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Beginning stages for a new portrait. This is a quick study to get familiar with the face. Done with Sketchbook Pro on iPad.

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Here it is. the greyed out artwork is just to demonstrate how it will wrap.

The final piece to the tattoo. It's taken me a while to decide on what to fill in this empty space with - I went from Dark Phoenix, Cawoman, Zatana....and finally settled on Wonder Woman as a suggestion from Christy. Now if I can get her to stop singing the theme song....

The faded portion is the section of Harley Quinn that will wrap around my arm. This represents the natural border.

I wanted to replace Reed Richards with something more dynamic, and to be honest Thor has always been one of my favorite characters. So...Thor is in. A bit of a nod to Jack Kirby too.

inking is going well - this is my first pass, I'll save smaller details stuff for later. Starting to doubt the inclusion on Mr. Fantastic....But I'm at a loss on who to replace him with. Maybe Thor...he's always been a favorite.

Started to ink my work. It dawns on me that if I would work tighter, and plan my compositions better, I could really save time and effort in the inking stage....

Trek awesomeness. Used a creepy face paster thingee.

High falls camera craziness, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

Funny things happen if you twist the camera at the right time.

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Sunset off Manhattan Beach, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

Last night in LA Brad and I had some time to chill out and get some
sushi.

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watchwomenkiss, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

Yeah. It's silly.

No. 6, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

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This Is Not Necessary, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

Not at all.

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Arizona Sky, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

The sun is setting behind me.

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Autobots Rollout!, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

That's......

dedication?

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Mark Of A Citizen, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

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Doghead, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

Taking advantage of a 55 degree mid-December morning.

Onion ring thief, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

We got your number bub.

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Chapter 11, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

I can't imagine why Circuit City is doing so poorly.

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Final - FINAL design, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

I realized that the previous version, ( www.flickr.com/photos/bnorthern/3026061143/ ), wasn't at the correct scale, nor was the outline accurate to the design already on my arm. So, some rework needed to be done. Overall, I'm happier with the updated design.

Sunrise on the first day of December, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.

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