kirstie gets her own back

well finally after all her pain kirstie managed to twist wullys arm in an almost literal sense and he got her name tattooed onto his right arm on the inside. it has to be said he was the best customer ive had yet as even when it hurt the most he didnt dance about like the boys from glasgow and he didnt twitch or wriggle. he sat perfectly still and let me get on with it.
i used an outlining needle for the outline and the colour on this one as it has a few very small corners and i didnt think it would fit the colouring needles in, maybe just me being over cautious but i think on the whole it turned out great.
he had typical scottish skin that raises up like a molehill everytime the needle even so much as looks at it but hopefully once it settles down it still look good and not need re done like his girlfriend always seem to do.
it only took me 50minutes including placing the transfer and hurray i only used fourteen pieces of kitchen roll this time as it was all i had in the house. so i must be getting better?????
no more booked up to now but david is moaning that he wants some more, i just wish he would pick stuff that isnt quite so naff haha hell kill me if he reads that.
see you next time xx

a rose is still a rose

this one was a bit of a worry i definately wasnt looking forward to it but it turned out quite well i think. poor kirstie she will be covered in them before she reaches 20, this one is on the back of her arm and is about three inches long and a couple of inches across so quite a big one considering.
the outline was done with 3's dad so dont worry i didnt favour the colour bar this time, the initials are w.g.n which are her grandads initials as it is a tribute to his memory.
i used hundreds of colours to try and give it some life, the leaves were done with green and then with green and yellow mixed on the needles to change the shade. the stem also has the green in it but with brown added on top to make it a little weather worn and realistic looking, (not sure if it worked but it does look ok so thats alright).
the petals of the rose were first done with a pink edge then red on the inside of each one in the hope of giving them some depth (quote unquote dad).
it looks a bit yucky on this photo as it isnt that clear she had just smothered it in savlon. however its quite beautiful and she and i are both very impressed with it.
(just for curiosity sake the "wully" she had done on her back has been reworked and thanks to the constant application of cream this time it looks great, photos will follow when i can pin her down long enough to get one).
also just to not this one took me 50minutes and i only used three quarters of a kitchen roll hahahahahahahahaha

this is it the right way up

come one come all

isnt it amazing that you sit and do nothing for weeks then one person makes the move to get a tattoo and hundreds of people decide hey thats a great idea ill get one too.

i did these last night, first one was a new customer for me though hes been a friend for a long time he liked the look of the swift david got off my dad and asked if it would be ok to get one on his hand too. no problems really its obviously different because i did it not my dad, it worked quite well and so far hes the best customer ive had, he didnt twitch or jump about or wriggle and the whole thing was done in less than four minutes which i was very chuffed at.

now he knows that im not going to kill him with my needles hes already talking about the next one he wants, however, money plays a big part and hes never got any either so it could be a while before i get another picture of his tattoos.

this one is my best work yet i think it just really seemed to work out. unfortunately my picasa photo thing malfunctionned so yet again you need to lean over to the left for it to be the right way up.

remember the girl who wanted her mans initials in her tattoo but hidden to the untrained eye? well this is it the initials youre looking for are D,J,X and S. when youre looking please remember that the flower is at the bottom of the tattoo ( ill post another photo of it the right way up later on so its not so hard to see)

this was on the girls leg from just below the knee to just above the ankle and im really pleased at how it worked, all done with a colour bar instead of an outline first then the colour it just seemed to be better that way. i even got brave and tried some highlighting on this one with yellow in the green leaves and white on the petals of the flower its hard to see really but i swear im telling the truth.

anyway ive another two booked in for tomorrow night a couple of returning customers looking for the kids names again so ill post them asap.

thanks for reading.

a two tat tattoo

sorry its been soooooooo long since i last wrote but with the credit crunch and peoples innate fear of pain business has been slow.
this was a little job that i made in to a huge one, simple enough design mum and dad the first week and then stars the second week with stardust too.
the first bit was easy as pie took me about two seconds to do but for some reason the stars seemed to create a huge problem for me.
half a kitchen roll and about half a tub of vaseline and i was still trying to get the bloomin thing right.
thankfully kirstie has the patience of a saint and we finished it in the small hours of the morning laughing at my complete lack of speed and efficiency.
oh well she has already planned the reworking of one that has been done previously for next week and another brand new one for near the elbow. so i cant be that bad really can i?


the next job for me is to make yet another order via ebay, my new favourite online tattoo stockists shop. though the bill has dramatically dropped thanks to my daddy and evil stepmother (just kidding bell!!), who sent me a huge parcel box with a stand for my ink pots a massive bag of ink pots and the much anticipated business cards dad designed for me. huge thanks to you both not only form me but from ellis as well who thouroughly enjoyed the bubblewrap included in the package.

hopefully it wont be too long before i get some more customers, someone has asked me to design them a tattoo with their other halfs initials in it, under the proviso that unless the letters are pointed out to you you shouldnt be able to see them. mmmmmmm you either want their name on you or you dont? make your bloomin mind up and stop giving me ludicrous requests that even the most aged tattooists would have trouble fulfilling.

anyway for now at least ill let you get back to your day catch you soon xxxx