september28

Well I went back for the second session on my tattoo last night. We knocked out the grey-scale portions, so all that's left to do now is color. I cannot wait to get it finished, but at the same time I'll be sad there's no more work to do on it. I'm already contemplating another three-quarter sleeve on the other arm. There are several ideas swirling around in my head, but we'll see. My only stipulation is that if I get another three-quarter sleeve, I want it by the same artist. I'll be uploading photos soon of both my line work and the new shading. I have been entirely too lazy with dA lately, so I apologize for not following through on the p

I sat through my first tattoo last night. It was better than I expected, for the most part. We started at six in the evening, but stenciling and adding in the back of the arm took about an hour. The first drag of needles was probably closer to seven o' clock. I think we took two breaks, but it was completed by about eleven-thirty. No crying or fainting, but lots of sweat, haha. My feet were sweating, but the AC was on so they were freezing too. Ended up having to borrow some socks so my toes didn't turn blue. The artist had me lay down for the majority of it; on by back at first for the lower third (the part below the elbow actually felt good

Call me a deviantART newb, but I'm a bit flabbergasted by what happened to "nebular lighthouse" in the few days since I posted it. Holy mother. Only other time I had 1000 new notifications was when I wasn't on dA for like... two years. Lol. Since I know I probably won't have time to catch up and return the favor, THANK YOU to all who added "nebular lighthouse" to your favorites or added me to your deviantWATCH. I'm honored. Even though most people probably won't read this. I will try to do my usual and go around and view all the users who did this, but right now that's at about 800 people and I don't know if I'll get around to everyone. I'll