Virtual Tattoo Gathering - June 28 - 29 - 2nd Virtual Tattoo Convention hosted by Guy Aitchison

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June 28th (all times in EST)
11 - 11:30 Main Stage
Guy Aitchison will lead off the Second Virtual Tattoo Gathering, letting everyone know what the event is about, introducing the day's speakers, and providing instructions on how to navigate and get the most out of this new experience. Viewer questions welcome.
11:00 - 6:00 Ballroom Floor
Drop by the various booths on the Ballroom floor and watch live tattooing, join studio or factory tours, speak directly with artists and chat with other guests. Each booth has its own channel featuring a variety of live content which includes interviews and other fun in-depth material. You can see which booths are live by looking at the Ballroom Floor page.
11:30 - 1:00 Seminar Room
Cory Ferguson - Geometric Design
Cory Ferguson is a second generation tattoo artist of 20+ years, based out of Good Point Tattoos in a suburb of Toronto, Canada. In his Geometric Design course, Cory will first talk in detail about theory and core principles behind the kinds of precise graphic design work he's known for, and then show some step-by-step examples of his design workflow. Participants will be encouraged to install his new app, Geometrica, and join him later in the event for a work-along demonstration.
1:00 - 1:15 Main Stage
Lightning Critique: Geometry Tattoos
Cory Ferguson, Guy Aitchison and a third TBA panelist will do a series of ultra-fast critiques of geometry tattoos. Not a word is wasted. You can submit your work for critique at [e-mail]. Be sure to specify which critique you are wanting to join in email subject.
2:00 - 3:30 Main Stage
Join various noted tattoo podcasters and publishers for a series of insightful and entertaining interviews with some of today's noted figures in tattooing.
4:00 - 5:30 Seminar Room
Killian Moon - Understanding Melanin: Color Theory for All Skin Tones
Killian Moon is a Central American tattooer currently working at Ink & Dagger. His early career period tattooing in equatorial countries provided Killian with a solid foundation of experience for adapting all styles of tattooing to work well on darker skin. In Understanding Melanin, he introduces a way of looking at a client's skin tone as a foundation that can be thoughtfully incorporated into the color scheme of the piece, including a way of previewing various colors to see how they might be expected to heal into different skin tones.
7:00 - 9:00 Main Stage
Matt Hurtado: A tattooers intro to Oil Painting
Matt Hurtado has picked up a strong following among tattooers wanting to pick up oil painting for the first time, or seeking to get past whatever struggles they might have in getting comfortable with the medium. He is known for his ability to break the process down into easy to understand steps in order to get past the fear and start painting confidently.
June 29th
11 - 11:30 Main Stage
Guy will open the second day by introducing the Monday's speakers and talking about the day's schedule. Audience questions are encouraged, which will help guests understand how to get the most of their Virtual Tattoo Gathering experience.
11:30 - 1:00 Seminar Room
Laura Anunnaki
1:00 - 1:15 Main Stage
Lightning Critique
TBA instructor, Guy Aitchison and a third TBA panelist will do a series of ultra-fast critiques of (?) tattoos. Not a word is wasted. You can submit your work for critique at [e-mail]. Be sure to specify which critique you are wanting to join.
2:00 - 3:30 Main Stage
Join various noted tattoo podcasters and publishers for a series of insightful and entertaining interviews with some of today's noted figures in tattooing.
4:00 - 5:30 Main Stage
Discussion Panel: Dark Skin Body Art
Building further on Killian Moon's Understanding Melanin course, a panel will dive deeper into the subject of tattooing the full range of skin tones, and will be tapping into the experience of the panelists in things like design optimization, color choices, avoiding keloid scarring and other points that can help in making the best possible tattoos on all skin types.
5:30 - 5:45 Main Stage
Lightning Critique: Dark Skin Tattoos
Brandon Bean, Killian Moon and a third TBA panelist will do a series of ultra-fast critiques of dark skin tattoos. Not a word is wasted. You can submit your work for critique at [e-mail]. Be sure to specify which critique you are wanting to join.
7:00 - 9:00 Main Stage
Christina Ramos: Contemporary Still Life in Oil
9:00 - ? Bar
Drunk Critique with Some drinkers!
Many of you are already familiar with this fun and somewhat sloppy tattoo tradition, which has become a sought-after distraction during the pandemic. If you have nerves of steel, you can submit your work for critique at [e-mail]. Be sure to specify "drunk critique" with your images.
Replay from the first Virtual Tattoo Gathering - live.virtualtat...

[@tattoosbysj8403]

Holy shit I'm so excited! The last one was so much fun!! Can't wait!!

[@tattootelevision]

Thanks for the positive energy! Excited to be doing this again :-)

[@ALISEMAE13]

Oooo I like your intro special effects !!