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.

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.

“Don’t worry I can fix that”

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…[Read more]

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…[Read more]

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…[Read more]

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…[Read more]