Guidelines for Giving Feedback
Guidelines for Giving FeedbackPlease consider the following when giving feedback on a member's tattoo:
Line work: Does the artist seem to have grasped the technique of applying smooth, consistent lines? Do the lines flow with no shakes, skips or blow-outs?
Fill: Are all color and black areas a consistent color?
Shading: Does the tattoo show smooth gradients and transition effectively from light to dark?
Color Harmony: Does the tattoo have colors that compliment each other?
Placement/Size: Does the tattoo seem to be the right size for the area chosen? Is it centered and lined up with any other work? Does it go with the flow of the body?
Design: How well does the overall design work? Does it have sound composition? Does it feel well thought out?
Feedback: What areas could be improved?
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My First Flower |
 Oct 23 2009, 10:22 PM
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 first on skin |
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Oct 23 2009, 10:32 PM
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QUOTE (inkedup @ Oct 23 2009, 10:22 PM)  first on skin i could use some feedback please only been tattooing for a few months |
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Oct 23 2009, 10:38 PM
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looks ok from a distance then those lines show just how inconsistant they are(nervous shakes?), your stars on the bottom are very poorly done but for one of your first it looks salvagable once healed.
Im no pro but thats my opinion ....sorry mate! 
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Oct 24 2009, 01:05 AM
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Nice big pic with detail
 Except the flash glare LOL but that's ok Not saying anything about the design because that is subject to personal preference. I gather you didn't tattoo yourself first? IMO you should practice a few on your own skin before other people. The line work is very inconsistent.... the filigree was not a good choice for a first tattoo on skin as it shows every kink in line work and is hard to fix without thickening those lines and making the design way less 'feminine'. Practice more on yourself and piggy to steady your hand and gain better line weight and consistency. Also draw and colour more on paper with pencils to work on your values and shading. The shading coming off the stars just drops off from dark to light with no gradient. The flower seems to be just lines and solid colour with no contrast or definition. I wrote post on light, shadow and tone some time ago and just found it here .... it may help  Cheers -------------------- "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."
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Oct 24 2009, 01:47 AM
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QUOTE (Black_Mamba @ Oct 24 2009, 02:05 AM) Nice big pic with detail Except the flash glare LOL but that's ok Not saying anything about the design because that is subject to personal preference. I gather you didn't tattoo yourself first? IMO you should practice a few on your own skin before other people. The line work is very inconsistent.... the filigree was not a good choice for a first tattoo on skin as it shows every kink in line work and is hard to fix without thickening those lines and making the design way less 'feminine'. Practice more on yourself and piggy to steady your hand and gain better line weight and consistency. Also draw and colour more on paper with pencils to work on your values and shading. The shading coming off the stars just drops off from dark to light with no gradient. The flower seems to be just lines and solid colour with no contrast or definition. I wrote post on light, shadow and tone some time ago and just found it here .... it may help Cheers thanks this sheds some light on the subject, i will work on this |
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Oct 24 2009, 02:21 AM
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sorry mate as a first i hope this is on urself as it's not good (but it is ur first so don't worry too much), the line work is very shaky and in consistent (though probably nerves) and the colour fill is really patchy, the two lowest stars don't look like stars and some of your lines cross each other a bit (in the stars.).
overall it's ur first and there aren't may good first ones at that, i suggest you get some pig skin (though personally I prefer fake skin) and practice ur linework first, get that down and move to colour fill, but you do need to get used to the weight of ur machines first, before going to skin again. sorry if this is harsh but i don't want you getting false hopes (very few of us are good to start with), but keep at it and you'll see your improvements down the line - keep posting and keep it up. |
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Oct 24 2009, 07:14 AM
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You need to pracitice more before tattooing people again.. this is way too big and complex to undertake for a first tattoo.. when you try hitting skin again stick to small simple solid filled designs, and once you get thise right, expand.. there is nothing good about this tattoo.. first tattoo or not..
Far too often I hear "its good for your first".. but with tattoos, its either good or it isn't, and its there for life.. so you need to be well prepared and well practiced before ever touching down to skin.. no ones first tattoo is ever going to be perfect.. but you should be prepared enough, and know pretty much how it's going to play out.. think about that before marking up someones body again. |
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Oct 24 2009, 08:31 AM
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my suggestion... you want to practice, start tattooing your legs! practise lining, even on fruit or practise skin
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Oct 24 2009, 12:07 PM
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thanks for the advise
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Oct 24 2009, 03:40 PM
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Your going way too deep bro, all those blueish spots around the lines are blowouts. That means these lines will expand to about twice they're original width over the next few years. Everything else has been mentioned.
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Oct 26 2009, 03:04 AM
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poor lines, did you battle with the stencil? whenever I'm tracing out a stencil i try do it like the tattoo, try get lines in one go, long and clean, its hard but if you cant draw up a good clean stencil how are you gonna tattoo it? its a good way of telling how difficult the lineworks gonna be.
-------------------- Bad spellers of the world....UNTIE!
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Oct 26 2009, 04:15 PM
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uhh. what they said.
-------------------- " he who masturbates with peanut butter is fucking nuts "
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