It’s from a Black Crowes concert t-shirt I bought on the “3 Snakes and 1 Charm” tour in the mid 90’s. I always loved the image and had thought for a long time it would make an awesome tattoo.

I was suprised by how much I liked it when she finished the black shading. I prefer color work for myself, but I thought about having her stop at the black because it looked so good.

The sitting was almost exactly 4 hours, 2.5 of which were dedicated to the color portion. I’m not sure how that compares to other artists coloring times or techniques. I did count 14 different colored inks that she used in total…she did a great deal of blending. The same artist has done both of my pieces so far, and she mentioned to me with the first that she tends to like to shade each area with 3 different shades of color to bring out the best depth.

Morwin – thanks :D.