anonymous6059 wrote:
First know that I haven't the slightest clue how you're doing this and therefore my criticisms might be unqualified.
You kidding? It's not because you don't know how to do something that you don't have eyes, and therefore not qualified to criticize.

I'm happy to hear your thoughts.
anonymous6059 wrote:I think that both flame patterns look good. The nice 3D beveled look you gave the Tattoo also looks really really good. I would say that I feel something is missing here though. Maybe its that the flame isn't covering the entire Tattoo? Maybe its that the Tattoo is hard to see and appreciate properly? Would you maybe outline the edges some, perhaps that would make the pattern easier to see. Is it possible to have the Tattoo layered on top of the flames? Possibly with the flames seeping through the tattoo cracks. Also giving it a red hot ember look would be interesting.... Um, maybe the flames sort of bursting out from the center and engulfing it... Just some ideas.
Yeah, I thought that something wasn't quite right too. I tried doing flames seeping through the cracks, or an ember look but it kinda failed miserably so I gave up. Maybe I'll give it another go sometime with more patience.
anonymous6059 wrote: I'll see if I can't make some ugly concept versions of some stuff in a day or two.
I'll be happy to see it! Who knows, they might turn out nice. I really liked your first version of the tattoo btw :

Looks very tribal, or like it was calligraphied. And I have no idea how you managed to get so close by just looking at various sources and trying to reproduce it. I could never do that... So don't sell yourself short, I'm sure you can do some amazing things
anonymous6059 wrote:I got a good idea!!! How about trying to reproduce the purple flame like pattern from the beta start up screen?
I thought of that too, after I made the flames purple for the blueshifted version. I'll see what I can do. I don't know if that flame shape would look very good with the tattoo though, since the tattoo isn't thin and elongated like the logo, but I can try and see what happens.