=NEW BIZ CARDS=

AT LONG LAST... THESE SHOULD BE IN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK!

=NICKS SLEEVE=

SO MY PAL NICK GETS A GYPSY OUTLINED ON HIS THIGH, WE DONT SEE EACHOTHER FOR A FEW... AND WHEN HE RETURNS HE DOESN'T WANNA FINISH THE GYPSY, INSTEAD HE WANTS TO BLAST OUT AN ENTIRE SLEEVE OF NEO-TRADITIONAL JOINTS. OKAY!!!

ABOVE: 1ST UP, THE ALL SEEING EVIL EYE IN THE HAND OF GOD. I MADE IT UP.

ABOVE: 2ND IS THIS LIL' OWL... AWWWW CUTE, HE HAS HIS OWN BRANCH.

ABOVE: 3RD, THE EVER CLASSIC PANTHER. PUMP YER FIST!

ABOVE: 4TH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUGAR SKULLS TO DATE. SO SWEET YOU'LL CATCH A CAVITY.

 

WHAT WAS NICE ABOUT THESE IS THAT WE OUTLINED ALL 4 TATTOOS IN ONE SITTING. TOOK MAYBE A FEW HOURS, BUT LAYING THEM OUT THIS WAY WILL HELP THE WHOLE ARM LOOK REAL COHESIVE AND LESS 'PATCHED-TOGETHER'. 

 

A HANDFUL OF DAYS LATER WE ADDED TWO MORE PIECES, 5TH THE KEY ABOVE AND 6TH THE ZOMBIE CHICK BELOW. STAY TUNED FOR THE REST KIDDIES!

 

=SOME OF THE PAST WEEK=

SOME STUFF THAT WENT DOWN IN THE PAST WEEK...

MY GOOD FRIEND BETH ROLLED THROUGH TO PICK UP ON SOME TATTOO WORK THAT WE STARTED A YEAR AGO (!)... GOOD TIMES. PICS WILL COME WHEN IT'S ALL FINISHED... WE ALSO DID HER FINGER-TIP THAT YOU SEE ABOVE, WHICH IS THE SECOND TIME WE'VE TATTOOED THIS... THE FIRST TIME IT STAYED FOR AN AMAZING 2 OR 3 MONTHS!!! LETS SEE HOW LONG THIS ONE LASTS...

 

ABOVE: THIS IS ONE I DID FOR HER A LONG TIME AGO AND IS STILL AN ALL-TIME FAVE. I NEVER PUT UP A PIC OF IT SO I SNAPPED ONE WHILE WE HUNG OUT. I AM THE BIKE-TATTOO GUY... BUT I AM ALSO THE UNICORN KING. U-TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN' TO FOX WIT!!!

 

THESE TWO IMAGES (ABOVE & BELOW) ARE CONTINUING WORK ON DEREK'S TRAD-SLEEVE... MY FAVORITE THING TO TATTOO, OTHER THAN BIKE STUFF, IS THESE FACES... I PAINT ALOT OF THEM AND TATTOOS COME OUT BRILLIANTLY! I DON'T GET TO DO MANY IMAGES OF MEN... GUESS I SHOULD DRAW SOME UP TO SHOW THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS, EH? WELL DONE DEREK... CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH HER!

 

BELOW IS A SET OF 'BFF' TATTOOS THAT I DID FOR OUR HAIR-SALON OWNER KESHIA AND HER GIRL JOCELYN. I THINK THE TATTOOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

=JERRY'S GIRL=

BEGAN A LOVELY LADY FOR MY FRIEND JERRY LAST NIGHT... THE PERSONAL TOUCHES HE ASKED FOR MAKE THIS ONE UNIQUE FOR ME. CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT FINISHED UP! GOOD JOB JERRY!!

=DEREK BURNING IT AT BOTH ENDS=

GOOD WORK DUDEPANTS...!!!

=THE EAGLE SOARS AGAIN=

 CORY WANTED A ROSE ON TOP OF HIS OL'EAGLE... AND HE FELT THAT THE EAGLE WAS MORE BIKER THAN TRADITIONAL, WITH IT'S FADED COLORS. SO I HOOKED HIM UP AND MADE IT ALL BRAND NEW... BELOW IS THE SEQUENCE OF THE PROCESS.

ABOVE: THE ORIGINAL EAGLE WITH THE ROSE ADDITION STENCILED IN PLACE.

 

ABOVE: THE ROSE OUTLINED, AND EAGLE RE-OUTLINED.

 

ABOVE: THE ROSE ALL FINISHED.

 

ABOVE: THE EAGLE RE-FILLED AND FINISHED TO BRING IT UP TO SPEED WITH THE ROSE. AND TA-DA! ALL BRAND NEW. THE TATTOO WAS GOOD TO BEGIN WITH, SO IT WASN'T HARD TO MAKE IT LOOK FRESH. BUT THE REWORK WITH NEWER INK... JUDGING FROM THE AGE OF THE TATTOO, I KNEW THE INK USED WAS INFERIOR TO THE QUALITY OF INKS IN SHOPS TODAY, IT LOOKS BRAND NEW AND CORY'S A HAPPY CAMPER. SO AM I!

 

=THE WEEK IN REVIEW=

ABOVE: LACEY CAME DOWN FROM WASHINGTON AND GOT THIS CREEPY KID.

BELOW: CORY WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE CORN AND EGGPLANT HE HAD ON HIS THIGH, SO WE DECIDED THERE WAS ONLY ONE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION... THE CIRCUS BEAR. 3 STEPS OF HIS COVER-UP ARE SHOWN. ONE MORE SESSION AND WE'LL FINISH ALL THE COLOR AND BACKGROUND. HOLLER AT YER BEAR.

 

BELOW: SOME SEQUENCE SHOTS OF ROB'S FULL SLEEVE (AND FIRST TATTOO EVER!)'S PROGRESS. HE SAT GREAT, BUT HE DIDN'T LIKE THE FEELING TOO MUCH OF SCRUBBIN IT UP AFTER OUR SESH.

 

WE ADDED THE BLUE BUTTERFLY FOR EL SEGUNDO AND SOME MORE FLORAL JOINTS, FILLING OUT HIS INNER N OUTER ELBOW AREA... THEN WENT IN TO ADDING THE COLOR.

 

WE MADE MAD PROGRESS, AND WE MAY ONLY HAVE ONE MORE ROUND LEFT TO FINISH IT OFF. GOOD WORK ROB!

=WHERE FOR ART THOU JULIET=

MET AND TATTOOED JULIET ELLIOT FROM EAST LONDON A WHILE BACK, JUST FOUND THE FOTOS. JULIET RIDES FOR CHARGE BIKES OUT OF THE UK, A HEAVY-HITTER IN THE FIXED GEAR WORLD COMMUNITY.
TO CHECK OUT HER PROJECTS (INCLUDING HER CLOTHING LINE, 'HELL YEAH!') LINK AWAY:

http://iliketoridemybicycle.wordpress.com
http://hellyeahprojects.co.uk
http://chargebikes.typepad.com/juliet
http://iheartthursdays.wordpress.com/
http://finalagency.com

=CLAY CATCHES THE BUZZ=

FIST PUMP!!!

=1ST REVELATION=

MY BROTHER IN LAW AND SISTER HAVE OPENED A NEW TATTOO SHOP IN WEATHERFORD, TEXAS JUST THIS PAST MONTH... '1ST REVELATION TATTOO'. THEY ACTUALLY MADE HISTORY BEING THE FIRST AND CURRENTLY, ONLY TATTOO SHOP IN THE ENTIRE TOWN! WAY TO GO FAM...

ABOVE IS A PAINTING I DID FOR THEM AS A 'SHOP-WARMING' GIFT. I'M WORKING ON A COUPLA MORE AS WELL AS FINISHING UP SOME FLASH SETS I'VE BEEN TOOLING OVER, TO SEND OUT IN A CARE PACKAGE TO CONGRATULATE THEM. IF YOU ARE IN TEXAS, THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO... NUFF SAID.
BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OWNER/ARTIST TOD BAIN'S AMAZING WORK;

1ST REVELATION TATTOO 1716 FORT WORTH HIGHWAY, WEATHORFORD, TX
*TO SEE MORE OF MY BROTHER'S WORK, THE FANTASTIC TOD BAIN... GO TO:
TODSTATTOOS.COM OR MYSPACE.COM/TODBAIN ...IF YOU ARE ON FACEBOOK, BECOME A FAN OF THEM HERE: 1ST REV. ON FACEBOOK ...TOD IS ONE OF THE ONLY GUYS I GET WORK FROM, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!