First step is that I added a tad bit of flesh like color to the alt. diffuse node along with some tweaking of the alt. spec nodes.  More blue to the nails (pales or otherwise) made them look more cadaverous, so I may do a mix of things to fix this.  I have a test running at the moment, I'll post that when it's finished.

Playing with ink ideas- very basic and nothing other than black and white right now.  They won't be all together when I'm done- I'm thinking geometrics for one option, and either traditional or decorative for the second.  First test render.

Inks are nice designs. The halftone's a hoot. :)  As always, there's a need to dial back the intensity of the inks...but this is initial design, yes. The incredibly ornate skeleton is very cool. :D

Oh, yeah.  I am just playing- so these have been put on and nothing else done to them yet.  For the skeleton, it's placement and size for the moment, and for the half-tone it's getting those "wings" up around the base of his bicep muscle.  Once I get a feel of where I want them, then I'll work on the rest.  For the shoulder piece, I definitely think it's the size of the tat that makes it seem really off.

I like that second one.  It's stark and major without looking too overdone.

Was wandering around Phlearn.com and found this tutorial about taking a tat from one photo and adding it to another (using Photoshop).

Thank you for the vid, Nan!  And, yeah, I've been leaning toward the second, even if I love the first almost as much.  I just have to figure out how to get something of the sort into something that looks good.  My attempts so far haven't been the best.  I think my brain is at a standstill.  I'll keep tryin'.  XD

Cool.

Still working.  I took off the chest tat- it was copyrighted.  There is a new rib/hip tat on the torso, color on the demon and I did piddle with coloring and cleaning up the bioflesh sleeve.  Though the renders here show a different set-calligraphy on the bicep and a forearm band.  (Which.........just just knockered up trying to "fix" the seam.  SIGH)  Will post the last idea for a sleeve, and be done for the day once it's done rendering.  After my decision, it'll be no more fiddling, but tweaking. ;)

Side Tat

Honestly, I am as well.  I was liking it at first, but the more I look at the demon the less I do.  The script was an idea I had from another's tat that he had along his side.  I am liking the full sleeve, however.  So much so I may get rid of the others and see if I can work either a chest portion to it, or another partial on the other arm in the same style.

Oh, I know, but I Value your opinions. ;)  

As scars, the facials are a nice option. The trend of having bloody gashes on faces as options is getting tired. Scars, on the other hand, done with a light hand, go well with the whole Bad Boy thing and can take some of the edge off the Pretty.

I know little about tats--having none--but I'd agree with Wayii (whose tats I love--she has stylized bats!)

When LT has done Japanese sleeves on his Tora character, I always liked that they also curved onto the chest and back, echoing the musculature on both places. It harmonizes nicely with the body instead of looking like someone attacked him with a big ink stamp. :)

And adding stubble.  Just starting on this one.  .......along with the rest.  lol

The render in !13's Freedom IDL set.  Which...I adore.  Seriously.  Very low render settings, and am rendering another brighter version. (Just noticed today- May have to re-work the spec map  or get rid of it and use the specular node system a bit more - except for the scar. )

So far that's looking very good.

Aweee, Nan, sankoo!  Yup, there's a Chinese style luck bat circling my left wrist, a black tribal bat around the right wrist, a fire and water knotwork band and yin/yang nestled wolves on the right upper arm and a serpent around my left...plus a bit of something on the back of my neck and in the trashy stamp spot... and that's about that for now.  Eventually I mean to have more.  Eventually.

Spamming now, I think. lol  Checking under the jawline.  I'll stop. Promise.   I'll need to work it further outward, I think, to get to the corners of the jawline itself.  Other than that I think I like the placement and how it's progressed so far.

Yeah, me too!

Damn that tone matching is a beast. The first stubble looked more like skin irritation. This is still a bit dark.

I'd almost argue for painting the damned stubble.  >_<  Using a set of brushes made from the MR, actually, that might work. Photoshop CS6 will let you tinker with randomizations to the point where a brush would not look like a stamp. ;)

May have to see about that jcm idea- his hips, no matter how he sits, gets those nasty creases.  Oi.  Oh, Maori tats.

Well done.  And rather current-trendy as well.  :)

Entertaining yourself sounds...squishy.  @_@

Instead, scroll this page until you see the bottom box on the right-hand column. There's a link for "Inbox." Go there. I am leaving a message for you. :)

Don't know if it's of any interest, but here's a link to Nagel's brushes. Am sure there used to be a stubble one in there somewhere http://um3d.dc.umich.edu/lounge/showthread.php?tid=58

I never realised there was so much involved in tattoo art. It's been interesting (and educational) reading through the thread. Think he will be a wonderful character once he's finished.

Wow. He's gorgeous and yummy. Love the soulful look in his eyes. Heavy sigh. Have actually stopped eating breakfast to drool :D

OMG, he is swoon-ful. Is that a word? It is now! What Dyla said. You are my new favorite M4 character maker!

Eye renders