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My tattoo artist/friend of 5 years moved 3000 miles away 2 months ago. I always told him he would be the only person to ever tattoo me. He is a really talented artist and it sucks that he left.
now this is the problem. i have alot of unfinished work. i have my right arm half way shaded in bio-mech and im kind of nervous letting someone else finish it. if i do, should i tell them how my other artist done it? he used black ink with a 7 mag (i believe). i know a pro will know HOW to do it and i know that any tattoo artist dosen't want to be known for having a certain "style" but what if his doesn't match up with what i have now? what if i'll be able to tell where my first artist left off and where the new one began? does this make sense? i've been to a few shops here and i don't like any of them as much as my true artist.
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Finishing previous work is never something you want to just jump into. You're going to have to find an artist that takes an interest in what you have, not just your money... and there are a lot who'll tell you "oh, I can do that", just because they want your money. You might watch an artists work for years before you decide who finishes the piece.
I know if it was me, I'd be trying to arrange a way to get there or wait until the artist comes back to visit or perhaps a convention close by. But if you can't you're going to have to locate someone who works in a similar style and clicks with you on the subject matter. Someone that you have faith in about their abilities... and you'll be comparing a lot of work for quite a while, I feel, before that artist appears to you.
No two artists will work in quite the same way expect the new artist to have a bit of creative freedom. No artist will work quite the same way and he's going to add his personal touch to it. That doesn't mean changing the design completely or not doing what you want, it just means he'll have a different vision than the first artist.
There are also some artists who will outright refuse to finish someone elses work, simply because they don't understand the direction that the artist was working in or would have done a lot of things differently (style clash).
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I agree with Sharp, but will add a couple of my own thoughts.
Without seeing the work, or knowing the artist who did it, and knowing how well they work in that style, I can only give you some possibilities to consider, and rely on past personal experiences...so don't take offense.
There are a million tattooists qualified to do bio-mech stuff. Personally, I wouldn't finish what someone else started in that style, but I WOULD do bio-mech on a customer from start to finish. It's just that my personal tastes run in a different direction, and I never really liked doing bio-mech.
There are plenty of people who do, though, and are quite good at it. There is, in my experience, nothing particularly difficult about it.
Another thing is that until you look around a while, and get opinions, you really don't know what you are working with. What you have may be impressive to you, but someone who specializes in bio-mech may think it's crap and not want to be associated with it. Not saying that is the case, HERE, but I have people coming in wanting me to finish (what they think is) "incredible" work for them, and when they roll up their sleeve, I recoil in horror.
Get lots of opinions, and be sure to include some from people who do a lot of that style of work. Then look at portfolios to see what they can do. If someone is skilled at that style, and they WANT to finish it, and the work is already good, you should be able to find someone who can do it at least as well. If it isn't that good, they may be able to make it better than you thought possible. |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: So... |
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| Anti Gravity wrote: | another thing is, if i let someone else finish it, i would feel as if im disrespecting the artist who started it. i believe if someone starts something they should finish it. right?
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That's a good general rule, but a poor ideology, depending on the situation.
If you find the person sucks, I recommend not letting them finish. If they move 3000 miles away, and leave you with unfinished work, I don't know how you would remedy that unless they came back to finish it, or if you went to have it finished...either being a bit unreasonable. So getting someone else to finish it may be the best choice in those situations. |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:11 pm Post subject: So... |
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It's just a pain in the ass searching for someone new, you know? His family does live here so i'll see if he's coming back for christmas or whatever. If i could just get this finished by him i would gladly take my time looking for someone else. it sucks walking around with half of your arm black.  |
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Thanks again for the great advice! I've been really confused about this of lately.
I updated the last pic with a better one. Could you tell me what you think of the tattoo quality wise? i can take negative or positive criticism. I personaly love it. |
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My honest evaluation:
The picture still isn't real clear, so I cannot truely see to what degree the following is true, so take it for what it's worth.
It appears there is one shade of black used in the piece. It does not appear that the shading goes from black to the very subtle shades of grey wash that are possible in the piece. Also, using bolder lines in some areas will enhance the three dimentional look you desire. It just looks as though he was whip shading with straight black instead of using washes and achieving a smooth shading effect through the entire spectrum.
The good news is, it can be improved upon, if this is the case. It isn't BAD...it just isn't up to it's full potential.
I like the concept, and the design. But the piece is large, and it just looks like there was a minimalist approach taken to the shading...and minimalism doesn't work well with such a large piece.
I would look for someone who does lots of black and grey stuff...someone who is good at portrait and realistic B&G stuff, and look at how many shades of grey can be achieved. It may allow you to see how much further it is possible to go with what you have. Check out some of Paul Booth's shading. He is a good example of someone who knows how to achieve the whole range of shading and blackwork effects.
You won't see him doing a whole lot of bio-mech, but you can see how what he does could be translated to what you have.
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