Kuro's Non-Warmoth PVX #2 - Tattoo

[DangerousR6]

Dia de los Muertos....

 

[rapfohl09]

That is so insane, that is all just dye?

 

[MortenB]

Wow...! This is REALLY amazing..! Such skills  :icon_thumright:

 

[bbl4ck]

That is really some amazing work UK.
I am so jealous of people with artistic talent.  On my best day, I can draw a pretty decent stick person, but it has to be a good day...
Beautiful and I can't wait to see her finished.
:kewlpics: :rock-on:

 

[Great Ape]

Breathtaking, masterful art, as always, Kuro!! How do you prevent the dyes from leeching ''outside the lines''? I've had occasional trouble with dyes bleeding...but those pens sound like a fantastic tool--and your work proves it!!

 

[DangerousR6]

That is really some amazing work UK.
I am so jealous of people with artistic talent.  On my best day, I can draw a pretty decent stick person, but it has to be a good day...
Beautiful and I can't wait to see her finished.
:kewlpics: :rock-on:

 

[hannaugh]

This looks really awesome.  I'm terrible with markers, so I'm always amazed when I see people make images that look like freaking paintings with them. 

 

[Raunline]

The body itself is really nice as well as the neck BUT you've upped the ante after the finish work you've done! Beautiful work!

 

[stratamania]

Very impressive, will the art work extend to the neck also ?

 

[LushTone]

YES. :headbang1:

 

[tylereot]

That is just incredible. 
I left the 'sealed' picture up on my computer for a bit, and kept coming back to it.  Her look just kept 'challenging' me, and challenging the death just behind her.  Gave me shivers!
Almost a shame to put a bridge into that pretty face, though the volume knob might be an earring....

 

[Kuro Uma]

Thanks for all the kind comments guys.

Very impressive, will the art work extend to the neck also ?

Indeed it will

First off. I will likely do any art on fretboards BEFORE the frets are installed from now on. It was a challenge. I'm not 100% happy with how it came out because of that but it is what it is.

To start I wanted those Luminlay glowing side dots to be part of the markers. I marked out where they should go and punched them.

Got them installed

Sketched out where I wanted the dye

Dyed them to go over the edge and onto the fretboard

Lights off

All of the lines and straight edges are a little shaky and not to my liking but I've found I can straighten them all with a razor nicely.
I plan on going back after all the art in on and defining clear straight lines. For now forgive the unevenness of some of the lines. I will clean it up I promise.
The effect I want to achieve is the false binding on the neck and headstock to go with the body.

I wanted an angel and a demon with the Sistine Chapel Adam/God hands in the center. Here it so far:

The Angel

The Demon

The hands

I still have a lot to do to make this look acceptable, But it's getting there. There is no sealer to help bring out the image as I'm not done with the images.
Once I have this done I'll be moving on to the headstock.

 

[Cagey]

That is some incredible work! I'm loving it!

 

[LushTone]

Awesome, love the incorporation of the luminlay inlays. Great artwork, I like the demon better for some reason... :evil4:

 

[stratamania]

Wow, that really is quite something. I would imagine like you said with frets in the way it must be a real challenge to create the continuity of the image.

Very good work  :icon_thumright:

 

[Updown]

 

OMFG 


Lets just say, there is lots of dribbling happening here ...............

 

[aarontunes]

Simply unreal.

One of the best projects I've ever seen.

 

[Kuro Uma]

Here's the headstock so far

 

[DangerousR6]

That's just freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeakin' wicked... :headbang1:

 

[stratamania]

I like the eye, and the way the skin around it appears to be held together. Very creative  :icon_thumright: