Went down to Atlas Tattoo yesterday for session 2 of 4 with Dan Gilsdorf for my left arm koi sleeve. I was there for a 12:30 appointment, but it turned out I wasn't scheduled until 4, so I goofed off in town for a while.
I'm very happy with how it's coming together, and so is the artist.
Here’s a quick side-by-side of the fresh lines and the fresh shading. The reddish shading is actually grey shading plus blood and bruising. Big fill areas like that leak.
Complete pics of the before and after behind the cut.
before (line work plus two weeks healing) (taken in a mirror)
after (another 2.5 hours of fill and shading)
next session in 3 weeks.

2009-06-21 07:18 pm (UTC)
How was the filling and shading compared to the outline?
2009-06-21 08:56 pm (UTC)
2009-06-22 03:29 pm (UTC)