messijesse

@messijesse wrote:

Nice shading and proportions. :)

Thank you!

@messijesse wrote:

I try to sketch only in Pens. I prefer BICs. Make layers, diffrent angles, diffrent tones, effecs, and best of all, you cant erase. It helps you with your machine control. Also, i used to put the pen in my machine and sketch like that, help me get into the habit of having a machine in my hand.

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@TexasPT wrote:

@messijesse wrote:

I have family in Houston. Just dont go visit too often. I need to quit my job and find a tattoo shop that will take me here in mexico.

I just don’t want to be a professional tattooist. I love what I do…this is more of a hobby for me. I just enjoy art and tattoos. I don’t want to work the hours the average…

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@messijesse wrote:

I have family in Houston. Just dont go visit too often. I need to quit my job and find a tattoo shop that will take me here in mexico.

I just don’t want to be a professional tattooist. I love what I do…this is more of a hobby for me. I just enjoy art and tattoos. I don’t want to work the hours the average artist works.

@messijesse wrote:

Good use of complimentary colors on your flash pieces.

Advice – do 33 more. Choose the top 10-12. Frame well. Show some range. Dont get stuck on “flash” Im pretty sure tattooist are tired of people coming in with a portfolio full of flash they have already seen a million times. Be original.

Best to ya!

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@messijesse wrote:

For sure…

Would probably make for a good scene in a horror movie though :D

@TexasPT wrote:

I’m still working on trusting a soft hitting machine to put in…but I’m getting there

Only thing I can say to try and help with that, is ‘slow and steady wins the race…” When I was filling the kanji on my leg with the color packer,…[Read more]

@messijesse wrote:

By no means Im a pro. But I was taught to crawl before I walk, and learn to walk before i run. My suggestion would be work on your lines before you start to color. Dont skip ahead, yet. The line is the base of the tattoo, it defines the tattoo, with out that base, the tattoo will fall.

Seems you have friends that have confidence…

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@messijesse wrote:

Gracias! I still have lots to learn. Just started but i think the graffiti experience is really helping

I have many pictures but most of them are letters. I wish people would ask me to do more grey wash so I can practice some shading. I need to get some more range. How Do you guys get customers? Word of mouth? Shop clients?…

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