YV. ROP Photo 2013: January 2013

form- the skull and the swords along with the artistic handwriting of the tattoo, even his leg and fingers and the blue bench are all flowing with form; and again, the unique form of the skull and writing- "Artist Lifestyle"

value- the light of the sun, peeking through, against the shade of the leaves gives a nice sense of value of the darks and lights of the natural green and brown colors of the trees; and the American flag is like the cherry on top

color- The colors in this photo really speak for themselves; I like the bright yellow[YV Gold] streak against a background of cool colors- blues, greens, purples- and the white and the neutral colored gray hands add a nice contrasting effect to all the beautiful colors

space- the basketball court gives a feeling of great space and emptiness between you and Mt. Diablo and the trees and bleachers in the distance

line- I really like this tattoo because it is very simple, yet interesting and moves well with the eyes, and I feel like I can look into the design and see a bunch of different pictures at once- and a new mental, visual every time I look back- which is the simplistic beauty of lines; lines can stand alone, allowing you to use your imagination to visualize an image in your mind, or merge together to create a specific picture

shape- this poster truly represents break dancing and the element of art, shape, because I think break dancing is all about shape; abstract movement of certain parts or your whole body in different, wild new ways, and at the end of your break dance you gotta strike a wicked ass pose, i.e. a cool shape; which is how I feel break dancing started- with the idea to dance with more free-formed, abstract movements, and the sport continues to evolve in many interesting ways and styles

texture- the checkered glass window gives the texture feeling; also the yearbooks inside, each made of different materials, and have different tactile imprints on their covers