Upcoming Tattoos

[HaydenRose]

1st session of shading and pattern. Red areas will turn grey. 2nd session in 3 weeks, more pattern and shading.

Awesome! I feel like that fits well with your shark (right?) tattoo. Good stuff.

[scubaron]

Awesome! I feel like that fits well with your shark (right?) tattoo. Good stuff.

Thanks.

Yeah, so far, all my tattoos are scuba related. Octopus, shark, manta ray. All animals I have interacted with in the wild while scuba diving. I also got a scuba skull. Haven't seen a skull while diving, just thought the tattoo would look cool and still have meaning to me.

[SeeSea]

Thanks.

Yeah, so far, all my tattoos are scuba related. Octopus, shark, manta ray. All animals I have interacted with in the wild while scuba diving. I also got a scuba skull. Haven't seen a skull while diving, just thought it would look cool and still have meaning to me.

Skulls while diving is not cool. I've seen partial skulls on Japanese wrecks sunk during WWII, along with various other bones. It's very sobering. Your skull is way more cool.

When we were designing my sea scene back piece, I wanted to give a nod to all the wreck diving I have done, and actually thought, "Hey, I've seen skulls diving and lots of tattoos have skulls! I should include one!" Then the thought just got really fucked up in my head when I tried to picture a bone with bits of soft coral growing on it laying under all the critters. Nope.

[Zillah]

I've seen partial skulls on Japanese wrecks sunk during WWII, along with various other bones. It's very sobering.

Wow. Is diving your hobby or job?

[SeeSea]

Wow. Is diving your hobby or job?

Hobby. Diving pretty much dominates our vacation planning.

[SeeSea]

Ok, sorry to buzz kill this thread.

Now back to your regularly scheduled program ...

So, I'm gearing up for another session next Friday and trying to get my head in the game. Psychologically, this every 2-3 week sit-as-long-as-you-can business is wearing on me. I'm healing a couple jellyfish now, and I'm not sure at ALL what we'll be working on! Possibly start filling in the water. He showed me a huge needle he's going to use that has like a thousand points on it for shading @_@ ::newbie eyes spinning:: Double the size, double the "pleasure"?

[HaydenRose]

Double the size, double the "pleasure"?

LOL!!! Thank you for that morning pick me-up!

[velvetlover36]

Continuing the work on my leg next week with this Zeis flash piece. Out of all of the old school artists/tattooers, Zeis is the one I'm the most obsessed with...and it's not like a small obsession, but rather an if-I-were-alive-during-his-time-I'd-probably-stalk-the-shit-out-of-him obsession.

[scubaron]

Ok, sorry to buzz kill this thread.

Now back to your regularly scheduled program ...

So, I'm gearing up for another session next Friday and trying to get my head in the game. Psychologically, this every 2-3 week sit-as-long-as-you-can business is wearing on me. I'm healing a couple jellyfish now, and I'm not sure at ALL what we'll be working on! Possibly start filling in the water. He showed me a huge needle he's going to use that has like a thousand points on it for shading @_@ ::newbie eyes spinning:: Double the size, double the "pleasure"?

I admire your commitment. I've had 3 sessions this month, but they were on totally different parts of my body. Still not easy to deal with. Someplace is always hurting, burning or itching. Coming up in May, one more session on my octopus and one new medium sized 2 session tattoo on my thigh. After that, nothing for a while. My body and wallet need a break.

Are you at the midway point in your backpiece ? Pics you posted last month looked to be making good progress.

[9Years]

Took a trip up to ol' Spider Murphy's on wednesday to talk to a man about a horse. No, wait, I talked to Theo Mindell about a massive devil head...appointment's not till July though. STOKED nonetheless.

[SeeSea]

I admire your commitment. I've had 3 sessions this month, but they were on totally different parts of my body. Still not easy to deal with. Someplace is always hurting, burning or itching.

THIS!

Coming up in May, one more session on my octopus and one new medium sized 2 session tattoo on my thigh. After that, nothing for a while. My body and wallet need a break.

I'm loving your in-progress pics, and the balance between the octopus on one arm and the whale shark on the other. I love that, actually.

Are you at the midway point in your backpiece ? Pics you posted last month looked to be making good progress.

I don't know! LOL. I'm coming up on half coverage, but most of the really detailed stuff is done. I think. He says it will go more quickly as he fills in blue, but more than half of the coral is still only outline. There's still a crab missing near my butt. (No editorials on that one, my friends.) And he tells me there will be a session(s?) to pack in more color, and then he has to do all the shadows and highlights. So, I don't even ask. But I'm guessing it's probably half way. Please.

[BigTex]

Going to drop by the shop next Monday to consult and set an appointment. I am stoked. This is my "end of spring semester" tattoo. That's a good reason I figure. Good thing I am already enrolled for summer and fall courses.:cool:

[SStu]

Going to drop by the shop next Monday to consult and set an appointment. I am stoked. This is my "end of spring semester" tattoo. That's a good reason I figure. Good thing I am already enrolled for summer and fall courses.:cool:

Which shop? Who with?

[BigTex]

Which shop? Who with?

Gerardo at Gerardo's Tattoos.

[tatB]

Gerardo at Gerardo's Tattoos.

So you decided to ignore all the recommendations we gave you in the other thread?

[BigTex]

So you decided to ignore all the recommendations we gave you in the other thread?

Lol noooo! This isn't for the Japanese style piece I was asking about. This is for a ladyhead. I have work by him and think this kind of piece would be right in his wheelhouse.

The Japanese half sleeve is a reward for finishing school at the end of next year, and I am going to adhere to the recommendations you guys made.

[tatB]

Lol noooo! This isn't for the Japanese style piece I was asking about. This is for a ladyhead. I have work by him and think this kind of piece would be right in his wheelhouse.

The Japanese half sleeve is a reward for finishing school at the end of next year, and I am going to adhere to the recommendations you guys made.

Ok good. We all expect you to get an awesome Japanese half sleeve and share pictures with us!

[BigTex]

Ok good. We all expect you to get an awesome Japanese half sleeve and share pictures with us!

Challenge accepted. :cool:

[Colored Guy]

I'm having some sleeve work continued over at South Shore Tattoo in Amityville NY on 5/9 by Shane. He's relatively new to the shop but comes highly recommended for oriental work.

Rob

[graybones]

Today I'm exactly 1 month away from my appointment with Seth Wood for a large thigh tattoo. The appointment is part of a 5-day trip to San Francisco, so I'm doubly excited for the tattoo and the vacation!

[TrixieFaux]

Today I'm exactly 1 month away from my appointment with Seth Wood for a large thigh tattoo. The appointment is part of a 5-day trip to San Francisco, so I'm doubly excited for the tattoo and the vacation!

Woot woot!

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[Breakme]

My next appointment is with Emily Rose again on the 12th May for a horse head on my outer thigh and I've just come down with a terrible cold and high temperature which I'm hoping I can kick well before then. Her waiting list is horrendous and I'd hate to have to re-schedule as I've been waiting for 6 months already. Fingers crossed.

[beez]

My next appointment is with Emily Rose again on the 12th May for a horse head on my outer thigh and I've just come down with a terrible cold and high temperature which I'm hoping I can kick well before then. Her waiting list is horrendous and I'd hate to have to re-schedule as I've been waiting for 6 months already. Fingers crossed.

Drink lots of water, drink ginger tea, and have some sort of soup! I like tom kha gai, a simple Thai coconut chicken soup, but there is good old chicken soup or veggie broth, whatever your healing potion* is.

(*I originally said 'poison' but figured that was very wrong for this particular post)

If you can grab some sambucol or other elderberry syrup from the store it will help move things along more quickly. Zinc and vitamin C can be helpful as well.

Good luck! Baby yourself and you will be well enough for the tattoo.

[Breakme]

@beez thank you for reminding me of ginger tea. I had to google sambucol to see what it was as I've never heard of it. I'll pop out and grab some from the pharmacy. My favourite healing potion is beef pho so will make sure I get a couple of bowls in this weekend too. Thanks loads!

[CABS]

Finally getting my elbow webbed by Chummy at Temple.