Nothing Is Written Here

I don't typically enjoy doing script but this was cute and the girl was very sweet. About an hour of work including stenciling and set up. It apparently says "nothing is written here"

and you die..

Four hours later- here it is finished and colored. The grey is old so it looks a little out of place.. Looking back on it I wish I could have retouched that but we were running behind as it was and he was squealing in pain.OK... maybe not squealing.. but definitely in pain.

sugar skulls everywhere

So I did about a million iterations of this before it was right. Easily 20 hours of conceptional work and playing with different sugar skull designs.. I'll dig them up and upload them later and you will see that I'm not exaggerating. But this is what the client picked and there it is on her ankle -about 2 hours of tattooing. To be colored (i think)

Navy dudes are pretty metal

Did a sweet navy tattoo. About 5 hours of work- 7 round needle and no time for shading because he had to go save the world. Super bummed I didn't get to finish it. He made the most metal remark to me when I asked how the pain was and he replied "not as bad as tear gas." yes, I bet not Mr.Navyman.