Justin Cline

Just a quick sneak peek at some commissioned artwork I finally started for a clients tattoo. This is a shot of  more or less the final pencils. I scanned in and printed it out in only cyan at 15% (trying to emulate comic blue lines for inking). We’ll see if it actually helps… it’s so faint anyway it should work fine.

On a side note, I really need to either invest in some good pen nibbs, or I should have printed on some better paper — I’m guessing it’s a combination of the two though. Enjoy! I’ll post up the final once it’s done.

I’m pleased to announce that number 2 is on the way… tattoos that is. I recently commissioned Master Calligrapher Eri Takase to paint the artwork for my next piece. Its been about 7 years since my last one, and I’m ready for another.

The problem (or blessing) with being a designer/artist myself is that I’m fairly picky. It took me years to finalize the first tattoo I got, and haven’t been in a rush for the next one. Eri worked with me to create one that I absolutely LOVE!

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