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I'm kicking this one off with my tattoo rose. I hope it's eligible even if it's not on a face... If not, have fun anyway...
Tools:
1/2" Flat brush
small round detail brush
#2 Filbert
Paints:
Paradise Black, Lagoon Blue, Amazon Green, Red, Yellow & Orange. Wolfe Black & Wolfe White

Draw out design with detail brush & Wolfe Black(let dry). You could also use White if you're concerned with bleeding.

Fill in the red areas & yellow areas with a #2 filbert brush

Fill in the blue areas with the #2 Filbert Brush

Fill in the Green areas on the leaves & the yellow areas on the leaves

With Wolfe Black & a #2 Filbert add the deep shadows of the tattoo

Create a black wash using Paradise Black & undershadow the design. Highlight with Wolfe White using a detail brush.

ok here is my entry.
step 1 using a large flat brush. paint on 1 stroke roses.


step 2, add black and white shadows with a small round brush and dab with finger to smudge black.


step 3 . add blue wavy lines.i used a dark blue light blue home made split


step 4, add double dipped flowers, stems and leaves i used a d,green l, green split. and random white dots and yellow stems on leaves.


step 5, out line with washed out black and a size 0 brush. add liquid bling silver as water drops and done.

Beautiful Synni!

I thought I'd Tango with this idea

Tools:
#2 Filbert Brush
Small round detail brush

Paints:
Paradise Amazon Green, Yellow, Red, White & Black. Wolfe Black

Using a #2 Filbert and Amazon Green make the stem & leaves at the sides of the mouth.

Using a #2 filbert & red, paint the rose bud

Using a round detail brush add yellow highlights to the stem

Using the detail brush & Wolfe Black, outline the stem & add the details to the leaves & rose(I like to add more pressure & less pressure as I paint these lines giving a purposeful imperfect looking line... if this makes sense).

using the detail brush & a wash of black Paradise paint, undershadow the design. Then load the detail brush with Paradise white & twirl it around on the back of your hand. Use this wash(not as wet as the black wash) and highlight the rose & stem.
Add lipstick(I used Paradise Metallic Red) & you're done.

What an awesome idea Linda!

Holy cow Linda! That's awesome. Such an awesome idea an execution. Beautiful!

Love it, Linda. By the way, I tried your tattoo rose step by step and boy did mine turn out awful. I left out a whole outer row of petals and my rose looked really long and silly. Yours is gorgeous and I want to learn it.

OK, this is one I've wanted to do for a while & was just waiting for a back to do it on.

Tools:
1/2" flat brush
1/4" flat brush
#2 filbert
round detail brush

Paints:
Paradise red/yellow split cake, Paradise Green/Yellow split cake, Paradise black, Wolfe Black, Wolfe White, DFX Red

With a detail brush, sketch out the idea of the design

Using 1/2" flat brush make the rose. Using a 1/4" flatbrush make the leaves.

Fill in the opening in the skin with paradise black & streak with DFX Red, Wolfe Black & Wolfe white to get the bloodied, muscle, opened skin effect. I did this step several times throughout the design.

Using a detail brush outline the petals & leaves & add details like veins in the leaves. I like to roll the brush & press the brush lightly & heavily to create an imperfect edge.

It was looking like it was missing something, so I added the barbed wire thorn design.

Create a black wash on the back of your hand using paradise black. Undershadow the rose, leaves & vines.

Using a detail brush high light the rose, leaves & vines. Touch up the opening in the skin with DFX Red(make the blood drip down the back), Wolfe Black & Wolfe White.
Done!


My teenage daughter is now looking for an appropriate shirt to wear to church so she can freak her friends out with her new "tattoo"

Wow Linda! Your painting is on a whole new level. These are awesome!

Can I just vote now? I love everything posted but that last one, Linda, wow!!!!

Awesome Linda!
How long did the back piece take you?
Lovin the Tango rose, so clever!

Synni love how that blue makes your design pop.

Linda you are back with a vengeance !!!

Ok so this is my first ever submission....here goes!

First off I used a small round brush, wolfe white, black, red and dark geen

Outline the design


Fill in the color

Outline the rose in black/add highlights and low lights


Add a shadow so it looks like it's sitting in your hand


Annnnnd your done!


A rose for you lovely ladies:


Didn't turn out quite the way I hoped but I did it in between my 6 week olds feeding and yeaaaaaahhhh lol.

nice roses all!

really love your designs, Linda!!

These roses all look awesome!

I love the rose in the hand!
Thanks all for the complements!
I think it took about 45 minutes.
My daughter got such a reaction at church last night(mind you... 1/2 our church are tattooed & used to be in the clubbing, drugging & drinking scene). Her friends all thought it was real & were shocked I'd let her get a tattoo(heehee). She had a very fun evening & I may have some private jobs
She wants me to give her another one today before she goes to her duel enrollment class at the college... but it's raining

LOVE LOVE LOVE the back piece! I have been dying to do a back 'tat' style with my henna sugar skull but in facepaint!!! (or a huge dragon) Here is the henna version:



YOu blew me away! LOVE it so much!

Great job on everyone! I will definately be getting in on this one I hope....feeling a bit intimidated now tho....HOW do I begin to compare to these!?!?

Mehndi awesome!

love that sugarskull!

I love the sugar skull! What do you use for the color? I've always been curious how to get that effect. Also, how long does the colored part last? I'm such a henna novice

you guys have me scared now.... maybe I'll try something tonight when hubby is back with the car so I can get my stuff out of the trunk. LOL

This was very difficult because I've done this in the mirror

Used TAG splitcake rose an a purple one (?) ,DFX dark green,white and gold gel glitter.
Small flat brush and a round 4 I think

Amazing Linda! wow!

ooh Anita I love it!

Anita! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!