Now that you've taken my advice in my last 2 posts and used all the tips to get a great new tattoo, what then? Here are a few tips for what to do after you get your new ink. 1. Show off your new work. If you're happy with it,...[more]
Here are some more tips to help you have a great experience the next time you go for a tattoo. 1. Wear something loose and comfortable on the area of the body that you'll be getting the tattoo. It makes it easier for the artist...[more]
When getting a tattoo, there are a lot of things people do to prepare for it. Sometimes they do very little and sometimes they go all-out. I've had people come into the shop saying they're ready to get their first piece after...[more]
A lot of times I will get someone in here wanting some cover-up work, or at the least, recoloring a tattoo that's faded. Sometimes the original is a hand-made piece done when the person was young and impatient and sometimes it...[more]
For the past 2 months, I've been managing a new tattoo shop located in Rogersville, Missouri, named Skin Deep Tattoo. It opened on Halloween of last year and business has been building steadily. Being in a small town outside...[more]
While working on a website design with @michelletrevino, I came to the realisation that, while most people think that artistic creativity is artistic creativity, there are different skills and talents needed for different jobs. I...[more]
At first I wrote this post much longer. It went into about how specwork was brought up on #designchat today, and how so-and-so said something, and some pro-specwork website person admitted that designers deserve to get paid for...[more]
Ever since the pre-DOS days of the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer I've experimented with mixing computers with art. Some experiments were successful and some turned out less than perfect. I eventually settled on scanning in penciled...[more]
As I said back in March, lately I've been making some changes in my life. As far as art goes, the big change is more of a focus on my artwork, after leaving the tattooing scene. While my custom tattoo designs always were strongly...[more]
Hi everyone! I have a new t-shirt design in a contest on the ShirtRiot website! It's for an up-and-coming country singer Madonna Nash who is going on tour, and whoever's design is chosen will be the shirt they sell on the tour....[more]