liam

congrats on the apprenticeship man. ive seen plenty of pretty good tatts done in bali being from perth. quick story though; my 19 yo cousin and 15 of her mates went to bali a bit before christmas and all got tattoos and when they got back and got tested, 8 of them were h.i.v. positive! lucky my cousin wasnt one of them. me personally i wouldnt…[Read more]

hi rob im liam from perth australia. im studying art at tafe (then uni) to one day hopefully get an apprentiship. havent tattooed anything yet, more focused on my drawing and painting atm although ive got 2 machines.
just regarding the tattoo industry in australia: heaps of ppl tell me beware bikies run the industry and i dont wanna end up having…[Read more]

thanks dreamer. will post more stuff when i get a chance to. shouldnt be too long. its mostly stuff along similar lines

hope i didnt discourage you that much. though i know i can get a bit tense when talking about my goals. drawing portraits is one thing im ok at but i cant do designs or draw from my imagination for crap and its not stopping me (hopefully lol). anyways when tattooing a portait you use a stencil so that might help.

thanks canvas. yeah that one i got a really good likeness to my referance also. happy with how it turned out.
thanks for the book. still reading it but im learning so much its really great!!

great concept. how do you think of this stuff! the tenticles are like his brains being blown out. i think it would be a better drawing if the gun looked more 3d though. it looks flat whereas everything else is going back on an angle. maybe some fire or smoke coming out of the barrel might be good too. anyways good job

yeah i love them. i think they’re cool. ive just started trying to do pen and water colour paintings myself to do some flash. if im being really harsh i would say i think the blindfolded punk rock girl could do with a bit more of a forehead but i love your line on her face and neck and how you emphasize areas with your tone. your a better water…[Read more]

sorry i put this in the wrong section

pics are pretty small. in real life they are all a4

hey razak.
i think i can relate to you cas i also wanna be a tatt artist but dont think im ready. lets face it, being a tatt artist is being a professional artist which means you should be really freakin good. i didnt think i was ready dispite having natural talent so i quit my full time job and started working part time so i could try draw…[Read more]

thanks jordan and dreamer. ill def scour ebay and craigslist now on in case something comes up (no luck so far). yeah i really wanna apprentice, im studying fine art first to increase my chances of getting one also got some money saved while i was working. in the meantime it cant hurt to familiarise myself with the tools of the trade.

hi ricoh65 and welcome.
i just wanted to ask jordan(or anyone else really) about getting a kingpin machine cas ive also got a kit and would love to “see how a real machine runs”. i checked out kingpin on the net and you had to be affiliated with a tattoo shop to buy anything. im not in the industry so is there there anyway around this so i can get…[Read more]