Mary, Mary

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The client wanted a pretty, feminine version of Mary. She had seen a piece Kat Von D did, which almost had a smooth, Latin feel and she loved it. So with that in her head, she looked around and found a cool Mary online. My goal was take the one she found and smooth it out to fit the look that was in her head. Not like a portrait, but stylized.

I came at this thing with five washes and just a hint of black. Also, an ink cap of distilled water to mix between.

Comments

very nice. my favorite of yours so far.

tony   on March 20, 2007 10:22 PM

Nice!

Fabian   on March 21, 2007 4:52 AM

hair...softness in her face...folds in the headpiece...peace

To create such beauty and emotion on living canvas is truly a gift...

mom   on March 21, 2007 8:02 AM

I am also an apprentice who has been working for almost the same time as you. I feel so behind looking at your work. I dont know if my mentor doesnt want to show me some things or just doesnt know. I would love if you would go into greater detail about your mixing ratios and consistency in shading. thank you.

Joe   on March 21, 2007 11:37 AM

Bravo! Very nicely done.

MDG  Author Profile Page on March 21, 2007 1:58 PM

Thanks for the kind words.

And Joe - I completely understand. Here's the thing, we learn at our own pace.

I'm certainly behind people that have been tattooing the same amount of time, and I'm ahead of others. As long as I continue to push myself to learn...

So far, some of the best moments of tattooing have been right in the middle of not knowing what to do and trying something new.

Let me think about a post on shading and mixing. I've got so much to learn myself, it would feel awkward going over my mixing process.

David Allen  Author Profile Page on March 21, 2007 2:12 PM

effin' A dude!!!

You're just SLAYIN' em lately.

I might have to give you the rest of my chest and now my back too.

robschwager   on March 21, 2007 8:21 PM

That's looking awsome man!

Vincent   on March 22, 2007 8:21 PM

looks very nice!

Markus   on March 27, 2007 4:49 AM

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