Thursday, November 26, 2009

Hoot (I really don't like you)

Quick Reader roundup. I finally caught up with all my submissions, some of these came in yesterday. Good job, as I'm going away for a month so if you submit anything don't expect to see it on the blog til January! And just as I became a Blogger 'blog of note' too. I can't believe how much interest this little blog has generated, but I just want to say a big thank you for all the support. Now, before I burst into tears, on with the submissions!
The above owl comes from Scott.


Miss anonymous!


Fredik's owl (and friends)


Matthew's owl done by mike bennet at phantom8 tattoo, denver colorado (plus photobomb)



Finally, Claire's owls done in Auburn, AL at Shenanigans tattoo parlor by Nils.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

Follow Hoot


Tony Mancia.

Never in d-hoot.

Submission from PJ

Michelle, done by Mike C at True Blue Tattoos, Austin TX.

Tattooist submission from Julia Seizure.

Friday, November 20, 2009

The Hoots With The Most




These terrific owls were sent in by Kirstin, and done by Litos from Forbidden Images in Pasco, FL. The latin phrase "Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur" means 'To love and to be wise is too much for even a god'.

Forgot Me Nhoot


This owl comes from Andre at Lifetime Tattoo

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Men Who Stare At Hoots


This submission comes from Alyssa, and it's actually a nice cover-up of a shooting star. Done by Ben from Redemption Tattoo in Cambridge Massachusetts.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Back girl with tattoos butterfly

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Back girl with tattoos butterfly

Girl Congo with an ornamental back tattoo

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Girl Congo with an ornamental back tattoo

Some butterfly tattoos back

tattoos,some,back,tattoo

Some butterfly tattoos back

Borneo tattoos Back piece

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Borneo tattoos Back piece

Gesundhoot!

Reader roundup..(still catching up!)
First off, Trevor sent in the above, done by John Fitzgerald at Slave to the Needle in Seattle.

Jana sent in 'Lilith', above, done by Christoph at Blut&Eisen Tattoo, Berlin, Germany.

Harrison's was done by Harry at Las Calaveras Tattoo in Fullerton, CA

And the little owl above comes from Monika

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Hoots With The Fur





Megan sent in this awesome submission, done Briana Sargent of Black Rose Tattoo in Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA. Nice to see the progress of the piece too!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Monday, November 2, 2009

Becoming A Tattoo Artist

Becoming A Tattoo Artist

Being a tattooist sounds like it's easy to become one and it is for some who have the talent to draw or a flair for the creative, but it does take a lot of time to perfect the techniques to consider yourself as a good tattooist and together with the skill and talent comes the learning or the studying period which you must go through to pick up key areas for being a tattoo artist, you quite often will have heard of this as an apprenticeship, which is often with an established tattoo shop and artist who will show you everything to do with tattoos.

But first you should really have some form of drawing skill or talent and that should be developed first through some classes or some good old fashioned practising drawing variations of tattoo styles, by looking around through other tattoo shops library collections of their own stock, you can get some excellent ideas and in fact I do this frequently, even though I gave up on being a tattooist years ago I do sell some tattoos as a designer

Tattoo is young woman back primordial era

Tattoo is young woman back primordial era Tattoo is young woman back primordial era

Different style of tattoo art at hinder

Different style of tattoo art at hinder Different styles of tattoo art and resources for tattooists and collectors

Sexy girl tattoo at hinder

Sexy girl tattoo at hinder Sexy girl tattoo at hinder