Charles came to me wanting that very googleable back piece, of a angel wing and a devil wing. I challenged him to tell me what he liked about the symbolism and then asked him if we could do something orginal. As with all my open minded clients he got waaay more than he could have hoped for . And I get to do a piece I and really going to enjoy!
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Session 2 -(4 hours total so far)
Session 1 -
1 hour just to get the lines in and figure out what to add on. Looks like we’ll be adding an African Antilope. This is gonna be a fun piece.
296 – Im soo very siked about this sleeve. Check out the drawing here.
Session 5 – FINISHED in 9 hours total
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Session 3 (2 hours. 5 hours total)
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Session1 (2hours. 2 hours total)
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Shaded with the Gen 7 (11 mag and 15 mag)
It doesn’t always work out that clients want what I draw for them. I usually hit the mark but sometimes people don’t know what they want til they see what the don’t want. Part of the buisness I suppose.
Inspired by one of my other pieces, my Client, decided against the tattoo in the previous post. (Thankfully I already have a bite on it and looks like another client may pick it up!)
So I drew this one up for her. Hopefully we can get started on it tomorrow.
TO MY BLACK AND BROWN SKIN PEOPLE
WHAT NOT TO DO.
I’m noticing the really terrible tattoos on a lot of my brown skinned fb buddies. You know I love you so, Id like to give you a couple words of FRIENDLY advice.
1. Dont assume that because someone works in a shop they can tattoo. When I worked on hollywood blvd they didnt even look at my book before highering me. Some of the worst tattoos in Los Angeles come out of the blvd and venice beach. Be careful!
2. Look at your artists book. If they dont have the style of work you are interested in, try one of the other artists. Its okay to be picky. Some artists are better at lettering others are better at portraits. Be careful!
3. Can your artist draw? Ask to see some of there drawings. If you are getting something custom you should KNOW they can draw.
4. Look online. Try educate yourself on what good tattoos look like. Your favorite sports heros and rappers are NOT good examples. Repeat they are NOT good examples.
5. If you are dark skin and the artists suggest bright green or blue, RUN!
6. Look around the shop is it clean? If there are no bags on the cords coming from the machines, plastic wrap on the power supplies and tables. RUN! Hepatitis anyone?
7. If your artist tries wipes a deodorant stick directly on you to apply the stencil STOP him or her and RUN. That same stick was touching someone else’s body before yours. Hepatitis anyone?
8. Are there children sitting on the floor near where tattoos are being performed? RUN! Would you let your child sit on the floor while you were being operated on? the Cleanest tattoo shop is dirtier.
9. Does the shop offer 20 dollar name tattoos? Its a safe bet that you will end up paying 200 dollars to have it cover up.
10. Does your shop or tattooer advertise on Craigslist? See number 8.
11. The swap meet is NOT a place to get tattooed.
12. For Gods sake dont haggle and please tip. You WANT your Tattooer to be happy. The standard 20 percent is fine.
13. You get what you pay for. Quality tattoos aren’t cheap . Invest in yourself. Would you rather have one really great tattoo or 5 shitty ones?
This is not in any way an advertisement to come to me. There are a lot of really amazing artists in LA, NY and just about ever City. A tattoo shop should be clean and free of drugs. The artists should be respectful of you and the art they are doing. Do a little research. If all your friends look like little wayne, ask out side of your immediate calling circle.
Black and Brown people CAN have beautiful tattoos.
First session was only one hour of line work.
stay tuned…
