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Colours are bright and it’s pretty clean! Good work!

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Good job. You were able to bring out the depth. Looks great.

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Definitely!

I really saw that I shoulda used a much larger needle. It`s all part of the learning. I`m gonna clean up the lines and try and make sure the shading is clean and hopefully it will become a much ‘craftier’ tattoo :)

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Haha, it would be something Id get someone else to do…likely a back or chest piece. Let me tell you, if I could contort myself in a way that would allow me to tattoo my own back, I’d be ON it! haha I never thought about finishing it really, it was just an idea sketch for tattoo possibilities. We’ll see what happens though!

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I realized that I really need to take some time to sort out grey scale…and how much water to add each go to keep the scale consistent. That’s tough…my black areas are a little too black for what I wanted. Use better ink (brighter, higher quality). All in all though, I’m decently happy with the way it turned out…technique will always get better with time, but as a first go, I’m fairly satisfied.

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Agreed. Not to mention…if someone walks into a shop looking like they’ve walked out of a “Virus” style movie…send them to a fucking doctor, especially after the moron explained in detail what was done. I used to manage an extremely LARGE adult store for many years, and although my knowledge of the industry, viruses, products and the like were vast…if someone came in asking if I could fix some disease like ailment with something we sold that they acquired during some sexual escapade…right away the response is…we can’t help you, you need a doctor. Even if a shop COULD fix the fuck up…you’d have to wait till the idiot has seen a doctor first and the rash/etc had healed up. NO ONE will “fix” an infected tattoo…except maybe the guy he went to from the start…

This story is just aggravating. People are such ignorant morons. And yes, the blame is definitely on both parties involved.

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@avie11 wrote:

ya some lines are just harder to put in because of position. but i guess it comes with time and practice. im currently looking for a shop to continue my apprenticeship and i dont know whether i should put in some tattoo work in my portfolio. ive read here that its not good to include it in.

I’d say that what works in your portfolio definitely depends on the shop you’re applying to. I know some shops that want someone that they can mold to their own shop standards, so not having previous experience tattooing/bad habits can be a good thing to them….buuut, I know more shops that would rather see that you are a serious artist and serious about your craft, therefore having a broad range of pieces in different mediums (everything from paint, ink, graphite to full tattoos) that showcase your technique with lining, shading etc as well as your natural talent will benefit you greatly in the long run.

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Oh, it took me about an hour as well I’d say…maybe an hour and a half, likely due to having to sculpt my lines. That will be the other key thing to learn over time…quality, but with speed. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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@cjmahone66 wrote:

what type of needles and ink? how long did it take you?

it looks like you used a smaller needle grouping and sculpted the lines. this is ok for some styles, but for something traditional like this i would use a thicker needle grouping and try to do each line with one solid pass. i know that is easier said than done, but it is what will make your work stand out among the crowds of scratchers.
in addition, larger needle groupings are usually easier to control for most.

please post finished pic in the same thread when done. can’t wait to see the coloring. not that bad really.

You’re right on the money! Up until this one, I had only ever used a single needle on everything Id done, This was done with a 3round and I did definitely sculpt the lines. I was a little nervous with the first couple strokes and thus had to get into the groove being able to do my usual confident straight lines (last time before this that I picked up a machine was probably a year and a half ago). I have a ton of needles in various thickness and plan to experiment with them all to see what feels right and what kind of response I get from them when touching skin…but from the end result of this one…you’re right, thicker woulda been easier.

Ive been a little busy with some other forms of work lately, but Ill definitely post the finished product in this thread as soon as its done!

Thanks for the comments guys!

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Agreed.Constantly expressing coddling fake niceties definitely stunts creative growth.

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Thanks man, I appreciate the compliment!

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Not to sound uppity, but I’ve never actually tattooed on practise skin…ok, Ive tried an got through 1 line, couldnt wipe the ink off and I didnt like that I couldnt feel what I was doing…I’ve only ever done work on myself or others and Ive only ever done maybe 10 pieces period…thankfully I have plenty of guinea pigs lined up, but there’s nothin like the real thing. Just keep it up…the more people who are willing..the more experience you’ll get.

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Some great work! Good on ya!

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@Johnny…”Step into a Slim Jim”

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