The Human Canvas - Re-Working Some Ink

I've found myself doing this a few times now.

Re-working an old tattoo, that is. I'll have to address

that in a near-future post.

 

Meantime, Meet Mike.

 

 

Mike's served as photographer for me

for a few Human Canvas sessions, and has had

the ink turned on himself not TERRIBLY long ago.

That appeared in a session published as

"Here Be Pirates! Arrrr....."

 

You can link TO that session with a click HERE.

 

That session was simply

a re-working of an existing tattoo.

He hasn't gotten it detailed or colored yet,

so that gave me an opportunity to

play with some ideas.

 

For this session, much the same.

 

Mike had often imagined this mask to

have curled horns - like a demon of some sort.

I started off with a pink. This was used really just

to find the flow and curve of the horns, but came in

quite nicely later when it realized

itself as a color.

 

 

Now go in with some black,

not only to define, but also to now

go OVER the existing tattoo, and hide

the previous lines.

 

Some blue...

 

...then more black...

(and a bit of blood from the corner of

the mouth - I couldn't resist)

 

...And then on to

something else Mike had always

imagined for this tattoo. The hair bound

at the chin should be a bit longer, 

braided, and winging out.

 

And I just REALLY wanted

to add some flames to it. I thought it'd go

with it nicely, AND I've fallen in love with this

simple blend to create a flame or two...

 

...Or more.

 

Now pulling back

for a shot which includes the

owner of the canvas...

 

 

And play with a few photos,

now that I'm done playing with Sharpies.

 

 

Thanks Mike.

Not the first, and it WON'T be the last!

 

But this is amongst

some of my most recent favorites,

WITHOUT a doubt!