B&G portrait with NeoTat Vivace 4.2mm stroke

[the moustache]

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Took about 6 hours-ish. Done with the x-long stroke Vivace, One ink (red in lips is Starbrite), and 7 and 15 mags.
Let me know what you guys think! Thanks :)

[OwlsDen]

Nice, I like that there is a lot of black in it..

[Magnu]

Nice piece. Good contrast,smooth tones, just the black in the lips that looks a little dark to me.

[the moustache]

Thanks a lot fellas, I was pretty unsure about using the Vivace for black and gray portrait work, especially since I only have the extra long stroke motor, but it is definitely the smoothest running machine I've used so far and works well for soft gradients. Yeah the lips seem a bit dark in this picture, maybe its the settings I was using on the camera, but they look lighter in person....not by a ton, but definitely more so than in the picture.

[OwlsDen]

If you get a chance, please post a healed photo. I always find that when I think I went too dark on a portrait that it usually looks a lot better healed.

[rmethric55]

looks good. Do you also have the med. stroke neo? How would you compare the stroke in the machines for blk n grey? I have a real swiss which is a 4mm stroke, and ive been wanting to get a neotatt for blk and grey portrait work but im not sure what stroke to get??? I like the swiss, but wonder if a shorter stroke would be smoother.

[G.Graves]

Looks good, you should get the 2.5 motor soon and try that out! Makes it go by alittle quicker and easer to get smooth shading.

[the moustache]

Yeah I'll get a pic up when it heals, the client is actually my next door neighbor so should be pretty easy lol. And I only have the 4.2mm motor, but I definitely plan on getting the others since this machine rocks my socks so hard. And methric, my coil machines have always had a super short, fast stroke length with plenty of give, so I was pretty surprised that the long stroke Vivace worked so well.....I imagine that the shortest stroke would be a lot easier to work with.

[Alie K]

How many volts did you run it at?

[the moustache]

I generally keep it between 9.3 and 9.6

[Magnu]

Look forward to seeing a healed pic as it's only then you see the true tattoo.