"Koi"

Completed October 20th, 2013

Doing this drawing was fun, because I really enjoy just drawing things in pencil.  At first it was just a line drawing, and then later I filled in all the shading.  This piece took me about 4-5 hours in total.  Something I really struggle with is drawing scales, but I got a bit of practice drawing that snake a few weeks ago, so drawing the scales on this drawing wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be.  I also struggle with eyes sometimes, but his eyes in this piece turned out well.  I feel like there is a lot of pressure to get the eyes right, because the eyes capture the whole soul of the animal. If the eyes are off, the whole drawing is off. I think I did it justice.  I'm really happy with this drawing. 

"Snake With Tiger Lilies"

Completed on October 10th, 2013

Doing this piece was really fun.  First I sketched it with pencil.  I then used water color paint.  It was kind of tricky, because the water color paint covered up the pencil lines, which made it hard to ink afterwards because I couldn't see some of the lines.  I like how I painted the snake in a really loose style, but the ink is very tight and detailed.  The only thing I don't like about this piece is the snake's belly underneath the top right tiger lily. It doesn't really match up with how a snakes belly would actually be.

"Time Is An Illusion"

Completed on September 29th, 2013

This piece took me about 5 hours to complete.  It started with a pencil sketch, which I inked over afterwards.  I then colored it with pencil crayons.  I think the color on this piece worked out really well. I don't like the way the top of the stop watch turned out though, the two sides don't match.  The word "Time" is also not centred on the banner, which bugs me.

Salutations,

and welcome to my blog!

     I've wanted to be a Tattoo Artist ever since I was little.  I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil. I've always been fascinated with tattoos, it was probably my father who sparked this interest.  He has several tattoos, and is quite the artist himself.  The idea of becoming a Tattoo Artist was always in the back of my head, but it wasn't until last year when I went and watched my father get a tattoo, that I realized this was a career I wanted to pursue.

     I believe that tattoos are a way of expressing yourself. They can show different stages of your life, what you've been through, and what you believe in.  I also believe that tattoos are something that need to be well thought out, because they will be there forever. 

     On this blog, I will document my discoveries about myself and the Tattooing Industry.  I'm hoping to progress in my knowledge of getting into the industry and my knowledge of the industry itself. I'm also hoping to progress artistically. I'll be posting what I learn, from other people and myself.  I'll also be posting some of my art and be reflecting on it.  I'm also hoping to be posting pictures of my first tattoo within the next few months. :)