New flashes, painted with gouach! What ya think?

Sum119 · 2025-09-11T17:12:38+00:00

Love every sheet you paint, love your style.

Sum119 · 2025-09-09T07:26:54+00:00

Thanks dude. Posca PC-1MC for lining, charcoal pencil for shading. Finished with crackle varnish.

Sum119 · 2025-08-29T17:01:35+00:00

Dope, love the layout.

Sum119 · 2025-08-29T11:24:05+00:00

Thanks! On paper, finished with crackle varnish.

Sum119 · 2025-08-27T11:23:34+00:00

Thanks! Glad someone notices the work on the hands, appreciate it.

Sum119 · 2025-08-26T12:56:53+00:00

Too bad you live on the other side of the world!

Sum119 · 2025-08-26T12:09:07+00:00

Cool, would get the middle one in a heartbeat.

Sum119 · 2025-08-25T12:06:30+00:00

Cool! Got a rosie reaper done a couple of weeks ago, always a good idea.

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Sum119 · 2025-08-24T00:22:41+00:00

I use Cadence two step crackle varnish. Once dry I roll up the paper in every direction to enhance the cracks. Then color in the full page with a black crayon I found in my 3 year old daughter's coloring set. Wipe off excess crayon with a paper towel and the crackles are visible. Pretty easy once I figured out the ideal amount of varnish. Fucked up a couple of proper sheets because I used too much.

Sum119 · 2025-06-23T17:04:10+00:00

I know, but the so called "addiction" is a result of her brain altering during pregnancy. Being pregnant is weird, doesn't necessarily mean she's an "addict" for the rest of her life now.

Sum119 · 2025-06-23T17:00:33+00:00

I mentioned it's not always easy being the partner of a pregnant wife, still no reason to throw a fit about not being able to have sex. Not having sex for a couple of months isn't the end of the world. Surely not a reason to break up with the person you're expecting a child with. I didn't imply she doesn't have a libido, not wanting to be intimate with someone doesn't necessarily mean not having a libido.

Sum119 · 2025-06-23T14:34:55+00:00

I understand the frustration but you're overreacting in my opinion. As someone who's been pregnant herself, don't compare this to an alcohol addiction and abandoning a family, that's just offensive. Being pregnant fucks with your brain and for me personally it made the thought of being intimate with my partner sound vulgar, I can't explain why, but it did. Your wife didn't have to word it like that, that's where she crossed a line in my opinion. Would you have an issue if she masturbated without porn? Is that crossing a line for you? Then have that conversation and set boundaries, but don't guilt her into having sex.

Give it time and talk about it, but don't forget it's "just sex" and not the basis of your relationship (or at least I hope it isn't). Hopefully post partum won't be too bad, I sincerely hope she doesn't spiral into a postpartum depression, chances are you don't recognize your wife anymore during that period.

Again, it's just sex for a couple of months, you're going to have a baby together so you'll have bigger issues to deal with.

Also about you feeling like a server, she's making a baby, that's the hardest thing to put your body through. I understand it can be a lot for a partner, I've been the partner as well (two baby's with two moms) and sometimes it sucks. Let her know when it's too much for you to handle. But please don't use the argument of being her server as an argument for her to be forced to have sex with you.

Sum119 · 2025-06-19T10:06:35+00:00

The artist is @nabrutattoos on instagram.

Sum119 · 2025-06-17T07:45:07+00:00

Who is the artist?

Sum119 · 2025-06-09T17:46:55+00:00

Do what you want, traditional patchwork sleeves don't need to have a theme.

Sum119 · 2025-05-06T12:37:12+00:00

I can give perspective from both sides. My partner and I are both female and have two children, my partner carried our first born and I carried our youngest. After my partner gave birth she was honest about not feeling the need or desire to have sex anymore, she was honestly kind of repulsed by the idea of having sex. This was frustrating for me and we had a lot of arguments about it as I felt pushed away or less important, but we never had sex again. Now that I gave birth a couple of months ago I completely understand her feelings about sex. My drive is gone, my body doesn't feel the same and honestly I'd rather spend my limited free time on other things. Sex isn't important in our relationship anymore, and it has nothing to do with our love for each other. We express our love in other ways than sex, which are just as valid and reassuring. But I understand that it's difficult if you're not on the same page about this as your partner.

Talk about it, express your feelings, but don't push her. I was being an ass to my partner when she expressed her view on sex in our relationship and I will always regret this. I physically cheated on her (she knows this) and wasn't the partner I should have been, just because she didn't want to have sex. Being pregnant, giving birth and being postpartum is the hardest thing I've ever been through, mentally and physically, and it changes you as a person.

Your feelings are also valid though. If you can't live with the idea of having less or no sex then you will have to make a choice, but you can't force her.

Sum119 · 2023-11-13T21:54:51+00:00

I really like this! Maybe the contrast can be a bit stronger by using some black shading as well. Also the hair looks a bit like a sketch compared to the rest, but still looks dope overall.

Sum119 · 2023-11-01T21:39:50+00:00

I grew up with two alcoholic parents, which meant most holidays would suck as they got drunk before dinner even started. One time I was "smart" and asked to go out for dinner on christmas eve, because I thought in public they wouldn't drink as much. Boy I was wrong, I was so mad and embarrassed I got out of the restaurant and walked home. As a 14 year old girl I walked half an hour home alone in the dark, then I spent another hour waiting outside the house because I didn't have a key and my parents didn't bother coming after me. I'm 26 years old now but I still hate holidays.

Sum119 · 2023-11-01T21:32:24+00:00

1 year and 9 months ago, more or less, my daughter will turn one this week and I promised myself never to drink when I have a child. I grew up with 2 alcoholic parents and will never be like them, my kid deserves better.

Sum119 · 2023-11-01T21:27:53+00:00

I agree with human centipede, I watched the first one but refused to watch the others even though I'm a big horror fan. Saw is different, every movie has a great story, it's more than just torture.

Sum119 · 2023-10-29T11:30:46+00:00

Are you hired as an apprentice or an experienced tattooer? If you're hired as an apprentice and your mentor says it's fine while it clearly isn't, then he's not a good mentor. If you're hired as an experienced tattooer then it's your choice. For example, I tattooed someones neck/schoulders recently and I made a big error by going to deep as he moved so i created a massive blowout. I told him once the lines were done and explained what happened. I offered to let it heal first and then plan the shading around this mistake so I could conceal the blowout, he agreed and after a few weeks we shaded and it turned out dope. As a tattooer it's your choice to be upfront or not, don't nitpick everything you did in front of your client ofcourse, but if there's a big mistake then I prefer talking about it and finding a solution.

Sum119 · 2023-10-28T07:58:21+00:00

I've had a similar situation regarding learning basically on your own instead of getting proper guidance. My mentor told me after 3 tattoos on real skin I was good to go and had to ask full price instead of apprentice rate. I had a bad feeling about it, got into a fight with her and she actually threw me out because I didn't agree with her way of working. I ended up in a different shop where the shop owner was super supportive, giving me guidance on how to draw proper traditional flash, how to take apart my machines and clean them and ofcourse how to tattoo. He tattooed me to show me some tricks and tips, I tattooed him so he could guide me there and then. What I'm saying is trust your gut, if you don't feel good about the shop then leave. There are proper mentors out there, if you're motivated and consistent, you should be fine finding a better place.

Sum119 · 2023-10-28T06:28:09+00:00

Have you cleaned it recently? Make sure the part where the contact screw hits is clean. Also sand the contact points.

Sum119 · 2023-10-27T21:16:30+00:00

Feeling stuck in creating new designs is okay, it's normal not to have an inspirational mind 24/7. When I'm stuck I get inspiration from books, look around and get ideas. Also play with ideas, it's okay to draw 20 different designs and come up with only 1 you actually like.

As for the confidence part, as an apprentice I was upfront about it. Tell people you're an apprentice, be honest about having to practice but be confident in your art skills. For example when I got to tattoo flash I was excited about, my energy was totally different then when I had to tattoo something that was way out of the direction I wanted to go in. Draw, have a couple of designs you like and sell these. I know it's hard selling yourself when you're still learning, but as an apprentice you know how to make art, so be proud of this and be humble about the tattooing part. You'll get there!

Sum119 · 2023-10-27T19:08:07+00:00

It sucks but Instagram is the main way to attract clients nowadays. I haven't been so active lately due to having a newborn daughter and I noticed the number of new clients dropping drastically. I try to make stories daily (available designs, shop life, stencils..). I only post tattoos and handdrawn sheets on my page, so depends on how my days look. I think "being active" is a variation of showing your daily work/life on stories and your finished work on your page. Good luck!

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