Well, I've gone to the next step, and now I have some nice tattooing equipment, a liner a shader, and lots of gizmos that make it all work. I'll be getting some expert guidance from Sean and Sheila of Vancouver Island Tattoo in Cumberland BC
After I did my 'molecule' tattoo on my calf, I tried something a little bit more ambitious on my leg, above the knee. It's a 'Calavera' (Spanish for 'skull') in the Mexican 'Day of the Dead' style. I had an interesting time doing it, my stencil smudged and I ended up doing almost half of it by eye, so it turned out quite asymmetrical and wonky, but over all not TOO bad for an absolute beginner. I am going to continue working on it, and hopefully improve a great deal by the time it is done. Here is the initial tattoo and a couple of designs of where it might ultimately go...