JDawnPearls

I love what you did, to show her that foreigners are not all what she says … she is p laying on the insecurity of people who have no knowledge…. Good Job, man. Good Job. Bob Tyrell – fantastic artist.

I saw this school on the net and the only thing that I liked was the “availability of information” that an aspiring artist is looking for. What I do NOT LIKE – and this is more important – is that they are “certified” in such a short time.

There are conflicts here. Serious artists who want to learn the right way are faced with a thousand road…[Read more]

Shaggy,

You listed the best answers Ive yet received and they make sense. Thanks for being an expert and getting back to me!

Rahm, you’re awesome.

What I would LOVE is to see Rahm on the weekends, hahaha …

LOL we have plans, but I’m not going to be a stay at home mom forever.

ok – A&D is easy enough to get a hold of (we use it on babies too)… and 45* sounds better. ;-) I have a timeline, and can’t really get started until after this baby is old enough I am not feeding every 2 hours …. *sigh* where do I get my basics covered in time for my husband to retire and me to earn the money? If an apprenticeship is so hard…[Read more]

Thanks for the info – it already has given me some information. I looked at the punctures and I didn’t see cuts, could barely see the dots – had no idea what to really look for. I will apply the vaseline to get that surface I can clean with and see if that helps.

The angle you said is interesting. The DVD guy – used a 45* angle, a few places I…[Read more]

@einvalentine wrote:

The guys pretty much covered it with the first two. The girl in the sailor hat is wonderfully done, but seems to have lost her emotion from the pencil to the pen. Instead of lining all of her facial features, only do some of them… especially the lips. The first drawing made her look as if her top teeth were showing, which I…

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@Lennart82 wrote:

You are getting better an better at those pinups :D I really like this one :D

3.000$ for a full back :shock: (Jaws just dropped……… ANd I mean totally dropped :o :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: ) I NEED to get a tattoo from America… I mean, all that money I save…

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=567449203290118&set=a.540884175946621.1073741826.540882952613410&type=1&theater

This is the same picture, I used a finer pen to outline only what I would theoretically outline for a stencil… then used colored pencil very carefully.

Did the pen F— up the face again?

Good Job buddy!!! I love the flame idea.

You mean from Shane O-Neil….?? YEAH – THAT is who I look up to, I’m telling you. He works in New Jersey and I nearly had an appointment to get a tattoo from him – only, I got pregnant and couldn’t afford it anyway. A full back was going to cost around $3000.00…..

So far this is the black and white sketch, how they have al been starting. But I wanted to show this stage. I may just add some contrast and “pop” color instead of re-doing what I’ve done…. being that this is better than the other two… but here you go. The traditional pin…[Read more]

This is “off topic” but I wanted to share the latest tattoo from the artist I admire the most.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=495782427182683&set=a.491277557633170.1073741825.187228534704742&type=1&theater

Shane O’Neil.

I agree with the faces, they tend to be tough. When I draw / paint a face its not a problem. As soon as I make an outline (pen), it looks jacked up. I have some gorgeous portraits in oil, but give me a pin up and BAM it sucks. Its like WTF? But – time for another one!

Usually if I want to do well, and depending on the size .. an hour is the minimum I spend on shading. Its patience game at times. (Especially since I have an arm with tendinitis, I have to learn to relax and shade at the same time… so weird)… Also, what sucks for me when I start to lose my patience is I want to quickly get it done, but that…[Read more]

@Lennart82 wrote:

For your first go at a pinup, its not bad.
But as Infamous says, it needs a bit more..hmmm Energy, a bit more; Hallo big boy….-ish :P
The pose of her body is good, her arms well…. An idea could be, having her mess around her hair. ;) Giving her a more vivid feeling to her. ;)

SHoot I didn’t read about the hair until after…[Read more]

Ok so I already know where my mistakes are – this pin up thing isn’t easy … because with a pencil its all nice, then you do the pen and BAM its fudged. While I was putting in the color I decided to tackle the “old school” of dark lines. Even though this has a bit of f— up in it, I still like it better than the last. Give me a new idea!!!!! I…[Read more]

Oh its good for a first, that is for sure. I have seen worse from experienced tattooists. Good Job!