Saving References

Now, I've seen tattoo artists with thousands and thousands of flash pages. And I've even seen mini reference libraries in shops. It makes sense.

But if you're at a shop with a computer and internet access, the world can be yours.

On Resources:
We have to be careful with such powerful access to imagery. Taking an image and blatantly using it as your own messes with copyright laws.

That said, we'll be tattooing the Bears logo on people. So I either visit a related (logo) site, such as SportsLogos.Net, or I'll hit up Google Images.

On Google Image search:
First, make sure you take advantage of the "Advanced Search" area. By selecting various options (size, filetypes, coloration, etc.) you can help pinpoint your image search results. I also like to turn of SafeSearch to get more results.

There are a few search operators for even more direction.
Use quotation marks to search for an exact match: "celtic knot"
Use a minus sign to exclude specific terms: eagle -bald
Search within one site by including the link: Hiroshige site:artchive.com

When looking for large files.
Include the following words after your search word/phrase.
(for example: eagle hires)

hires, hi res, 300 dpi, 600 dpi, large, lg, wallpaper

On file organizing:
We have a primary "Stock" folder. Within the folder are subdirectories (folders within folders) based on content:
Animals / Birds / Eagle
Religious / Sacred Hearts