Upcoming Tattoos

[sophistre]

April 15th, back in the saddle with Greg after I had to cancel my last appointment due to illness. Then, on May 4th, Dan Gilsdorf. :O

[DeathB4Decaf]

Just booked the final session on my back! March 18th to clean everything up, add more black and detail it out. Several places along my ribs and (UGH) love handles the blue color fell out. I have a problem with some lighter blues. Ironic this is an underwater tattoo, right?

On the positive side, at least it's the last one, right? I imagine it must feel a little strange to be all done and knowing you won't need to head back.

I have an older underwater themed sleeve that some of the lighter blue had fallen out of. We hit it again one of the last session and it still looks good today some 12-13 years later.

[Patrick Bateman]

had fallen out of. We hit it again one of the last session and it still looks good today some 12-13 years later.

got a pic?

[DeathB4Decaf]

got a pic?

I don't I have any photos of it fresh or all fully laid out. But this part shown of the light blues is all healed and aged and is what I had trouble keeping in the first time around. I wouldn't get this cartoonish sleeve today, but I'm still happy with it now and love it for what it is.

[SeeSea]

On the positive side, at least it's the last one, right? I imagine it must feel a little strange to be all done and knowing you won't need to head back.

Yeah, I do feel strange going into this one. I maintained an insane pace for a year, and I had my last session January 2nd. It's been over 2 months which is a lifetime. On the other hand, I get to look forward to this one without the dread of just barely having healed from the previous session!

I have an older underwater themed sleeve that some of the lighter blue had fallen out of. We hit it again one of the last session and it still looks good today some 12-13 years later.

Cool! Lovin' the colors. And the pretty little girl :)

[jen7]

love the sleeve - mine is pastel also

[OutOfIdeas]

@DeathB4Decaf the blue does look good, but the t-shirt is even better! Someone around here a long time ago had a "Kiss the Bottle" tattoo, but I don't know who.

[Patrick Bateman]

@DeathB4Decaf

Sweet. Love the pic, looks like an awesome Spring Scene

[bongsau]

I'm getting the underside of my ass cheeks tattooed tomorrow.

So yeah that should be interesting, like not in an erotic "shades of grey" interesting way (note, there will be many shades of grey) ibut more of a WTF this is dumb is this really necessary? Uh, onward with the bodysuit quest!

Also, I'm at 197.5 hrs according to my tattoo spreadsheet...which means hitting the ass crack as I bust the 200hr milestone tomorrow hurrah!

feeling pretty excited though, really, truly. Can't wait to burn my shirt in a firepit this summer. Cause I won't be needing that shit anymore! :cool:

[jen7]

Hahaha good luck

[Patrick Bateman]

@bongsau

good luck man. Keep it rolling!!!

[bongsau]

This is where my wooden spoon advice comes in...

[Patrick Bateman]

This is where my wooden spoon advice comes in...

When I saw that, I literally laughed out loud. I have yet to be at that point but when I do, I'll be sure to bust out the wooden spoon.

[jen7]

If you can score one of those fake polymer wine bottle corks, those are the best to bite on.

[beez]

@bongsau YOW! that's gonna hurt. An ass-crack milestone though!

Guess who's scheduled with Shad @ Diamond Club at the beg of April?! Super stoked to start my back!

Well, I'm not starting it. I'm starting the as yet untouched side! I think there will be more butt outlining, too :/ and also possibly some outline on my leg?!

In any event, looking forward to showing you all my butt again. <3 ;)

[suburbanxcore]

A lot of people have good stuff coming up. Can't say I'm jealous of @bongsau though!

I'm excited to have another appointment with Grez coming up this weekend. Really glad to be making some serious progress on a lot of the black shading/grey clouds, so it's starting to come to life a bit.

[bongsau]

I and I survived! hit the 201 !!

[jen7]

Ugh...2 weeks to go and a family emergency just happened. Stressing majorly now.

[finegentleman]

Got an appointment with Johan Svahn, a guest artist at Kings Ave during May. He'll be extending my sleeve to the forearm with a snake wrapping around. so stoked

Here's one of his snakes: https://instagram.com/p/uu-GA7EC5r/?modal=true

[xcom]

Ugh...2 weeks to go and a family emergency just happened. Stressing majorly now.

jen7,

I hope everything is ok with you and your family.

I am one week away from my next session and now I am getting shit from my job wanting me to go to ohio next week...

:(

[jen7]

Actually its not :( This tattoo has now become a memorial tattoo.

[mclovinfg4]

Actually its not :( This tattoo has now become a memorial tattoo.

My leg piece that I'm working on right now is a memorial piece as well. To make a long story short my work buddy from Arizona where I grew up (I live in Texas now) was shot and killed over a pack of cigarettes. We work at a gas station called Quiktrip my whole design has taken a whole new meaning. So I feel you on that level.

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[knucklehead211]

My upcoming piece is going to be a two part design spanning both calves. The first part is going to be a take on the tale of Odysseus and the Whirlpool. I got the idea from a song I've loved for a long time done by Trivium - a metal band - called "Into the Mouth of Hell We March". The basic message being to overcome everything, no matter the difficulty. It has always been a song that spoke to me when I am in a bad way, not liking my lot in life, etc. My artist showed me some awesome work done by a guy who does paintings with old timey ships, whirlpools, and other neat stuff, and it instantly clicked that he knew exactly what I was going for. So on this first calf we'll have the ship riding the waves, getting blasted by lightning from Zeus above while Poseidon stokes a whirlpool from below, soldiers drowning in the waves, all sorts of chaos (when writing down the elements I wanted, my artist thought chaos was it's own thematic point lol). It is going to be a tough piece I think, but worth it.

[jen7]

That sounds cool!

[knucklehead211]

Thanks! I just hope it's not too busy. It's going to cover the entire calf, I just have to see how it turns out!