Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[pidjones]

Sarah Hurst (recently voted Knoxville's BEST tattoo artist - congrats!) placed this awesome cameo of my beautiful wife (from a photo taken on our honeymoon 34 years ago) on my left shoulder yesterday evening. I am VERY happy!

[Tornado6]

Sarah Hurst (recently voted Knoxville's BEST tattoo artist - congrats!) placed this awesome cameo of my beautiful wife (from a photo taken on our honeymoon 34 years ago) on my left shoulder yesterday evening. I am VERY happy!

We are totally tattoo buddies. This is twice we've been tattooed on the same day.

[Rad Kelham]

Just finished healing from Hanna Sandström at Dark Age in Seattle. I forget what kind of machine she said it is.

[CultExciter]

That's a Supreme. @Rad Kelham

[Rad Kelham]

That's a Supreme. @Rad Kelham

Bingo. That's what she said. Thanks.

[pidjones]

Seems like a lot of good smaller pieces this week.

[IzzyBizzy]

Got a shoulder piece done on the 14th. At this time, I'm not getting color or shading. I like the negative space. And hope it conveys the softness and femininity I was going for and doesn't just look unfinished.

Now I just need to figure out if I want to continue with black a gray pieces. I have an absolute love for neo-traditional tattoos. I'm just a little unsure how to mix my pieces.

[marley mission]

Got a shoulder piece done on the 14th. At this time, I'm not getting color or shading. I like the negative space. And hope it conveys the softness and femininity I was going for and doesn't just look unfinished.

Now I just need to figure out if I want to continue with black a gray pieces. I have an absolutely love for neo-traditional tattoos. I'm just a little unsure how to mix my pieces.

it looks unfinished

thats not black and grey - thats an outline

and neo traditional is more than outlines

now if you like just getting outline work done then god bless

but i think you need to take a minute to consider what you you really want

if you really like negative space - then stop getting tattooed

sorry - not trying to be an ass - just think you need some honest feedback

[IzzyBizzy]

it looks unfinished

thats not black and grey - thats an outline

and neo traditional is more than outlines

now if you like just getting outline work done then god bless

but i think you need to take a minute to consider what you you really want

if you really like negative space - then stop getting tattooed

sorry - not trying to be an ass - just think you need some honest feedback

I know this tattoo isn't black and gray and I know it's not neo-traditional. But it's what I've wanted for a long time so I guess I'm ok with having it look unfinished. What I was saying is that I will eventually get more tattoos and now I just need to decide if I want them to be black/gray or if I'm going the neo-traditional route. At this time, I still have the option to color and/or shade it (or leave it as is) depending on which style I end up going in. Thank you for your feedback. :)

[purplelace]

@knucklehead211 thanks for sharing pics, looking good

loving all the new pics :) have to wait till next week, before go back to Belfast to book next one.

[bedoktime]

Pineapple Panther!:cool:

[SStu]

Wifey got hers from Joey Ortega finished up this week . . .

[SeeSea]

Wow - I don't check in for a couple days and madness ensures!

@SStu - that is beautiful and I love how it flows with all the negative space. Nice one - she's a lucky one.

@pidjones - cool! I'm so happy you walked out with one you love right off the bat, after your frustrations with the faked line.

@bedoktime - killing it. That is a most awesome panther - I can't stop laughing!

@L2DB - I am so glad you came back with the final tattoo - you should go back to your first thread and put it there, too to complete the thread. I wondered how that would turn out, and I really like how the woodblock came through, especially at the bottom. Are you talking about what looks like snow covered mountains? I took that to be clouds in the sky at first glance. As for the shading, one technique for something like this - a scene - is to fade it off on the edges. If you have hard edges around the outside, it can make the scene look like a picture, or seem like you are looking out a window rather than being out in the scene.

[hogg]

Matt Arriola pantherized my last big spot yesterday at Spotlight. He couldn't quite get it to fit, so he decided to add flames. Always a good call.

I have some inner thigh/tenderloin spots and a few tiny spaces on my legs, but if I said "I'm done" now, I don't think anyone would fault me.

But we all know that I'm not done.

[DJDeepFried]

Nice balance with that eagle. Is that your one and only panther?

[Tight-Lines]

Done yesterday by Mr. Chad Kopelinger at Rock of Ages... In 1.5 hours... Someone needs to do a study on how he can tattoo so god damn fast. Really awesome experience all around.

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Matt Arriola pantherized my last big spot yesterday at Spotlight. He couldn't quite get it to fit, so he decided to add flames. Always a good call.

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I have some inner thigh/tenderloin spots and a few tiny spaces on my legs, but if I said "I'm done" now, I don't think anyone would fault me.

But we all know that I'm not done.

Such a good tattoo. We both had a nice painful day yesterday.

[hogg]

Nice balance with that eagle. Is that your one and only panther?

Only full panther. I have a panther-headed eagle from Jeff Rassier.

[chrisnoluck]

I have some inner thigh/tenderloin spots and a few tiny spaces on my legs, but if I said "I'm done" now, I don't think anyone would fault me.

But we all know that I'm not done.

done?! i don't think i'll ever be "done"

[taaarro]

@hogg so good! Cool to see your other tattoos too!!

[hogg]

@dcostello, that tiger head is SO killer. Good luck with your cantaloupe knee.

[Tight-Lines]

@dcostello, that tiger head is SO killer. Good luck with your cantaloupe knee.

You ain't kidding. My knee looks like it ate too much Indian food and can't get the bad out.

[exume]

@dcostello I was the guy who came in around 2 and found out I got double booked. Your knee looked killer when it was finished, have fun healing that beast.

Here's what Chad put on me just a couple hours later:

[Tight-Lines]

@dcostello I was the guy who came in around 2 and found out I got double booked. Your knee looked killer when it was finished, have fun healing that beast.

Here's what Chad put on me just a couple hours later:

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No way dude! I saw him post that on Instagram. Such a solid piece! LST dude/dudettes need some sort of a general LST tattoo to we all recognize each other! And thanks. It feels horrible right now.

[SStu]

@hogg = Squidpants!

[exume]

No way dude! I saw him post that on Instagram. Such a solid piece! LST dude/dudettes need some sort of a general LST tattoo to we all recognize each other! And thanks. It feels horrible right now.

When you were showing Chad your sugar skulls I knew I had seen them on here before but I felt awkward saying "hey, I know those tattoos from the internets" plus you were with friends and I didn't wanna hold you up. Next time I'm in Austin I need to make a week of it, I woke up at 3 that morning in Colorado, 33 degrees at my house, off the plane into 90 and humid, and then of course I drove home in a blizzard yesterday.