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July 1, 2011 at 4:39 am #106320

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It’s all a matter of opinion

but from what I’ve heard people say is that it’s just to common and unimaginative.

Personally though i like tribal.

July 1, 2011 at 3:47 am #106311

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This is all solid solid advice.

My only thing to add, is when you say don’t tattoo anybody, THIS INCLUDES YOURSELF!

I made this mistake when I decided I wanted to become a tattoo artist. Now I have to push searching for my apprenticeship back in order to fix the crap tattoo’s that I have.

June 30, 2011 at 9:54 am #106232

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“Don’t worry I can fix that”

June 30, 2011 at 3:20 am #106214

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Your line work needs some work, as well as your shading, but it’s a good start.

I’m looking to become an tattoo artist as well and what has really helped me improve my art skills is solid research on drawing techniques and practice. There are plenty of youtube videos and websites that will teach you how drawing techniques. I also have a couple of college books on the subject that I’ll give you the names of if you want.

A helpful hint in learning proper shading techniques is to download images of what you want to draw, remove all the color, and increase the contrast. This will help you see how they’re shaded as well as how the shading helps the image look more 3D.

Something else I would recommend is drawing with ink instead of pencil. This takes A LOT of practice but it will help prepare you. Just like in a tattoo you can’t erase ink.

Best of luck.

June 30, 2011 at 3:11 am #106213

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If it makes you feel any better you can look at some of my work. I’m to ashamed to post pics of a lot of my ink, but there are a few in my introductory thread.

In order to save your sleeve though I would recommend going to the more reputable studios in your area. Talk to a artist with a decent reputation and see what can be done to fix the mess that’s already been done.

June 29, 2011 at 6:17 am #106131

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Dave Van;89743 wrote:

Sorry to break it to you, bro, but if you intend to be a successful artist, you’ve got a long way to go. It appears that those pics may be dark and blurry intentionally, as I do not see anything that you should be happy to post. The sketch of the fret board below the skin is too dark , lacks detail and the torn skin looks fake. I’m not trying to be a dick, just callin ’em as I see ’em. You’re gonna need a couple art classes if you want to be a serious contender. Sorry, man. Of course, that’s just one man’s opinion.

No offense taken. There’s a reason why I stopped doing my own tattoo’s lol. The tattoo’s are blurry and dark because of the lighting and the fact that they were taken with a camera phone. I’m happy to post them, not because I think they’re great work, but because they are mine and they’re… I guess baby steps lol. Beside all that we all have to start somewhere.

The fretboard needs to be dark as it is going to be a cover up tattoo (I do have a picture of the tattoo I’m getting covered, but I’d rather not show as it is WAY worse than what’s already been shown). I do agree with the skin tears though, they do look fake, but that’s all a matter of patience time, effort and practice.

I was actually taking art classes, but stopped because the collection of debt.

I do appreciate your honest,

June 29, 2011 at 3:58 am #106119

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Hey Dave. I only have a couple pictures of my ink.

This one I did myself a few years ago. It’s been colored in since then. For a DIY job it came out well. It could use a slight touch up, though.

This one is another DIY job. It’s my favorite tattoo so far. I thought about having it colored in but, I think I prefer the black scale shading.

This last image is the design for my next tattoo. It’s going to be a cover up of an earlier tattoo I did. Although I plan on taking it to a professional to get it done.

For the record i don’t do tattoo’s for other people, and have since stopped tattooing myself over a year ago. Decided it would be best to work on building my portfolio and getting my apprenticeship and license.

I’ll try and get some pictures of the rest of my work. A lot of it I did myself and needs to be touched up (the line work is straight but the shading is a little uneven). I plan to get my ink fixed professionally, or at least supervised by a pro when/if I get my apprenticeship.

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