 How's everybody doing welcome back to my channel this week I'm gonna be covering up this tattoo that my client has on his left arm And he has been living with this tattoo for the last 10 years and it is my pleasure to get rid of this tattoo So with that being said let's get these things started. Let's go Well you know it's about everything Everything Who did your dirty bro? That's what I wanted to know Say what? Who did your dirty? A couple guys That was a deep one bro Yeah it was Well there's been so long since I got tattooed Five years right? Yeah I mean this is a big project It is How'd you get into that situation? This one? Yeah Bro I literally so I was 19 like growing up like my parents like no tattoos like very you know traditional Okay And you know I was like screw it I talked to him they're like no don't get any tattoos I'm like I'm getting a tattoo And I literally went on Pinterest and was like that didn't men's half-sleeve tattoo And that's what came up I was like let's walk with it So you took that to the artist And I mean I'm already assuming you didn't do research on the artist right? No You just walked into any tattoo shop? Yup Okay Not the homie, not the No it wasn't anybody's like basement or garage or anything it was a tattoo shop but I was like you know who's available Yes Oh shit Almost fucked my shit up bro Holy shit I was walking with purpose that's why Bro that reminds me something so like my first job out of college The same thing happened to me I was walking back to my desk And it was a chair on rollers bro I literally I want to sit down and the chair moved and I like fell right on my ass Like in front of like the whole office bro I was like come on What they say They just laugh that ass off That you know of Right Yeah So what happened after you got this tattoo like right after it was done what was your first yeah What was your first like impression Um so like he did it in two sessions so it was like a two hour outline and then Oh so you had to go back Yeah Yeah I'll tell you what dude like I didn't really feel anything like it was like you know I wasn't like stoked about it And you're just like it's really just one of those things where I don't know if I wanted to be like rebellious And like get you know just get the tattoo and that's it But Yeah it was like I wasn't pumped about it but You know I was like hell yeah I've got it I've got it Yeah How old were you 19 19 Yeah And then the second the the compass and that was five years ago you said right Yup yeah so I like I said I was like I need to get something else so you know I was thinking about trying to like Piece together you know a full sleeve or half sleeve or whatever basically because like I mean this one didn't really Give a chance to flow with anything So I was just like you know something that You know How do we even know bro You're trying to come up with something I got it because Right yeah And is hunting something that other people do in Ohio Yeah it's huge especially where I live the county where I live We always either like the top or the second county for the most deer killed in the season Wow Yeah I grew up doing it Probably started when I was like 10 or 11 So you're immune to everything you know you kind of like everything all the adrenaline of that Yeah oh man it's crazy it's You know because I like the bow hunt So like you have to get within 20 or 30 yards of the deer And just like being that close to them it's a crazy experience Wow Okay so here we go we have the piece here The top area it is 10 years old The compass is five years old This one definitely feels a little bit more scarred This one it's it looks like it's easier to cover up But the good thing is that the concept that I have here is what's going to help me to cover up this piece easily Perfect One thing I do want to point out is that I did not plan this at all I just placed a stencil where I thought it looked good But the highlight or the area that has no ink of the compass Lended right in between the nose which that is super dope because that is my highlight of the face So I'm really happy that that happened very very unexpected And that's definitely going to work out I was just more focused on where the tattoo was going to look better at Because at the end of the day it has a whole bunch of contrast a whole bunch of detail So I didn't need to place it where it was going to benefit me But luckily it lended somewhere where it is going to benefit me So as far as the trees that I'm going to be adding here on the background I'm going to freehand them because I tried finding a good reference But I did not like any trees I feel like I'm just I memorized a few trees Little areas that I really like from every tree And I'm going to put it all in one by freehanding it on this little corner here Go ahead and check out the placement Make sure you like what you see That's dope That's tight huh You can already see like the shape of everything Yeah Bro that's awesome That's going to be crazy I can't wait Ten years Alright so we're going to get started with this tattoo that I have here And my approach that I'm going to be taking with this piece Is I'm going to start from the bottom to the top And I'm going to be working my contrast first I definitely want to do that with the bottom area Just because we have the compass looking super dark So by me applying my contrast It's going to let me know how bright I can make some areas And that is definitely a big thing when it comes down to this Because the compass it is super dark So we got to use everything that we can To make the bear on the bottom stand out And then as far as the background We got to make sure that it is dark But it is not solid black We got to make sure that we get to control our highlights and contrast That way the bear stands out And then the bear on the top stands out The background I am definitely going to be doing trees So the biggest thing that's going to help me to separate the background And the actual bears is by doing the leaves And in between the leaves I'm going to take advantage of those areas that are open skin To bring them out even more And that's going to give you the illusion that the trees are The sun is going right through it So those little things is not something you plan for It is just something that you go with the flow with Because you don't know where the open skin is going to benefit you But the only thing you should know is that You can execute it and you're confident in that Other than that everything else is just going to fall into place But yeah, I think other than that I'm going to start on the bottom And depending on where I see that I need to go deeper into explanation Of what I'm doing I'm going to stop the video and take my time And take you guys through my thought process Ready? Let's get it Damn, I was very fluent on that one I didn't even go online I started on these trees And I did want to go in depth on how I'm going to execute the trees Because there is a lot of little tricks that I'm going to be doing To make sure that it just doesn't look solid black Because that's one of the biggest things here We want to make sure that you can register where the trees are at And where the bear starts So I'm going to be using my... Let's see As of right now I'm going to grab my 14 round liner And with a voltage of a 5.0 And I want to get the shape of the trees first So here we go Since the sun is hitting the trees from behind All the trees are going to look like silhouettes So that's definitely going to help me out to create more contrast On these trees And I'm just going to play around with the texture here on the trunk Kind of do a little bit of everything The scribble technique I'm not going to go all the way up Just because around this area of the mouth I'm going to have a drop shadow of solid black And it's going to blend in into the trees So the shadow is going to become the trees So it's going to be a smooth transition I'm going to move on to the other tree here Before doing more details So now I'm going to switch to my 7 round liner And this is where I'm going to start adding my branches and my leaves To start giving the tree the shape And with the branches you know you can just have fun with them And just since it is a cover up I'm following whatever I need to cover up So for example this circle here I'm going to make it into a branch And then from here I'm going to stretch it this way Just to distract the eye from that perfect circle Because it can get a little complicated to cover up If it's very symmetrical shapes So I'm going to go here Go right behind there Same thing here Now that I have that I'm going to start doing the scribble technique By making it look like it has leaves all over the place By doing the scribble technique It allows you to do more in less time Less irritation on the skin And a better shape to the leaves Because you're going all over the place And you're slowly building up the shape of the tree And like I mentioned earlier I decided not to grab a specific reference Because I knew that I was not going to necessarily need it Because I was going to go with the flow And figure out where I want the leaves to be at And right in between the gaps I'm going to be adding white highlights My light grays to give it more of a brighter look And it's not just all the black across the whole entire thing It's crazy how branches and little leaves like that Just cover up so much Exactly And it's all about how you navigate through it Because if I was to do this randomly They would also not look good either They have to be placed with purpose That's a good quote right there Exactly And there you go That's exactly how I'm going to keep doing the other trees To fill all this gap in here And at the end once I'm done Right in between those gaps that I have here I'm going to start adding my light grays And my white highlights to give it more dimension to the trees And make it look like the sun is actually behind the trees And I'm not saying rays are going to be coming through But more of little areas that make it look like There's bright light behind it Let's keep going then How are you feeling? Good I feel exquisite I'm feeling great I love you I'm excited that you guys are here I'm super happy And I can't wait to start sharing everything with you guys Because at the end of this seminar What I want you guys to be able to do Is go back home and start doing some crazy cover ups You know what I mean?