So, I start to feel him out and talk about banners, imagining, etc. He says to me maybe something with Dagger. DING DING DING! I tell him to let me trace out his arm and allow me to draw something for him in a way that I think would be really cool. He hands me a deposit and says go for it.
Well, I went home and started sketching up something to fill up a nice chunk of his arm. I thought it was cool enough to send him through txt... he approved the rough drawing and presto I got to tattoo it on him! :)
Funny - sometimes you send a rough sketch / line drawing to people and they act scared like you are going to outline their tattoo in green (because you sketched with a green prisma pencil) or that they don't see background and feel like they need to change things... just have a little faith in the artist... I mean if you have seen their work - like their work and feel like they are the one for you then trust them. They see background - they see the little things you don't in the rough sketch.
And remember - just because your buddy has tribal all over his arm doesn't mean that he knows shit about art. So, be aware of that when he offers you advice about your next one!
