CultExciter Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Typically this: Amazon.com: Krylon 6-Ounce Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating Aerosol Spray: Arts, Crafts & Sewing Sometimes a glaze: Amazon.com: Design Master 11-Ounce Surface Treatment Aerosol Spray, Dresden Clear Glaze: Arts, Crafts & Sewing Most of this should be at you local art store, or worse, Michaels. cltattooing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 @CultExciter thanks heaps!! I know of a great supply store. Death to Michael's, haha Another panther attempt. You asked for constructive crits, I have a couple of tips/questions. When you compose your sheets, do you have line drawings that you trace onto the painting page or do you draw them right on? The snake looks pretty good, actually. The only thing I'd suggest is keeping a bit more negative space within, so those lovely rich colors can really pop out. Panthers.. oh panthers, how I love you. Such a beautifully simplistic and yet difficult design. One of the things I'm noticing in those panthers are the shoulders. One shoulder is right out there on the inside arm, and the outer shoulder is hardly visible. The most important thing to take into consideration when drawing panthers is the surrounding space created by the shapes of the animal. I think that the tails on the panthers and snake could create more interesting negative spaces if you played around with them a bit more. Consider how the eye moves through your design. Where is the focal point? What part of the image is my eye drawn to first? Where do my eyes end up when I've finished looking at it? Are there any unnecessary details present in the design that prevent my eyes from moving through the image smoothly? Tracing old designs, line for line, is super educational as an exercise. Always give credit to the original artist if you do an exact reproduction, of course, but it really has helped me learn a lot about composition and the impacting nature of traditional tattoos. It's apparent that you have a keen eye for design, and I think that if you work out some of those kinks, your work will really shine. Cheers! CultExciter, Dumpleton and Graeme 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpleton Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks, really appreciate encouragement and the advise. Usually I spend time trying to get the drawing to the point where I am happy on with it on paper, then I trace it onto the watercolour paper with the help of a light box. Usually I do one design at a time with an idea of what I want on the sheet then try to draw things to fill spaces. Definitely will take on your advise, really enjoy doing these paintings keeps me off the computer and away fro the TV. cltattooing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnoluck Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 made this one the other night. CultExciter, Dumpleton, cltattooing and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuavecitoMiguelito Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Currently working on this. I have no business posting here, but I would love (and definitely need) some criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Thanks, really appreciate encouragement and the advise. Usually I spend time trying to get the drawing to the point where I am happy on with it on paper, then I trace it onto the watercolour paper with the help of a light box. Usually I do one design at a time with an idea of what I want on the sheet then try to draw things to fill spaces. Definitely will take on your advise, really enjoy doing these paintings keeps me off the computer and away fro the TV. I think I phrased my question wrong, but you still answered it, haha. When composing whole sheets of flash, I like to have every design I want to use ready as a line drawing. It really helps them fit on the page well when you can move around the drawings on the back so that they're spaced evenly and aren't distracting from each other. Heck yeah! Keep it up. I'm finding myself painting more and it really is nice.. very relaxing, and I can't agree more about wanting to spend more time away from the computer and tv. Can't wait to see more stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpleton Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Another painting, Made a few mistakes I am going to try to repair. Scott R and ChrisvK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hospitelli Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Figured I'd toss this up in here. Received my tiger painting from Tim Lehi today and couldn't be happier. I can't wait to get it framed and hung up in my room. Dumpleton, tatB, Duffa and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youthcrewalex Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 finished this today, its 22"x30" and i hate the script but hey practice makes perfect... im far far far far from perfect haha Dumpleton and ChrisvK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnoluck Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 i always hesitate to post in here because i'm not a tattooer nor at all good but some constructive criticism would be nice. made this one today. Kahlan, SStu and Dumpleton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpleton Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 i always hesitate to post in here because i'm not a tattooer nor at all good but some constructive criticism would be nice. made this one today. ] What paint are you using? looks clean I am not a tattooer either, just enjoying painting it is keeping me out of trouble. - - - Updated - - - Here is one I finished recently, Managed to spill some ink on it and then this happened dont look at it for to long or you might get sick Ha Ha. Another dagger effort. tatB, motsimus, ChrisvK and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnoluck Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What paint are you using? looks cleanI am not a tattooer either, just enjoying painting it is keeping me out of trouble. thanks, I use Dr PH Martins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motsimus Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I painted this poster for a friends gig. The devil head is referenced from doc forbes flash and the skull is mine , its a bit rough because i tend to rush shit way too much but I enjoyed doing it. Also @Dumpleton Those panther heads and the background are cool as. Dumpleton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiling.politely Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Not quite along the lines of most of the thread, but this is a sculpture I just finished for a local skateboard art show. Each deck does have a tattoo design stenciled onto it, except two that have some lettering in a taped off graffiti sort of style. This was just after the first test ride... I'll try to link to my buddy's Instavideo of it as well. Instagram I think I have a group shot of most of the boards, as well as a few more photos in action, if anyone would like to see them as well. Brock Varty, hogg and Dumpleton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpleton Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Seems I am enjoying attempting to paint snakes and daggers, basically the same design modified and or repainted. ChrisvK and Scott R 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Warsocki Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 This is a piece I did for hire. Pleadco and hogg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpleton Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 And another, sorry everyone I am getting carried away posting in this thread. Think I am addicted to painting ha ha. Johannes, tatB, motsimus and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisvK Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 And another, sorry everyone I am getting carried away posting in this thread. Think I am addicted to painting ha ha. keep posting as much as you want in this thread. killer stuff! Dumpleton, Johannes and Mark Bee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoavanti Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Wish I had a full body piece like these. Too late now. cltattooing and Firebird 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiling.politely Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Broken skate deck I painted for an art show recently... no one bought it, so I guess it's going on my wall now. cltattooing, 49531, hogg and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Wish I had a full body piece like these. Too late now. This is one of my favorites of yours. Stop being so good, damnit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiling.politely Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Instagram photo of a few new things in the works... First design for a sheet based on The Addams Family and one based on the new Queens of the Stone Age video for a friend of mine. JAllen and Dumpleton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youthcrewalex Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 New Flash set i done did! cltattooing, smiling.politely, CultExciter and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnoluck Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 painted this one yesterday. Dumpleton, tatB, CultExciter and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 @chrisnoluck that's rad! love the feets :P this is a pencil drawing I did for a show last week. graphite is a pain in the ass, haha Johannes, motsimus, JAllen and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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