Tattoo Girl

A friend is thinking about doing a line of T-Shirts for Tattoo lovers. For the logo and main design she wanter a pin-up style girl nude with tattoos all over. The sketches here show what I came up with for the visual. I read somewhere that guys and gals approach tattoos differently: women tend to get tattoos that flaunt, accentuate, or compliment their bodies, where as men get them for the purpose of comradorie, because they look cool (or so the wearer will look cool), in a place where they can easily be shown off. My aesthetic would be the first one, personally. But the friend who initiate this project wanted a little bit of both. I must say, it was difficult for me, I was gritting my teeth at some points.

Whenever working for someone else, you have to imagine your hand as an extention of their mind. You aren't creating for you, you are creating for them. A lot of artists do not like the thought of creating something you don't like, and admittedly it takes a lot of patience and restraint. But once you get it right and that person sees the finished product it makes all the labor worth it. Besides work like this is always a challenge and puts your skills to the test. Clients do not understand that you only do this kind or that kind of art. They think you are good at everything because you are an artist. And you can't explain that. So you are in the position of trying to make the client happy by doing things you are the best at and don't always do. Which is good for you.