Glad to be on board! Looking for tattoo #2

[himynameisdanny]

Hello all! I'm super stoked to be a member of lastsparrowtattoo!

I'm from Long Island NY, and currently have 1 tattoo on my right calf which takes up the entire calf. It is a black and grey Celtic cross with a claddah in the center. A sort of Celtic/Tribal fusion in my opinion.

I am interested in getting a realism/portrait of a panda bear, but I want real quality work. Like picture perfect. Does anyone have any artists that they can recommend for this style of tattoo?

Long Island, NYC, Tri-State, East Coast are my preferred locations but any suggestions across the county are more than welcome.

Looking forward to hearing from y'all and thanks for having me!

[sora777]

Hey Danny I'm from Long Island as well bili Vegas does good realism work he is on the island. Do you have a budget in mind as far as how much you want to spend an hour because that will narrow it down quite a bit. Welcome to the forum.

[himynameisdanny]

Thank you Sora I will cerainly look into Mr. Vegas. As far as budget, no not necessarily. This is a tattoo for my young cousin who has recently passed. I want a portrait realism of his favorite animal, the panda bear. It must be detailed and beautiful, I am willing to spend the money.

[marley mission]

chris adamek in north jersey - immortal

he is on IG

b and g realism is pretty nice

[himynameisdanny]

Thank you Marley, Chris is on my list. I sent an email to him with my story fingers crossed he responds!

[marley mission]

i've seen his work up close on a friend of mine - amazing stuff - i've also been to that shop in clinton several times (Jamie Sawyer) - very nice shop too

[himynameisdanny]

I am looking into Jamie Sawyer right now thanks again. The more I research Chris' work the more it blows me away. Awesome stuff!

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Any additional artists are greatly appreciated folks. I'm looking for quality, detailed art and would like all the opinions I can get!

[marley mission]

my pieces from Jamie:

[himynameisdanny]

Funky stuff Marley! :)

Very cool thank you for sharing.

[SStu]

Welcome!

Tattoo Shops in NYC | Kings Avenue Tattoo in Long Island and Manhattan

[sora777]

I think the guy is looking for a realism artist are there any at kings tattoo. It seems that they are mostly known for there traditional japanese work.

[SStu]

I think the guy is looking for a realism artist are there any at kings tattoo. It seems that they are mostly known for there traditional japanese work.

"known for" = agreed, but without digging too deep into the various portolios (and none of the guest ones) both Skinny and Rose do excellent portrait work. Nice thing about a shop like that is you don't really have to worry much about quality. No one there is going to take on work they don't already excel at.

[himynameisdanny]

Thank you SStu!

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I have a consultation appointment with Chris Adamek on Dec 19th :cool:

[Vhiden]

Hi there I am planning on getting my second tattoo soon too.

[himynameisdanny]

What kind of tattoo are you looking to get?

[Vhiden]

Some black and grey realism, probably skull and roses

[sora777]

How did the appointment go?

[himynameisdanny]

Tomorrow is the day!

I have a 6 hour block with Mr. Adamek tomorrow afternoon. I'll post pics after completion.

Can anyone give me an estimate of an hourly tip rate for a tattoo of this caliber?