I messed around with more layers on the foreground and background, but I still want to try to break some of that contrast. I think that the change to a bigger canvas was not as difficult as I expected when it comes to scaling up my techniques to fit the larger canvas. I think for my next project I still want to make two pieces instead of one because working on two pieces lets my mind create more ideas for composition, color, and mark making. Being stuck on one piece feels like its limiting me in a way.
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No two tattoo artists are the same. Tattoo artists all specialize in different types of pieces, whether that is based on style, size, subject, or area of the body. These artists are placing permanent works of art onto their customers skin by injecting ink under the surface of the skin. The most popular styles of tattoo are traditional/old school, realism, tribal, new school, neo-traditional, blackwork, and illustrative tattoos (all pictured below). Some tattoo artists have 100s of pieces already made for customers to chose from, others are known for making custom pieces. Often, customers will seek out a person who specializes in the style they desire and will reach out to them to get a custom piece done. Part of a tattoo artists' job is to make sure all the equipment is properly sterilized due to the number of pathogens and diseases that can be transferred through blood. A tattoo artist also needs to be educated on the proper aftercare of tattoos to make sure the tattoo holds its color and line work properly and does not cause any injury to the client. A tattoo artists' daily schedule often looks something like this:
It is not common for a tattoo artist to attend university. Most will have taken art classes in college, and art and/or business classes at their local community college in order to learn more art skills and the skills to potentially open their own tattoo shop. I lightened up the center a bit and filled in with white. I like to fill in with white a little early on because it always creates new colors that I like to incorporate back into the foreground. I love how the texture built up along the edges of the canvas and throughout the white background. I still think I need to add more to the center to blend things together, and make the contrast between the foreground and background a little less aggressive.
I decided to use the thick medium with the base because I felt like it is more to accentuate my marks than to create a thick texture I cannot paint over. I don't like how the base color is so uniform, so I am planning on going over it more next time.
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Julianne
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