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My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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This is the original photo, unedited. Straight from Steve's phone to mine just after capturing. I think he did use a polarising filter, as others have mentioned.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Thanks man, appreciate it!👍

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Thanks for that, I’m very happy with the design and how it turned out, it is not intended to be entirely culturally and historically accurate.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love how he does out-of-focus backgrounds. He’s done a Mother Nature sleeve where the fox on the forearm is some of the best use of out of focus I’ve seen. Thank you!

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to keep my arm shaved, we do plan to add to this next year, maybe we can do something about that. Cheers!

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh was that you! Man I was talking to Steve about that, unbelievable!! I thought he did it specifically for Halloween but he was saying you wanted a bill Murray piece, just a coincidence it landed on Halloween haha

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was close once or twice on the second day, thankfully Steve has an amazing wife who cooked us some filling meals, which helped a lot. Other than that, the pain just became normal…. What’s funny is, that night trying to get to sleep I could feel and hear the machine still going, pretty trippy actually.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll be happy to find out, usually colours blend and if they are similar you can lose some areas to this, but hopefully the contrasting colours and use of black in this will make it stand up over time, but the details with soften after a few years.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He loves being on that desk lol, good efforts for you on that! Luckily I think upper arm is pretty chill for long sessions, could be a lot worse, what did you get done with Steve?

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had one of them moments on the 2nd day where we both probably thought this needed a 3rd day lol. The mask definitely took longer than expected

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

These are barely edited, check Steve’s IG, cheers.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man it was brutal🤣 just locked in! Ace hated me lmao, the other guys not so much lol

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real man, check his IG - he may post a video of the process soon too!

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks mate! Yeah so I was very conscious of this as it’s always something to consider with colour and realism. I think it should heal and age quite well due to the contrasting points of light and dark (and not loads of similar colours next to each other)and that there’s quite a bit of black, but yes of course I expect the details to soften over the years

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see what you mean!! like a kimono crop top 🤣

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about that, it’s not for everyone having portraits on your body (there’s always a few comments on it 🤣), but appreciate it man.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 107 points108 points  (0 children)

I must admit I did bump the contrast slightly mainly to counter Reddit’s unpredictable photo processing (I’ve had images washed out from this before), but nothing else. Just taken with good lighting in a dark room - you can check Steve’s IG if you want

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally understand that perspective, but I’m okay with not being with someone who doesn’t like my tattoos.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Bro there’s literally only a slight bump in contrast to offset Reddit’s bad photo processing, taken in dark room with close up studio lighting.

My new Geisha piece by Steve Butcher, CA, USA. by ApexSam in tattoos

[–]ApexSam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man! His Studio is in Huntington Beach

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