danny Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 yeah im going to have a good look at her stuff when i go in. I need to have a good talk to a few people before i decide i think. Some tattoos are doomed frm the start due to what people want.
nightwolf Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 yeah im going to have a good look at her stuff when i go in. I need to have a good talk to a few people before i decide i think. Some tattoos are doomed frm the start due to what people want. True, but then a good tattooist won't due a piece of work until both sides are happy with it. I would agree to have a mooch, she's surprisingly quite good on some of her pieces, like her anime ones. But fails on animals and female faces.
danny Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 i went to see that woman the other day but she wasnt in. And its about an hour away so i wont b going back in that much of a rush. But i did get to have a look at some more of her work. At the moment i think she is winning in terms of who is doing it. The other artist i spoke to said she would be really intrested in doing the sort of tattoo i want. He also showed me a pin up she did at the tattoo freeze convention and won best of show Also going to put this up as i really like this too. Its a shit photoas its just a screen dump from youtube
Paj! Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Is the fucked up proportion intentional? Makes the first one looks weird, and the bottom one has an inflated left boob. The shading on the top one is nice, but the massive head/shrivelled arm just ruins it.
Raining_again Posted January 30, 2010 Author Posted January 30, 2010 the design is wrapping around his arm... thats why some of it looks odd, when its probably not.
Paj! Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 I don't believe for a second the lower one has correctly sized boobs if you look from a certain angle. It's just wrong. The top one is dubious too, but I can't with confidence say it's not just the angle.
Raining_again Posted January 30, 2010 Author Posted January 30, 2010 I don't believe for a second the lower one has correctly sized boobs if you look from a certain angle. It's just wrong. The top one is dubious too, but I can't with confidence say it's not just the angle. a picture doesn't look the same when its on a flat object as opposed to a round arm shape....
Paj! Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 I know, I do art. And so I know that the second one makes no fucking sense. It's effectively straight on, you can tell there's distortion here and there (the head obviously). That left (her left) boob, if it was curving around, would be smaller than the boob beside it, but it's not. It's huge compared, indicating it's part of the design. Hmm. Hang on, if you turn your head a little, it kinda makes sense, more sense at least. It's still definitely the picture that's wonky, but it's at a strange angle (nothing to do with the arm), and if you turn your head it works better etc. So not as bad I though.
Ellmeister Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 I know, I do art. And so I know that the second one makes no fucking sense. It's effectively straight on, you can tell there's distortion here and there (the head obviously). That left (her left) boob, if it was curving around, would be smaller than the boob beside it, but it's not. It's huge compared, indicating it's part of the design. Hmm. Hang on, if you turn your head a little, it kinda makes sense, more sense at least. It's still definitely the picture that's wonky, but it's at a strange angle (nothing to do with the arm), and if you turn your head it works better etc. So not as bad I though. Self-confirmed. Paj is making a stupid comment and rectifying his temporary idiocy in the same post.
Paj! Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 I just saw more of a mistake than is actually there. Technically it is still wonky, just not as bad as I thought :p.
Ellmeister Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 Maybe Danny could link the youtube video and we could all see what its like when moving!
nightwolf Posted January 31, 2010 Posted January 31, 2010 Miami ink doesn't produce outstanding work and I find it appalling that people think otherwise, the artists are good, but they aren't the best of the best as watchers percieve. The only one above good is kat von d, but then again, there is artist like bez etc who are better.
danny Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 No one was saying throutstanding just that i liked that one tattoo as its something simaler to what i want.
Oxigen_Waste Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 The only one above good is kat von d, but then again, there is artist like bez etc who are better. Chris Garver?
nightwolf Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 No one was saying throutstanding just that i liked that one tattoo as its something simaler to what i want. I wasn't picking on anybody in particular with that comment. Oxyigen_waste: 90% of his work is really nice, but there's quite a few pieces I wouldn't say were brilliant.
Paj! Posted May 24, 2010 Posted May 24, 2010 So I want a tatoo. And after ages of saying most "picture" tattoos look awful (they do mostly to me), I want a "picture" tattoo. I want a comic character, as they mean a lot to me. Not just some shitty Spider-Man or Wolverine in a crap pose...I think I want something X-Men-related, preferrably from New X-Men, since Frank Quitely artwork is my favourite thing. I'm just worried it wouldn't translate very well; Is his linework too thin to directly translate well to a tattoo? I get the impress lines have to be pretty thick. (asking those in the know)
Raining_again Posted May 25, 2010 Author Posted May 25, 2010 The first picture would work well (althought admittedly the lines would probably be thicker - line work is limited in detail, delicate lines aren't possible) Designs that have "a lot going on" in a small space won't work. (2nd and 3rd images) but if you go to a tattooist they may be able to advise/draw up a design for you
Ashley Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Echoing RA's advice, just show a trusted tattooist (ask around) a few pictures and give them some ideas and they'll draw up a design. I'd just advise doing it before you move to uni. Tattooists in London will either be really overpriced but good or (still somewhat expensive and) crap. Not that I have any but going on my friend's advice. She still travels the 150ish miles up from there to get tattoos done in our uni town because she knows and trusts the tattooist and it still works out cheaper.
Raining_again Posted May 25, 2010 Author Posted May 25, 2010 Echoing RA's advice, just show a trusted tattooist (ask around) a few pictures and give them some ideas and they'll draw up a design. I'd just advise doing it before you move to uni. Tattooists in London will either be really overpriced but good or (still somewhat expensive and) crap. Not that I have any but going on my friend's advice. She still travels the 150ish miles up from there to get tattoos done in our uni town because she knows and trusts the tattooist and it still works out cheaper. that and students basically NEVER have money =P
Paj! Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Ah good advice all around. R_A those images were just random images by the artist from his X-Men issues..I actually have an idea of what I want but couldn't find the images on Google. I'll edit in a photo from the issue itself, it's kinda rectangular panels that suggest each character, and much less detail is required overall.
Ashley Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 that and students basically NEVER have money =P Students always have money for fun things :p
Paj! Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Here are those "panels" I mentioned; I'd be concerned about the things like the thin flecks of shadow around Emma Frost's lips and stuff.
nightwolf Posted May 26, 2010 Posted May 26, 2010 If you found yourself a good artist who specialises in people/animals then it wouldn't be an issue, then it would matter on how big you'd want it and how that would reflect on whether it'd work as perfectly as you want. The tattooists in England aren't that well known for portraits, I don't think on the top of my head I can think of somebody amazing who'd be able to do it, but I'll have a think!
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