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Tattoo secrets
Tips on being an excellent apprentice
Tipping Signs
A quick request for ideas.
There's time, then there's time.
Figuring out an economy of time.
Kerning
Can you spot the difference?
Stretching cramps
I worked on a lower back yesterday for hours and hours.
People stink
Alright, let's get this out in the open.
Tattoo Fonts
I've been searching for traditional tattoo lettering for months. Here is my list of what fonts are available.
Obvious Tip #2
I use this one almost daily... here's how to use Photoshop's autorotate.
Toothpasties
Want to get stuff clean?
Vectorize
Wolfman wants a skull drawing for his car. The decal company needed a vectorized version of the final piece. Here's how I (quickly) turned it out:
Humble, humble
Yeah, so... it's not about me.
Threshold lines
Here's a way to have Photoshop create abrupt lines (even midpoints) out of photos, gradients or shading.
Hand weight
Getting used to drawing with the extra weight attached can take time.
Obvious Tip #1
Want a quick outline for that guy who wants the Kanji of "sex" tattooed on his inner thigh?
Crest outline
A big part of what I do is help our artists with outlines. The customer comes in with an idea or a drawing and I have to convert the piece to outline form. And, obviously, we want the outline to be as precise as possible.