I watched Miami Ink last night for the first time. I wish I hadn't because I just want to get more tattoo'd than I already am. It truly can get addictive. Or maybe that's just my addictive personality with tattoo as my potential poison of choice. Skin ink is what inspired this design for a valentine's range of greeting cards. I still diggit. Bit of pop art thrown in there, too. The thing about Miami Ink is looking at the designs these guys punt out...there's some rich talent out there. In retrospect, having almost become a tattoo apprentice myself in '98, I'm glad I didn't - I could never have cut it like those boys do. Some beautiful stuff. I enjoyed the years of designing tattoo flash for chop shops back in Durban and, graphically, it's stood me in good stead with line paths and boldness, shading and confidence with lines.
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