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will need to try and repost the attachment

looks good !
the only thing that irks me are the scales
its a great fairy dragon though. fairy dragons are one of my friend’s favourite type of dragon

that painting is fantastic! i just really love the overall composition of it
do you sell/ship your paintings?
quick note: you can make one thread and post all your work in it rather than making a new thread for each piece of work :3

Jdawn the term you’re looking for i think is a pop colour which is basically what you said haha

yeah i just noticed the runes on the bottom right have some shading to them so i assume the rune work isnt done yet
the stone work on the stone itself looks rad though :D

im sorry but thats hilarious lmao

yeah to me thats whats called a coverup cop out lmao

UV inks arent too bad. the inks you want to avoid are the glow in the dark inks as they are radiated to glow in the dark. they have been known to cause a plethora of skin disorders including–but not limited to–skin cancer

The Mask is a very terrible misrepresentation of the Norse Religion. They have many many inconsistencies with the religion.

i think a could idea for Loki is to have him strapped to the stone with the giant python dripping poison onto his face :P

sorry Loki isnt my favourite person haha

if you did find space for Fenrisulfr it would be kewl to…[Read more]

this guy charges 150/hr

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the biggest thign to remember is to not tell them you tattoo from home, and never bring in pictures of tattoos youve done. a tattoo artist would rather see 10 really awesome drawings, paintings, etc, than 100 sub par tattoos. not saying the tattoos you are doing are sub par, but tattoo artists are EXTREMELY critical when it comes to taking on an…[Read more]

haha thanks bro :D

studio one has the HP-2, but it is 99$. Personally I paid 150$ for mine at a local tattoo shop. I was seriously ripped off. Hurricane is actually a really good power supply brand. I know of four other artists that use the HP-2. I’m looking to upgrade tot he HP-3 as soon as I can actually get around to ordering one haha

the onyl true way to STERILIZE is with an autoclave. however a cheaper solution would be to SANITIZE them using an ultrasonic cleaner, and a proper solution made with a mixture of cavicide, and distilled water. there are many many different solutions available, and many different things ont he net to make your own ultrasonic solutions. the great…[Read more]

everyone has their own set of style as far as what defines what
old school is defined by a simple design using a very simple colour pallet. the colours you get in your generic 7 piece ink sets are pretty much your basic traditional pallet of an old school piece. a new school design is way more colourful. you could look at a Sailor Jerry piece,…[Read more]

The only thing I can think of is possibly carbon scoring on your contact screw/springs
check for that. if so you can use an emery board to gently brush it off. make sure it is an emery board. emery boards/paper etc are made of tiny flecks of glass instead of sand. as such they do not heat up with friction.

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haha no worries bro. im not going anywhere so if you change your mind im here. i also did a cover up on tuesday. hoping to get the photos edited, and posted soonish. Again I spaced and forgot to take a before photo. hoping the dude has one somewhere even if its a crappy photo haha. I also have anotehr cover up coming up soon. jeez i hope I dont…[Read more]

I have some empty bottles i just havent had the time to set them up for the measurements. ive also become so used to using the ink cups that im not sure how well id like the new measurements in the bottles so i havent tried them out for that reason as well lmao

if they reach over 40*C they are no good, and if they freeze they are no more good
keep them at room temperature and away from sunlight and youll be fine :D
ive even heard of some artists who will keep them cool in a fridge, but again you need to avoid freezing.

as far as inks go there are a few good brands, and brands you should avoid

some brands ive tried and liked are: fusion, starbrite, intenze , eternal, radiant, and alla prima. i have yet to try Kuro Sumi’s colour line but if its as good as their blacks and greys they should be good :D

I just purchase sterile ink bottles. you can get them from eikon or other supply places like http://www.tattoomachienequipment.com
i fill one with distilled water, and one with witch hazel
the “Cups” are simple medium ink cups :3