Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[Anxioussoup]

22 hours in! I’m in love. I know people think it’s weird a woman has a turkey vulture back piece but I’m stoked ❤️

[Dan]

3 hours ago, Anxioussoup said:

22 hours in! I’m in love. I know people think it’s weird a woman has a turkey vulture back piece but I’m stoked ❤️

I don't think it's weird , I think it's a really nice tattoo.

[Anxioussoup]

On 4/21/2021 at 11:29 PM, Dan said:

I don't think it's weird , I think it's a really nice tattoo.

Thanks! Just had some comments from men about it being an odd choice for a woman to put on her body lol 

[Dan]

6 hours ago, Anxioussoup said:

Thanks! Just had some comments from men about it being an odd choice for a woman to put on her body lol 

well they sound like a$$holes

[scrock25]

Latest… https://imgur.com/gallery/LdFchEI

Edited May 1, 2021 by scrock25

[Dan]

11 hours ago, scrock25 said:

Latest… https://imgur.com/gallery/LdFchEI

very nice !

[pidjones]

Love the strong colors scrock25! Hope they hold for a long, long time.

[pidjones]

Sorry, LST and Tapatalk seem to be having a spat.

[Anxioussoup]

26 hours down with one session left! Spent the last session doing background shading and the whole branch. The lovehandle area had me almost tapping and *almost* in tears. A very special kind of searing pain 🌶

[SStu]

really loving the progress on this one!

[constantcreature]

I'm two sessions in on a flora and fauna back piece by Virginia Elwood. The piece is covering up a somewhat ill-advised first tattoo that I got after surviving a very tough year at age 18, and I'm pushing 40 now, so it seemed like a good moment to move onwards and upwards.

I'm so in love with how it's coming out. Everyone is right about some of these spots being no joke though — 3-4 hours feels like PLENTY for one day. My next session is this week to add some more creatures in some of the spaces along the sides and hopefully start some shading. Should be "fun"!

[SStu]

Ok, it's been way too long - but I'm finally booked (in November) for some new work. Tine Defiore!

[Anxioussoup]

Finally, my turkey vulture back piece is finished in just around 30 hours. Hammered out a 5 hour session yesterday to color in all the flowers/petals and some background shading. Stood up to take final photos and nearly passed out. The lower back is BRUTAL and apparently back dimples are incredibly nerve rich because those had me gasping. So glad to be done with this. I’m wondering though, if I found this to be such an incredibly painful process, can I handle having my legs done? I’ll do my other sleeve first and then probably start leg work. I feel both badass and weak! Either way I’m in love with it.

 

Edited July 29, 2021 by Anxioussoup

[SStu]

That came out World Class @Anxioussoup! Congratulations. 

And my legs weren't nearly as sensitive as the sides of my back was. 

 

[xcom]

Its been a while. Just got this about a week ago.

[SStu]

Well done, @xcom

[Iyeron]

On 9/8/2011 at 1:28 PM, Duffa said:

I wasn't going to post these until it was completed, but I thought "F*** it, why not" and now you guys can see how the cover up progresses 🆒

These are the best photos I could get after the first day in Kyoto (6hrs) I still have to get photos of the second day, which completed all the background on the upper arm. Everything is now nearly healed so I'll get some new ones soonish. Apologies for the dodgy photography but I'm pretty sure I was still vibrating haha

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/noclaimbonus/P8270544.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/noclaimbonus/P8270545.jpg

It turned out very cool!

[vexyourlex]

On 6/19/2021 at 1:17 PM, SStu said:

Ok, it's been way too long - but I'm finally booked (in November) for some new work. Tine Defiore!

@SStu lucky! Tine is on my artist wish list. So sad she moved out of Chicago.

[constantcreature]

Congratulations @Anxioussoup!!! It looks fantastic! You are giving me strength to persevere through those rough lower back sessions. I second back dimples being awful. But I will also say that getting my thighs tattooed was much easier than almost every part of my back so far. 

[suburbanxcore]

The lower back was definitely worse than I expected! I actually said out loud that everyone owes 90s "tramp stamp" owners an apology. 

[ThistleFR]

On 5/21/2021 at 6:23 PM, constantcreature said:

I'm two sessions in on a flora and fauna back piece by Virginia Elwood. The piece is covering up a somewhat ill-advised first tattoo that I got after surviving a very tough year at age 18, and I'm pushing 40 now, so it seemed like a good moment to move onwards and upwards.

I'm so in love with how it's coming out. Everyone is right about some of these spots being no joke though — 3-4 hours feels like PLENTY for one day. My next session is this week to add some more creatures in some of the spaces along the sides and hopefully start some shading. Should be "fun"!

 

What a rad outline here ! I really like the floral composition with the animals scattered here and there. I can't wait to see the progression on your full back.

 

You all make me want to start a back piece more and more... I will contact Joel Soos (Stockholm), he is doing amazing pieces  

[Dan]

On 6/19/2021 at 11:17 AM, SStu said:

Ok, it's been way too long - but I'm finally booked (in November) for some new work. Tine Defiore!

pretty cool !.... I would love some work from her.

[Iyeron]

Very cool! I want this one too or similar 

employee monitoring
 

Edited August 9, 2021 by Iyeron

[warrug25]

On 6/19/2021 at 8:17 PM, SStu said:

Ok, it's been way too long - but I'm finally booked (in November) for some new work. Tine Defiore!

I didn't know the artist (well, that's no surpise given how much of a neophyte I am in the tattoo world), but I searched for some of her work online and I have to say I'm absolutely intrigued... have you already thought about the kind of design you'll ask her, or will you let her go with the flow of her own inspiration?

[SStu]

@warrug25 fern leaves!