Recently I underwent the process of cleaning out my iPad of old drawings and I found the work from when I first started practicing tattoo style flash drawings. One of the first “sets” I made was a beach themed sheet with seashells, a surfboard and a seahorse. I decided to re-do the same designs to directly see how much my style and approach has changed. It’s only been 3 years, but it feels like so much longer when I think about the person I was back in 2016 when I put these ideas down. These drawings reveal the change in my understanding of the tattoo style, and the importance of black vs skin tone. The clamshell design in particular showcases my improved drawing ability very well!
I’d like to go back and revisit more of my older work and see my improvement like this! I wonder where I’ll be in the next 3 years.
If you want to see more drawing before and afters let me know in the comments.
All of these updated designs are available to be tattooed as well.
