I met Jubail on the corner of 34th and 6th Avenue, and he shared this awesome tattoo:
"Midnight Mile" is a song by Bouncing Souls, and it reminds him of coming home to New York City.
Jubail, who has "nine or ten" tattoos, was a student at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
He was about to earn his commission as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army when I spoke with him, and he knows he can rely on his tattoo to help him remind him of home here in New York.
He also has the Bouncing Souls logo on the inner part of the elbow, also known as the "ditch," which is one of the most painful places to get tattooed.
Jubail credits his ink to Saka at Tat-Nice Tattoos in Huntington, WV.
Thanks to Jubail for sharing his Bouncing Souls tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
And here's a little "Midnight Mile" bonus:
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Where The Wild Thing Tattoo Is
The day after I met one Jared, I met another, out in front of Madison Square Garden.
With a tattoo like this:
how could I not stop him?
As one would imagine, Jared loves the book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
The tattoo displays, on Jared's right forearm, one of the "Wild Things" that is in Max's imagination.
Jared, who was in town visiting from Boston, has ten tattoos. He had been thinking about getting a Where the Wild Things Are piece for several years and finally had it done by Chris Ford in January 2009. Ford had worked in L.A. but is now in New Jersey.
Jared said that he has had a lot of attention from people about the tattoo, in part due to the publicity from the movie adaptation coming out this Fall.
Thanks to Jared for stopping to talk and share his "wild" tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
With a tattoo like this:
how could I not stop him?
As one would imagine, Jared loves the book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.
The tattoo displays, on Jared's right forearm, one of the "Wild Things" that is in Max's imagination.
Jared, who was in town visiting from Boston, has ten tattoos. He had been thinking about getting a Where the Wild Things Are piece for several years and finally had it done by Chris Ford in January 2009. Ford had worked in L.A. but is now in New Jersey.
Jared said that he has had a lot of attention from people about the tattoo, in part due to the publicity from the movie adaptation coming out this Fall.
Thanks to Jared for stopping to talk and share his "wild" tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
015 | finished
Date: 6/27/09
Tattoo: $100 US bills coming out from a slit in his arm (custom drawn based on a design from his friend)
Needle: 9m
Wip
I believe I fixed the shading up better. But again, will see for sure when it heals.
028
Date: 6/24/09 (line work) 6/25/09 (shade)
Tattoo: Custom evil and sad clown masks.
I did the line work the day before. When he came in the next day, it looked weird like I went too deep. But I swear I only went as deep as I usually go, which isn't deep at all. Guess I'll see when it heals. And I swear they appeared to have more depth in person after I finished. Again, guess I'll see when it heals.
Line work:
Jared Shares His Vegan Tattoo
I met Jared while he was waiting for a train in Penn Station.
After the Manhattan Mall food court closed last summer, I discovered this wide expanse of Penn Station (especially the Amtrak area) was great for inkspotting when the weather made normal traipsing about unappealing.
Jared's ink runs down the length of his arm, from the top of his right bicep, down to the inner part of his forearm.
As a Vegan, Jared did his research, and sought out a tattoo artist that could give him a Vegan tattoo:
There's a school of thought that some tattoo inks are not "vegan," in the sense that they incorporate glycerine from animal fat, or they use bone char in the black inks. See this article here.
Some artists refute this as gimmicky, and here is a more skeptical view point from a Vegan. But many Vegans who are steadfast in their ideals find the idea of a purely vegan tattoo appealing. I featured another Vegan tattoo back in October 2007 here.
Jared, who is the musical director for the national touring company of the show "Spring Awakening", went to Cary at Body Electric Tattooing & Piercing in Hollywood for this custom design.
The top section of flowers includes at least one chrysanthemum. The bottom part spells out the word "Vegan" in twisting, viny, letters.
Jared's whole arm took three sessions and ultimately embodies the Vegan lifestyle, not just in words and design, but in the ink used to create the art.
Thanks to Jared for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!
After the Manhattan Mall food court closed last summer, I discovered this wide expanse of Penn Station (especially the Amtrak area) was great for inkspotting when the weather made normal traipsing about unappealing.
Jared's ink runs down the length of his arm, from the top of his right bicep, down to the inner part of his forearm.
As a Vegan, Jared did his research, and sought out a tattoo artist that could give him a Vegan tattoo:
There's a school of thought that some tattoo inks are not "vegan," in the sense that they incorporate glycerine from animal fat, or they use bone char in the black inks. See this article here.
Some artists refute this as gimmicky, and here is a more skeptical view point from a Vegan. But many Vegans who are steadfast in their ideals find the idea of a purely vegan tattoo appealing. I featured another Vegan tattoo back in October 2007 here.
Jared, who is the musical director for the national touring company of the show "Spring Awakening", went to Cary at Body Electric Tattooing & Piercing in Hollywood for this custom design.
The top section of flowers includes at least one chrysanthemum. The bottom part spells out the word "Vegan" in twisting, viny, letters.
Jared's whole arm took three sessions and ultimately embodies the Vegan lifestyle, not just in words and design, but in the ink used to create the art.
Thanks to Jared for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!
Boys and Girls,
I know I have been slow on updating my works, including the ones from -XVI- the ongoing event.
I have too many things going on in my head and its been hard for me to concentrate but I still try. Its like, I am already am living in hell in reality. I don't know if the idea of my event has become real or that my mind has engulfed me and over took my senses...
Things around me seems to mess me up and shut me down. Sometimes I don't even know what I am thinking about or even going through. I have been having memory lost and seems like I am losing my grip on my life...
I really need to find my 66 Sinners and finish this event up. Honestly, now I know why they say, "Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it".....
Immortal Tattoos was interviewed by an Online Tattoo Magazine, Skin-Artists.com.
Check out the interview here : http://skin-artists.com/eng/stories/0012.php
I know I have been slow on updating my works, including the ones from -XVI- the ongoing event.
I have too many things going on in my head and its been hard for me to concentrate but I still try. Its like, I am already am living in hell in reality. I don't know if the idea of my event has become real or that my mind has engulfed me and over took my senses...
Things around me seems to mess me up and shut me down. Sometimes I don't even know what I am thinking about or even going through. I have been having memory lost and seems like I am losing my grip on my life...
I really need to find my 66 Sinners and finish this event up. Honestly, now I know why they say, "Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it".....
Immortal Tattoos was interviewed by an Online Tattoo Magazine, Skin-Artists.com.
Check out the interview here : http://skin-artists.com/eng/stories/0012.php
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
026 [first cover] - 027
027
Date: June 22, 2009
Tattoo: Dedication | Determination | Elevation
Location: Right under arm | Chest | Left under arm
He wanted it filled in. I wanted to finish it. But he decided to save that part for another day.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
024-025
025
Date: 6|21|09Tattoo: Arabic script, meaning "God"
Location: Left side back shoulder
Needle: 11M
Again, used water for grey wash. This was simple, but oh so fun, especially with my new love "cup of water" gray wash. I think I may have left it too light. But we'll see.
Need to take a better picture
024
Date: 6|21|09
Tattoo: "R" and "J" script
Location: Left side back of arm "R" | Right side back of arm "J"
Needle: 7RL | 11M
My first time using just a cup of water to make grey wash. I LOVE the cup of water technique. i do believe I found my prefered grey wash. Lays on so smooth and evenly.
But of course, I won't know for sure till it heals.
023
FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURE
Date: 6|20|09
Tattoo: II . VI . MMIX script
Location: Right side upper rib
Needle: 4RL | 5RS
Will update with picture at undisclosed time client may possibly return. This was a bit better than the first rib, but still tricky. Client keep noticing little niches that looked weird. She was right all three times.
But IM suppose to notice them before she does. I think I did, but for some reason...my mind was just blank. I hate slipping up in my professionalism. She had two other friends I was suppose to do. But they said they were tired (it was 12:30-1 am or so at this point) and will return the next day. As I thought, they did not come back.
Date: 6|20|09
Tattoo: II . VI . MMIX script
Location: Right side upper rib
Needle: 4RL | 5RS
Will update with picture at undisclosed time client may possibly return. This was a bit better than the first rib, but still tricky. Client keep noticing little niches that looked weird. She was right all three times.
But IM suppose to notice them before she does. I think I did, but for some reason...my mind was just blank. I hate slipping up in my professionalism. She had two other friends I was suppose to do. But they said they were tired (it was 12:30-1 am or so at this point) and will return the next day. As I thought, they did not come back.
021 | first rib
Date: 6|17|09
Tattoo: Jhoan script
Location: Right side rib
Needle: 7RL | 11M
Horrible linework, but can be fixed by filling it in. The guy was in pain with the shading, I doubt he would've have let me fill it in right then and there. At the begining...He was speaking on the phone. I now know that no talking is allowed when doing a rib.
So consider it wip.
The ribs are tricky, it was a surprise. But I really want to do another. I've looked closely at the other guys doing the rib since I did this, and I want to put into use what I've learned.
019-020
Date: 6|15|09
Tattoo: Customized Jesus
Location: Left side under arm
Needle: 4RL | 9M
Date: 6|15|09
Tattoo: Custom Hello Kitty by fydbac
Location: Right side back shoulder
Needle: 4RL | 7RL
Tattoo: Customized Jesus
Location: Left side under arm
Needle: 4RL | 9M
019
Date: 6|15|09
Tattoo: Custom Hello Kitty by fydbac
Location: Right side back shoulder
Needle: 4RL | 7RL
Saturday, June 20, 2009
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
017| first pay!
Date: June 8, 2009
Tattoo: Original broken heart and script
Location: left chest, shoulder
Needle: 5RL | 13M
My first paid tattoo.
015| wip
Date: June 7, 2009
Tattoo: 100 dollar bills coming out of skin was designed by the client's friend. But I re-drew it. I drew the script myself: 'Cash Me Out'
Location: left arm
Needle: 5RL | 7M | 11M
Labels:
11M,
5RL,
7M,
client's design,
custom design,
script,
wip
014
Date: June 6, 2009
Tattoo: Original crowned baseball
Location: left side cafe
Needle: 7RL | 13M
Reflection: Need to take better pictures: The baseball is round, not wobbly.
013
Date: June 5, 2009
Tattoo: Original lizard tribal
Location: left shoulder, back
Needle: 5RL | 7M
Reflection: I want to fill in the spots better once it heals.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
011-012| first color
012
needle: 5RL | 13M
needle: 5RL | 13M
location: right arm
tattoo: knife and ribbon through skull (my design, based off very simple patch brought in by client)
tattoo: knife and ribbon through skull (my design, based off very simple patch brought in by client)
011
needle: 3RL | 5RL | 7M
needle: 3RL | 5RL | 7M
Date: June 3, 2009
Reflection:
011 | Experimented with shading the leaves in. I look forward to seeing it healed; then I'll really see if it worked or not. Messed up the Katherine, hope to go back at later to fix.
012 | My first time with color, and I experimented successfully I think. I mixed the red with just a touch of light grey wash for the outline. But, I didn't use his skin as the highlights till I went up from the last ribbon (which is the last one is the only fully colored one. I like how the skin created the highlights, and how the mixed read provided a nice outline for the ribbon.
Overall | Still getting accustomed to doing line work and shading.
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