Flaming Heart
 

This was just something I worked on while I was taking some time off from work after getting my wisdom teeth removed. Not a horribly complex piece, but I was mainly trying to get a grasp on a new technique for drawing flames without using black shading, or any hard outlines. It's a technique I've seen used in a few different tattoos to really make the flames pop, so I figured it'd be worth taking the time to learn.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/...ming_heart.jpg

...long and noble tradition of flame-work.
I like these.
I'd love to see a whole gallery of flame images.
(does a Google Image Search)
:)

Thanks, ART! Flames are a big part of my art, since they're a major image in the music I'm influenced by, the tattoo culture I seek to make my living in, and the hotrod culture in which I like to spend my extra cash.

i am always a fan of your work.. i really like this....

i have thought about getting flames coming down from my shoulder... i cant ever convince myself to get a tat though.

as am I..........keep up the great work man.......


*anticipates more*

Thanks animosity and flyman!

I'll hopefully have a few new pieces by tomorrow night. I'm currently working on some Williams/Crumb inspired pieces which look semi-promising, a couple of really out-there tattoo designs, and a t-shirt design for my best friends platoon (they're in training right now, and he called to ask if I could send a design for them).

I'll post all of those up here as soon as I can get 'em wrapped up.

no prob...........like i said before........love your work.


keep 'em comin'.

is that colored pencils?

looks like a heart shaped face with flames for hair. looks cute.
what do i know?

i know squat about tatooing. is a gradient effect fairly easy to do on skin?

bernadette: Yeah, it's colored pencils with micron pens for the outlines.

I hadn't seen the face before, but it's interesting to see what other people can find in my art!

Um, as for the ease of doing a gradient on skin, I have no clue. I'm not yet trained to tattoo, but I would imagine that once you've been apprenticed, it's not too terribly hard.

That's awesome man I'd be honoured to have that permanently etched into my skin.

Thanks, ickma. I don't know if I've said it before, but any of my images (unless otherwise stated) are fairgame for anyone that wants one tattooed. My only request is that I get a picture of the finished product, since I've never gotten to see one of my images actually "in the flesh".