Cork Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 So here is the remainder. Kongo Yasha Myo-o in his full glory from Dana Helmuth. This was pretty much the home stretch at this point. Once all the shading was done, the color was only about 1/3 of the remaining time I spent with Dana. I love Dana's snakes. Once mine got colored in, I couldn't stop staring at it, I still can't. Also everyone loves the blue, and so do I. It's bold, and it'll be awesome for a long time. I spent a lot of time at Read Street Tattoo in Baltimore and it was a great shop. The final session was in Dana's tattoo lair at his home in Maryland and it's a true honor to be a member of his back piece club. And the final obligatory baby picture, because I want to be as cool as @hogg. pidjones, Patrick Bateman, SeeSea and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 @Cork, so badass! Do you remember how many sessions and how long it took? Thanks for posting it all in one spot so we can appreciate the progression. Cork 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cork Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 @Cork, so badass! Do you remember how many sessions and how long it took? Thanks for posting it all in one spot so we can appreciate the progression. All said and done between May 2013 and November 2014. 18 months, roughly 1 appointment per month. Patrick Bateman 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 All said and done between May 2013 and November 2014. 18 months, roughly 1 appointment per month. Love your posts man. I read it like 3 times and cycled through the photos about 5. Thanks for posting them. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Ha! That last photo with your daughter is too good @Cork. But you're not as cool as me (since all I took for my ass sessions was deep breaths). ;) Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Alright folks, here ya go hogg, Pete tattoo freak, taaarro and 38 others 41 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pidjones Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 cl, so perfect! One of the great things about this site is that we get to see all of the art, not just hints of the awesomeness! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 @cltattooing Duuuuuuuuude. That is incredible. And so many lines, but I'm sure you felt them all so I don't need to remind you. The way that it's both so intricate yet so readable is really special. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cork Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 @cltattooing So good! I can't wait to see the start of shading/color. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 @cltattooing congratulations on surviving the most challenging part (I dont know about everyone else but for me lining was a terribly challenging experience) cltattooing, joakim urma and Lance 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugilist Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I can't even handle how much I love your back, @cltattoing ! It all fits you so perfectly. Lance 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehardonvhs Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Flipping fantastic, good luck to you, you've got it all to come! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToby Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 @Cork It's awesome to see the progression of your back in a collection like that. Going through these forums I forget what I've seen sometimes, and having your comments to accompany it is really interesting. @cltattooing that is a great start to your back as well. Who is doing it out of interest? Apology if you've already mentioned that some where else. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Oh holy mother of... :-O @cltattooing, that is...I just can't justly put it into words how good that is. And it's only the lines too! Wow! Congratulations! And at least for me, I whole heartedly agree with @BrianH. Line work sucks so good on you for pushing forward with that quantity. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophistre Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Alright folks, here ya go (incoherent shrieks of amazement) Avery Taylor and SeeSea 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakim urma Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 @cltattooing It's so great! What a perfect fit for a full back, can't wait to see it finished! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I guess I'll join in on the sharing fun (even though most of you have already seen this on Mike's instagram). Progress from my session at Pagoda City Tattoo Fest: About 31 hours total so far. So maybe we are about 1/2 done? cltattooing, polliwog, SeeSea and 20 others 23 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob I Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 @clttattooing truly amazing! Absolutely stunning!!! I love it. @BrianH oh man, I am blown away every time i see a pic of this. And "halfway done" is a heck of a lot better than "just started"!!!!! I can't wait to see this colored in. tatB 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 (incoherent shrieks of amazement) That is the phrase I was looking for. Wow. And @BrianH, I love how dark the background is. I can't wait to see the finished product; the contrast is going to be incredible. tatB and sophistre 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 @cltattooing that is incredible. So awesome, and obviously @BrianH's is coming along perfectly. @Cork, thanks for posting that progression. I did somethings similar when I got my whole arm done, but it just doesn't photograph as well as the back to see the progress. Cork and tatB 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfIdeas Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Goddamn... skip a few days and come back to this thread... You are all real good at this life business! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Sorry for not responding to everyone earlier, I posted that right before sitting down for dinner but oh man, thank you for the overwhelming positive response! @Cork so insanely cool to see all of that as a process!! Must have been neat to put those photos together and take a trip down memory lane with all of it. I also have taken pain killers for getting the linework done, and you are absolutely right about it not doing a whole lot as far as actually dulling the pain. You definitely still feel everything and it is pretty intense, it just isn't quite so brutal and immediate. @pidjones thank you! I figured instagram wouldn't be the right place for this one, the format is so irregular for photo sharing. @Pugilist thanks, Anna! Also very impressed with that as well, can't fathom actually trying to draw that. @MrToby Thank you! The artist is Kahlil Rintye at Tattoo City in SF. @Diehardonvhs @Lance @sophistre @mmikaoj @Rob I @hogg @suburbanxcore Thank you guys very much! Means a lot! @BrianH WOW WOW WOW SO SICK! Damn!! sophistre, suburbanxcore, hogg and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cork Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I posted that right before sitting down for dinner Hilarious choice of words. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 @Cork why, cause lol ass? :rolleyes: also @Graeme, thank you! That is my favorite part about it, I have no idea how he put this together and will forever remain a wizard in my mind. hogg and Cork 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118710 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 @cltattooing AMAZING. I particularly love the dragons & hoju (if that's the right word??) but it's all beautiful. cltattooing 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=27#findComment-118713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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