Inked Talk

I was asked if I would show off some of my artwork by a fellow blogger. I thought it may be a good idea to post them here so you folks could get to know your author a bit more. So, I’ll post a few here and there and of course tell you about them and what they mean to me too. I’ll start with my right forearm:

This is on the top of my forearm and it all started with the Chinese lettering that says “Music.” ( And yes I did have it verified that it does say what it’s supposed to. ) Back when I was in the Navy and in a band, my guitarist and I were getting tats but being the ethical Navy dudes we were, we told ourselves that we’d never get anything below the elbow. Heh, I started it off on a whim and got the Chinese on my forearm and he said screw it and got the exact same thing. So somewhere in Illinois there is a fantastic guitar player with the same Chinese on his arm. Jack? Are you there? I took it a bit further and had the rest added around the lettering. I had done a favor for an artist and friend and to return the favor, he completed what you see surrounding the lettering…all free hand. He drew nothing on me and I was very impressed. I look back and think that it was pretty risky!

This piece is on the bottom of my forearm and works itself into the piece above. It is actually artwork from one of the cards in the card game called Magic: The Gathering. Called Living Wall, it was drawn by Anson Maddix and I just loved the piece. So three sittings of three hours later, I had it on my arm and also in a tattoo mag somewhere! The reason it took so long to complete was that there is a lot of blood-line shading in the tat. If you are unfamiliar with that technique, it is where the artist takes the gun with no ink on it and makes a line on your skin. The blood then comes up to that line and the artist uses it to shade off of with color. The result is a lot of fantastic shaded areas with no real outlines and it’s just smooth. I’m very proud of this piece and it’s certainly my favorite. I’d link to the shop where I got it but it no longer exits. It was called Excalibur Tattoo in Pensacola, Florida at the time.

That is my right forearm so far. I’d like to fill in the empty spaces with some wash of sort to tie it all together and of course continue on up the arm. What do you think? Drop a comment and let me know what you like or dislike. And don’t worry, you can’t offend me!

Next time we’ll take a look at my left arm. Until then, may your tats be colorful and healthy!

tattoos, arm pieces, Living Wall, Magic The Gathering, Anson, Pensacola