Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[Phil]

I don't have many tattoos yet but I love the ones I do have. New one done last month at Frith Street by Stewart Robson... (I hope it works)

[Mark Bee]

Tim at The Pearl finished my left shoulder on Wednesday. My chest piece is now fully connected. There is just a little spider-webbing left to do on my pecs and the chest, she is done. I'll post next week. So close...so close...

[Guero]

I don't have many tattoos yet but I love the ones I do have. New one done last month at Frith Street by Stewart Robson... (I hope it works)

That is such a timeless, classic design, that will look good forever! Nice tattoo.

[peterpoose]

Was done at Randy Englehard shop in Germany. 7-8 hours more progress now, artist Carlos Torres!

[Breakme]

Wow! Love the details in her corset/dress!

[Cork]

Damn @peterpoose you have been getting nailed!

[ILikePie]

Was done at Randy Englehard shop in Germany. 7-8 hours more progress now, artist Carlos Torres!

That looks great but how is it going to hold up?

( Just trying to fit in here ;) I really don't care what it looks like in 20 years because that is one sick ass tattoo now)

[Wedge]

Aww that's good to hear :D

I haven't lived in CT (central) in 6 1/2 years and never going back!!!

I'm a lifelong CT resident, born raised and still there. @Jnvlv

[TrixieFaux]

I'm a lifelong CT resident, born raised and still there. @Jnvlv

Ok, so I just have to ask you CT people if you've ever been to the Durham Fair? My home town's claim to fame :)

[Just Alex]

Blue tiger/dragon by Danny Rossiter of Rain City, Manchester, UK. Fell in love with the painting when he posted it on Instagram so had to snaffle it up :) pleased and sore.

[hfs40000]

I got this from Josh Adams a few months ago. I love it but it healed up a little weird in one spot (between the hands). It's probably just cause I already had a dry skin patch right there and never noticed until it was tattooed.

I just set up an appointment with Frank William in a week and a half and I am stoked.

[peterpoose]

That looks great but how is it going to hold up?

( Just trying to fit in here ;) I really don't care what it looks like in 20 years because that is one sick ass tattoo now)

Thank you mate, I'm with you. It will last as long as it lasts:)

[jetwash]

Got my walk in at Frith Street yesterday. Happened to get Oliver, he was an absolute gentleman, was a really nice experience overall. If any of you guys know the shop, Dante, Jordan and everyone else were hanging out joking, was so chilled. And I came out with a perfect tat :)

[passive jay]

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

[Wedge]

Ok, so I just have to ask you CT people if you've ever been to the Durham Fair? My home town's claim to fame :)

Yup I was there this past fall and pass through that area all the time on my way down the back roads to the shore on my bike.

[TrixieFaux]

So cool @Just Alex!

[Jnvlv]

Ok, so I just have to ask you CT people if you've ever been to the Durham Fair? My home town's claim to fame :)

I don't even know what that is lol I never really traveled around the state or cared about other places when I lived there. I went to NYC and Boston a lot though. When I say I'm from CT, people always ask about "oh do you know where blah blah is?" And I am like IDK!!!! LOL I don't even know where Durham is

[Rob I]

I got a cobra wrapped around an ankh on Dec 29,2013 by Christine Vallieres at Old Town Ink in Scottsdale, AZ

After my first tattoo, I thought about this one and what I wanted it to be. For me, it symbolizes rebirth of life and protection. I think snakes get a lot of bad rep but I think they are awesome creatures. I consider myself pretty spiritual so the Ancient Egyptian symbol of life fits with the snake imagery. Some people think it's an evil snake but it's not :p

This tattoo, along with the one on my back of a scorpion and some Arabic script do mean quite a lot to me. I got them a year after I had a near death experience. I was hospitalized for a long time and lsot my job and almost had to return to living with my parents back in Connecticut. I beleive that I was given a second chance and was being watched over somehow. It made me think how precious my life is, how strong I actually was and how much people cared for me.

that looks great.

[Gregor]

Thank you mate, I'm with you. It will last as long as it lasts:)

Everytime someone posts a Tattoo which is not solid black outlined someone asks this question ! Its not just Plainskins that say the darndest things !!!

[motsimus]

I got this fun Ladies head from Tj Day at Tabboo Tattoo in Melbourne , she is a very pleasant and humble tattooer.

the picture doesn't do it justice

[jetwash]

the picture doesn't do it justice

they never do! :)

[Cork]

Everytime someone posts a Tattoo which is not solid black outlined someone asks this question ! Its not just Plainskins that say the darndest things !!!

Ha it's a valid question though. We all know tattoos fade over time, so you would think that something light and highly detailed wouldn't hold up. Truth is, this highly detailed style either hasn't been around long enough, or hasn't been prominent enough that there aren't a lot of great examples out of ones that are aged, I'm basing this solely off of what I have seen thus far. I have to say though, I am glad that @peterpoose started a thread where he is updating the aging of his arm. It sounds silly, but I don't think anything has been documented like that before so it will be a good thing to take note of.

Also I think that comment started off as a backhanded compliment from people who just don't like the style, and then people who don't know any better keep perpetuating it.

"That looks great, but how will it age?" can also be read as "That is going to fade and look shitty in a year, so that means my solid line tattoos are better."

Not to derail the thread.... I guess we can discuss it more here.

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/2672-healed-new-pics.html

[Graeme]

Ha it's a valid question though. We all know tattoos fade over time, so you would think that something light and highly detailed wouldn't hold up. Truth is, this highly detailed style either hasn't been around long enough, or hasn't been prominent enough that there aren't a lot of great examples out of ones that are aged, I'm basing this solely off of what I have seen thus far. I have to say though, I am glad that @peterpoose started a thread where he is updating the aging of his arm. It sounds silly, but I don't think anything has been documented like that before so it will be a good thing to take note of.

Also I think that comment started off as a backhanded compliment from people who just don't like the style, and then people who don't know any better keep perpetuating it.

"That looks great, but how will it age?" can also be read as "That is going to fade and look shitty in a year, so that means my solid line tattoos are better."

Not to derail the thread.... I guess we can discuss it more here.

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/2672-healed-new-pics.html

My experience here is limited to what I've seen pictures of on the internet, and I'm not sure we're talking about exactly the same thing either, but I've seen pictures of 20+ year old black and grey Brian Everett portraits that still look fantastic. You'd never be able to tell that the tattoos are the age they are. So realistic black and grey done well has the potential to hold up and look great over a long period of time. In any case, I think the attitude @peterpoose has towards his tattoos, which is that they'll last as long as they last, and in the meantime he's getting tattoos that he's excited about and enjoys getting is something we should all feel about our tattoos.

[irezumi]

If we're talking about tattoos without outlines then yeah they will break down (relatively) quickly; even Gogue says that his work doesn't really last longer than 10 years under the scrutiny of how we expect them to age.

[passive jay]

Blue tiger/dragon by Danny Rossiter of Rain City, Manchester, UK. Fell in love with the painting when he posted it on Instagram so had to snaffle it up :) pleased and sore.

i love the blue.