Upcoming Tattoos

[SeeSea]

Session 6 on my back piece tonight. Brownies for the shop are in the oven now. Yum!

I had a massage last night to try and loosen up some of the tense knots in my neck and upper back and reduce headaches from tension all down my spine. I'm still pretty knotted up. I wonder if tattooing over those knots last time in the shoulder blade area is what made it harder to bear. Anyone notice if tattooing over knotted muscle is worse or if pre-session massages are worthwhile?

[CultExciter]

Appointment with Dave Regan at the end of the month. Absolutely stoked to get tattooed by this fella. If you don't know, you should. We're doing a namakubi, so the gnarliness will abound.

[suburbanxcore]

I've actually been playing poker a lot more lately in some neighborhood tournament and cash games, and any and all winnings go immediately into a "tattoo fund." Getting done by Grez in about two months and can't wait. I've also gotta make some follow up emails about Pagoda City!

[SeeSea]

and any and all winnings go immediately into a "tattoo fund."

My birthday is Monday. What do you think I've been asking for? Tattoo Fund, baby! ;)

[TatsNCats]

We needed a new thread to get back to talking about what matters. I would say this is pretty dang close to "Latest Tattoo Lowdown" so mods, feel free to adjust accordingly. Bubble-berries need not apply.

What is your next planned tattoo? When? And what?

I'll go first (even though most of you all know):

Working on my Fenris-Wolf by Chris O'Donnell. Next appointment is at the end of September.

Thinking about starting my left arm next week with an ocean theme. I have 'our universe', which is how my kids refer my spaced theme (which is indeed - our universe) right arm. So, fittingly, I was thinking an ocean them - seeings how I would go from the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean for my family.

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My birthday is Monday. What do you think I've been asking for? Tattoo Fund, baby! ;)

My birthday is Monday also. I told my husband I want to start on my arm and he can fund it - as a birthday gift ya know. Lol. Cheers.

[anomaly1964]

GREAT thread!

[Roca53]

I just had a deer skull and cobra tattoo started by Chris O'Donnell. It takes up my whole lower right leg. Third snake tattoo. You can never have too many.

[suburbanxcore]

You can also never have too many Chris O'Donnell tattoos!

[kidztipis]

Hi,

I was wondering if I could get some feed back. I would like to create a tattoo related Directory. Shops, parlors, styles, locations. etc.

Is there a need for a top quality Tattoo Directory? I see other directory websites out there, however, they are incomplete or abandoned.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Just need to know if I should pursue this project or not.

Thanks guys.

[RoryQ]

Hi,

I was wondering if I could get some feed back. I would like to create a tattoo related Directory. Shops, parlors, styles, locations. etc.

Is there a need for a top quality Tattoo Directory? I see other directory websites out there, however, they are incomplete or abandoned.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Just need to know if I should pursue this project or not.

Thanks guys.

This isn't the thread to pose that question: it's for people to post about their upcoming tattoos.

You could start your own thread on it if you haven't already.

[kidztipis]

Thank you.

[Boiled Dove]

So I went into the shop to make an appointment for my morel tattoo and the guy I wanted to do it wasn't there. I got to talking to the other artist in the shop, I did not know he had someone else there, and we got to talking about it and he was really excited about the idea. His neighbor had just given him a small batches of morels the night before and he had fried them up and apparently were just talking about them before I came in.

So after talking with this guy for a while about what I was wanting to do (2 morels stylized to american traditional, some grass and sky or something for a background, and some sort of border) I just made an appointment with him because he was so into it. Just as I was walking out the guy he had been working on was walking back in from a smoke break. He was getting some sort of motorcycle thing on the inside of his bicep. It was still being outlined but as I was walking away and back to the car I started thinning that what I just saw wasn't very good.

I went to get some lunch and as I was sitting there I realized I hadn't even looked at this guy's book. He was just so excited by the idea and I was glad to see that that I just went with it. So now I'm freaking out a little bit but he did give me his card with his IG on ti so I started looking at it on my phone and was relieved to see some good work.

Now I'm and old drunk who, while now sober, is still really good at lying to himself and making himself feel that he has done something great when he has really just fucked some shit up. I have a lot of respect for y'all on here so I was hoping you might look at this guy's IG and tell me if I really am seeing some decent work or if I'm just lying to myself to make myself feel better about fucking up.

His IG is jeremegalloway and I have an appointment with him to do this on the 16th. I am pretty excited for the appointment so I hope it all goes well. I've seen some really good and some really bad (more bad than good) morel tattoos so while I'm excited I also don't want something that looks like a giant pecker on my leg. ;-D

Thanks,

[jimmyirish]

So I went into the shop to make an appointment for my morel tattoo and the guy I wanted to do it wasn't there. I got to talking to the other artist in the shop, I did not know he had someone else there, and we got to talking about it and he was really excited about the idea. His neighbor had just given him a small batches of morels the night before and he had fried them up and apparently were just talking about them before I came in.

So after talking with this guy for a while about what I was wanting to do (2 morels stylized to american traditional, some grass and sky or something for a background, and some sort of border) I just made an appointment with him because he was so into it. Just as I was walking out the guy he had been working on was walking back in from a smoke break. He was getting some sort of motorcycle thing on the inside of his bicep. It was still being outlined but as I was walking away and back to the car I started thinning that what I just saw wasn't very good.

I went to get some lunch and as I was sitting there I realized I hadn't even looked at this guy's book. He was just so excited by the idea and I was glad to see that that I just went with it. So now I'm freaking out a little bit but he did give me his card with his IG on ti so I started looking at it on my phone and was relieved to see some good work.

Now I'm and old drunk who, while now sober, is still really good at lying to himself and making himself feel that he has done something great when he has really just fucked some shit up. I have a lot of respect for y'all on here so I was hoping you might look at this guy's IG and tell me if I really am seeing some decent work or if I'm just lying to myself to make myself feel better about fucking up.

His IG is jeremegalloway and I have an appointment with him to do this on the 16th. I am pretty excited for the appointment so I hope it all goes well. I've seen some really good and some really bad (more bad than good) morel tattoos so while I'm excited I also don't want something that looks like a giant pecker on my leg. ;-D

Thanks,

I think his work looks really solid man! I think you made the right call, you were excited by this guys enthusiasm and you went with it- judging by his IG your gonna come out of it with a great tattoo.

Congrats on getting sober, I know from family experience its a hell of a thing...and good luck with the tattoo! Make sure you put some pictures up when its done.

All the best

[OutOfIdeas]

His work looks good to me, nice and solid and bold. I'd wear something from him proudly, like the panther head a ways down, or the DK vs. Mario right below it. Those two are damn cool.

[Boiled Dove]

Thanks guys, yeah, as I got to looking at his stuff on a larger screen I got more and more excited about his work. I think this is going to turn out very well. I will post some shots once it is done and then after it has healed up.

[SStu]

@Boiled Dove - Having a morel tattoo NOT come out looking like a pecker is going to be an accomplishment! :rolleyes:

[Boiled Dove]

Seriously.

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I have a backup plan of a red winged blackbird on a post if we just can't get it.

[Aussie Tom]

Hey guys, I'm going to be in London June/July. Other than FST, can anyone recommend any other tattoo shops I should check out? Preferably traditional styles. Also, they don't necessarily have to be in London, surrounding areas work too. Thanks!!

[jimmyirish]

Hey guys, I'm going to be in London June/July. Other than FST, can anyone recommend any other tattoo shops I should check out? Preferably traditional styles. Also, they don't necessarily have to be in London, surrounding areas work too. Thanks!!

I would check out Into You (one of the oldest and best respected shops in the city) The Family Business (Very good shop with a huge choice of artists to suit all tastes) then just outside of London there is New Skool Tattoo (worth going to just to see Ian flowers portfolio, some of the very best Japanese inspired work in the country)

Summertime in London is amazing...have a great trip!

[RoryQ]

Seven Doors also springs to mind...

[CABS]

I initially had the day off to go with my friend to Skull and Sword for her first tattoo ever. But then I realized watching people get tattooed is boring. Plus, she's getting her back done, and it might be weird if she caught me gawking at her side boob.

Soooooo, I ended up booking an appointment with Nick Rodin at Blackheart. I have no idea what I want to get.

[beez]

@CABS I like your style, yo.

[tatB]

I initially had the day off to go with my friend to Skull and Sword for her first tattoo ever. But then I realized watching people get tattooed is boring. Plus, she's getting her back done, and it might be weird if she caught me gawking at her side boob.

Soooooo, I ended up booking an appointment with Nick Rodin at Blackheart. I have no idea what I want to get.

making it meaningful get something with a little side boob

[CultExciter]

@CABS The hot dog squirting ketchup and mustard on itself. That's what I told him I wanted. Hahaha.

[Boiled Dove]

My guys sent me some texts last night saying his grandmother has to go in for surgery the day of our appointment. He was really apologetic about it. I told him not to worry and to go take care of his grandma. We can make another appointment when that situation has stabilized. I mean, damn dude, go take care of her.

I guess some people can be real dicks because he seemed genuinely surprised at my response. Family first, all the way. It might have been a bit different if I had a cross country trip planned for the appointment but I would hope my reaction would still be the same.