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most of them look real good, I’m not real fond of the 2nd one. I’m having a hard time believing those are your first tats though.

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Nice job

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Glad to see you’ll be headed back home, Welcome back.
I just got a copy of your book the other day and i’m reading through it right now. It’ll be nice to see some new stuff up on the member website. I really liked the videos, although the camera angles need some work. :lol:

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I got my copy of the basic fundamentals book in the mail today, just started reading through it a little while ago but it seems pretty good so far.

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They look pretty good but one thing i noticed is a lack of depth, different line weights and shading would do wonders

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Ok , honest opinion..may sound harsh but trust me it’s nothin personal.
it’s pretty rough, freehand is not the best choice for your first work on skin. your linework is all over the place, thick where it should be thin and thin where it should be thick, some of the letters look like they were gone over a few times which is really traumatic to the skin with a liner. the shading is blotchy and doesnt have a smooth transition at all.

get on the pigskin and practice making smooth lines and curves as well as whip shading

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Thanks, I took the course at http://blxtraining.com/?page_id=1064
it was pretty easy, i am already bbp certified through my job but it isnt tattoo industry specific so there were additional things that are covered in the course. I probably could have found a cheaper version but this one meets most state and government agency requirements.

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I used mostly 7 and 9 mags, grey wash for the branches and just started with a medium to light wash and worked my way up.
the blossoms were just pretty much whipped from the center out. I use starbrite inks, havent tried any other brands yet.
I’m getting better and learn a lot every day but i have a long way to go. I just ordered a copy of the basic fundamentals book last night.

I’m going to be doing some upgrades soon, right now I’m using cheap $40 chinese machines but I’m about to build a small private studio on our property and upgrade my gear to probably something like danny fowler or micky sharpz machines, havent decided on what i’m getting for sure, still researching. Yesterday I completed the 4 hr BBP and infection control course for tattoo artists, cost me $50 but it’s worth it.

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yeh i overworked the hell out of it with the RS. I was layering colors and hit it too many times. But hey i learned from that and better to learn that lesson on myself than someone else. I had some oatmeal cookie lookin scabs in a few spots lol

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Thanks, things are going well so far and getting better every day. after 18 yrs in commercial aviation i am ready for a change and to be able to do something i really enjoy is an added bonus.

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disposable tubes with grips are pre sterilized and cost under $1/ea. why would someone even bother with the hassle of taking the chance on using the pressure cooker method? there may be alternate ways to sterilize equipment aside from an autoclave but industry and BBP certification standards list autoclave as the only approved method for sterilization of non disposable equipment. Personally the disposables work just fine for me, no scrubbing tubes and all that, pop it open set up, do your thing and get rid of it.

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