Wednesday
May302012
Spotlight on Patrick Goodwin
adsk Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 03:58PM Patrick Goodwin is an illustrator and tattoo artist based in Kankakee, IL.
IN HIS OWN WORDS:My earliest memories drawing consist of doodling in my notebooks in grade school and coming up with characters and making comics. I watched a lot of cartoons as a kid. Probably a lot more than I should have. Watching cartoons, I just felt like it was something I could do. That and the overall support of my family kept me drawing. It impressed my classmates and kept me striving to get better.
Tattooing was something I thought about pursuing as I got older... As I got even older I felt it was probably something I couldn't get into. I was working full time and going to college. I found out through a friend that a local shop was in need of and artist, so I thought, "why not?". I stopped in the shop and started apprenticing the next day. It all happened real fast actually.
Tattooing was something I thought about pursuing as I got older... As I got even older I felt it was probably something I couldn't get into. I was working full time and going to college. I found out through a friend that a local shop was in need of and artist, so I thought, "why not?". I stopped in the shop and started apprenticing the next day. It all happened real fast actually.
As for tattooing itself, it's the hardest medium I've ever worked in. Understanding color theory is great when it comes to tattooing, but you really have to put that aside and learn it first. You have to learn about how deep to go into the skin, how fast to run your machines for what you're doing, how to make a straight line on somebody's body with a 9 oz machine in your hand. After you've learned the bulk of it, after you've reached a level of tattooing on par with your art, then it feels like art. Tattooing isn't for all artists and I can't stress that enough.
I use SketchBook Pro for everything. I've been working with it for a couple years and love everything about it. I use it to layout comics, do quick color studies, and draw entire pictures. For my type of art, I don't need to stop mid-drawing and export to Photoshop. Anything I need to do I can do in SketchBook Pro. It's great for drawing tattoos for people. Just being able to throw a new layer on there, drop the opacity, and make a few adjustments. People sometimes can't comprehend what an artist is saying and SketchBook Pro has made it so they can just see it. I don't see myself using another program anytime soon.
I met writer Barri Lang online and we put together a 5 page pitch for a comic he wrote. It was picked up by Markosia and we've been working to get the first issue done. I'm partial to Barri's writing, but I think we have a good story. It's got blood and guts, and a lot of british lingo. Basically all I can say at this time is that's it's called Bad Moon and is a werewolf story, but it's much more than that.
It's been challenging in many aspects. First and foremost being that Barri and I are 5000 miles apart. So if I have a question, or does he, it's email and hoping to get a response. Luckily for facebook and are social networking sites, it's made it much easier than when we first started collaborating. It's also been a challenge for me drawing the actual comic. With every page I feel I've gotten better and can see my self getting faster with practice. It's just like tattooing in that aspect.
It's been challenging in many aspects. First and foremost being that Barri and I are 5000 miles apart. So if I have a question, or does he, it's email and hoping to get a response. Luckily for facebook and are social networking sites, it's made it much easier than when we first started collaborating. It's also been a challenge for me drawing the actual comic. With every page I feel I've gotten better and can see my self getting faster with practice. It's just like tattooing in that aspect.
Learn more about Patrick at http://pgoodwinart.blogspot.com/
Reader Comments (4)
Amazing results with SketchBook Pro for iPad. Respect. http://www.tonkoff.de/
Very nice my paduan,,,,,,,,
Wow! I didn't know the artist who did my favorite tattoos was sooo famous! Congratulations on other people finding out what we already knew...you're an awesome artist!
What stylus are you using in that picture?? I can't find any with a fine tip... Cheers