 How's everybody doing welcome back to my channel today is gonna be a really fun day super exciting I'm gonna be doing my clients outer calf and the concept is dr. Plague So with that being said let's get this day started. Let's go the plague doctor the 17th century The doctor's costume was designed to protect them from what was thought of as evil smells or bad air The most striking feature was a bird beak like mask with crystal glasses The mask was more than aesthetic and acted as a respirator filled with dried flowers or spices Which the doctor breathed through protecting them from contagions? Have a seat my guy When I was putting together this design, I wanted to make sure that it was gonna flow nicely on the outer calf So I started customizing ahead of time so I can have something to show to my client on the day of the consultation A few ideas that I had was putting together dr. Plague with a rat Maybe with a lantern a cinematic scene where he was walking through like a lonely village or city and I also thought about customizing dr. Plague holding a skull, but I felt like that was a little too dark and I didn't expect for my client to like it when we had the consultation I showed him all my ideas that I had and but for some reason we kept going back to that lantern I really liked that idea the only concern that I had was that I was afraid that it was gonna look a little too busy You know with the hand holding the lantern and then we have a background behind the lantern I was trying to figure out a way to create that contrast But we really liked the idea so I ended up coming home and customizing for a few hours After a few hours of customizing and thinking how I was gonna do it I realized that it is super complicated to separate that background from that lantern So I ended up adding color once I added that color. I realized this is it. This is gonna look so sick But the only thing was that my client did say that he only wanted to keep it black and great So I was just hoping he was gonna like my idea and I was just hoping he was gonna just let me add the color Sorry for taking a while me and Kenny were making a tiktok I Didn't want to do fucking tell him party fucking told her tell him again. He fucking said no would make them say yes How you're feeling good Excited it's been a while since I've gotten a tattoo really how long has it been like last March last March Yeah, almost a year almost a year. Hmm. How dare you wait this long I What made you thought of this idea Honestly, I've wanted it for a while I just couldn't find anybody that like could do it like I asked like my other artist you did and he's like I don't want to do that So you were looking for like a specific person that was able to execute it Like I really I like the photorealistic tattoos. I was like I've been wanting to do this concept for a while, too For a while. I had images saved. I had all of these things. I was just waiting No, it's perfect. I can't I'm very excited that you're the one doing it. Oh, yeah I didn't think you had a lot of hair or you do. I would have shaved it But I was like, I don't know how big you were gonna do it. You're good. It's gonna take me like two years to grow back Take so long it's like my my facial hair I Got a shave every few days Me this is me twenty twenty seven years really. Oh, yeah, this is like I didn't shave this morning that like Mine just stops it like that peach fuzz looks like little pubes on my face So you can't grow it. No, not at all. I've tried Not gonna happen So at this point, I'd rather have a full beer or not or none. Yeah, none. I'd rather just not have to deal with it Let's put on this stencil then There you go first one That'd be crazy if it actually lands on it to cover this up It's a perfect that is like perfect look at that it just It's funny cuz I don't even consider this a cover up This is not considered a cover up This is it just happened to work out. What are the cookies doing out there like the gritty The greedy, how are they doing it? I don't know the greedy some shit like that. Fuck. I sound old stop The greedy you haven't heard of that No, I know she talked to the gritty the greedy dance. How do you do it? They just like kind of skip a little bit I don't know next squeezy Perfect perfect How you feeling good, I'm excited. That is tired. Whoo. I'm happy stand up. Make sure you like the placement. Yeah, yeah I mean, you don't have any options, you know, I Was really happy that my client really liked the idea of putting color behind the lantern to make it stand out You know, I was very happy because it is not easy to change your mind Going from strictly black and gray to adding a hint of color, you know, it's a big decision But I was very thankful that my client trusted me with this choice and this decision on the design So I was just ready. I was just Ready with this design because I customized it Specifically to make it fit the outer calf and I just I just I just felt it. It was gonna be a good as day So we already put on the stencil here It landed perfectly where it was supposed to Nothing was forced. Everything just naturally happened to land on the right area So that's telling me that it's gonna be a super dope piece As far as the bottom here, I'm gonna get started with A little bit of color on the background because the lantern is very black So it has a whole bunch of contrast and a whole bunch of solid areas So I definitely want to separate it from the background So the background is gonna have a little bit of like a blueish Turquoise with a little bit of grays to kind of make it look like a like, you know, a vintage A vintage piece because it is a very, you know 17th century kind of theme as far as the inside of the lantern We got a little bit of red orange yellow to give it that the illusion that it's lit up As far as the top as soon as I reach the hand here I'm gonna start transitioning to my gray onto my black and then all the way on the top is gonna be a true gray Piece so that way we're gonna go from color to gray to solid true gray colors And I'm gonna start from the bottom to the top my needle selection is gonna be I'm thinking 11 curve mag with a 17 curve mag for the background as far as the details inside of the lantern lantern lantern lantern lantern it's gonna be It's gonna be 14 round liner and a 14 round shader with a voltage of a 5.0 Let's do it I Wanted to start applying my red first before I started mixing with my orange and my brown Because I definitely wanted my red to be super bright so it can stand out The reason why I chose an 11 curve mag was because it allows me to really pack it in faster I cause less irritation on the skin and I can move faster between colors At this moment, I decided to start mixing my orange and my red to start slowly Transitioning to my orange and create that effect that is getting brighter Now that I'm done with my bright colors I can start mixing it with my brown the reason why I did it this way It is because I feel super comfortable going from my dark color to my bright colors But it really all depends on the piece that I'm doing the contrast that he has Sometimes I'll go from my dark colors to my bright colors, but it is not the only way to execute it It is what you feel comfortable with Now I'm ready to start applying my yellow I am using a new cartridge because I didn't want to contaminate my yellow with my Orange my red to my browns. I wanted my yellow to be extremely bright all the artists who have impacting yellow Please do not be alarmed if the yellow starts looking orange. It is totally normal It is the yellow mixing with the plasma let the skin settle and at the end of the session You're gonna be able to see a bright yellow, but don't panic do not panic and Here what I'm doing I grabbed the cartridge that I was using to do my background and do my Turquoise and my grays and I'm using that same needle to create that depth on the inside of the lantern and Give it those reflections and To finish it off now all I'm doing is just filling in those gaps that I left open for me to apply my orange And my yellows and create that effect that it is glowing When I was finally done with the lantern I was really happy to see the way it turned out because I was able to separate the background from the lantern and It just looks so bright so so bright the yellows the orange the turquoise So now that I'm about to start the background of dr. Plague and dr. Plague I'm gonna go so dark because I wanted to I want to I want to make sure that that lantern looks bright You know and adding more contrast on the top. It's just gonna make the bottom look even brighter Now that I have the lantern looking sick. All I got to do now is finish it Thank you so much for coming back and watching this new video. This piece was fun I mean from bottom to top. It was just such a fun piece. It had hints of color It has a whole bunch of detail a whole bunch of contrast texture Highlights. Oh man. I I was just happy to be able to do this piece, you know, and my client was extremely happy We're gonna continue adding more projects. That was his first tattoo that he got done by me So we are really thinking about the future We are really thinking about adding on the inner the outer starting the next leg So with that being said if you're a tattoo artist, I hope you learn something from this video and if you're tattooing Tuesdays I hope we were entertained. Thank you so much for watching. I'll see you guys next week. Peace. Well, I forgot I got some big announcements. I am actually gonna be in Florida in June 9 10 and 11th and June 11th that Sunday I will be giving a one-day seminar cover-up masterclass and I am excited because it's gonna be a super dope event And I'm just so happy that I'm gonna be part of it So if you are interested in joining that one-day masterclass cover-up seminar make sure to visit my website purchase your ticket and Yeah, make sure to reserve you see that ahead of time because I'm gonna have limited amount of seats and I'm gonna be tattooing live explaining my process and I'm gonna be helping everybody out to really understand the process of a cover-up So if you're interested head up to my head out of love Head to my website purchase your ticket and I will be seeing you very soon in a few months. Peace