*non-creepy wave*

[CShaw]

Hey guys,

I've been perving through your forums and galleries for a few days, and thought I better fight my lurker nature and at least introduce myself and say hi :)

Also I am really bad at this kind of thing, so...

Hi.

[exume]

Welcome to LST, got any tattoos?

[CShaw]

Hi, Exume,

I'm in the midst of getting bats and peonies down my back. Five bats, topmost one on my left shoulder, bottom-most on my right butt cheek. I think my artist wants to put in a rope cord winding through the flowers in the next session, too.

Here's a shot from my first session.

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[Patrick Bateman]

Hello there and welcome.

Where are you from?

[CShaw]

Hi, Patrick,

I live in MD, but am originally from Texas.

[gougetheeyes]

MD REPRESENT! Where you getting tattooed?

[CShaw]

Haha! I'm actually going up to NYC--Lara at East Side Ink (she'll be at Daredevil from Aug 1 forward.)

[Patrick Bateman]

Haha! I'm actually going up to NYC--Lara at East Side Ink (she'll be at Daredevil from Aug 1 forward.)

When will this be and what are you getting?

[CShaw]

Hi, Patrick,

I'm going up in a couple of weeks to get more work done on the same piece. I currently have the outlines for the five bats, and I assume she's going to put in the outlines for the peonies and cord, then shade the bats if we have time/my skin is still workable.

[Graeme]

Those bats look super cool. Welcome!

[CShaw]

:)

Thanks, Graeme.

[CShaw]

Got the peonies put in last week :)

My artist took this right after the session, it's from her instagram:

[CShaw]

A little cleaner pic, taken a few days ago. Missed a couple of lines we need to go back for at the next session, but that was a long day and a lot of lines :)

[Patrick Bateman]

A little cleaner pic, taken a few days ago. Missed a couple of lines we need to go back for at the next session, but that was a long day and a lot of lines :)

Sweeeet

[ian]

looks great!