The Eternal Chase

Here we have the line drawing and watercolor painting of this cat and mouse painting.  Originally intended to be more cyclic-looking in composition, constraints in dimensions of the paper forced me to alter it a little.  However, I think it was quite beneficial, because the pose of the cat is pretty neat.  I was inspired by the ink drawings of Horimouja and some sweet traditional tats.

Two Horses

Two different horses done as spitwash practice for my Apprenticeship at The Shaman's Den.

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STAY TRUE

So this, and the vulcan hand from the previous post, were painted as gifts for the christmas holidays.  They were so popular among friends and family, that I have drawn up a list of desired subject matter from various family members.  The story might have gone another way, but owing to monetary constraints, I resorted to the use of art.  Yay!  But I see this as a positive project, one that will help my hone my drawing and painting skills.  So.  Expect to see more of these pop up over the coming days.

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Bugs Bugs Bugs

Bugs! I've been working on a sheet of flash with an insect theme. She still has to be colored.

Iterations of a Homework

Aaaaaand Here are the previous homework iterations.  Started out with something traditional, and ended up completely biomech.  Hell yeah.  The third Didn't get inked in yet.  I kinda skipped that step and went right for the next one...

Homework

The text is German for "God knows not"

Shawn, my master, has been giving me homework assignments regularly now.  Each one, so far, has been about the use and reinvention of the same subject matter.  In this case, the subject was the inclusion of a Skull and Crossbones, two to three Roses, an All-Seeing Eye, and a Banner.  This is Iteration #5.  It is quite obviously a very biomechanical interpretation of the subject matter.  I will post the other iterations soon!

Womanface

Trying my hand at watercolor flashwork with a mysterious woman.  I don't like how the hair came out, but with practice, it will improve!

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)