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[oboogie]

A snail with no shell?

[Hollie]

On 10/26/2020 at 7:55 AM, Neil Sunderland said:

Hi  not sure if I'm hijacking a thread here ,newbie.

Can anyone tell me the meaning of this tattoo .

Very unusual. Thanks

Kinda looks like a bad violin with no strings... or a bow?.... 

[Lleida]

It's a squid, surely?

[oboogie]

4 hours ago, Lleida said:

It's a squid, surely?

Doesn't look like any squid I've ever seen. 

[Lleida]

Or perhaps a cuttlefish 🙂

[Boiled Dove]

We did finally finish the bat: 

[Lleida]

The bat is incredible. Bravo! I love the stylisation.

[Anxioussoup]

Just had my first session on my back piece 😍 covering up a couple little sticker tattoos while we’re at it. I’m in love. Work is being done by Travis Hulshizer at the green gazelle is KC MO. I can’t say enough good things about him. Turkey vultures are my favorite bird and I’ve been dreaming of a large scale piece with one in it. I told him the vaguest of ideas and he delivered this. I’m SO excited. Also holy shit the back hurts 

[Dan]

11 hours ago, Anxioussoup said:

Just had my first session on my back piece 😍 covering up a couple little sticker tattoos while we’re at it. I’m in love. Work is being done by Travis Hulshizer at the green gazelle is KC MO. I can’t say enough good things about him. Turkey vultures are my favorite bird and I’ve been dreaming of a large scale piece with one in it. I told him the vaguest of ideas and he delivered this. I’m SO excited. Also holy shit the back hurts 

 

lookni' good IMO

[SStu]

Yep - looks like he's doing really well. 

Your back will feel better later 😄

[pidjones]

On the way home from town yesterday, we passed about 12 turkey buzzards enjoying a lunch next to the highway. They were not practicing social distancing. But, immediately thought of Anxious. That piece is going to be fantastic.

[Peedib89]

Have a consult tomorrow my next one. Have a couple ideas and style that I would like to go with. Im thinking the comic book style illustrating here. Want to combine a few idea but we will see what the artist says tomorrow

[Anxioussoup]

Just thought I’d share some progress on my turkey vulture back piece. Around 12 hours in and it’s coming together! This piece has really tested me mentally and physically. I just got out of Covid quarantine and my body was not at all prepared to handle a tattoo. This last 4.5 hour session was brutal. I feel like such a little baby but this back piece has been deeply painful! I love being tattooed but getting them... do not enjoy 

[Queen Rocks]

Your turkey vulture looks sweet. Thanks for the update.

[s_y]

On 11/18/2020 at 3:19 AM, Anxioussoup said:

 Also holy shit the back hurts 

 

I also had my first session on my back, and yes, it did hurt! I knew to expect pain and it fully delivered. Worse than chest or stomach. 

Design and work by @ilejarvinen

 

[onlyme]

On 1/22/2021 at 2:28 AM, s_y said:

I also had my first session on my back, and yes, it did hurt! I knew to expect pain and it fully delivered. Worse than chest or stomach. 

Design and work by @ilejarvinen

 

Hi, @s_y: so are you going to keep it as is, or planning to add color, maybe?

[s_y]

1 minute ago, onlyme said:

Hi, @s_y: so are you going to keep it as is, or planning to add color, maybe?

Yes, shading and color coming, planning to get this finished by summer, if the sh*tstorm we are in allows. But we'll see, things are not looking very bright now.

[onlyme]

2 minutes ago, s_y said:

Yes, shading and color coming, planning to get this finished by summer, if the sh*tstorm we are in allows. But we'll see, things are not looking very bright now.

@s_y I know what you mean about the restrictions; but on the subject of simple black line work, it can be very effective on its own, and indeed there is classic simplicity about it also, and is often used for tribal patterns and text designs, with quotes, ref.s from the Bible, etc.

So I was wondering if in fact "as is" was what you were aiming at...

Of course, shading and color does transform the design, naturally.

 

[Hollie]

On 1/3/2021 at 11:59 AM, Anxioussoup said:

Just thought I’d share some progress on my turkey vulture back piece. Around 12 hours in and it’s coming together! This piece has really tested me mentally and physically. I just got out of Covid quarantine and my body was not at all prepared to handle a tattoo. This last 4.5 hour session was brutal. I feel like such a little baby but this back piece has been deeply painful! I love being tattooed but getting them... do not enjoy 

Have you had anymore sessions? Been following your progress and can’t wait to see it finished! 

[Amit Levy]

I haven't been active on the forum for a while, but told myself this will be a proper come back, hope you guys like it!

https://youtu.be/ZcBTYoz1E58
Time Lapse video of a full color back piece by Dasha Chehamova I got done over 9 full days in just 18 days total (4 days in a row, 9 days break and another 5 days in a row).
Will appreciate your guys thoughts about it!

[oboogie]

If you like it, that's all that matters. 🙂

[FXRrich]

Chris Ademek had a cancellation and I was able to get in with him just 2 weeks after emailing him which I was super stoked on. Unfortunately this snow storm rolled in and I had a 75 mile drive home so we didn’t get to finish the piece. It’s a portrait of my grandmothers wedding photo from the 50s. She passed away last year and oddly enough the cancellation happened to be her birthday. I’ll wait to post a progress pic when my skin isn’t so angry. But here is the reference 

[SStu]

12 hours ago, FXRrich said:

 . . . and oddly enough the cancellation happened to be her birthday.

 

There are no coincidences. 😉

[oboogie]

17 hours ago, FXRrich said:

Chris Ademek had a cancellation and I was able to get in with him just 2 weeks after emailing him which I was super stoked on. Unfortunately this snow storm rolled in and I had a 75 mile drive home so we didn’t get to finish the piece. It’s a portrait of my grandmothers wedding photo from the 50s. She passed away last year and oddly enough the cancellation happened to be her birthday. I’ll wait to post a progress pic when my skin isn’t so angry. But here is the reference 

That's wild!

How beautiful! Looking forward to seeing the tattoo.

[oboogie]

Getting my left sleeved touched up next week and getting another fun little tattoo ... just gotta find a good spot for it.