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that’s kewl dude :3
my ex recentbly bought a Cannon Rebel T3 for 600$ at staples

thats MUCH better. i can actually see the guy riding the koi now. i couldnt even see him before! :O
looks a lot better when it’s big haha. i can see the softer shading and such. looks really great.
how did the knee feel?

They also have Inkstar and Vulsturd kits, but they are pretty cheap as far as machines, power supplies, and inks go.

good job dude!
hard work always pays off :3

thats a nice size for jpegs holy jeez. I def want a better camera when i get the extra cash :3

I’ve noticed it a lot with photobucket lately. maybe try http://www.tinypic.com ?

the only one that is large is the first one that was posted as an attachment

On my screen it’s small. I don’t know what resolution you guys are running at but my computer is at 1440×900.

Do you take raw files?
I have my camera set to compress them to .jpeg.

I wish i had a camera like that haha. i traded a 75$ inkstar tattoo kit for my camera :P

More than likely. I use a Fujifilm Finepix S9100 to take my pictures. It takes MASSIVE pictures. Almost 2MB in size, but the quality is amazing.

I agree. I’ve been there. I used to either wing it, or take a long time examining and comparing needles before getting into a piece. Now that I’ve been doing it for three years I can simply look at the stencil on the skin, and know which needles I’ll need. :3

Personally I’d go a tad darker, and then solid fill the letters. It’ll make it look much better. It’s hard to tell from the pic as it is kind of blurry and theres some noise but your line work looks pretty good for your third tattoo. It’s hard to really tell much with these pics. Hopefully he didnt have his arms out all day, and only had them out…[Read more]

yeah definitely. Other than the placement it looks really good for a self foot tattoo :3
feet are no joke D:

definitely not I was just curious. for smaller stuff like that I usually use Round shaders too, but if you wanted a more faded edge then a solid line maybe try a 5M1

hard to really tell with the pics being so small.

the only real comment i have is for the foot tattoo. it looks good, and i do have experience tattooing my own food so I know how hard it is. the only thing is the placement that bothers me. the side of your feet have a different type of skin from the top. it is a lot tougher, because it rubs on a lot of stuff, and you shed you skin a lot more…[Read more]

Normally when I do shading I just kiss the skin, and I do a whipping motion. it makes a really smooth and nice gradient.
doing the style of shadow you did though you did a pretty good job.

were you using a round shader?

apparently i never replied to this thread. I thought I did D:
Sorry Angie

Welcome :D

Welcome bro :3
If i could afford to fly out there id be there in a heartbeat XD

what inks are you using?

It could be your technique. Make sure you go in at a 45* angle, and do small slow circles. You also need to make sure your machine is tuned properly, and your power supply is set to the proper voltage. Your power supply doesnt necessarily affect the speed. It affects the power of the machine. If it’s too low the needles…[Read more]