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That’s a great piece of advice from rob, but I agree that you should take a stab at it (no pun intended ;) ). Push yourself, take a break, come back to it later. You’ll almost always look at everything you’ve done and say “It needs this” or “I should’ve done that”. Maybe try something that gradually transitions from mechanical to organic.

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Nice work!

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@Spider wrote:

Start with clear contact paper to get the lines of what is already there exactly as it is, then use some opaque whitening sessions, 2-3 should do it. Once you have that start looking for or coming up with designs that would fit relatively well over the existing piece, use alot of purples, dark dark blues, blacks and dark greens maybe, even black and grey The contact paper is so that you get the design exact. When doing the whitening make sure to ONLY ink over the existing black and basically dig it in (not enough to scar).
I charge 125 per whitening session for small to mid size pieces and 200 for larger ones. The whitening will mute the blacks to a muddy greyish color making them easier to cover with either color or B/G. The KEY to cover up like this is imagination and contact paper. Seriously.
The thing about cover-ups is the challenge. It is a skill that few possess these days and fewer are willing to learn, the thing is that if all the tattoos we did were easy then everyone would be doing this sh**.

Spider, this is great information. I’ve seen whitening done, but wasn’t quite sure of the best way to go about it. You should repost this in its own topic, if you haven’t already, in the Design Ideas/Technique topic. Thank you!

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LMAO! You guys are too much :D But thank you all!

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That is AWESOME Len!!! Major congrats!!! :D So happy for you!

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@memmnock wrote:

I have a worse example Len :o

A boy from the next village contacted me on FB and asked me if i could repair his home tattoo done by someone he paid £20 for. It was a cover up of a home tattoo so there are 2 tattoo’s on his arm but how the hell do you start on this mess?

I wouldn’t know where to start and would NEVER attempt to repair this even if i was a pro :lol:

I think a session of laser surgery to lighten it then a coverup maybe could be attempted as its very dark!

As for that dishwasher cleaning that’s that bad its hilarious :lol:

:o …………..

OH… MY… GOD…

I…. but…. this is just……. :shock: Oh forget it. There are no words. Um… good luck? LOL

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Your linework is wonderful, your saturation is great, and your style is consistent. I don’t think I’ve found my “style” yet lol. And the good thing about the guitar is you can always convince them to let you throw some more in it after its healed ;)

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@Asfxe8 wrote:

I haven’t been on here for awhile now and this was the first topic I happened to read.Amazingly I have similar problems, I have a 5 year old who is also a high functioning autistic child and 2 other kids. I barely have time for myself and find myself dismissing his requests in frustration. While I am not in school,it is still hard to find time to work on my art and find myself wondering if it is a useless pursuit of a career. I find myself waking up at 4 am on my days off to hopefully work on my art which I believe is excellent practice for tattooing. Your not alone on this and I believe there are others as well who are struggling. Hope you are able to find a balance between everything. :)

Wow, just having one child is difficult enough, I don’t know how you do it with three! Autism is a huge challenge, but highly managable. I can tell you that I am grateful for all of the support and resources I get for him. And no, it is not a usless pursuit. It just takes a lot of time management, patience, and perseverance. Don’t ever be afraid to ask for help, or take a break. Getting burnt out is no good for anyone. Good luck with everything!

@Lennart82 wrote:

Hahaha people here are more concerned with your tattoo business, then your education :P

Haha! I know, right? It’s great :D

Ram, just you wait…. I’m aiming for “epic” on this one! Did I mention this is also getting color? ;) Now, if I can just get my damn studio finished lol.

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Well thanks guys :D

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Ok, now I’m going to be a bit harsh… but constructively :) STOP doing that. Don’t tell me that something sucks, FIX IT. No one wants to hear how bad it is… we want to hear what you started with, and what you did to improve it. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS think craftsmanship. I should not be able to see his skull running through his brow bone. Where is your light source coming from? Upper right? Then show me no less than THREE shades. I still feel like you’re rushing… getting frustrated and calling it “good enough”. Stop it. Spend 15-20 mins, take a break, come back to it. Make your lights lighter, and your darks darker. Try practicing by setting up your own still life, and draw what you see. I think we should sentence you to egg-practice with charcoal… what do you think Jess? ;)
Watch this…http://youtu.be/V3WmrWUEIJo
Then this…http://youtu.be/J8hww6u3-G8
And this…http://youtu.be/aMYfu-LNZhU
Oh, and I will have some stuff in the mail for you, hopefully today!

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Happy late birthday (since I haven’t been on in forever)!!! :D

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@Spider wrote:

Let’s just all move to a central location, open the largest shop in the world and ink it up!

If I won the powerball, this would totally happen ;)

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I don’t blame you Len. I usually tell people to avoid foot tattoos, as well as hands. They don’t last. But when they insist, I make it well known that not only is it going to fade quickly, it’s also going to hurt like a bitch… thus, typically requiring more than one sitting. At least that way I can play the “I told you so” card if they start whining about fixing it. I also make it absolutely clear that I am no “professional”, and obviously do not charge in such a way. So, as the “professionals” usually say… they get what they pay for.

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I think that drawing is worth a hell of a lot more than $30 (here it would probably go for no less than $200, depending on where you go). I would have drawn her a smiley face and pointed her towards one of those biker gang shops :D

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The guys pretty much covered it with the first two. The girl in the sailor hat is wonderfully done, but seems to have lost her emotion from the pencil to the pen. Instead of lining all of her facial features, only do some of them… especially the lips. The first drawing made her look as if her top teeth were showing, which I thought was very effective! Try lining only the inside of the mouth, and just the outer 2/3-3/4 of the eyes (maybe add a few tiny eyelashes?). And try not to extend the pupil all the way to the corner of the eye. You are making excellent progress with these!!! :D

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