Post your work!!!! - Page 326

Lonnie · #**3251** 07-02-2011, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DrayBono

remember though, being able to draw portraits doesn't translate into instantaneous ability to tattoo portraits. master the fundamentals of basic tattooing first.

MASTERHOFF: you need a lot of work on those fundamentals. anybody else have advice for him and maybe put it a little nicer than i would???

Yeah I agree 100%. You need a strong foundation to be able to get artsy and make it last. (A certain female artist wife of revolutionary tattooer comes to mind)

Regarding Masterhoff, you said it pretty politely. Lack of structure going on there.

thedeathmachine · #**3252** 07-02-2011, 07:42 PM

And of course I've sacrificed my legs to learning how to do clean consistent lines

masterhoff · #**3253** 07-04-2011, 12:13 PM

I hate the bottom of the bottom chain link, but otherwise i'm almost happy with the line work... I come from a history of no line work or minimal line work at best... So I'm trying to get back to the basics and do more outlining...

I'm definitely hoping to get some technical advise and constructive criticism, by posting my work here.

here's another one I did yesterday, first session of a larger piece...

http://masterhoff.deviantart.com/

Lonnie · #**3254** 07-04-2011, 07:04 PM

You need to really focus on the consistency of your linework then. That top tattoo with the anchor is all over the place. The banner has way too many differing line weights for one banner. The bottom tattoo is pretty random as well. I am not one of those strictly for priority line weight type of guys either. This stuff really is all over the place though. And there's a chunk of banner missing on the top of that first one. Lose the stencil there?

What are you using to line with concerning needle groupings? Are you building up the fat lines or are you laying too much angle on them? Did you make some mistakes and try to hide them with bolder lines? I'm just wondering why you chose to make the bold lines where you did.

Not beating up on you Masterhoff. Just trying to force a little objectivity into your thought process with lining.

masterhoff · #**3255** 07-04-2011, 11:06 PM

Lonnie: I appreciate it! I'm def interested in objectivity in lining... I use a variety 5's 9's 11's and 14's I use 5mostly for lining, I have some 3's but I never use them their way too small...

I have a background in computer graphics and painting, In my personal artwork I use very minimal outlining... so I never really used much outlining in tattooing... This is my 5th year tattooing, I am realizing the importance of Lining in tattooing and am taking it back a notch, and trying to master the techniques...

So as to the Line weight, yeah I tried sculpting out and emboldening them, In one spot along the bottom of the anchor she moved up and down, and I had a squigle, and cried about it for a min, and tried to smooth it out and am not happy with it at all.

the missing section of the banner, she wants alot more work around it, and just didn't want to rule out that part yet.

DrayBono · #**3256** 07-06-2011, 01:36 PM

50% of your issues can be eliminated during the drawing and design phase. use reference to draw those things you aren't intimately familiar with. use GOOD reference and make sure its all consistent with everything else. poorly put together patch work looks like dog s&!t, so if you must...make sure it looks seamless, which brings me to...HAVE A COMPLETE PLAN before you start tattooing. not only are these gaps and mysterious floating banners embarrassing for your client but they seriously handicap what you can do later since you've painted yourself into a corner. get all of this worked out in your sketches, revisions and drawings BEFORE your client sits in the chair.

most of your technical issues can be addressed by just SLOWING DOWN. your shading in particular i think you only go by the sound of your machine, everything is done in a 'bizz, bizz, brrrrrrrrrrr' cadence and obviously it isn't working. your line work is all over the place. you said you tried to sculpt them out but none of the evidently sculpted lines make any aesthetic sense.

draw. draw your ass off. when you're at the shop and you're not drawing or tattooing you should feel like s&!t because you're not being productive. keep it small, simple and perfect and build on that. your detailed, convoluted, haphazard 'just for fun' drawings are only reinforcing those bad habits we're trying to eliminate, especially when you aren't even trying to apply these new fundamentals to them

ShadowFax · #**3257** 07-17-2011, 02:50 AM

fifth tattoo of the day, quite fatigued, did not eat one thing until closing shop.

meh.

masterhoff · #**3258** 07-21-2011, 11:11 AM

Please tell me what u think... I'm very interested in any or all comments and or constructive criticism

here's a Zombie Jesus... session 1

here's the finished product...

Thanks everyone!

jerseyjaywymbs · #**3259** 07-21-2011, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowFax

fifth tattoo of the day, quite fatigued, did not eat one thing until closing shop.

meh.

line work looks shakey and it is definetly not centered with the knot

masterhoff · #**3260** 07-21-2011, 06:25 PM

Here's my first Sailor Jerry Tattoo...
a couple things I'm not happy with, like the blue in the blade it too big, and the green in the handle is inconstant as f@#k