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sooncome [2022-07-04 10:00:59 +0000 UTC]
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Skelos In reply to dashaft10 [2014-09-12 01:38:22 +0000 UTC]
Cool thanks!!
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sacredcobra [2012-01-16 08:32:07 +0000 UTC]
beautiful piece, you right about the scales though they do need a little reworking but i would still love to add it to my tatt collection
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Ashmayne [2011-06-26 03:15:28 +0000 UTC]
Good job man!
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Skelos In reply to Ashmayne [2011-06-27 01:22:33 +0000 UTC]
THanks so much!
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StevenWorthey [2011-06-03 12:27:07 +0000 UTC]
A trick I've known a lot of tattoo artists use for problems like this is to shape it in a little clay. Make a tiny koi clay figure and draw the lines on it. That way it's easier to see the dimensions and shapes, directions, ect. Other than the scales, I love it. It's a fantastic concept with a fantastic follow through. Good job.
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StevenWorthey In reply to Skelos [2011-06-03 15:47:04 +0000 UTC]
I'd love to see the remake! Btw, did you actually tattoo that blue flower?
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Skelos In reply to StevenWorthey [2011-06-03 15:55:42 +0000 UTC]
I'll edit the deviation for sure if I can once I fix it up. I like the design too much to give up now! And yes I did it was the first tattoo I ever did on someone and it's a cover up which is why you can see some of the other tat along the edges lol
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StevenWorthey In reply to Skelos [2011-06-03 15:57:14 +0000 UTC]
Did you go through an apprenticeship or study on your own?
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Skelos In reply to StevenWorthey [2011-06-03 15:59:51 +0000 UTC]
I had an apprenticeship for a year but kinda got dicked around with it and so I haven't been apprenticing for another a year now, lol. Been working on updating the portfolio and and going to attempt to get back in the saddle again before giving up entirely. It was just very disrupting for me to have it all fall apart last time so I really don't want a repeat of history XD
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StevenWorthey In reply to Skelos [2011-06-03 16:04:41 +0000 UTC]
lol, that's exactly my story as well. Once my custom built Tim Orth Machines come in the mail (just a week now) I'll finally have every piece of equipment I need to start safely, correctly, and sanitary. Everything in my Dev-art is just my tattoo portfolio that I've been building for the last few months. Once I have an similar Tattoo portfolio I'll ask for a seat at a local shop here. If you every have any questions about tattooing that I might be able to answer, lemme know!
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Skelos In reply to StevenWorthey [2011-06-03 18:05:32 +0000 UTC]
I'll look into the books for sure, thanks. And thanks for noticing, I've been workin' real hard to get a grasp on the Japanese style and am noticing the progress. Hopefully you'll get to do some new ink and take pics to share soon enough then!
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JonasOlsenWoodcraft [2011-06-03 09:27:14 +0000 UTC]
im very impressed of this but i do understand why you aint happy with scales... im struggling with them too and i cant find a good way to draw scales when the body curves that much...
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Skelos In reply to JonasOlsenWoodcraft [2011-06-03 13:23:41 +0000 UTC]
I know scales are a funny thing. When I mapped them out they looked fantastic but somehow I screwed it up during the gel pen process XD Damn no erasers!! Thanks though!
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