Further Exploration 3D tattoo

 My 3D exercise was to create a 3D tattoo which I trough would be easy, however the reality was different. 

I drew a simple project of punk skull tattoo and I cut out template. 

 

I used the template to draw every single element of the tattoo on the foam board, the foam board gave me a structure and was thicker than a cardboard. However cutting out small elements was very difficult and the foam crumbled even though I used different types of craft knives. 

I used black ink to paint all elements, which turned out to be a bad idea afterwards as the ink faded and I painted everything again with a black permanent pen. The clay was perfect to create teeth and also to build up different levels of 3D tattoo, such us cheek bones and pupils in eyes.

In conclusion, I drew the punk skull in a few seconds, when creating the 3D tattoo was much more difficult and complicated. Starts with a good type of material to cut and the shape and good  covering black paint. I considered every element, what should be more visible and what should be flat. I like the final outcome, especially the last photo when I took  a picture from an angle to show all the layers. Moreover I like the fact that 3D tattoo is an oxymoron! If  tattoo is in 3D , that is mean is swollen and there is a dangerous infection!