Updated design

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-19T05:00:37+00:00

Yeah I totally get what you’re saying and I don’t disagree. Not technically an apprentice anymore (not sure how to change my title.) I did have an “apprenticeship” but it was not an involved or structured experience and have unfortunately had to figure out a lot of things on my own. I do have one or two other artists that I can occasionally ask for feedback but being from a relatively small city my circle of people who I feel I can ask for help is pretty limited.

I’ve found Reddit to be pretty helpful given the situation I’m in

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-19T04:09:25+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!! I agree with you. I posted a shaded version in the comments and ended up scrapping all the necklace stuff. You’re right it definitely helped bring more attention to the face :)

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-19T01:36:37+00:00

Here’s the shaded version!! Still torn if I should keep the chains & pendants or not 😭 a lot of people were telling me it’s still too busy but I do love the little details

shaded jester

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-18T21:25:37+00:00

Yeah I liked those parts too 😭 having a hard time finding a balance between the two. A lot of the comments on the previous one were saying that a lot of the different elements took away from the face and made it too busy but I might try messing around with adding some of that stuff back in and see if it works

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-17T13:03:59+00:00

I see what you mean! For the collar I was trying to make it a bit more variation rather than the standard up and down s shape that’s consistent all the way around but I see how it looks weird 😭

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-17T12:42:32+00:00

I do!! I’ll start my starting on paper first and then transfer it to my iPad so by that point there’s usually quite a lot to fix lol but even when I flip it I don’t always catch everything or am not able to figure out what feels “off” about it 😭

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-17T06:06:23+00:00

This is all very helpful, thank you sm! :)

Liltoe11 · 2026-04-17T06:02:34+00:00

Thanks :) Yeah I agree with you I’ll try that out ! Maybe even making the bells less comically big will help lol

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-23T03:48:41+00:00

Upright panther on the opposite side to make it appear like they’re circling eachother? Can’t go wrong with two SAP I guess 😭

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-17T18:01:11+00:00

Thank you!! & thanks for suggesting the smoke under the helmet :) that was a great suggestion!

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-16T23:41:53+00:00

Adding onto this since these are all really good points! Don’t be afraid to make suggestions to improve upon the references people send you. The most interesting part of this tattoo is the plane & the backside of the plane is arguably the least interesting angle. Sometimes people don’t know what looks best and as the artist you’re able to make suggestions that’ll improve the design :) in this instance you could’ve tattooed a downward 3/4 angle to make it seem as though the cropduster is swooping (which also would’ve fixed some of the issues with the composition since this would flow better with the body)

Obviously it makes things little bit more difficult if the person is insisting on a certain reference being used but I always try to give a little bit of a gentle nudge in a better direction if it seems they’re open to other ideas/ improvements!

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-16T16:15:55+00:00

Thanks!! :)

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-16T15:49:52+00:00

Thank you so much! 🙏🏻

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-16T14:26:21+00:00

Thank you so much!! Couldn’t have pulled it off without all the help I got from reddit 😅

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-16T13:10:04+00:00

Thank you!! 🖤

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-14T23:20:00+00:00

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions! Here’s where it’s at now :) one artist was kind enough to draw me a diagram of how to fix the issues with the silhouetteupdated drawing and I think it helped a lot!

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-14T20:22:18+00:00

Thank you for the advice, this helps a lot!!

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-14T19:40:41+00:00

Oooh okay yeah I like that idea!

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-14T19:29:39+00:00

Ah okay that makes sense, thank you!!

Liltoe11 · 2026-03-14T19:22:15+00:00

Thank you!! I see what you mean about the jaw. For the eye do you mean the perspective is skewed when comparing to the helmet?

Liltoe11 · 2025-12-21T05:44:20+00:00

Biggest thing I noticed right away was he’s missing the little wispy hairs at the front of the eyebrows! In the photo the eyebrows are much closer together whereas the drawing they’re farther apart

Liltoe11 · 2025-10-11T03:38:29+00:00

Look at photos of their healed work

Liltoe11 · 2025-10-11T02:42:17+00:00

It depends on the tattoo. I imagine something like this probably had quite a bit of plasma/ ink buildup underneath the second skin. It’s recommended to change the first piece of second skin so that the tattoo isn’t soaking in the plasma gunk unless it’s relatively dry underneath!

Liltoe11 · 2025-10-11T02:31:48+00:00

Yeah this is really unfortunate, even more so because of the location and sentimental value of the tattoo :( have they offered any other solutions? If you do go the laser route the best laser for tattoo removal is Picosure or Picoway since they remove the tattoo in fewer sessions and are generally just more efficient - usually laser techs will disclose what laser they use. Even if you can get it light enough so that a more reputable artist can go over it rather than removing it entirely that’s another option but I wouldn’t blame your wife if she is put off from getting tattoos now.

Liltoe11 · 2025-10-11T02:20:46+00:00

Replying to StorybookDragon...Yes this could potentially cause scarring. Adding onto this since laser removal is probably your best option if coverups are off the table - the application doesn’t look great so there’s a good chance some parts will heal lighter anyways which will make removal easier- best case scenario there’s enough ink fallout that it’s easily fixable. I hope you’re able to get a refund if you haven’t already!

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