sometimes it’s the little things that make someone think ya know.

I would still feel wary of using well water, the thing of it is that you never know IF anything has gotten into your water source. While this may not affect it’s ability to be drank, not so sure about inserting it into the skin, even in small amounts. At the very least I (personally) would have a stock of boiled water separate for ink use at all times.

Coming up next thursday… Biomech TIME :D

Uhhh portrait time as well hahahah.
Now I have only seen Theodore Roosevelt in Night at the Museum ;)
That top of the nose….?

This one really needs some colouring. ;)

A little thing I have noticed.

When you use a small needle, ie 3RL, then every breath will be shown in that line. Use a bigger one, as suggested. Tribal pieces…. No smaller then a 5RL.

Put it like this;

You charge 40 bucks an hour. And you really want to do something amazing right? Then I would have to say, Forget the money at this point.
If thats the barrier your clients have at this moment, and they only want to pay two hours tops…. I then think you have to be more flexible in this.

You can A
Do what you do, and charge pr…[Read more]

normally people try to push their needle size when they are just starting out
use the biggest liner you can
i dont even use 3RL at my shop
i use 5RL 7RL 9RL and 14RL

i do free touch ups but i hve very strict rules
as far as bugger clients man one client wont ruin your business
just be calm and respectful and tell them you dont like what they’re doing, or how they are acting. explain to them your policies on touch ups, and explain that you cant give them a deal as you are already undercutting the market. i get…[Read more]

Its only hard if you think its hard, and you start your machine, thinking; This is going to be hard.

Now NOT saying its easy, ;) But if you set your mind to it, thinking; I can do this. Then your one step closer. And practise skins is created just to give you some practise. What could go wrong? You screw up? No big deal, you dispose of it, and…[Read more]

Ohh, cant wait to see that :D

Thats a tuff one actually.
Firstly, be honest, I know, its hard and thinking it would ruin some reputation. But better to be honest and say, Oh man, this really needs more work. Then saying. This is sooooo cool, you will love it.

But once they have left the chair…. And you think it needed more… Well then its really hard, unless its a person…[Read more]

I think a lot of the details are lost when the image is shrunken down. I’m going to post a healed version. The light side of the fingers have white highlights

@Spider wrote:

Nicely done. When you attempt portrait work keep in mind there is no right way to do it, but there a ton of wrong ways to do it. Take your time and don’t rush.

+1
Agreed. Take your time.

Also one of the reasons I asked for your; “making them up as an artist would do” ;)

Nicely done. When you attempt portrait work keep in mind there is no right way to do it, but there a ton of wrong ways to do it. Take your time and don’t rush.

First attempt??? Well you have truly amazed me then… And ask around, I dont get amazed easily…. ;)

Curios here, making them up as an artist would do? And how do they do that? :P

First up, when it comes to portraits, stay away from liners. Well, you can use it in some places like the eyes. But using a liner for a realistic face, will do more…[Read more]

Awesome piece there :D

But as I said on your facebook page, the lines between the fingers could have been a tad darker ;)

Again on the bloodvains…. Love it, that their not that big :D

I think you should have done something in between the letters and the edge…. It actually looks like two pieces that happend to be in the same spot…

A shame though. But hey, cant win all the time right? ;)

Anyone say my name???? :D

I’m am in love with the design of that owl :D

What you have done so far looks great……. And some critisism here as well……. Is this your first??? Honestly? If it is….. I really think you should do more. And move it a step up, you clearly have some skills, and it looks like you know what your doing. So my…[Read more]