Drawing Progression

[Rbacchiega]

I'm apprenticing at a tattoo shop here in town and thought it'd be neat to show a progression of a drawing I'm doing. It's for nobody in particular, but fun nonetheless!

Pic 1: Innitial layout
Pic 2: Trying to figure out scales...I hate scales
Pic 3: Adding wind and initial shading

Still lots more to go, but it's not bad for a days worth of drawing LOL

[Keri]

Very nice!

[Rbacchiega]

thanks, Keri...still a long ways to go, but it eases the brain after a long day of....more drawing LOL

[Keri]

Ha! I know sometimes it helps to take a step back and look at it in another format

I have the utmost respect for tattoo artists, I can draw but I can NOT tattoo a picture to save my life! (fortunately my only "victims" are animals and i can keep it to legible ID letters and numbers)

[Rbacchiega]

it's definately something that takes loads of practice. I've only been able to tattoo family and friends quite yet, but boss figures a couple more months and I'll start being able to handle clients. I got to scrub toilets, handle phone calls, deal with setting up and tearing down stations for over a year before I even got my first machine...then 6 months after that it was pig legs...mmmm pig legs (I wonder why I can't eat pork anymore??) and finaly onto my self then my father... So it's taken me about 2.5 years to get to where I am now...Quite the oldschool way to do it, much better than buying a "LEARN HOW TO TATTOO LIKE A PRO" kit off of Ebay...

anyways, shop party is today, so there will be plenty of rum and eggnogg flowing!

Take care,

[dabandit]

Ever hear of a site called inkednation? I dont know how to politelly put this,here goes....the plain of the face is waaaay off,the eyes are on the wrong plain and the mouth is jacked these are some very common rookie mistakes with drawing. You are a long way away from being ready to tattoo and I seriouslly hope your mentor feels the same way. I mean this as politelly as possible. Did I mention I am a tatooist.....anyway get off your computer and get back to drawing lol
Go check out inkednation if you havent allready you'll find some great pointers there to help up your drawing ability. Feel free to check my profile there if you like my name there is stoneguy2 I am allways willing to give an honest opinion and pointers if you are willing to listen.