A little here and there
I got to go over a tattoo I did awhile back. I wasn't about to change it much, but I certainly wanted to enhance it. My 26th tattoo, I didn't know much about color mixing, so I tried to fade a light grey wash straight into pure yellow. The result was harsh and unbalanced. This time I went over it trying to blend in (as much as it would allow me to) different shades of the color.
Also I wasn't comfortable shading the banner before. I failed to treat it as an object, instead I shaded around the text, making sure to leave room for the lettering. This time all it took was running a light wash over the banner dimensionally. Then, I quickly increased the contrast in the drop shadow from the banner and added more shadow below the two petals above the word "Mom". It helped.
And finally, I still wasn't happy with the touch up. The flowers weren't coming out enough for me, so I stood back and squinted my eyes. It showed me that I needed more contrast towards the top. All it took was a few spots of black to light grey behind and between the petals to reveal a strong contrast.
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