cheers for the nice words.

scrubmuncher ur obviously a bit of a keyboard warrior. no hard feelings.

the drawing of kurt is ruined by the fact that its been scanned in as my scanner shows up every pencil line.
in the flesh the shading is a lot darker.

ive been posting pictures. isnt that what this section is for??

cheers for that.

another one from last night. sat up all night doin this so i hope somebody likes it.

tell me what u think!

another one from last night. sat up all night doin this so i hope somebody likes it.

tell me what u think!

the man has a point. get books magazines etc and just trace if its for practise flash

just out of curiosity how many machines does a accomplished tattoo artist like yourself use?
and i mean like use on a day to dy basis not how many u have. like do you have one set up for shading and one set up for lining? or do u use the same for both? just wondered lol

ok so ive re-worked the skull, i personally think it looks miles better with a lot more shading but it could still do with a bit more.

had another little pop at new skool with this ring pop (ecxuse the pun)

also been sketching this for my girlfriend.
as you can read its the word delicate which is a song by damian rice who she is a big fan of…[Read more]

ok so ive re-worked the skull, i personally think it looks miles better with a lot more shading but it could still do with a bit more.

had another little pop at new skool with this ring pop (ecxuse the pun)

also been sketching this for my girlfriend.
as you can read its the word delicate which is a song by damian rice who she is a big fan of…[Read more]

cheers man its good to hear. i need to get it drawn up now 🙂

what about a koi with a dragons head symbolising the up hill struggle then making the change into a stronger being.

im not 100% but in japanese culture/folklaw they say if a koi fish swam to the top of a waterfall it would turn into a dragon.
somebody correct me if i am in acurate as this is just what ive read.

congratulations for all youve been…[Read more]

move the horse shoe ever so slightly thus making it a different image 😉

brandon boyd of incubus has ome stunning tattoos.

viewable here: http://www.incubus-online-view.com/iframe/artwork3.php

i agree its more for people who dont care much for tattoos haha

hey welcome to the forum. havent been here long myself haha. my cousin lives in sc.

id advise u dont ask too many questions about the techniques or learning the art as they have a professionals only policy in regards to talking about actually tattooing. and theres a pro section that u cant get in unless ur prove all ur legal papers etc. blah…[Read more]

every one looks fuckin sweet, them skulls are bang on.
compared to the new skool piece on ur calf whats the pain like over the ribs?
just im planning a large new skool waterf fall with some jungle book caracters in 🙂

i had my first tattoo when i was 16 on my leg and had the numbing cream it was ametop that was used. hardly painful and 3 years later the colour is still bright and i had no reaction to it.

my second tattoo was done by a friend of a friend who has a home studio. (stupid of me a know) this tattoo is on my spine at the top of my back i had numbing…[Read more]

thanks for the nice words 🙂
i understand where your coming from about the crown looking back i shouldnt of coloured it in markers haha. ill take that on board when i draw some more 🙂

the swallow was done from looking at another image as i was just browsing google images and thought id try draw it. lol

glad u like the lotus with cherry blossom,…[Read more]

cheers for the advise.
could you elabourate on what u mean about tattoo artists not being able to sketch?!

also these arent the images i will be taking im just getting a feel for it and trying to imrove my drawing skills.

absolutly awesome mate. bet ur over the moon 🙂

personally id say go reds/oranges for accent shading. think greens are to common.