InnaLex

@Munken wrote:

That’s a piece of pig skin… ;)

Prettiest pig skin I ve ever seen…

@Ramenuzumaki wrote:

Whether you’ve been here a day or a decade you have the same rights as everyone else. If welcoming new comers keeps you active, then by all means, haha.

Welcome :3

:D

@Infamous wrote:

Welcome!

And as far as I’m aware there are no rules that say you can’t greet newcomers unless you’ve been here a while lol.

Its never too late to start your journey, look at guys like Bob Tyrrell, he didn’t start tattooing until he was in his 30’s as well

Unwritten rules maybe? Lol… just felt cheeky, I have only been here a…[Read more]

@ouatever wrote:

Hi guys ! I’m an 40 years old and new in the place. I practice tattoo for few months and working very hard cause I’m not young to start a new pro life !
Sorry for my bad english….

Its probably not my place to say welcome as I am myself very new here, but as I am also just starting out and am in my 30’s I feel compelled to say…[Read more]

@Jbeaufosho wrote:

Oh shit man that’s crazy! It never occurred to me there was an age difference. No disrespect intended. It’s a term I use on people of any age anyway though. As far as the ship idea that’s another great one. So you obviously understand the gist of what the subject matter is supposed to be like. Which believe it or not is a huge…

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@Jbeaufosho wrote:

Two more for good measure lol:
My life my way: http://i40.tinypic.com/29go8sy.jpg
Squares beware:
http://i44.tinypic.com/206ihz8.jpg

Sorry for the low picture quality. And some sre sideways for some reason. But hopefully that will help in some way

Great stuff! They look very traditional to me, but being a n00b suppose that…[Read more]

@Jbeaufosho wrote:

Great job man! Considering your experience level with traditional that’s really solid work man. It was cool to see it progress. As far as both I mean I don’t think you need to but it couldnt hurt. And yeah man as far as just trying to emulate something without too much guidence you did a great job. In the traditional world it’s…

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Thanks man! This is very encouraging! Not sure what happened with the link yesterday, but this is the finished work: http://innalex.deviantart.com/art/Headdress-429602453

I put a bold line around the outside (0.5) and thin on the inside, do you think it should be thick throughout? I might re-do this in a bit with thicker lines, placid braid and…[Read more]

@Jbeaufosho wrote:

The Native American girl head is a good call. Very traditional, definitely a classic. As far as all the other shit, I’d scrap it. There’s a saying the old timers like to say about 10 pounds of shit in a five pound bag. Personally I would focus my attention on the head and let the piece speak for itself. I’d love to see a sketch…

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Please do ramble on! This is extremely helpful and I appreciate time taken to answer my post! I can now see that there is simply no easy way of learning about traditional tattooing and I am intrigued! In essence where my question stemmed from was the fact that I have a small opportunity of an apprenticeship towards the end of the year (I am…[Read more]

Thank you all, you make good points! I think I will leave out the machine knowledge, beyond basics until I am actually in the shop, and just continue learning what I can.

As I have now started building my portfolio, the thing I am most conscious about is traditional tattoo rules, I.e. colouring, shading, placement, combination of elements.…[Read more]

@Darkwingduck99 wrote:

Hey there Inna how’s it going. I check out the drawings and they are good work. Quick question is hard to blend in colors? And what material do you use while doing drawings in color? I’m trying to get into color drawing myself, I only use graphite pencils in mine.

I myself am new to this forum and hopefully the doors open…

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@Infamous wrote:

It doesn’t matter how good you are there is always room for improvement :)

That is definitely true! If you stop improving you either no longer doing stuff or is dead…

@Infamous wrote:

These aren’t as bad as you might think.

Welcome to the forum

Thank you for the welcome and kind words! :D Lets just say there is a room for improvement… maybe a foyer!