leopardprints67

@Viper65 wrote:

I got this one set up for shading. Its a heavy weight machine with a ton of power, you wont bog this down anytime soon pushing those large mags and what not. Its basically the same as the light weight sniper model with a larger moter. The one thing i did notice with this due to the larger motor is that you will need to tighten up…

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@Codyg wrote:

Has anybody tried the kuro sumi grey wash I ink…. I’ve tried it and it seem to be just as dark as my outline ink… So I was wonder g if anybody felt the same about t and I just wash it down with my own greywash ratios…. I was wantin to buy a ink set that is premixed

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@immikevalentine22 wrote:

Happened with my first foot switch and I just boughtr a new one for $20 because I don’t have a soldering gun. I bought my newest one online and its only been used for a couple sessions and doing it all over again. Maybe I’m just buying too cheap of foot switches but this problem is getting old. I figured it had something…

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@Viper65 wrote:

Wheres everybody at around this place????? Its like a damn ghost town!!!!! :o

Hey, I’m posting as fast as I can here! LOL

@tractor ink wrote:

howdy yall my name is david but everyone calls me tractor lol iv gotten several tattoos and it has got me wantin to learn this art. Im open to any info and help yall can give, and my first ? would be is a rotary a good gun to start out with.

Welcome, Tractor. Got any art to show off?

@Viper65 wrote:

Thanks guys…I do have an art background (extensive) so im familiar with the whole mixing process and what colors do to each other and the effect one will have on another. Tattooing …however, takes more practice and time in getting that process down.

Pig ears, i get them locally, fortunately our butcher has them in stock always.…

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Sabine2602 wrote:
The person I did this (and there will be lots more to do) for has a pigment problem – he wants me to cover every white spot he has – there is alot to train on in the future. I wanted to get more red into the wings but he didn’t want to continue cause of the pain. He’s a chicken *g*

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@TexasPT wrote:

@leopardprints67 wrote:

@LouieThaXIII wrote:

Ive had this idea for a virgin mary for a long time but never cld get it right finally got it the way i wanted it had a lot of fun sketching it srry the pic is so shitty took it with my phone used some walmart brand color pencils and some Box marking pencils from my old job

GREAT concept.…

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@canvasyou wrote:

Sharps and sharpz go to local hospital – always!
Sometimes bio-hazard company will pick them up for a fee –
hospital will always take them though…

I just run down the street to the local hospital or in a pinch, my friend will take them at his shop for disposal. Too bad he has no room for artists there:-(

@LouieThaXIII wrote:

Ive had this idea for a virgin mary for a long time but never cld get it right finally got it the way i wanted it had a lot of fun sketching it srry the pic is so shitty took it with my phone used some walmart brand color pencils and some Box marking pencils from my old job

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@Viper65 wrote:

cool idea..invest in some decent colored pencils and youll be amazed at how much more this will pop out! Keep up the good work!

Oh yeah! Prismacolors, man. DA BEST!

@Viper65 wrote:

Tex,
thanks for the help. I actually started to get the gradient down near the end of this piece. I dont know why it didnt occur to me sooner to just cut the ink with some water and go from there?? I dont know if you have ever worked with the pig ears or not but it doesnt take much before your tearing them apart, gradients dont…

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@TexasPT wrote:

please don’t think I was knocking down the piece…I love it. I just think a focus on what can be done better is a good thing. It helps everyone grow. One thing I failed to mention is the white highlights you put in. I really think these are a game changer in tattoos.

I agree. White makes it all pop!

@TexasPT wrote:

It dawned on me today that when we just cheerlead, nobody gets to take a step forward.

About the graywash…you have a very definite line between layers of color in areas. There doesn’t appear to be much gradation…not sure you were going for that look, though.

I watched a Mario Barth video on color blending and his suggestion…

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@Viper65 wrote:

Still trying to get the whole Graywash system down pat. I think I have a good grasp of it after tonight. I started off too dark with the shading then toned it down. First wash was 3 drops of black and rest water, then up to a medium wash out of the bottle…
The ear’s really dont do much for shading, I never could get them to look…

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@Sabine2602 wrote:

Hi!

This is my 3rd Tattoo – I tried my first shading and my first blending on this one – still far from perfect but my friend loved it and thats what counts most for me :)

Took me 6 hours, used 5RL and 8RS – too much of a chicken to try mags

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@canvasyou wrote:

Not enough traffic on the site “yet” to break it down in the weeds that much!
As more new tattoo artists from the midwest / other locations – join – it will be considered

Far enough :-)
It’s more of a future thing anyway. I keep steering folks towards the site, so hopefully, some new folks will show.

@TexasPT wrote:

I understand your point. And your closeness to MA makes sense to use the analogy. However…holding a painful stance is necessary to progress in the sport. I guess I’m looking more at the division between what is necessary to learn and what is simply there because there is some feeling that the teacher deserves to haze the…

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@TexasPT wrote:

long ago I rented a house from Chuck, lead singer of the hillbilly hellcats in Colorado. :)

That’s so cool!

@Sinatra wrote:

Yeah I’ve eyed the book, if not just for the technical aspect of machines. My cousin has always been willing to help me and we’ve always been very close so in a way I have a mentor at my fingertips.

You’re luckier than most, Sinatra. So definitely take advantage of that close relationship and go for it. Good luck and welcome to the group!