Traditional Locomotive

[Lenert]

Done with direct drive by Mike Adams...
So much fun at this piece..!

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319890_432978766715786_100000110008659_1721194_197 4131372_n.jpg

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[artoftatt2]

Sick!


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[tugg]

not a lover of trad style but very cleanly done and nice design .sick whips

[Administrator]

Well Played! I like this a lot.

[Sage Oz]

Wow that really pops! Wish I could pull off traditional like that!
Great layout and size, really clean bold lines, cool textures, well done Sir!!!

[aurelien]

Perfect !! What needle configuration did you use ? Mike Adams seems to make great machines on top of great tattoos !

[slicksteel]

Could you post a pic of the mike adams machine?:cool:

[tatu richie]

super clean and really dig the whip

[asA]

Normally not a fan of the whips... But this is pretty cool. I dig it.

[Lenert]

Thanks to all..! Much appreciate it...


Could you post a pic of the mike adams machine?:cool:

Here is the machine:

http://www.rotarytattoo.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8844&d=1333045009

[adamfromessex]

those textures are freaking awesome, how how how, where can i search this style? and is "Whip" the correct name to search?

[Baldrick]

Lenert - king of the whip shading !

[adamfromessex]

how do you set up a rotary to make this whip texture? long stroke? fast? loads of needle? flicking up from the skin? any input is greatly appreciated, and links would be great.
Adam

[Ta2GeezerUK]

I'm not Normally a poster on Peoples Tattoo's But Lenert that is some of the crispest lining on the Loco and Lettering plus fab shading Throughout, How could anyone not like it or comment. Good stuff Indeed! What needles/configurations/Pigments have you used in it? Dear sir,

[thesmokingmirror]

Dope tat i love trains! Same machine for lines & shading?

[Brian Russell]

Super clean, impressive all around.

[nivek]

I like it a lot clean, The outlines are clean as FUCK - nice whipshading - one thing that I'm not a huge fan of - how the whip shading goes one way on two of the front sections of the Locomotive and a different on the front section, making the light source change, it does it in a couple of places where your shading changes direction (and therefore light sources) on the train. On the spirals in the front it looks GREAT - adds some real nice depth. There is NO shading on the little whistle ? on the left and nothing in the "window" these both stand out to me. Not a wrong or right thing, more of a difference of opinion.

Some softer tones (less whipping and more blending) on the rose would have made the locomotive stand out even more, as well as add a softer look., but thats just my $0.02

Nivek

[turnrock]

so clean and i love all the peppering. i am a fan of traditional tattoos, i hope this inspires more around here!

[grizzlytoof]

What a nice piece of trad! Man, that is really amazing you did it with a rotary! beautiful, did you line it with a rotary too?

[gangstajay]

very clean

[shipsandeagles]

Very nicely done tattoo! Ya gotta love that pepper. I'm sure the tattoo looks darker to the naked eye than in the pic, hence the light sienna mountain look.
I'm a big fan of messing light source around in traditional work, believing that old school is not to be studied for realism.

We will see a hell of a lot more of these solid tattoos when artists reach for a rotary.

Adam's machines are best rotary eye candy I've seen. So is his unique style.

Keep up the great work lenert...well done.

[Wonderland]

Damn fine job.

[Lenert]

Very nicely done tattoo! Ya gotta love that pepper. I'm sure the tattoo looks darker to the naked eye than in the pic, hence the light sienna mountain look.
I'm a big fan of messing light source around in traditional work, believing that old school is not to be studied for realism.

We will see a hell of a lot more of these solid tattoos when artists reach for a rotary.

Adam's machines are best rotary eye candy I've seen. So is his unique style.

Keep up the great work lenert...well done.

Thanks a lot man..! ,)

[Mikeadamstattoo]

glad you like it man!!!

[Dman]

Super clean love the whip shading. Share your thoughts on how you set up your machines and needles please.

[Jim]

I learned to do this style years ago, I was taught to use a slightly spread flat 6. The hand movement is a little tricky...it's sort of a whip shade; but the machine is almost 90 degrees like a lining position, and the whip movement is like when you are whipping off a thick line, to get the progression from darker to lighter you make your whips closer together(for example pretend this symbol @ is the solid fill this symbol . the whip pepper and this symbol | the needle. A whip from the solid would look like: @|....... to get that darker you start the next whip around the starting point of the first like: @|..|..... as you shade further out you increase that space for lighter like: @|..|....|......| you can make the shading pattern consistent or random for different effects. I hope that makes some sense to those wondering. Hanging out the needle a lot so you don't really pack too in much ink is almost mandatory.

That's how I learned that type of shading, Lenert may have a slightly different approach to it. Once you figure out the mechanics you can tweak little things to fit what you like; such as angle, needle hangout etc. But I gave the exact start point for learning it the same as I was taught. But the needle is a slightly spread flat, if you haven't ever used a flat take care not to linger because it will cut a trench super quick, the spread helps prevent that somewhat.

[skarnsink]

love it my co-worker will be froffing when he sees this :D

[DCtattoos07]

the tattoo looks awesome! not a big fan of traditional stuff, but clean work for sure. the only thing that catches my eye is the direction the train is facing. might just be me, but wouldnt it look more aesthitically pleasing if it were facing forward? i am by no means an expert, just my personal opinion.

[Mozzer337]

That is fantastic in my opinion. I cant see anything to fault. I would be a happy man if I could pepper shade half as good as that.

[ta2g]

very nice!! id'e love to learn how to do whip shading like that.. very clean...

[Machined Ink]

Very nice! Solid!

[tattoo4satan]

that chatter or pepper is amazing. part of me thinks i shouldnt like it, but i really do love it. i was just thinking of this tattoo today and trying to remember where i saw it.

[Big Andy]

Nice pepper.!

[Clone Boy]

Love it!!!!!!!!!!