Why there r people out there ruining people bodies I'll never understand

Fix up i did...the original was done at a shop that's now closed and u can see why. I'm always glad to help someone get rid of or fix a horrible tattoo bcuz I can only imagine the pain it causes the person. If ur goin somewhere to get a tattoo done don't even ask them to look at tattoo's they did, ask them to show u regular drawings or paintings and make ur decision off of that. Fix up's/cover up's kill me creatively, but like I said I don't like seeing people walking around with bad tattoo's.

Outlined Koi to show off my line work.

Outlined Koi...once I start shading and coloring it will come together. One good thing about it not being finished yet is u get to see my line work. Also adding water done with no hard black outlines filled with soft gradient style shading and highlighting will really play off the thick to thin sculptured lines.

Stars

Stars with kids names in the colors of their birthstones. Eternal Ink amazes me every time I use a color. A little glare on it bcuz I always forget to take a picture before I put A&D on it.

Memorial tattoo

Memorial tattoo with multiple tattoo's the person who passed away had tied together.

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Firemen shields with husband, wifes names and anniversary date.

Tribal Flames

Tribal Flames added to Zodiac signs. Originally on this design I had one flame coming off the signs, but the night before I did it I couldn't stop thinking about the single flame design, so I got up early the next morning after a night of tossing and turning over the original single flame design and re-designed the whole thing into 3 separate flames giving it better balance and making it much more solid. One of the main reasons I insist on having time and working on a design over the course of a week. Even though I can have a design finished in 20 to 30 minutes there's always things u can add or change to make the tattoo better.

Tribal

I hate doin Tribal work!!! Creatively it's like taking a blank sheet of paper and coloring it in black lol. Tribal really test an artist patience. The very bottom looks weird, but it was just glare.

Sunflower

Sunflower done with Eternal Inks Lightning Yellow (healed to an amazing color). I was a little hurried on this one and couldn't add shading to the petals. If your coming for a tattoo be prepared to have time and let the artist do what he has to do.

Celtic Knot-Work tying 3 Zodiac signs together

Used Celtic knot-work to tie 3 Zodiac signs together. Colors came from each months birthstone color.

WOW!!! Eternal's Lipstick Red

Almost looks like it was done with a marker haha. Really happy with the shading and solid ink coverage. Eternal Ink really makes my job easier as it goes in so good and has all colors have such strong pigments.

Two tattoo's I did, husband and wife. "Believe" is from a song they like (I think). The smaller one on the left (only about 2x 1) took me longer then the big one (3.5x 1.5) from using a small liner and the paper thin skin on that part of the wrist. Go to deep on skin like that and the ink will blow out under the skin.

Fallen Angel Heart Locket

Using lighter colors like Pink and White is frowned on by old tattooist, but with advancements in inks, lighter colors are finding the way into more and more tattoo work.

Opposite side arm with Italian saying to match previous work. Once again in lettering any flaw u have will show and lettering will always test any tattooist since every line must be clean and strong. Overall i had strong clean lines again and the font style fit the Italian sayings perfectly. That's where having a strong background in design comes into helping a tattooist do a good job. So thankful that i spent over 20 years working in classic mediums before i got into tattooing.

Zodiac sign

Eternal Ink once again amazed me!!! Another great thing about Eternal Ink is since it's water based u can mix colors really good and get one off shades of colors. A tattoo done right should last 20 to 25 years, with this ink I think they may last longer. A dirty little secret alot of tattoo shops don't want out is they cut ink with water or other things to stretch the ink, but in doing so u don't get that long lasting quality and brightness like u will in this tattoo.

In lettering any flaw u have as a tattooist will show up. In the end I finished with strong, clean lines. The meaning "Only God Can Judge Me" in Italian.

First time i used a magnum shader on the pick. Felt pretty natural and got a good shading, rust effect.

Fixed this tattoo and added names.

First tattoo done in my new studio.