=THIS WEEK=

WELL INTO OUR 3RD WEEK AND IT'S IN FULL SWING! OUR RENT PARTY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND WE'VE MANAGED TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN... THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT AND SHOW THEIR LOVE!! FULL STEAM AHEAD... 8 DAZE A WEEK THE VIRTUE TATTOO/ROCK-A-BETTIES TEAM IS HERE TO SERVE YOU (AND PROBABLY FRIGHTEN YOU A BIT TOO!)

 

HERE ARE A FEW SHOTS OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S COME THROUGH IN THE PAST WEEK... ABOVE IS JONATHAN'S DAVE QUIGGLE PIECE. NO TOUCH-UPS WERE NEEDED ON THIS NECK PIECE! BELIEVE ME, I'M JUST AS SURPRIZED AS YOU ARE!

TIF AND TIM CAME IN FOR THIS SET... LOCKET AND KEY. I LOVE THE LOVERS... AINT THAT CUTE!!!

 

MY BOY ROB AND I HAVE BEEN PUSSYFOOTIN' AROUND HIS FIRST TATTOO FOR PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE COMING UP WITH WHAT TO DO... HE WON 1ST IN AN ALLEYCAT LAST YEAR AND PART OF HIS PRIZE WAS A TATTOO FROM ME. HE OPTED TO PASS ON THE MODERATELY SIZED BIKE-RELATED TATTOO AND GO FOR A FULL SLEEVE INSTEAD. 'ATTA BOY ROB-O!

 

HIS IDEA IS A COMBINATION/COLLAGE OF ALL THE CITIES THAT HE'S LIVED IN THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. ALL OF THEM ARE ON THE WEST COAST, U.S. AND HE PICKED ICONS TO REPRESENT EACH OF THEM.

 

 

ABOVE ARE SOME DETAILS OF THE PIECE... THERE'S A GAP IN THE ELBOW/TRENCH AREA THAT WE HADN'T FIGURED OUT YET, BUT ROB CAME THROUGH WITH THE IDEA OF ADDING EL SEGUNDO'S BLUE BUTTERFLY TO FINISH IT UP. THE OTHER CITIES ARE LOS ANGELES, GLENDORA, ARCADIA, CORONA AND PORTLAND.

 

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT... SECOND SESSION. THE OUTLINE WAS ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS AND THE WASH & SHADING WAS AROUND 4. NEXT WE'RE ADDING COLOR WASHES TO THE SUBJECTS ALONE, LEAVING THE BACKGROUND BLACK & GREY TO HELP IT READ AND NOT APPEAR TOO BUSY.

BELOW IS AN OUTLINE I THREW WITH MY HOMIE EDGAR... (BATTLE!) COMING IN AT JUST UNDER 2 HOURS, I'M HYPED ON THIS ONE! IT'LL BE FINISHED LIKE AN ILLUSTRATION... SOLID BLACKS AND LINES... NO WASHES. VERY GRAPHIC, NOT SO TATTOOISH. STOKED AS FUCK.

 

I'LL TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS OF EACH WEEK AS I BUILD UP VIRTUE'S REP... IT'S NOT ALWAYS TATTOOING THAT KEEPS THE PLACE ROCKIN' EITHER, SO TUNE IN FOR ALL THE ADVENTURES TO COME!!! HOLLERATYERBOY.