Draw for a grim reaper tattoo

[mozzyrose]

Hey ladies and gents let me start by saying I'm in no way an artist, my drawing ability's are equal to that of a toddler, I'm am a musician by trade, and am gifted with words not a brush or pencil. Currently I'm really eager to get a tattoo about my past attempted suicide experience and currently can't find any designs that i really like, and i do not know anyone who can create something i'd be willing to put on my body, i am amazing by the skill and pure professionalism that comes through in many of the drawings i see on this board. I was wondering if anyone had grim reaper art that they suggest for a tattoo or would be willing to draw something for me. I'm looking for a something has the reaper body facing front and hopefully roses behind the reaper, but feel free to post anything that is reaper related, if u come out with something i really like i really would love to tattoo it on my forearm. I'm a relatively poor musician/college student so i could only throw a few bucks at the person but i would deff be willing to put that persons sn or name as a copy right for them, and i would think it'd be pretty cool for someone to know that somebody has their picture tattooed on their body plus, I'm a pretty good musician if i say so myself, lol so maybe soneday your have ur picture on a famous persons body :donk:

[resonanteye]

these days there are a lot of tattoo artits who have much talent and training in the arts.
tattoomonster.com has a links page which lists a good handful of them. depending on where you live you may have to travel.

most tattoo artists these days are tattooing because they are artists, and many of them are artists you could trust to draw something you would want on your body.

many times tattoo clients think that finding an "artist" should come first...then taking something to the tattoo artist to be copied verbatim. not only does the skin have limitations as a medium- not everything can be done on skin as freely- but there are quite few tattoo artists who are very skilled in their own right. not all tattoo artists are human xerox machines.

try that link list at tattoomonster, you may also want to look at "tattoo collector magazine" for more artists.

if you procure art and request it as a tattoo, know in advance that any good tattoo artist will probably have to "translate" it, change it, so that it flows with the body's structure and so that it will hold its form when aplied to the skin.

[resonanteye]

double post for clarity; also, most tattoo artists do not charge for concept work or drawing time, as long as they will be the artist doing the tattoo.

[Interceptor]

Not to be rude, but you'd probably be very suprised how little most people here would care that you have a tattoo of thier grim reaper drawing.

[Jacob Kobryn]

If you live in Northern California check out Monkey Wrench Tattoo. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=15156648
Joe Leonard was my art teacher from last year's husband. He's a really awesome artist. She would constantly bring in his drawings and paintings. It was really inspiring. Here's his myspace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=264843102

[Elwell]

Here, I made a new Sticky for you:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1564885