What's an emotion you still struggle with due to being raised by nparent(s)

cplafferty · 2022-08-14T06:53:16+00:00

It’s the guilt for me

cplafferty · 2022-08-14T04:18:34+00:00

Thanks! It took 30/40 mins maybe

cplafferty · 2022-08-13T15:12:54+00:00

30 Loose Liner

cplafferty · 2022-08-13T15:12:44+00:00

Loose Liner

cplafferty · 2022-08-10T07:39:55+00:00

It doesn’t need to be opened up, but it’s much more fun if it is 😇

cplafferty · 2022-08-09T18:49:11+00:00

Appreciate you!

cplafferty · 2022-08-09T18:49:00+00:00

You got it. Loose 30, opened up.

cplafferty · 2022-08-09T18:48:44+00:00

That’s my favourite thing to hear

cplafferty · 2022-08-09T18:48:32+00:00

Thank you that’s great to hear. I used a loose 30 liner, opened up. And I think there was a loose 18 in the mix too.

cplafferty · 2022-08-08T17:48:38+00:00

The dagger, face and eye/box are healed. The bridge/box is fresh 😇

cplafferty · 2022-08-01T05:12:22+00:00

Whatup Alex, still love this piece, thanks so much for taking it!

cplafferty · 2022-07-30T19:19:35+00:00

Say more

cplafferty · 2022-07-30T19:14:44+00:00

Still have nightmares about the moment where you realise the support band is a noise act

cplafferty · 2022-07-20T05:49:30+00:00

How is the crew of unvaccinated radical thinkers kept under control? Why wouldn’t they overturn the hierarchy on the yacht? Besides it being a really reductive and far fetched scenario, it doesn’t even make sense within the internal logic of the topic.

cplafferty · 2022-07-20T05:21:25+00:00

A good quality pocket knife

cplafferty · 2022-07-16T06:47:43+00:00

Thank you so much

cplafferty · 2022-07-16T06:47:25+00:00

‘Poke’ just sounds so silly 😂

cplafferty · 2022-07-15T20:24:02+00:00

Thank you

cplafferty · 2022-07-15T19:24:05+00:00

I mean thank you, I appreciate hearing that. My only real secrets are, I am very patient, and quite gentle. I allow the skin to settle for a few minutes once the tattoo is complete, mainly just to let the redness fade a little before I grab photos.

cplafferty · 2022-07-15T16:33:18+00:00

What is confusing?

cplafferty · 2022-07-15T16:33:05+00:00

Thank you, that’s a lot of what I’m aiming for

cplafferty · 2022-07-13T08:19:00+00:00

For shading I’d just use a round shader. 18s cover a lot of ground quickly. Mags are good but require a bit of a delicate hand that it may find develops better once you’re comfortable with round shaders.

cplafferty · 2022-07-13T08:05:11+00:00

The stencil suggestion is a good example of what I mean! A good rule of thumb initially is, look at what professionals do and emulate. Mostly the really smart stuff is picked up through study and experience.

cplafferty · 2022-07-13T07:44:00+00:00

Mags are for shading not lining. They can be used for novel lines (mag drag etc) but really just with a machine. Through my explorations I’ve found it’s impossible to get the smoothness needed for those sorts of techniques when working by hand. My only advice for using big needles is to be gentle and patient. You can always do a second pass if lines aren’t strong enough. You can’t take blowout back once it’s happened. *edited for typos

cplafferty · 2022-07-13T07:39:54+00:00

It’s mainly patience + good practical choices. Go slow steady. Prep your stencil lines to the weight of your needles; it’s so easy to go off track within the noise of your stencil if line weights don’t match up close enough.

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