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Learn everything you need to start painting tattoo flash
and fine art pieces you can sell or display. The best
tattoo artists are selling and producing tattoo flash,
and routinely putting art pieces in art shows around the
world.

This course will take you step-by-step through the
entire painting process. Learn what materials to use, how-
to tint your paper to give it a vintage look, how to use an
age old technique called ‘spit-shading’ to give your flash
that unique tattoo look, plus tons of other useful
techniques. The entire course is comprised of 8 sessions:

Video #1: Materials
Video #2: Transferring the design
Video #3: Inking the design
Video #4: Practice Techniques
Video #5: Black Shading, ’spit shading’
Video #6: Adding the Base color
Video #7: Adding the Watercolor
Video #8: Finishing Touches

High Quality picture-in-picture feature in videos 4, 5, 6, and 7 so you can easily see all the detailed shading technique instruction from different angles. This feature makes it so you don’t miss a thing.

If you are a beginning artist looking to start painting or you are already and established artist looking to take your game to the next level, then this course is or dvd is for you.

To purchase the course go to www.PaintTattooFlash.com

The course is being offered at only $97!

Recently Aspiring tattooer Jake Hodson from Menifee California purchased my course and had this to say:

“The biggest thing stopping me from getting my apprenticeship is creating a decent set of flash! I didnt even really know where to start. so after checking out your websites I decided to purchase your “painting tattoo flash course”, I have never seen anything out there that explains the process so well and would like to thank you for making this information available! I just finished watching the lessons and feel way more confident in tackling my portfolio! Man your course saved my ass! Just from watching the course one time over I retained so much info and it has helped my art progress in leaps, not just steps!”

Check out some of Jakes most recent paintings!  I have to say I think he is tearing it up.

First painting done after watching my dvd one time.  It is called ‘Hell Ride’

Most recent skull painting by Jake Hodson!  SICK!

Thanks for taking a look at Jakes paintings and ThisIsTattoo.com.  If you are interested in purchasing this course for yourself check out www.PaintTattooFlash.com.

Here is a few paintings I have recently done here at Cicatrix Tattoo in San Francisco.

These two were lined by apprentice Paul U. and painted by Me, Joe Swanson!

Enjoy!

Death Horse

Ride Or Die

Thanks for looking!

I tattooed this on a guy who is a demolition expert from Australia.

It is Crazy Harry from the Muppets.  I had not heard about this character until he asked for the tattoo.  Apparently, Crazy Harry would show up about once every five shows and blow the set up and just cause undo chaos.

This was a pretty fun tattoo to do and a great guy!

So here are a few new tattoos I did recently.  The zombie was on a new friend from Arizona.  Thanks for coming by Joe and Jake!

The other one is one my buddy Dave, owner of Pizzas on Noriega in San Francisco.  Check ‘em out and get a slice of pie.

The last one was good and on a few clients from the neighborhood!

sorry a little blurry! Arrggghhh

Cicatrix tattoo just had a grand re-opening/art show and I painted a 30×40inch piece for the show.  The show was held May 10th at Cicatrix tattoo, which is located at 3991 17th street in SF.

There was a lot of great tattooers who had pieces in the show including:  Ryan Groebler, Dave Gibson and the crew from Stay True Tattoo in Dublin, George Campise and Jason Kundell from Seventh Son Tattoo, Greg Rojas and Luke Francis from Everlasting Tattoo, Tommy and Lisa from Haight Ashbury Tattoo, Marco and Megan from Picture Machine Tattoo, and Jason Storey from One Shot Tattoo.

The show was attended by bunches of people as well, some coming from as far as Salt Lake City to check things out!  Tee Jay Hernandez, former owner of Idle Hand Tattoo, and now part owner of Cicatrix was on scene, as well as Doug Hansen from Everlasting Tattoo.  Also, making an appearance was well known SF artist and Cicatrix counter guy Paul “Moppy P” Urich and Dave from the Pizza Place on Noriega.

Overall, the show was a success and a really good time.  Here are a few pics of my painting done for the show.  It is entitled “Help Me Im Dying” and is for sale for $250.00

So keep checking back cause we will be having more shows and fun.  If you wanna come in a get a tattoo from me we can make it happen!  Come on down to the shop Tuesday - Saturday (except Friday) 12-8pm

Thanks

Here is the finished product packaging for the cd-rom and front cover of my painting flash with watercolor course.

To purchase the course for $97 go to www.PaintTattooFlash.com

So here are a few new tattoos and painting I have recently done.

This painting was done as a gift for Adam Ciferri after a machine building seminar he conducted in Monterey at Gold Coast Tattoo (the shop I started tattooing at years ago).  We had a great time and his new machines are awesome!  Check out www.honorableirons.lifetimeofsol.com/

The new machine by Adam Ciferri

The Man and the Painting, thanks for a great weekend!

So here is a new tattoo I just did yesterday!

This was done on my friend Beth who is possibly insane!  We had a good time putting this one on and I think it looks pretty good.  Also, it was lined with my new Adam Ciferri machine.  Word!

Learn everything you need to start painting tattoo flash
and fine art pieces you can sell or display. The best
tattoo artists are selling and producing tattoo flash,
and routinely putting art pieces in art shows around the
world.

This course will take you step-by-step through the
entire painting process. Learn what materials to use, how-
to tint your paper to give it a vintage look, how to use an
age old technique called ‘spit-shading’ to give your flash
that unique tattoo look, plus tons of other useful
techniques. The entire course is comprised of 8 sessions:

Video #1: Materials
Video #2: Transferring the design
Video #3: Inking the design
Video #4: Practice Techniques
Video #5: Black Shading, ’spit shading’
Video #6: Adding the Base color
Video #7: Adding the Watercolor
Video #8: Finishing Touches

High Quality picture-in-picture feature in videos 4, 5, 6, and 7 so you can easily see all the detailed shading technique instruction from different angles. This feature makes it so you don’t miss a thing.

If you are a beginning artist looking to start painting or you are already and established artist looking to take your game to the next level, then this course is or dvd is for you.

To purchase the course go to www.PaintTattooFlash.com

The course is being offered at only $97!

I was commissioned to paint a number of paintings for both a real estate investment company and a local church.  Ill post the ones for the church soon!  The following two sheets of custom flash were done for RealEstateInvestor.com:

RealEstateInvestor.com

RealEstateInvestor.com

If your interested in learning to paint tattoo flash like this and make some extra money go check out www.PaintTattooFlash.com for my online painting seminar.  This seminar will teach you everything you need to know to create and paint beautiful tattoo flash design.

Thanks,
Joe Swanson