It’s his last name…

Yeah, I’ll post it as soon as I get it done…

You know, I agree with KnightHawk, not the tattoo I would’ve chosen at 16…the funny thing is that in Hawaii, it’s part of the culture, like a right of passage, where teens start getting polynesian sleeves around that age. I think since tattoos have hit the mainstream, the youth are turning it into a fad, but if you were to walk around the high…[Read more]

Took three sessions about 2 hours or so each…

Mags are good for shading, and filling, and covers more ground than round shaders. You’ll get more of an even gradient when shading with a mag when you “whip”. I don’t recommend using circular motions when trying to get a nice gradient from dark to light cause you tend to leave what some may call “chew marks”. When trying to get a nice gradient…[Read more]

Banners are great, but if you are deciding on going that route, I would try to leave the design open so that you could add to it later…unfortunately, your design may look incomplete…if done right you could probably use some background shading to fade out the banner that way if you want to add later, you could use the shading to fade another…[Read more]

I’ve got a friend who put wings on his back, regular style, but using more broad feathers from upper to lower back…looks great to me, and it didn’t look feminine at all…he trains Jiu Jitsu and MMA with me, and no one else saw it as feminine…maybe they just didn’t want to be F’d up…LOL!

I put the Jiu Jitsu triangle on my arm…lots of guys have done the same, or put school logos…I’ve seen some sick designs with the triangle using flames, or even silhouettes of fighters. I even heard of an idea tattooing the cage like a sleeve…hope that helps.

When I’m not inking, I’m either training MMA, Jiu Jitsu, or bodyboarding…oh and working 🙂

I want to add, but in the end, it’s up to my client…he may let me do more later.

Got some older pics on my myspace…it’s kinda hard out in Hawaii…everyone wants poly tribals, so it’s hard to get into other mediums, I personally love Asian work, and anything out of the norm…like the centipede I made for a friend that I posted…

I like it…I would suggest putting a thicker line on just the outline of the vines though (bottom pic), it would pop a little more. Good work though.:)