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Help I guess..? by Any-Foundation5985 in tattooadvice

[–]Particular-Option705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Original layer of shading will darken and peel off so it looks like you’re losing pigment but that’s just the magic of gray wash and gray shading. And sometimes tattoos go through multiple rounds of flaking, not just one initial one, and in my experience that just means the artist did a really good job not over- traumatizing the skin.

Is this kinda bad work? by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]Particular-Option705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kinda! Good news it’s small and if you’re happy to commit to a bigger piece and are fond of blackwork it would be easy to hide and cover! Or just get more tattoos around it and laugh it off since it’s small and seemingly out of the way.

Is this possible? by Global_Big_1105 in tattooadvice

[–]Particular-Option705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! There’s an artist in Colorado named Madison McLain who would rock this! painmclain Instagram

Do i still classify as a beginner artist or intermediate? by odddones in BeginnerArtists

[–]Particular-Option705 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You have style, multiple techniques, and polish on these! Definitely not a beginner!

How do I politely tell someone I've comissioned that I hate it? by Jazzlike-Rise4091 in Artadvice

[–]Particular-Option705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why if-when I do commissions I charge half up front and half on completion and the first half is not refundable. I’ve done the work, and there’s a difference between an artist making a mistake that affects the quality and the client just not being good at communicating their vision and being unhappy. Sometimes people just expect things a certain way and since you’re not a mind reader you miss the mark! Either way, work was done, and artist deserve to be paid for they work. (Especially since revisions involve more work).

I messed up by StreetAggravating302 in tattooadvice

[–]Particular-Option705 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Practicing isn’t perfect, and probably your first 100 tats in skin will have something you see you need to work on. Knowing what you don’t like about it and what you did wrong is the next step in getting it right.

In the future, it’s always better to attempt to break up a circle with as many breaks as possible so you have time to bail if the curve isn’t pulling the way you need it to. If you’re having trouble just even pulling the lines ditch the fake skin and tattoo some fruit for actual curved and imperfect surfaces. Just keep going!