Overcoming Common Obstacles
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Sometimesthesheersizeofanartprojectcanbevery
overwhelming and intimidating. Whether it’s a giant
paintingorabackpieceorsleevetattoo,itcanfeellike
you’llneverbeabletofinishit.Butdon’tfear.Sooneror
later,itwillgetdone.Don’tfeeltheneedtorush—that
canactuallyslowyoudownbecauseyou’llbeproneto
make more errors that you’ll spend yet more time
correcting.
Whentattooingasleeve,youcanoutlinefirsttheupper
arminonesession,andthenthelowerarmthesecond
session,ifyouhaveagoodbreakingpointinbetween.
You also don’t need to add all the details the first
go-round.Youcanadd thescaleson adragon, orthe
patterns in clothing, the next time you work on the
project.Thiscanapplytopainting,too,whereyoucan
start with the basicart and then add more colorand
detail later.