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furie5000
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Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:46 am

I had an archangel on my shoulder and wanted to keep it going down to a 3/4 sleeve. I like what the artist did from the bottom of the angel on down. I think I need something above the angel to cap it off and add it to the flow of the sleeve.

Any thoughts on what I can add to the top? I will be adding a rose with a skull in it to go over the elbow. That will be added next week.

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Jayman1982
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Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:52 am

some dark ominous clouds above and beside the angel, covering the deltoids...black and grey work
schloob
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Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:36 pm

Sorry to be blunt, but the dude looks like shit.
furie5000
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Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:25 pm

schloob wrote:Sorry to be blunt, but the dude looks like shit.
Exactly the kind of criticism I am looking for! I appreciate the honesty man. I do agree that it looks like shit. The last pic was immediately after my first session and in the other pics, it was still healing. It does look a bit better now, but the artist agreed that it is going to require some rework.
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janiegirl
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Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:59 pm

Flames above the angel. He looks like an avenging angel, with his spear and chain. He needs to be coming out of the flames of hell.

I like the eyeball. It needs some reflections though. Old photographers trick is to make sure there's a reflection of the light in the eyes, otherwise they look dead. Old photoshopping trick is to pinken the inner corner of the eye to make the white look whiter.

I like the text too. I'm not usually a big fan of text tattoos, but I like the sentiment on you.
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buttwheat
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:12 am

Man that has faded a shit ton. Darken it up get more flowers,smoke and some fire.
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:12 pm

have someone else rework it.
furie5000
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:44 am

Had additional work done last night. Im still not feeling the archangel. Doesn't really work with the rest of the flow. The angel is going to get touched up once everything is healed.

Any suggestions on the Archangel (no laser :) )?

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EvilJay
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:33 am

Andres Acosta that dude is not.. Stop going to this 'artist'..
Call_me_Lola
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:40 am

If someone put a skull/rose that looked like that on my elbow I would be PISSED. That is terrible. No dimension at all. I just had my elbow done a few days ago, so I know what it feels like, and to end up with that? Sorry, man.
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HighballSam
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:07 pm

Yes, get a good artist.

I like that you are using some color, but the basic work is poor.
furie5000
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:46 pm

Appreciate all of the feedback. Do you think that a good artist can work on it and make it look better, add some dimension to it?
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HighballSam
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:33 pm

I think its possible. You'll have to find one willing to work on somebody else's work.
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EvilJay
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Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:33 pm

furie5000 wrote:Appreciate all of the feedback. Do you think that a good artist can work on it and make it look better, add some dimension to it?
Honestly, No. Its a huge dark blob. No negative space. It's gonna be impossible to re-work, and even if you could, no-one with any skills is going to touch that. That's the truth.
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salsal
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Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:15 pm

You're a good artist but I'm not a fan of this kinda art ;) Something in this tattoo doesn't fit I think...
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