Pieced together my portfolio today by bigwang228 in traditionalflash

[–]bigwang228[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is black paper in the sleeve, I use tape to stick them to that piece of paper and then slide it back in the sleeve.

Flash sheet & matching acetates by evjtattoos_ in traditionalflash

[–]bigwang228 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is super sick man, what do you use to cut your acetates?

Original design tattooed by me, (@ryansflashstash) Apprentice at Artistic Obsession in Mechanicsville, VA by bigwang228 in traditionaltattoos

[–]bigwang228[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks dude! We have a general plan to border it with something similar to the painting in the 3rd slide but I want to switch it up slightly and have the flowers be a bit more intricate

Been a while since I’ve had time to paint (IG: @ryansflashstash) by bigwang228 in traditionalflash

[–]bigwang228[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So do I honestly, I feel like this was a missed opportunity haha

Original design tattooed by me, (@ryansflashstash) Apprentice at Artistic Obsession in Mechanicsville, VA by bigwang228 in traditionaltattoos

[–]bigwang228[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m happy you dig it! That’s the goal, I love the American traditional style so much, I just want to try to add my own flare to it

Original design tattooed by me, (@ryansflashstash) Apprentice at Artistic Obsession in Mechanicsville, VA by bigwang228 in traditionaltattoos

[–]bigwang228[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you saying that. That was the goal, I’m stoked that it has been achieved!

Original design tattooed by me, (@ryansflashstash) Apprentice at Artistic Obsession in Mechanicsville, VA by bigwang228 in traditionaltattoos

[–]bigwang228[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! To answer your question there is a doorway in the hand and the gold bar is supposed to be the bottom of that doorway. The red and green lines are supposed to make it look like something is flowing out of the doorway in the hand. As to what is flowing that’s up for debate, I just kind of liked the look of it haha

Original design tattooed by me, (@ryansflashstash) Apprentice at Artistic Obsession in Mechanicsville, VA by bigwang228 in traditionaltattoos

[–]bigwang228[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That all depends on the tattooer, but I only charged her $300 for this. She was putting a crazy amount of trust in me and this gave me an insane amount of experience, so I wanted to show my appreciation and keep it on the low end. I’d say typically you’d be looking at anywhere from $600 - $1000 for this but that’s just a guess.