abeukeveld

Probably my uncle in the late '90s. He had his scratcher friend practice on him and his whole back (at least that's all I can remember) was a giant wizard. Pointy hat, blue robe with yellow stars, shootin' lighting or something. Real '90s shit. I remember my sister asking him why he had all of his tattoos, and I remember him saying "Because I'm stupid". Always stuck with me for some reason.

Any tips for healing an elbow ditch? The tip of my eagle's wing is right in the ditch and its healing pretty rough. The scab keeps coming off and its bleeding a bit.

Excited to be going to the Hub City expo in Moncton NB latter this year. Hopefully Ill get to get something by Chris Anthon and Sailor Jerry Swallow, depending on who's actually going there haha. Fingers crossed that Stace The Water Street Phantom gets invited, really loving his stuff.

So its been 6 days sinse I got my forearm tattoo, and its about 2/3 finished healing. Allot of the flakes came off in the shower,daily washes and from putting clothes on, but the skin that is left underneath is milky, shiny, thin and most of all pretty sensitive. I was wondering if this is caused by the flakes coming off too early. or if this is normal? There are a few sports I know they came off too early as they have bled a little bit and are leaking ooz, but as for the rest of it it is just thin, shiny and sensitive to the touch. Is this normal? Ive healed tattoos before, but its been so long I forget what they looked like at this stage haha On the picture I posted, the main area of concerned about had all the flakes taken off, and its pretty soupy and tender. Any thoughts? Am I just being paranoid? (Heres a photo of what it should look like haha)

Here's my submission :) Done by Josh Peters at High Tides Tattoo in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Just got this beauty from Josh Peters at High Tides in Saint John, New Brunswick. So stoked! Im a little paranoid about the healing atm, like I am with every tattoo I get, but We'll see when its healed haha

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The problem with tracing photographs is that tracing never looks right. Your eyes do not see a drawing the same way you see a photograph, and in the end it will look off. That cuppie doll tracing looks off. If I didn't see the original photograph I wouldn't have known the pose it was supposed to be in. When you draw, you have to tweak things so that your eye sees things the way they should be seen. For example, you can trace out every single hair on someones head from a photograph, but in the end it will just look like a blob of lines. Hair has to be drawn out in order to look right on paper. Same goes for a skull. Allot of amateurs draw the teeth of skull with outlines around each tooth, (I'm talking for a realism drawing here) and although each tooth might in reality appear to have an outline, it still will not look right on paper. Contrary to popular belief, a photograph is not a perfect representation of the thing it is trying to capture. Spend the extra time and do it right. My $.02.

So I recently got a job at a coffee shop (Tim Hortons for all you Canadians out there) as a baker. Lots of lifting, water, sanitizer and possibly burning. I have an appointment for a large forearm eagle (wrist to elbow) in May, and I'm a bit worried about its healing. I know I'm going to have the first 5 days of the healing process off, since I have to travel for it, but for the rest of the time I'm going to be working. They told me I was aloud to wear any long sleeve, black shirt under my uniform to protect it and keep skin flakes out of the food, but I'm not sure what kind of shirt would be ideal. Any idea? I was thinking some sort of athletic underarmour shirt, sinse it would be light weight and breatable, but I have no idea.

As it is with any style or form of art, observation and repetition is key to success. Observe the work of others and compare it to your own. Try to pick up on the little tricks they do and attempt to imitate it. Draw and draw until what youre trying to draw looks the way you want it to. If you're struggling with actual drawing ability, with things such as form, shading, foreshortening, flow, etc, life drawing will help you tremendously. (Not photographs, observing actual things in real life) As for the drawings you've given, Id suggest paying attention to your fine details. Allot of it comes off as a bit sloppy. Pay attention to the space between your individual elements, the form and shape of your elements, pay attention to symmetry/asymmetry, and pay attention to cohesion. Your drawings don't have to be 100% mirrored, but if you draw two of the same types of leaves on the rose, or two wings on a bird, their elements should be fairly similar, with little variables that make them different. For example, the suction cups on your octopus tentacles are all over the place. Some have 10 horizontal rows of cups, and some have 4 rows. They don't have to be realistic, but they should be uniform to one another, if that makes sense.

Heres another sick one along with a painting I did a little while back.

A few of my favorites. None on me. First is by Gre Hale, second is by Nick Corbett and last is by Philip Yarnell.

Dude, that's so rad.

Got this tiger shark on my calve 3 weeks ago from a dude named Brad Dawe who owns Hell or High Water in Moncton, New Brunswick. Finally healed! But still a bit shiny.

Thanks, man! I appreciate it!

Maybe some lampreys attached to the shark? or other parasitic fish? Also, not all sharks are dull in colour. The saw shark is pretty green, and other reef sharks like the tiger shark have nice shades of yellowy-brown. The Mako also has a brilliant blue. A moray eel would also be badass. Just some things to think about haha

https://instagram.com/a_beukeveld/ Here is my instagramz. Flash paintings mostly.

Just made an appointment for May with Josh Peters in Saint John, New Brunswick to get a swooping eagle on my forearm! Stoked! Here's a chest eagle he just did.

Thank you for the warm welcome all!

Dialoguing with Josh Peters of High Tides in Saint John, NB about a traditional swooping forearm eagle! Stoked!

I'm with the others on this one. An image has such much significance and subtlety, and is much more personal, but just theirs names is more just stating the facts, if that makes sense. But eh, that's my opinion. For example. I have a tattoo dedicated to the city of Calgary and my time living there. Its a wild rose, Alberta's provincial flower. Has a little bit of symbolism to it, and hold allot of meaning personally. On the other hand, I could have just gotten the words "Calgary" on my hands, but there's not a whole lot to that. Its just "Calgary". Its stating a fact. There's no mystery or symbolism to it. I think a pure image dedicated to each of your kids would mean allot more to you in the long run if you found a significant image to represent them as.

These are some of my favorite, not on me or done by me, but other people Ive seen floating around. Don't remember who did them as they're just saved onto my hard drive, but the last toad is one of my favorite tattoos ever. Its so stupid and goofy looking, its perfect.

Lady head on my upper arm by Garret Egles in Calgary.

Hi! Been lurking for a while and thought I should make an account! Im a 19 year old flash painter from New Brunswick, Canada. Starting painting in this style about a year ago when I saw guys like James Mckenna do crazy stuff. I thought "This is EXACTLY what Im looking for in art making". Its colourful, creative, bold, dark, clean, permanent and sinister. Currently looking for an apprenticeship, in the mean time Im painting every day. Have 5 tattoos so far, hoping to get more very soon. Here's my instagram if you want to flip through that: https://instagram.com/a_beukeveld/ Thanks for looking!