Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[Graeme]

Well then. One helluva day in the latest tattoo lowdown thread, and it isn't even over!

No it isn't!

I picked up this hoju from Ishmael Johnson at the Montreal convention yesterday. I wasn't intending to get tattooed this weekend, but I've been really into Ishmael's tattoos for a while now, and he had availability, I had a strange spot on my arm, so why not get tattooed by him instead of just liking his pictures on instagram like a chump? It was fun times. I'll post better pictures when healed.

[bulldog]

Started this little guy with Chad today at Lifetime Tattoo in Denver

pic stolen from his instagram

Badass!!!!

[exume]

@Graeme that's awesome! I need to get up to FoCo sometime and start something with Ish.

Thanks @bulldog, stoked to keep working on it

[Graeme]

@exume You for sure should! He's really nice and he's doing really great tattoos. He has a lot of amazing tattoos on him as well, including one of the best panthers I've ever seen. Dave Lum did that one.

[marley mission]

start of something cheesey...

to go with something corny...

:p

[passive jay]

my latest work, Nibbler from Futurama dressed as the lead from Fiddler on the Roof.

Done by Rev. J.R. out of Vicious Ink in Rochester Hills MI.

[idyllsend]

My peony I got from Glennie at the Pearl Harbor Gift Shop yesterday.

It is really fn hard to take a picture of the back of your arm.

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[RoryQ]

My never-ending front piece by Tomo...

[Iwar]

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My never-ending front piece by Tomo...

Have you shown that to your mother yet? ;) Really impressive front piece @RoryQ. You're a true tattoo warrior for sitting through all that. Are you beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel? Does it go down onto your thighs or stop at the waist?

[RoryQ]

@Iwar

I've got stuff on my thighs on both sides so he has tied in the front piece, so the background and flowers kind of roll down around them.

As for being a tattoo warrior- not me! This has been a real learning experience for me, handling the pain, it's quite humbling.

We'll continue this at the London con. I think a 2 day visit next year might finish it off... I think! The guys at Yellow Blaze are perfectionists so who knows.

[9Years]

@RoryQ Holy Shit! That is truly awesome!

[hogg]

Unbelievable, @RoryQ!

You know you wanna fill in the navel, though. ;)

[RoryQ]

@hogg

Ha ha, yeah might need a little more. If you look square on standing it looks all done but when I stretched my arms up and lay down I guess not.

[Lance]

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My never-ending front piece by Tomo...

How did I miss or forget you were getting your torso done by Tomo. That is absolutely incredible and I couldn't stop looking at it when he posted it.

Just curious. What kind of Noh mask is that? It doesn't look like the typical hannya that's often seen. Looks familiar but can't place it. It's really cool. One of, if not, my most favorite tattoo that I've seen of his.

[el twe]

@RoryQ - that is simply unreal. Bravo.

[RoryQ]

@Lance it's a Namanari - as was explained to me it's a stage before full transformation into a Hannya...

Thanks for all the positive comments guys.

[OutOfIdeas]

You know you wanna fill in the navel, though. ;)

Yup. Might as well blast over the nips too, while you're at it :D

Seriously though, that thing is stunning.

[joakim urma]

Third session on my back today, with my friend Iain Mullen. Rudy Fritsch does the next one at the London Convention, mid day on the 27:th. Come say hello.

[ThatGuy]

Third session on my back today, with my friend Iain Mullen. Rudy Fritsch does the next one at the London Convention, mid day on the 27:th. Come say hello.

Amazing! I'm getting tattooed on the 27th as well so might come say hallå to a fellow Swede.

[ironchef]

@RoryQ That chest piece by Tomo is INSANITY. It looks scary as hell which speaks to the amazing piece that it is. Yellow Blaze is HARDCORE!!!

[motsimus]

I had one of the best tattoo experiences today and officially crossed the line into weird territory with this by Mando Rascon today. Immaculate tattoo is definitely the best shop I've been in so far and Mando is honestly the best dude I've met,

after the tattoo they shouted me lunch and he took me on a tour around Mesa and Tempe and then drove me all the way home to my hostel!!. what a dude.

[Pleadco]

hahaha, that's an awesome tattoo, and an awesome experience @motsimus !

[guitguy]

@motsimus that's so awesome ! I love the tattoo and, cool pics. Waylon !

[hogg]

What a cool experience, @motsimus. Was Big Jonny working that day? He's a buddy of mine (and another great dude).

[motsimus]

What a cool experience, @motsimus. Was Big Jonny working that day? He's a buddy of mine (and another great dude).

yeah @hogg what a collection he has, very nice dude.