My tattoo: progression | Rippin-Kitten

Whoa I just realized that I haven’t done any updates on this since…December? Really? (the last entry was Tattoo sesssions: pt 5.) This is what it looked like back then:

I’ve had a few appointments sprinkled over the past few months, starting in April. An hour here and there whenever we both had some time. From April to June, here’s where we ended up (I love how especially wide my arm looks in these pics):

The mom’s hair is filled in, the older girl has hay colored hair now and some of the background starts to get definition. The eventual scheme is that the background will be sunset colors. I really like how the mother’s hair is kind of ombré. You can see it a little bit from these photos how it starts to get dark towards the ends of her hair.

Last night’s appointment will most likely be one of the last on this piece. I wanted to try to sneak in one more appointment before the Boston Tattoo Convention. My artist, Natan Alexander, is the main-man behind the convention, and he gets incredibly busy this time of year.

Me being a super dork.

I always have good intentions of tweeting and taking more pics while I’m in the chair, but honestly, sometimes this shit hurts too much to hold the phone. Well, that and we chat like a couple of hens at a tea party when we get together!

Anyway, we’re nearing the end of the journey on my half-sleeve. We’ll most likely finish up sometime in the fall after the convention (and when I stop going out in the sun! I swear I wear 70 SPF sunblock, but I’m Italian and my skin wants to soak up the sun).

Last night the sunset background is starting to emerge. The top gem in the frame is now purple and more detail was added in the mother’s gown and the older child’s hair. More detail was also added to the flowers near the girls.

It’s all really starting to come together. I’m very proud of it and am grateful to Natan for taking his time to make sure that it is perfect.