Full Back Piece Experience Thread

[Unkempt27]

Progress on this, 3 sessions (approx 9hrs) down, colour being added next time 

 

[Colby744]

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!

[TattooedMumma]

On 7/9/2023 at 3:07 AM, 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!

looking great! How long before the next session? 

[Colby744]

6 hours ago, TattooedMumma said:

looking great! How long before the next session? 

We’re doing 1 session a month. It’s a good cadence for me, we do about 3 hours per session. 

[Hogrider]

6 hours ago, Colby744 said:

We’re doing 1 session a month. It’s a good cadence for me, we do about 3 hours per session. 

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

[Colby744]

9 hours ago, 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.

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 😂.

[Hogrider]

1 hour ago, 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 😂.

I agree. I used to do 5 or 6 hour sessions, but I just can’t sit that long any more.

[TattooedMumma]

On 7/11/2023 at 4:48 AM, Colby744 said:

We’re doing 1 session a month. It’s a good cadence for me, we do about 3 hours per session. 

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?

[Colby744]

On 7/13/2023 at 11:36 AM, 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?

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! 

[Arcadefunk]

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? 

[Hogrider]

7 hours ago, 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? 

Nice! I’d always go with the classic.

[Unkempt27]

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]

4 hours ago, 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.

Nice!

[Unkempt27]

And that's a wrap! 6 sessions over 6 months, around 16hrs total. Absolutely stoked!

 

[Colby744]

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.

[Colby744]

About 36 hours into this. Just finished up the background and going to start working on Fudo next session. 

[Colby744]

Almost done with the upper portion. Passed the halfway point of the overall backpiece. 

 

Edited July 28 by Colby744