Unkempt27 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Progress on this, 3 sessions (approx 9hrs) down, colour being added next time pidjones, TattooedMumma, Hogrider and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby744 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Slowly but surely! Realizing now the mindfuck that is a full backpiece. About 15 hours in and not even close to halfway there. Enjoying the process! Dan, TattooedMumma and oboogie 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedMumma Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/8/2023 at 5:07 PM, Colby744 said: Slowly but surely! Realizing now the mindfuck that is a full backpiece. About 15 hours in and not even close to halfway there. Enjoying the process! Expand looking great! How long before the next session? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby744 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 12:31 PM, TattooedMumma said: looking great! How long before the next session? Expand We’re doing 1 session a month. It’s a good cadence for me, we do about 3 hours per session. Hogrider and TattooedMumma 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) On 7/10/2023 at 6:48 PM, Colby744 said: We’re doing 1 session a month. It’s a good cadence for me, we do about 3 hours per session. Expand My back piece took about 18 months. About one session a month. Sometimes two, sometimes skip. 3 hours per session. It was worth it. Edited July 11, 2023 by Hogrider TattooedMumma, oboogie and Colby744 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby744 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 1:06 AM, Hogrider said: My back piece took about 18 months. About one session a month. Sometimes two, sometimes skip. 3 hours per session. It was worth it. Expand 3 hours is a real sweet spot for me too. No need to go much longer. Props to those who can continually do the marathon sessions. I like to look forward to my session each month, not dread it 😂. TattooedMumma, oboogie and Hogrider 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 10:23 AM, Colby744 said: 3 hours is a real sweet spot for me too. No need to go much longer. Props to those who can continually do the marathon sessions. I like to look forward to my session each month, not dread it 😂. Expand I agree. I used to do 5 or 6 hour sessions, but I just can’t sit that long any more. TattooedMumma 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedMumma Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 6:48 PM, Colby744 said: We’re doing 1 session a month. It’s a good cadence for me, we do about 3 hours per session. Expand 3 hours on the back would be plenty I'd imagine! The regular appointments would be nice to look forward to- Are you finding you're developing a bit of a ritual leading up these appointments now? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby744 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 3:36 PM, TattooedMumma said: 3 hours on the back would be plenty I'd imagine! The regular appointments would be nice to look forward to- Are you finding you're developing a bit of a ritual leading up these appointments now? Expand For sure, big breakfast and centering my mind is super helpful. I’ve noticed on days that I’m feeling impatient that the sessions are more difficult mentally. So I just try to be present and it goes much better! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadefunk Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Hey everyone, long time lurker here. Reading through this thread has always been really informative (and fear inducing) but now I'm midway through my own backpiece and figured I'd drop in a progress report. I'm getting it done by Jacob Redmond at Fourth Street Tattoo. We're roughly 20 hours in so far. The pain is no joke, but it was definitely front heavy with the linework. Shading overall has been bearable. Next sessions should be a fun one, we'll be filling in that buttcrack and starting on the scales. 😬 The pressure is on to choose a color and I'm still waffling a lot. I love the classic look of black scales red belly, but something about this design says blue dragon to me. What do you all think? oboogie and Unkempt27 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 4:29 PM, Arcadefunk said: Hey everyone, long time lurker here. Reading through this thread has always been really informative (and fear inducing) but now I'm midway through my own backpiece and figured I'd drop in a progress report. I'm getting it done by Jacob Redmond at Fourth Street Tattoo. We're roughly 20 hours in so far. The pain is no joke, but it was definitely front heavy with the linework. Shading overall has been bearable. Next sessions should be a fun one, we'll be filling in that buttcrack and starting on the scales. 😬 The pressure is on to choose a color and I'm still waffling a lot. I love the classic look of black scales red belly, but something about this design says blue dragon to me. What do you all think? Expand Nice! I’d always go with the classic. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkempt27 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Update on my back piece, 5 sessions over 5 months, one more to go we think, so should be complete this time next month. Hogrider 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 On 8/30/2023 at 8:48 PM, Unkempt27 said: Update on my back piece, 5 sessions over 5 months, one more to go we think, so should be complete this time next month. Expand Nice! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkempt27 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 And that's a wrap! 6 sessions over 6 months, around 16hrs total. Absolutely stoked! pidjones 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby744 Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 About 24 hours into this. Fully outlined to the bottom of my butt and the background is almost done. Moving into the flames soon! Enjoying the process. oboogie, Unkempt27, Hogrider and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-159765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby744 Posted April 24, 2024 Share Posted April 24, 2024 About 36 hours into this. Just finished up the background and going to start working on Fudo next session. Dan, Hogrider, Unkempt27 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-161476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby744 Posted July 28, 2024 Share Posted July 28, 2024 (edited) Almost done with the upper portion. Passed the halfway point of the overall backpiece. Edited July 28, 2024 by Colby744 Dan and Hogrider 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/815-full-back-piece-experience-thread/?page=47#findComment-162463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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