Red Region Inferno

Just a simple design from a flash set I did called “songs of sorrow.”

The symbolic nature of the design speaks for itself and the style of the design is a modernized traditional American tattoo style.

Lost Virtue

A snakes venom, it’s sharp fangs, a daggers smooth and bloodied blade…

All the needed ingredients for a tattoo that can  represent the pain and sorrows that may come with lost virtue.

Just a little chunk of flash from my Zombie Dolls series.

Don’t really have much to say about it.

Don’t think I need to say much.

A picture is worth a thousand words they say.

Entrust

For those who are not of the tattoo world… “Flash” is a term used to describe the drawings and sheets of drawings you find in tattoo studios that are for clients to choose from, get ideas from, and be inspired by.
In general “Flash” is meant to look semi fancy and draw the eye while actually being very simple of design to keep the cost of tattooing low.
Detail is often drawn with quik style illusions allowing for easy tattooing.
If a client wishes a more fancy version… we add to it.

I have been ripping apart an old website, and while doing so I have been peeking at what I had on it.
What I just stumbled on was this stitched up fairy design I did for a zombie doll flash set in 2005.

My Cute (but spooky) Zombie Fairy

Why am I sharing this with you?
Probably because I am tired. It’s almost 2: am and I have been working on stuff since 9: am yesterday.
Maybe it was because I looked at it and thought… “What was I thinking?”
I have no idea what was going through my noggin back when I drew this critter.
It is too simple of a drawing to have been something I was into. I am guessing I spent less than a half hour on it from start to finish.
My best guess is that I drew it thinking it would be something somebody would like to get tattooed.
Nope, haven’t ever tattooed it on anybody. Fail on that idea.
Maybe it was because I was having morbid zombie doll thoughts and fairies are usually sweet and fun.
I just can’t remember for the life of me.

I did the drawing with prismacolor pencils. I haven’t touched a prismacolor in about 3 years.
They are my favorite. I grew up with them. I miss them. I have hundreds of them.
Maybe that is why I posted this.
It is a reminder to get out my pencils and draw something that isn’t for a client.
Draw something for myself.
Yep… that must be what this post was about.
Thank you stitched up fairy girl.