Backpiece Progress: Session #13

[ferrumaeternum]

Number of hours for this session: 3
Total number of hours tattooed so far: 36

A few weeks ago I went in to get the background started. The whole thing is going to be done in black and gray. At first I wasn’t so sure about it, but now that I look at it more, Lane’s right: it makes the existing color pop. It’s also what is used in the traditional Japanese work, so I’m glad I trusted his idea over my own. For some reason, I thought it was going to be in color, which really would’ve been too light and spring-like for me. We also agreed on how much of the second foot will be showing, so hopefully he’ll get around to adding that on Friday. There will also be another cherry blossom in the blank space on my upper left shoulder and a couple petals to fill in a few of the areas of negative space that are left. Those will be in color, as Lane is just adding on to previous work. The ground isn’t finished yet, and brushstroke-style grass will be added. The sky is going to be a light horizontal gray wash.


Never mind the white spots near the foot. It’s from the flash shining off the lotion.

Comments

[rurouniyuudai85.livejournal.com]

Watching this develop is pretty sweet! I'm really excited to see this dark background, the contrast between that and the colors is gonna be so cool.

[ferrumaeternum.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yes, it will be blacker than the blackest black...times infinity!