phosphoenix

Thanks! These are some older examples. The non-pinup girl pieces were made when I was starting out and are my versions of other artists work. Like I said, I unsuccessfully pursued tattooing, so I don’t have much understanding whether or not any of these designs would be practical as tattoos - they’re more or less just pieces created with Jerry’s style in mind. They are attempts though.

Not good with introductions, but I am a tattoo enthusiast who once attempted to pursue a career in tattooing. it didn’t really work out but I still enjoy creating flash though, in the traditional style. I prefer creating pinup girls, but, and I hope it’s not a big deal, I create digitally. Norman ‘Sailor Jerry’ Collins is my main influence, and I started by buying his books to study and emulate his style. I’ve come to the point where I’m bringing in more of my aesthetics to aspects of the classic style, hoping to stay true to the spirit of it, while working toward achieving something that’s also original. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m new to the world of tattooing and have been making flash for a couple of years, all American Traditional type stuff. I started with watercolors, but found creating digital more forgiving. I was inspired by Sailor Jerry, so what made my jump to digital easier was the understanding that he was into technology and probably would have embraced the tools and apps for creating digital art to an extent. I see a lot of painted flash, but rarely see anything made electronically. Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places? My question to the community is, is digitally-created flash generally frowned upon in the tattoo community? I mean, it serves the same function as traditional flash, so I don’t think that it should matter much. And also, in these days of custom tattoos, does flash still matter? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk