Over the past few weeks, I've noticed that people are voting for a variety of designs, some of which are either undeveloped sketches and/or not "TATTOOABLE." The idea of this contest series was to challenge everyone to design tattooable flash that could be used for building a versatile portfolio.

When deciding the winner, you should not be voting for a design you think is cute, funny, or clever but rather for the most developed and professional design/entry. For the sake of this forum, I implore you to consider this when you cast your votes. If a professional artist came to the site, would he/she be impressed with the caliber of work we are contributing (and subsequently voting for)?

I hope that every artist will keep this in mind and remember that these contests are meant to challenge you and your artistic comfort zone. I hope that all those casting votes remember that you should vote only for the design that looks the most like a tattoo/flash design in a professional artist's portfolio.

While I understand that many people come to this forum for the welcoming community, the main goal of creating this site was to push each other to learn and improve our artistic skills as they relate to the art of tattooing.

Thanks for reading.