Chesty

Anchor Lady

Another drawing finished.  First design to incorporate anchors!  I've been browsing through a lot of tattoo-specific image-collecting websites and taking note of the recurring themes, on the assumption that these will be primary subjects when I (hopefully) am tattooing with a machine myself.  As far as self-criticism goes, I feel like the lady's anatomy is pretty wonky, and the anchor could have had stronger symmetry.  But on the plus side, my line-work is improving in confidence, and my designs are more consistently complex.
     My friend Dustin also pointed me to the works of Sean Morgan, of Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, NY.  Though he is still apprenticing there, his body of work is quite strong, and I'm totally digging some of his layered wavy skull-things.  Totally cool.  Gonna have to try some of that soon.

Scarab Body Arts (tattoo)

A little Backblog

a Bodhisattva of Ignorance

Random group of sketches

Colorized!

Plain outline

Greetings!  This is my blog.  I first had grand aspirations of making some kind of ultra-fancy super blog that would devour all other blogs in its wake.  But, I decided that more humble route would be simpler to manage, and also less costly-- especially when you're not paying to feed the captive Computer Science majors in your bedroom.  So, what I have here is basically my "corner" to shove shit (great shit) onto the internet, starting with this pretty post.  The subject of this and its subsequent posts are mostly gonna be ART.  A place where I can let it loose on the interwebs and splay out my thoughts and reasonings.  This place will also serve as a sort of diary as I try to achieve my goal of being a Tattooer.  I've only been pursuing this dream for a couple of weeks now, hanging out with tattooers and peircers at a fantastic shop called "The Shaman's Den."  There, I'm learning as much information as I can without them offering an apprenticeship, and generally chilling the hell out.
Which brings me 'round to the images.  These happen to be the latest drawings completed, designed specifically with the tattooist's aesthetic in mind.  I'm excited to watch my own tattooing aesthetic unfold as I learn more about the trade and pour more of myself into it, and I hope you (YES YOU) will like it, too.