A #01: Tribal on Orange 1/30

As opposed to the apple, this was a much rougher surface. However, it allows the design to stay in better! All I'll say with that is that I'm glad the needle was able to be reused from the apple. Hopefully, the apple didn't have any STDs.

5-30-10 White Rabbit

That's right. I spent my final design time on a white rabbit on a white canvas. :)
Can you tell that I'm excited to start tattooing those damn oranges and apples?

Tattoo Challenge

For 30 days (starting day pending), perform one tattoo. I want to develop my coordination with the machine, learn how to effectively shade, and gain some skill in coloring. I will be suing mostly fruit, unless I feel really excited and go get a pig carcass (not very likely, since Abi won't like the smell). This challenge will be spread into 3 sections:

A: 10 tattoos that are a solid color.
B: 10 tattoos that include black and a great deal of shading with black ink.
C: 10 tattoos that include multiple colors and shading.

These numbers do not need to be done in order, but should be kept track of to make sure I get some practice in each category. My reason for this month of practice: to prepare for human trials. My friend's brother offered me his skin as practice long before I was really even serious about this hobby, and he's still willing. After I spend some time on him, I should be ready to do some small tattoos for other friends. By then, I will hopefully be confident and gain the same in others.

As soon as I am done with the design challenge, this will start. I may even let them overlap...

5-29-10 Abi and me at the Falls

Rather than tracing anything by hand this time, I did it all with the mouse. I really need a tablet! But this turned out really cool, regardless.

5-28-10 Flashlight

Another quick-fix. I wish it were easier to fix the creativity into an earlier part of the day. This was between 2 and 3am after a celebration of the school year being over. I like the shadows, but want to like even more with tonight's piece.

5-27-10 Biohazard Apple

I gave my first tattoo! To an apple. I was going to use an orange, because I had heard they are a good substitute for the expensive fake skin you can get for this purpose. Well, I accidentally brought the orange to work yesterday and forgot today to bring it back. Yesterday, when I drew the idea for what I would do today, I used the apple because I had it for reference, completely planning on the orange. So here's the apple! As predicted, it wasn't so swell, but I must say it did its job better than I thought. You can tell that it's beveled, but hey... it's practice.

5-26-10 Marked Fruit

I got my kit in the mail today. I am so excited to try this out tomorrow. I have an old, wrinkled apple on my kitchen table, so I used it for reference here. However, I want to use the same design on an orange that I accidentally took to work today and will bring home tomorrow. Hopefully, you'll see a photograph tomorrow, rater than a scan. I'm so excited!

A small slip of paper in the box said, "Money Maker I: Welcome to your new addiction!"
I ordered the kit from Superior Tattoo. I'll make sure I let you know what I think.