graybones Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 @suburbanxcore Congrats on starting such a cool tattoo. Can't wait to see it! suburbanxcore 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookR70 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Another 7.5 hour session done yesterday. Papa Joe went over a few areas of the outline (darkened up some areas of black). Interesting color palette...one I wasn't quite expecting. I trust him, though. I think I have another 3-4 hours left on this one. It only took me several sessions, but I finally learned how to really sit well. I was sitting on table with my arms hunched over a padded bar and my legs hanging over the side of the table. I basically had to relax as much as possible and focus on not tensing up my back. Just "accept" the needle and try not clinch my back up. I could have gone longer, but it was getting harder and harder to find my happy place, especially after breaks. Sorry for the bad pic. I had just gotten out of the shower and applied some Lubriderm. Fala, tatB, motsimus and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky15568 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Another 7.5 hour session done yesterday. Papa Joe went over a few areas of the outline (darkened up some areas of black). Interesting color palette...one I wasn't quite expecting. I trust him, though. I think I have another 3-4 hours left on this one.It only took me several sessions, but I finally learned how to really sit well. I was sitting on table with my arms hunched over a padded bar and my legs hanging over the side of the table. I basically had to relax as much as possible and focus on not tensing up my back. Just "accept" the needle and try not clinch my back up. I could have gone longer, but it was getting harder and harder to find my happy place, especially after breaks. Sorry for the bad pick. I had just gotten out of the show and applied some Lubriderm. Lookin' good so far! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dolmago Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Finished my back on Friday night (well, Saturday at 5:30 am). It was a hell of a ride - it took almost exactly a year of sessions every 2-3 weeks. We'll do a final session after this heals to tie the bow on it.This tattoo was made by Sean Zee out of Brick, NJ from pictures I've taken while scuba diving. I gave him 50-some pictures and a wish list, and he selected about 15 shots to create this scene. These pics were taken on 4 continents from 1998 through 2013 using (mostly) a Nikonos V underwater camera with an SB-105 strobe, UW Nikkor 35mm, 28mm, and 15mm f2.8 fisheye lenses, Sea & Sea (no relation) macro kit and Nikonos closeup kit. Sean is a great guy, dedicated and amazingly creative. It boggles my mind how artists just "see" stuff like this and make it happen. He put up with a lot of questions and "what ifs" and "why nots" from this nearly virgin canvas (as he likes to say, "this woman only had lil kitty paw prints on her shoulder before this"), explaining to me all the ways this tattoo would NOT work, and ended up just putting it on the table that it really needed to be a full back if I wanted so many references. And to prove it, he designed the whole thing superimposed on a picture of my bare back and emailed it to me. I remember the moment I saw it for the first time and it shorted out my brain. I committed to the full back about 20 minutes after I got the email. (And I admit at the time I did not understand in the least what I was in for...) Kinda funny, thinking back on it, how all the chatter and uncertainty and 14 years of wanting some sort of tattoo with my eagle rays were completely silenced and resolved in a heart beat. Anyway... So, the critters making appearances, starting at the top right and going clockwise are: two moon jellyfish, two Moorish idols, two clownfish and anemone, a batwing coral crab and mustard tube sponges just behind him, a leopard moray eel, two squirrelfish hiding in red sea fans that cross my lower back, a sea snake in lettuce coral (very poisonous, which I didn't realize until after I'd crawled up in his face to take the picture and then been admonished by the divemaster after the picture was developed), a queen angelfish and a hammerhead shark. In the center are two spotted eagle rays and the broken mast of the Nippo Maru, a Japanese supply ship sunk during WWII by US forces in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia. When I look at this, I don't just see a tattoo of fish. It's a diary of my favorite diving experiences. Each part has such different memories of the location, the people I was with, and the experience on that dive. (Yeah, poisonous sea snake. Whoopsie on that one. And the clownfish was actually guarding a little ring of day-old eggs. And trying to photograph moon jellies in a surge without being hit is like playing a 3D video game. And that I really really wanted my spotted moray eels but Sean said the pattern wouldn't age well, so with resigned sadness, my handsome spotted moray had to morph into a leopard moray. Sniff Sniff.) All of this flooding my brain at the same time. And then I get this goofy grin on my face thinking about walking around with this huge awesome back piece that anyone I know would be shocked to learn I have. He put up a little video where you can see the ribs, too: Video of SeeSea's Back. Healed pics coming to an LST contest near you. I want a T-shirt, dammit :D That is seriously epic! Fala, Zillah, SeeSea and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I think @AverageJer posted a picture of a Sailor Jerry fish he got a couple days ago? I hadn't been on here recently and wound up getting a similar tattoo on Saturday. It's from Rollo flash tweaked by Josh Arment at the Aloha Monkey. You guys, I can't begin to do justice to how cool everyone at this shop is. After some very, very embarrassing last-minute indecision I went back to the first thing that had caught my eye on the wall (and learned a lesson about not overthinking things). Sorry about the picture quality. guitguy, JasonTO, tatB and 25 others 28 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJer Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I think @AverageJer posted a picture of a Sailor Jerry fish he got a couple days ago? I hadn't been on here recently and wound up getting a similar tattoo on Saturday. It's from Rollo flash tweaked by Josh Arment at the Aloha Monkey. You guys, I can't begin to do justice to how cool everyone at this shop is. After some very, very embarrassing last-minute indecision I went back to the first thing that had caught my eye on the wall (and learned a lesson about not overthinking things). Sorry about the picture quality. This is excellent. My wife got a tattoo from Doug Hardy when he did a guest spot at Aloha Monkey a few years ago. She had a good experience at the shop and obviously they have some great artists. polliwog 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophistre Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I think @AverageJer posted a picture of a Sailor Jerry fish he got a couple days ago? I hadn't been on here recently and wound up getting a similar tattoo on Saturday. It's from Rollo flash tweaked by Josh Arment at the Aloha Monkey. I absolutely that fish, and I am jealous. I am still waiting to get one! (My first tattoo was originally scheduled to be a mermaid or a fish, and we've just never gotten back around to it.) What a fun one. polliwog 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pidjones Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I love that, polliwog! A very colorful, perfectly placed dolphin. (At least, it looks like one of my submarine dolphins.) So clean! polliwog 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookR70 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That is a super nice fish. I especially love the detail in the fins and face. polliwog 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSea Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Nice! I love the flow and the detail on the fins! polliwog 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
draven888 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 === Hi Everyone! Started this in Late October 2014 and just got it Finished on Jan 03 2015 6 Session of 4 Hours Each - Traveling back and forth from Montreal to Toronto... Tattoo Artist is Tony Hu from Chronic Ink Tattoos. http://instagram.com/tonyhutattoo Completed and Done! 龍 - Dragon by davidcwong888, on Flickr SeeSea, Hands On, JasonTO and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcom Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Working on a space theme on my arm. Still work in progress. Sorry for the shitti pics... Edited: Re uploading pics Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
draven888 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 ===Hi Everyone! Started this in Late October 2014 and just got it Finished on Jan 03 2015 6 Session of 4 Hours Each - Traveling back and forth from Montreal to Toronto... Tattoo Artist is Tony Hu from Chronic Ink Tattoos. http://instagram.com/tonyhutattoo Completed and Done! 龍 - Dragon by davidcwong888, on Flickr This is a Video we took of the arm before starting the last Session... Video before the Last Session... https://flic.kr/p/pT29Ft It was a great experience overall... :) Photo from Sessions 1 to 3 Dragon Tattoo In Progress with Tony Hu @ Chronic Ink - Toronto Ontario Canada by davidcwong888, on Flickr Cork, SStu, MGblues and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cork Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I prefer the traditional stuff on myself, but I really like that realistic Japanese style. Looks great @draven888 tatB, KBeee and beez 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasam Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 ===Hi Everyone! Started this in Late October 2014 and just got it Finished on Jan 03 2015 6 Session of 4 Hours Each - Traveling back and forth from Montreal to Toronto... Tattoo Artist is Tony Hu from Chronic Ink Tattoos. Instagram Completed and Done! that's rad man :cool: Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
draven888 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks everyone! I'll post once it's fully healed... :) KBeee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvince1230 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Got this lil lady from Shawn VanOven! Thanks for lookinh tatB, DeathB4Decaf, someotherguy and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 This is excellent. My wife got a tattoo from Doug Hardy when he did a guest spot at Aloha Monkey a few years ago. She had a good experience at the shop and obviously they have some great artists. One of the more pleasant surprises was how gentle Josh Arment is. I think I finally know what you all mean when you say someone's got a light hand...before I'd just assumed everyone on here was crazy. AverageJer, Fala, tatB and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-107977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blujax01 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Wil Murray banged out a filler on my arm this past Saturday.:cool: AverageJer, cltattooing, JoshRoss and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-108080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marley mission Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 whatever... Jamie Sawyer Immortal Ink Clinton NJ first time with Jamie awesome and fast artist great convo does it get better on a 'sick day' cltattooing, Kimmie, JoshRoss and 16 others 19 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-108104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Today I capped my other knee with a demon head by Franz Stefanik at The Okey Doke in Toronto. Its always a great experience with Franz. Interesting conversations with a great guy who also does amazing work. I'll have to update my legs in the Squidpants thread soon. I'm really looking to forward to getting some filler work around some of the larger pieces on my right leg now. 9Years, cibo, someotherguy and 23 others 26 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-108175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelzu Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Today I capped my other knee with a demon head by Franz Stefanik at The Okey Doke in Toronto. Its always a great experience with Franz. Interesting conversations with a great guy who also does amazing work. I'll have to update my legs in the Squidpants thread soon. I'm really looking to forward to getting some filler work around some of the larger pieces on my right leg now. That looks amazing @Mark Bee, I love the kneecap Mark Bee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-108187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Thanks, @kelzu! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-108192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pidjones Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 whatever...does it get better on a 'sick day' Righteous use of Paid Time Off! marley mission 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-108216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBeee Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 whatever... Aaaaaaah that is awesome! Your Triceratops made me LOL. I love it. I actually find it kinda inspirational...I'm a total weirdo. :D Thanks for sharing! marley mission, Mark Bee and polliwog 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=289#findComment-108240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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