diversionmary.com ([info]e_t_b) wrote,
@ 2007-10-25 21:28:00
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tattoo for my wife


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[info]plus_minus
2007-10-26 05:14 am UTC (link)
beautiful

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 05:58 am UTC (link)
she's a beautiful lady

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[info]k17k
2007-10-26 07:07 am UTC (link)
WOW!!
(it's futile to tell about the beauty of this work or about the theme )(= Wonderful!!)

the centr of mass:
is Perfect
and the heart is inclined
so that leaf a bit curved is maybe the solution


You're a genious for me!!

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:33 pm UTC (link)
"so that leaf a bit curved is maybe the solution"

which leaf? or do you mean petal?

thanks!

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[info]k17k
2007-10-27 07:39 am UTC (link)
I thought that green was the green of the leaves of the flowers
:))

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[info]smalgin
2007-10-26 07:45 am UTC (link)
so damn cool. thank you man

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:33 pm UTC (link)
no, thank you!

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[info]aka_khard
2007-10-26 08:08 am UTC (link)
That's great!
The heart like " <3 " - it's so booooooring... And this heart in the flowers is so original :) I like it ;)

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:34 pm UTC (link)
heh, i had originally planned "realistic flowers"/fakey heart on one arm, "realistic heart"/fakey flowers on the other arm, but just tried my best to make one look good.

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[info]brokeneyeball
2007-10-26 10:59 am UTC (link)
amazing tattoo it will be! Very.

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:34 pm UTC (link)
even if she never gets it done, she appreciates it.

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[info]darkdisney
2007-10-26 12:14 pm UTC (link)
that's cool!

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:35 pm UTC (link)
thanks! shooting star are you a billionaire yet? ;)

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[info]darkdisney
2007-10-26 04:41 pm UTC (link)
hahah hardly! still hustlin though

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:58 pm UTC (link)
"i know how you do"

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[info]giurassic
2007-10-26 03:27 pm UTC (link)
oh man.

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[info]turkishb
2007-10-26 04:15 pm UTC (link)
one of your best pieces in quite awhile...

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:37 pm UTC (link)
yeah? i liked this one:


...as i'm less interested in 'things that actually exist' lately. it always surprises me what people respond to or like. thanks!

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[info]turkishb
2007-10-26 04:47 pm UTC (link)
yeah i love that too. everything is very vaginal and microbiology with you lately. folds coils smooth edges. i love it

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:58 pm UTC (link)
i agree.

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[info]pinkfu
2007-10-26 04:31 pm UTC (link)
Gorgeous and perfect for a tattoo.

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-26 04:37 pm UTC (link)
thanks! i don't know if she'll actually get it done but that isn't important.

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[info]intuitintoit
2007-10-26 09:49 pm UTC (link)
it is stunning. simple+profound like a beatles song. something that seems to have always meant to exist. i love it.

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-27 08:07 am UTC (link)
aw that's sweet!

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[info]chirplet
2007-10-27 07:26 am UTC (link)
i love it. it'd be gorgeous on the back, where the actual heart is placed!
your colors are different here, did you use different pens?

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-27 08:07 am UTC (link)
yeah a coworker found a green ballpoint and i conned it off of her. in the heart area i did my normal thing, but differently. specifically, i held back on the red, and didnt gesso it so much so it stayed more red/orange vs. pink. then instead of making marks with my busted felt tip pen, i marked on a different sheet, spit on the brush, then transferred a little bit of pigment at a time.

instead of gesso'ing over black ballpoint to make it purple, i left it black which i dont normally do anymore. lastly i started to lose the right side, it was busted so i reddened it up, then gesso'd it over, giving it that liver purple color.

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[info]headscans
2007-10-27 06:58 pm UTC (link)

this is awesome. it makes me wish i had it tattooed on myself!
your wife is a lucky lady:)

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-28 02:11 am UTC (link)
:) i drew somethign else for her that a diff friend ended up getting tattooed:


sry bout the bad quality photo, she won't give me a new one because she hates me and my people.

ariel, if you read this, i'm going to insist that you're an eric-racist until you take a better photo!

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[info]headscans
2007-11-07 10:31 pm UTC (link)

i love your heart drawings! but is this due to the photo poor quality or aren't your projects too nuanced for a tattoo? i have this feeling your original drawings are far more subtle in colour & layering. ahh, beautiful, anyways:)

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[info]catewigs
2007-10-28 12:52 am UTC (link)
This is mindblowingly beautiful.

Could you share a bit of the process with me?

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[info]e_t_b
2007-10-28 02:18 am UTC (link)
Sure!
keep in mind that i drew this a bit different than i normally would draw.

from above:
"in the heart area i did my normal thing, but differently. specifically, i held back on the red, and didnt gesso it so much so it stayed more red/orange vs. pink. then instead of making marks with my busted felt tip pen, i marked on a different sheet, spit on the brush, then transferred a little bit of pigment at a time.

instead of gesso'ing over black ballpoint to make it purple, i left it black which i dont normally do anymore. lastly i started to lose the right side, it was busted so i reddened it up, then gesso'd it over, giving it that liver purple color."

My normal thing = start out with red ballpoint and render, then build up very light layers of red and black ballpoint, then eventually a light layer of gesso. I make some slight marks with a dried up black felt tip pen that bleeds when wet, that lends some of the blue. the gesso + red + black ballpoint gives the purpley color. if you try this, be careful not to draw over the gesso too much, it will fade more over time than ballpoint on paper.

someday i'll make one of those you tubes that everyone talks about.

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[info]catewigs
2007-11-01 11:28 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much for sharing!

A youtube video would be awesome! I do not quite get what you're talking about, and I'd love to know how you're able to get such lovely subtle colouring done. (the texture on the heart is incredible. it looks fit to burst)

Hmm... what is this "gesso" you speak?

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