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when it comes to hand, and necks, and such i really try to deter them from doing it. the exception would be if they are obviously of age to know what they are doing, if their job will accept it, and if they already have a lot of tattoos, or already have hand and neck tattoos

ill have to agree with JTD
its a good effort though
keep practicing, and make sure you do your best to make it look like the photo
eyes are the MOST important feature :)

script is good, i like the use of depth :)

HOLY solid work with rotary there bro! nice work
i see you do a lot of script haha i hate script D:
loving the feet tats. im a huge traditional fan

http://www.photobucket.com

make ana ccount here, and upload your pics, then you can use the hyperlink and link them in a post, and just piost them all at once! :)

looking pretty clean dude. i dont see a problem with your black ink. what ink are you using? for outlining, and for solid black I use Intenze Zuper Black, and I use Kuro Sumi for shading.

i would have posted sooner but i cant access the forum at home for some reason i keep getting errors.

at least you know now! just gotta be VERY careful when doing tattoos on yourself. its easy to mess up your linework. i knew it was done in two sessions :)

looks good. the gradients in the wings are pretty good!
the client didnt want to have the lines touched up at all? just colour?

@jguzman89: Yes it’s a zombie ariel from TLM :P

@jcarmack: yeah lining is difficult. especially when your client’s dont stay still haha. i cant start from the left as I am right handed. I start from the bottom right, and work my way to the top left. if i started at the bottom left my right hand–my tattoo hand–would smudge my stencil. the other…[Read more]

if you go on kijiji or craigslist you can get a fax machine for an office and use that to make stencils. as long as its thermal you can do it! :)

thats what i use. my dad gave me his fax. the only thing you gotta remember is since it prints on the BACK of the carbon you need to make sure you FLIP your stencil so when you copy it itll be the right way! :)

good job dude :)

looks good!
how long did that one take?

did these on tuesday…[Read more]

to me it looks like some of the lines are more fresh than others
and the others are healed
like it was done in more than one session, and the thicker lines are healed and blown out

not sure though just my opinion

great job bro!
do something Norse related! :)
youll make my gods proud!

I’ll definitely check this out when I get home!
nice find Rob!

the kit i had with this cheap ass “Dragonhawk” 5ml things of ink lol like 50 of em
if i remember correctly they were from http://www.tattooooo.com or something like that XD
garbage :P
two machines were alright i guess
the other two were pure garbage

the i dont remember how decent the pedal was because i replaced it pretty quickly
clip cord too

even the…[Read more]

looks great!
love the detail :)

Oh yeah, definately covered the no tattooing anywhere but the shop clause in the contract, doesn’t mean he won’t but it’s in there and up to him to follow or not. But yeah I feel ya. Too bad contracts do not have a stipulation where I can add a mild shock collar! LOL…I’ve decided to give him a final warning, mandate a shop minimum and if he…[Read more]

Well not sure about the US, but here in Canada my professors all said, “I don’t care if you come to class. My lectures aren’t madatory. However, you MUST pass your tests.” In other words, “If you can pass your tests without coming to class, so be it.”

When i did my apprenticeship I was given very many liberties. If i didnt want to come in i just…[Read more]

looking good dude
keep practicing and youll turn that 7hr tattoo into 4 :P