My first portrait. Well if you count the puppy I tattooed a few weeks ago as a portrait than I guess this would be number two, however this is my first human portrait. To say that I was nervous is an understatement. A portrait is something you can not screw up on. It has to be spot on and that is a lot of pressure on an artist especially and tattoo artist. I did this on the request of a gentlemen that wanted a joker tattoo. However, he did not want the typical joker but more of a court jester. After a few passes of drawing different jester(s) if just didn't flow. So I thought of something- a portrait of the "man who laughs". Some say this man was the inspiration for the character "the joker" in the widely popular Batman movies. I had a lot of fun tattooing this and hope for more portraits down the road.