[QuiQuaeQuod]

I will present a series of tattoo construction pics.

Below are the working pics. A link to the final healed work is here: http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=50776

Look at it done, and in process. Enjoy.

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Raw outline. Three hours under the needle to the dot.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Healed outline. Back when my legs were actually in shape.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Black and heavy shading.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Seam, reverse kanji.

3 hours on the seam.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Color!

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Trees!

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Trees from the front.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

At work.

Note the lime green color. It shows up a lot muddier in the skin.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Close up of Susanoo.

 

[il sogno]

Wow, nice ... you're one of them yakuzas.

 

[thinkcooper]

Ever check it out under UV light to see if it glows?

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Ever check it out under UV light to see if it glows?

No, but I know a guy that got fluro circles tattooed on his cheeks.

 

[thinkcooper]

No, but I know a guy that got fluro circles tattooed on his cheeks.

Does he use them to pull off some stupid bar trick? I would.

 

[Ridgetop]

Pretty nice. I couldn't sit there that long if my life depended on it. Pretty impressive patience.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Pretty impressive patience.

The artist was in jail a couple times, and once when I walked in he cancelled, right before 3 police cars drove up and they came in the back door of the shop. All long term goals require patience and adaptation.

 

[cmatcan]

The artist was in jail a couple times, and once when I walked in he cancelled, right before 3 police cars drove up and they came in the back door of the shop. All long term goals require patience and adaptation.

lol, there's gotta be an impressive story in there somewhere. anyways, awesome pics hoo! very detailed and clear, and they allow us to really grasp the whole process as it unfolds. great result, as well. love the contrast of the brighter colors vs. dark tones. really awesome stuff! exactly 2 weeks until i go under the needle, youve set the bar high for photo-posts but i'll try and get a couple good shots. thanks again!

 

[haiku d'etat]

this one's my fav. 3 hours? this guy is an artist. i would travel to you if you'd put me up over a weekend, for his attention. four or five hours a day. i sat nearly seven hours for my arm. same day.

::here's where you invite me to MI for a sitting with said artist::

link Teh J's to his site, yo.

 

[Alter Ego]

Covering a big part of your anatomy is such of big commitment..... at least for me. Although I've been tempted lately in getting two circles designs or stars on my front shoulders.

 

[QuiQuaeQuod]

Dude, that is just tracing the stencil. Still, he covered a lot of ground (28 Inches from top to bottom).

 

[cmatcan]

Covering a big part of your anatomy is such of big commitment..... at least for me. Although I've been tempted lately in getting two circles designs or stars on my front shoulders.

sweeeeeeet, and then you can join Good Charlotte!!