017| first pay!

Date: June 8, 2009

Tattoo: Original broken heart and script

Location: left chest, shoulder

Needle: 5RL | 13M

My first paid tattoo.

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015| wip

Date: June 7, 2009

Tattoo: 100 dollar bills coming out of skin was designed by the client's friend. But I re-drew it. I drew the script myself: 'Cash Me Out'

Location: left arm

Needle: 5RL | 7M | 11M

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013

Date: June 5, 2009

Tattoo: Original lizard tribal

Location: left shoulder, back

Needle: 5RL | 7M

Reflection: I want to fill in the spots better once it heals.

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011-012| first color

012
needle: 5RL | 13M

location: right arm
tattoo: knife and ribbon through skull (my design, based off very simple patch brought in by client)

011
needle: 3RL | 5RL | 7M

location: along right arm
tattoo: Gayle, Katherine | True Royalty | 2 Roses (my design)

Date: June 3, 2009

Reflection:
011 | Experimented with shading the leaves in. I look forward to seeing it healed; then I'll really see if it worked or not. Messed up the Katherine, hope to go back at later to fix.
012 | My first time with color, and I experimented successfully I think. I mixed the red with just a touch of light grey wash for the outline. But, I didn't use his skin as the highlights till I went up from the last ribbon (which is the last one is the only fully colored one. I like how the skin created the highlights, and how the mixed read provided a nice outline for the ribbon.
Overall | Still getting accustomed to doing line work and shading.

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010

Date: June 02, 2009

Tattoo: Ghost stealing money [designed by me].

Needles: 5RL | 7M

Reflection: I think I'll go back and add faint outline for the dollar bills in the background (the blurry lineless things floating about.

Other than that...it was mighty fun. Just continuing to look for my grove. I now see how much better it is to just shade the details in, rather then linework (Which is largely why I think the bird of 009 looks a bit off. Too much line work). I've always hated that, and preferred the seamless look I've noticed in my favorite tattoo artists.

Might start charging a week from today. I would prefer to remain free for at LEAST another week after this week. But...I need money urgently. Have $300 in bills a month (phone, student loans, credit card (I refuse to have more than 1).), and I can barely feed myself a month.

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009

Date: May 29, 2009

Tattoo: Hawk, designed by me

Needles: 5RL | 13M

I think it could've been better. But it gave me another chance to familiarize myself with shading. And with tattoo placement, weird angles...

I learned that the neck/collar bone area doesn't take too well to ink. Had to go over the lines.

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tattoo| 007

Date: May 27, 2009

Tattoo: Ghost Hand Mascot (Same as tattoo| 003)

Location: Left upper arm

Self Review: Fun to practice shading again, Look forward to next time. Looking for the right technique to use.

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tattoo| 004-006

tattoo| 006

Needle: 5RL

Location: Left ankle partial wrap
Tattoo: CRIP

tattoo| 005

Needle: 5RL

Location: right chest
Tattoo: Sandra , his mother's name

tattoo| 004
Needle: 3RL

Location: Left ring finger| hand | wrist
Tattoo: $ | LaSalle | XC

Date: May 26, 2009

Self Review: Still messy here and there, but not s many slips in tattoo| 002 I think. Need to get accustomed to working in awkward access points. Or learn how to make said points LESS awkward.

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All tattoo's done on the same day will be posted together in the same post. I think that'll be more organized. All feedback welcome of course!

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