Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[aant]

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[Dan]

17 hours ago, aant said:

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3 hours ago, aant said:

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3 hours ago, aant said:

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2 hours ago, aant said:

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please stop doing this. 🙂 

[aant]

Dan, it’s not letting me edit posts on mobile. My apologies! 

[aant]

On 12/23/2019 at 10:36 AM, mfrank29 said:

Just got my first tattoo last Thursday! I am beyond thrilled with the art. The artist just nailed it. It's everything I asked for and beyond. I love how the flag stripes are blended into the Constitution and becomes part of the aging of the document. I love the stitching and embroidering on the flag, and how even the tiny text that you can't read still looks like real text. The feather quill and inkwell are awesome! This was done in one session and these pictures are taken right after and the day after. Pain really wasn't bad at all. Obviously some areas are worse than others, but I could have sat longer if I needed to. 

I am using DermShield, first piece on for 24 hours, then swapped for a fresh piece for 3 days. That comes off today, and man I can't wait to get this off and put some moisturizer on it! It's pretty tight, red, and itchy, more around the tattoo than on it but I have dry sensitive skin and winter doesn't help. I have not showered in the 3 days since I put on the second dermshield, because it's several pieces and I just don't think it would last otherwise.  As soon as I get home from work I am running for the showering and peeling the dermshield off! Hoping for smooth sailing from here. 

Already planning ideas for the other side of this arm to go with this theme. Definitely using the same artist. 

I'm trying to decide if that last half star (circled in red) would look better with a bit of shading to it so it matches the others more, or better looking like its fading out to the skin as that was the artists concept. Probably won't be able to decide until this is healed and the skin is no longer red. What do you guys think...have that shaded a bit or leave it so it looks more out of focus/fading out?

 

Hope you all like it!

 

This piece is awesome! How long did you sit for? 

[mfrank29]

17 minutes ago, aant said:

This piece is awesome! How long did you sit for? 

Thanks! I’m extremely happy with it.

Session was 11 to around 5. With breaks every so often. Really wasn’t bad and I would have sat longer if needed
 

It’s healing nicely just a day over a week. Used Saniderm and had no scabbing. It’s pretty flakey now but nothing is raised or bumpy. Just dry old skin flaking off. 

[Hogrider]

16 hours ago, Dan said:

 

 

 

please stop doing this. 🙂 

I thought people had to be over 13 to post on this forum???  🙂

[Oiocha]

Finished with Mike and finally got to posting it.  Super stoked on how it came out and how easy it was to get lines and shading in one session and color the next.

[VeryHungryCaterpillar]

My first tattoo was super fun, if not perfect. Both the tattoo artist and I missed a spot at the top left hand corner of the tattoo (the stencil didn't transfer fully), and I'm not sure it's entirely symmetrical or on straight, but I'm neither symmetrical nor straight so I guess it works.

This is it fresh:


And 48h after!

[Hands On]

4 hours ago, VeryHungryCaterpillar said:

 but I'm neither symmetrical nor straight so I guess it works.



 

😂 awesome!

[VeryHungryCaterpillar]

10 hours ago, Hands On said:

😂 awesome!

Thanks! I'll be good and upload a pic after it's healed for advice on if/how to improve it, but in the meantime, advice on how to deal with lots of coarse hair growing out of a sore wound is appreciated 😄

[SStu]

9 hours ago, VeryHungryCaterpillar said:

but in the meantime, advice on how to deal with lots of coarse hair growing out of a sore wound is appreciated 😄

Alcohol. Not the type you apply - the type you ingest. 

[Loveitwhentheyrun]

On 1/6/2020 at 9:44 AM, VeryHungryCaterpillar said:

My first tattoo was super fun, if not perfect. Both the tattoo artist and I missed a spot at the top left hand corner of the tattoo (the stencil didn't transfer fully), and I'm not sure it's entirely symmetrical or on straight, but I'm neither symmetrical nor straight so I guess it works.

This is it fresh:


And 48h after!

This was your first tattoo? A head tat? Fn GNARLY dude go big or go home lol I wouldn't let the fact its not perfectly symmetrical bother you, still looks good.  Majority of tats aren't perfect.

[VeryHungryCaterpillar]

12 hours ago, Loveitwhentheyrun said:

This was your first tattoo? A head tat? Fn GNARLY dude go big or go home lol

Thank you for the kind words and advice! Yeah I figured that I really wanted an undercut tat (a good combination of easily hidden and also not in an nsfw spot) and only a day before started thinking that...maybe scalp tattoos are hard. And thank you! I might add to it anyway if I get bored of it in a few years. (Or shave more hair. Free canvas!)

[tigersfan89]

On 1/8/2020 at 1:10 PM, Loveitwhentheyrun said:

This was your first tattoo? A head tat? Fn GNARLY dude go big or go home lol I wouldn't let the fact its not perfectly symmetrical bother you, still looks good.  Majority of tats aren't perfect.

 

On 1/6/2020 at 9:44 AM, VeryHungryCaterpillar said:

My first tattoo was super fun, if not perfect. Both the tattoo artist and I missed a spot at the top left hand corner of the tattoo (the stencil didn't transfer fully), and I'm not sure it's entirely symmetrical or on straight, but I'm neither symmetrical nor straight so I guess it works.

This is it fresh:


And 48h after!

Looks good! I see a different design every time I look at it.

[Loveitwhentheyrun]

Dope new bat head I got the other day

[Sttrory]

All done today 

[AverageJer]

New frog from the annual Sailor Jerry Day party at Leviticus Tattoo in Minneapolis. Done by thomas_titus.  

Koi in the background done by Flip McCoy at Steve's Tattoo in Madison about two months ago. 

[Dan]

8 minutes ago, AverageJer said:

New frog from the annual Sailor Jerry Day party at Leviticus Tattoo in Minneapolis. Done by thomas_titus.  

Koi in the background done by Flip McCoy at Steve's Tattoo in Madison about two months ago. 

 

very cool ! I love it

[Dennis]

First tattoo in years (since my Kore Flatmo sleeve), Namakubi on my foot by Kurt Wiscombe. I hate getting my feet tattooed! 

 

[Dan]

15 hours ago, Dennis said:

First tattoo in years (since my Kore Flatmo sleeve), Namakubi on my foot by Kurt Wiscombe. I hate getting my feet tattooed! 

 

 

very nice !    I am running out of room and have been considering my feet.

[SStu]

My feet were the one area where I found it was MUCH easier to take if I didn't relax. The sensitivity was greatly diminished once we found a position where I could put my foot flat on the chair and then lean my weight onto it. 

[oboogie]

My feet were brutal. I have both done. I have very bony feet, so I'm sure that didn't help.

[Dennis]

@Dan Thank you! I had Kurt do my other foot 9 years ago but I've put off this one because it was so damn painful! Hahah

@SStu Same! Putting my weight over my leg or digging my heel into the table made it easier to sit still. If I tried to relax I'd get a bit shaky/twitchy! 

@oboogie Agreed! My feet are quite bony as well, makes for an uncomfortable session! 

Edited January 22, 2020 by Dennis

[Oiocha]

Tomo time this weekend. Damage report to follow.  Keep my crack in your prayers, its time for what I assume will be the most uncomfortable part of this back.

[Gingerninja]

Spent some time with Garver this week starting my sleeve. Silly excited.