Sunday, June 27, 2010

=DENNIS=

FIRST TIME TATTOOING A MEGAPHONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER... I WAS STOKED THAT DENNIS WANTED THIS, AND DONE TRADITIONAL STYLE MADE IT EXTRA FUN! THANKS D!!!
 

=KESHIA'S 80'S HOMAGE=

I WAS LIKE..."HOLY SHIT! LOOK AT HOW MANY FRIGGIN STENCILS THERE ARE!!!" KESHIA HAD BEEN TALKING TO ME ABOUT THIS SLEEVE IDEA DEPICTING THE 80'S AS AN ODE TO HER CHILDHOOD AND WE FINALLY GOT IT ROLLING. PEEP IT BELOW.
 
AMONG THE ICONIC CELEB'S ARE THESE STAPLE IMAGES FROM A TIME PAST...
 
MISS PIGGY...
 
SMURFETTE, GIZMO (GREMLINS), A TROLL...
 
POUND PUPPIES, A BOOMBOX...
 
PEE-WEE HERMAN...
 
THE GOONIES, SNORKS...
 
GLOW-WORM, NINTENDO CONTROLLER...
 
JEM...
 
MADONNA...
 
SHE-RA, MONSTERS...
 
RAINBOW BRITE...
 
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (CUSTOM 'KUTTIN KESHIA' MADE FOR HER)...
 
MR. AND MS. PAC MAN...
 
NINJA TURTLES (DONATELLO, OF COURSE)...
 
MY LITTLE PONY...
 
FRAGGLES (AND A DOOZER!)...
 
LABRYNTH...
 
MISS POTATO HEAD...
 
CARE BEARS... AND MORE!
ALL IN ALL, THERE'S A SHIT-TON OF IMAGERY GOING ON IN THIS 'COLORING BOOK' STYLED SLEEVE. WE DID THE OUTLINE IN TWO SESSIONS ON BACK-TO-BACK DAYS. STAY TUNED TO SEE THE FILL FOR THIS MASSIVE PROJECT IN THE DAYS TO COME! GOOD JOB AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY KESHIA!!!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

=JULES' COVERUP=

JULES HAD THIS FUNKY LITTLE SUN TATTOO THAT SHE WAS NOT ONLY UNHAPPY WITH... BUT IT WAS ALSO OFF-CENTER! WHAT DO WE DO? WE COVER THAT SHIT UP SON!!!
SHE'S AN ENGINEER AND HAS A THING FOR GEARS AND THE LIKE... SO I DREW UP A BIT OF A STEAM-PUNKISH DESIGN FOR HER AND WE GOT 'ER DONE. BELOW IS THE SEQUENCE OF THE COVERUP PROCESS... THIS WAS DONE IN THREE SESSIONS. FIRST WE OUTLINED AND SHADED, SECOND COLOR AND THIRD, A LAST PASS WITH THE WHITE HIGHLIGHTS.
WELL DONE!