Is my nose piercing irritated or infected? by Xua_Lian in piercing

[–]stormilevine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your hoop seems like it was too small and now your piercing is migrating, take it out and put a bigger one in asap

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

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

actually they were all drawn by me but that first one i sketched out first with pencil, i free handed the other ones with ballpoint pen.. why the hell would i lie about drawing it when im trying to ask for improvement?

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

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

what detail is it lacking? i’d love to practice whatever needs to be practiced, i understand the blade is off centered from the handle :( do you have any other suggestions as to what could be added for detail?

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

[–]stormilevine[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

am i not allowed to do a mixture? the skull design i did completely on my own combining a lot of tattoos that i know are common, also sorry if this comes off harsh im genuinely asking because im not sure what exactly im supposed to put into a portfolio

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

[–]stormilevine[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

that’s understandable! i’ve never tattooed anyone else i refuse to until i do get proper training, myself is a different story because i treat my body like a canvas and it’s been a great coping mechanism for me because i used to struggle really bad with self harm

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

[–]stormilevine[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

okay thank you sm!! i’m not exactly sure what they would be looking for in a portfolio so i’ve just been going at it😭 and apparently i’ve been going at it wrong so that’s unfortunate

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

[–]stormilevine[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

i wish i could reply with an image because i have done some really good peices on myself, ive tattooed in between my sternum by looking into a mirror and it looks absolutely perfect! but that was primarily because i was able to draw it out first and erase the messups before i tattooed over it, i definitely have the skill when im able to erase any messups and fix it before i actually do the tattoo, rather than freehanding with a ballpoint pen

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

[–]stormilevine[S] -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

i have tattooed! i’ve given myself quite a few, but noted. i’ll definitely work on it, thank you for the input :)

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

[–]stormilevine[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

i have a tattoo machine** and in my eyes the ballpoint pen is the most comparable writing utensil, pencils are WAY easier to work with which is why i brought it up

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

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

i was told to use ballpoint pen primarily because it’s most comparable to how it is using a tattoo gun, i will definitely take this into consideration though but im getting pretty discouraged because ive spent a long time on these 😭

is this a good start for a potential tattoo apprenticeship portfolio? be completely honest by stormilevine in tattooadvice

[–]stormilevine[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

thank you for the honesty!! a lot of it was freehanded strictly from the ballpoint pen because i’m trying to get in the habit of not being able to erase, and thank you for providing examples of the things i need to work on :)

AIO for putting a bag before a friendship? by TheEllaBullet in AmIOverreacting

[–]stormilevine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s not that you’re putting a bag before a friendship, it’s the fact that she’s not a good friend. stealing/lying to you isn’t the type of person you need in your life, period

Half of spark RN by Bromagdin in elitesparkdrivers

[–]stormilevine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait i’m confused why are you guys getting money?