Om colored (my first color tattoo)
Om, Aum, the sound that holds the universe together, representing all things and people, past, present, and future. Found in both Buddhism and Hinduism and reminding us that we are all one and connected, it is a spiritual tattoo.
I was nervous to do this because i have never done a color tattoo on a person before, but i found that it is actually easier in some ways than the black and gray work i did on myself and Ruben, because it’s just a matter of working the color in until it is intense enough without tearing up the skin too much, and using the feathering and hatching techniques i learned from my good friend Mike Donahue to blend the colors. There are 10 colors in this tattoo, and took about 5 hours, including time it took to mix some of the colors. It looks like it may need a bit of touching up after it heals.
Paul chose the colors himself. The color choice represents not only his favorite color, orange, but also the warm colors he looks best in. After this heals, I’ll go back in and touch up the outline so it will look really clean and crisp. I started by trying out an 8 round shader, but then switched to a 7 mag and was much happier with the color application. The inks are Intenze, Skin Candy, and Kuro Sumi, ordered from Element tattoo supply and Joker tattoo supply.
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September 2nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
i think it looks fantastic! difficult to believe it is your first color piece.
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September 2nd, 2009 at 7:32 pm
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September 2nd, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Beautiful!
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September 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
OMG It’s gorgeous!! GORGEOUS!!! Sooo jealous. I wish I’d had time for an UMB original piece. Next time!! Much love to you guys!
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March 24th, 2010 at 3:28 am
What a fantastic tattoo, I had a butterfly on my leg but then had to get rid of it, and called myself tattoo removal as a sort of protest.
If I get another tattoo somewhere less obvious, I will definitely have a coloured one, mine was just one colour. Why did I have it removed –I got a ‘job in the City’ for a Law Firm, where I was expected to wear a pencil skirt etc, the money is good, so I got rid of my tattoos on my legs. The tattoos were so nice, the tattoo removal firm put them on their website if anyone wants to see my legs , click on http://www.ipltattooremoval.co.uk — maybe (one day) if I get promoted and don’t have to go to court, I can have a coloured butterfly!
April 12th, 2010 at 5:17 am
The most vital thing i think when having ink done is to go to a good tattooist. It’s well worth spending an afternoon finding out who is good and who isn’t and which parlour has a good reputation – it’s worth spending a few quid more to have faith that your tattoo is going to be decent
April 16th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
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