Finished Scorpion

Here it is.

Had to wait a few days to heal, so i could fill in the tail properly.

Hope you like it.

First Real Tat

After several pig ears, pig ribs, and pig legs, i finally had the guts to go for human skin.
So, i decided to Tat my own thigh.

Well, that gave the answers i was looking for:
- Figured out the way i like to hold the tube
- I know exactly how deep i am going, and how much pain i am inflicting. (not as much has i was expecting)
- The angle of lining and the angle of filling in, is quite different.

I was overwhelmed with the difference of tatting.
Its much much more easier to ride the needle, and to see what you are doing. Plus, its much easier to wipe it clean. The ink wont stick like in pig skin, and thus, you have much more detail on those tight spots.

I used a 3RL for the outline.

That fill in on the tail is all messed up.
I started to fill it out with a 5M1, with the shading machine, and all i got was Shade! "Oh, wait... i have to use the Liner machine, dumb me!".
So, i filled the lower claw with the Liner machine and it looks like this:

Much better hum?

At first, i had to figure out the movement speed of the hand, so i wont chew up the skin, and still make the ink go in. took me a little while, but i managed it.
This is about 6cm, and took me one hour to do. I prefer to take time and do it right, so i wont need to go back in and re-do it.

Will post the finished piece soon.