forgot about this one

i did this little butterfly on my walking canvas kirstie the other week although you cant really see it from the picture there is a light blue in the wings too.
it took about ten minutes to do the outline and then we stopped for a fag as she said it was the most painful thing ever in the world.
im quite pleased with it and it looks really cute, kind of on the side of her hip.

the top bit

well crikey mikey this took a long time. a tribute to her sister donna marie this tattoo must be the hardest three hours of both of our lives. from the top of the m.l. to the top of the wings this is about six inches square and it was quite a difficult piece.
mostly it was the colour that caused the problem it was either to thick or it wouldnt mix well and eventually it was just too much and sharleen decided to call it a day so it actually took two days.
i went through nearly a full kitchen roll with it and im suffering severe backache.
all worth it in the end though she loves it and its nearly finished just some flowers and birds to add to the bottom and then thats that.
then shes wantin koi fish i think god help me.

glasgow revisited

went up to glasgow to buy a bookcase and came home with no bookcase and two more tattoos under my belt, this one was for an old customer who decided while i was there he could get another one done its not quite finished because we ran out of time but hes booked a party on saturday which will give me the opportunity to shade in the scroll.
i know it looks a mess like i havent cleaned it or ive smudged it but this particular customer is not only the worlds worst fidget but hes a bleeder as well and the red in the scroll is blood not misplaced ink.
this one only took ten minutes and i think it will probably need redone because hes also a picker and i can well imagine half of it will be away by saturday.
this is another old customer if you look back she had logan written on her other wrist and this one is kacey for her daughter who was beginning to think her mum didnt love her as much as her brother. bless her it was so sweet she helped pick the colours and watched the whole time it was getting done.

the two of them only took about twenty minutes to do altogether so i was quite chuffed and the kitchen roll use was minimal so i was quite pleased with that because it really is starting to cost me a fortune. im tempted to take shares in plenty so i get it cheaper.


i also did ryans tattoo again it just need the outline going over again as when he first got it done he was jumpin about all over the place and the needle missed a few times leaving blank spaces here and there.

ickle kirstie finally got wully redone this was a shame as it was really sore for her particularly the w and the y. but i have to admit it does look a lot better now and she is definately more happy with it now.

kirsties next one is gonna be on her tummy floers on one side and butterflies on the other so i should be quite busy over the next couple of months xxxx

the vines just keep on growing

this is the next installment of the vine tattoo, above the initials of the boyfriend, sharleen decided it would be nice to include other people she loved in this tattoo, so above the boyfriend she decided to put her brothers' initials and something that was important to him, so a little less obscure this time but ML are the letters youre seeing. still with the vine and with the added feminine touches of hearts and flowers but with a row of five stars this time too, her brother supports the glasgow rangers as do half the population of scotland ( the other half are stinky celtic fans lol) and they have five stars for winning the the treble (charity cup, league cup and the scottish cup) five times. so the stars kind of represent his love for the team and football in general.

this particular tattoo caused me some amount of stress as we all knew it was going to hurt like hell, its not really clear how close to the back of the knee it is on the photos but it really was close and its quite tender there, sharleen has already advised me never to get a tattoo there ever no matter how pretty it might be, so it took me a little while to get into it because i didnt want to hurt her. though in the end i had a little chat with myself and got stuck in and i think it worked quite well.
i used the colour bar again instead of using the lining needles just to keep it the same as the original piece not because i chickened out.
i only used twenty sheets of kitchen roll which is really good as its the cheap crappy stuff that disintergrates at the slightest touch of water. and in total including placing the transfer and a fifteen minute fag break it took 45mins which might seem like quite a while but like i said it took me a little while to get into it.

her next one is a tribute to her sister which will include wings which im dreading, any advice feel free to leave a comment.
see ya later xxxx