Steampunk Laces
Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Marie is a big time gamer and fan of all things Steampunk. She came in to see me about some calf pieces based on spats and Victorian corsets; the idea being that the spats lace up from the bottom, showing intricate gears, pistons, watches and cool Steampunky stuff underneath, peeking through the laces. Click on the Read more link to see the drawings for the left leg (outline, gray shading and color) and the photo of the left calf outline (bottom) and gray line (top).
Banyan Tree of Life
Sunday, 01 April 2012
Stephanie's husband has a couple of tattoos and is thinking about getting another one. After hearing that, Stephanie said, "Wait, I want a tattoo--it's my turn! I get to go next," and got working on ideas for her first tattoo. Growing up in Florida, she loves the Banyan trees there and knew that a tree would be the base of her tattoo. She decided to build elements into and around the tree that have importance in her life: her family, the arts and sciences, the animal kingdom. Click on the Read more link to see the drawing and the photos from our first and second sessions.
Lion Cover up
Thursday, 01 March 2012
Ryan got a tattoo on his right arm when he was 18. He would like to have something more meaningful for him now that he is older and has decided on a realistic lion cover up/camouflage concept. It will work perfectly for a cover up/camouflage piece, as it conforms very well to the Cover up formula (larger, more detailed line work, darker value colors, use position to move and fool the eye, etc.). The original tattoo was pretty dark, so we have had to pump some white into it to get it to turn lighter in value (more gray, instead of black.) You can see the old tat after we've just done our second session of white in his photo to the right. Click on the Read more link to see the drawing and the photos from our first outlining session.
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I opened my own tattoo shop, Floating Lotus Tattoo Studio in 2010. Thanks to: my family, friends and amazing clients for all of your support.
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The space is small but cozy, located in inner SE Portland, near OMSI, in the red and gray ActivSpace SE building.
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