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Tattoo Myths and Misconceptions
Zillah and 6 others reacted to ShawnPorter for a topic
Armbands that connect are bad luck. Variation: Armbands that connect can cut off the circulation and your arm will fall off. Face/hand/neck tattoos are illegal. I always feel bad posting right after Stewart. He goes into so much detail that it makes my two sentence posts seem lazy. Perhaps by mentioning this fact it will add a little bit of 'meat' to my post and make it seem like I have more than a ten word vocabulary.7 points -
Next Year
gougetheeyes and 5 others reacted to remindsmeofyou for a topic
Today I managed to score TWO cancellations with Valerie at Frith Street for early Jan 2012. What a great start to the year....6 points -
Tattoo Myths and Misconceptions
Delicious and 3 others reacted to Stewart Robson for a topic
Some of the stories and half-truths are pretty amusing and they serve a purpose to protect or obscure some things that should remain at least a little esoteric. What bugs me more than fables and tall-tales are when someone has half a useful piece of information and it swirls around in their busy little mind until they think they are a fountain of knowledge. They then spout that 'knowledge' to their friends or to people who are desperate for crumbs of information on the internet. But that's a different thing I guess. I'm not of the opinion that everything should be laid out and explained to any yahoo that comes into a shop or internet forum. So I don't want to burst too many bubbles. But... In may towns and cities in the north of England, many people believe if you get an 'X' tattooed on the sole of your foot you get it for free. Variations even extend to: If you get the bottom of your foot tattooed totally black, you get any other tattooing free, for life, from any other tattooer, in the world. As if more than 5 tattooers can agree on anything, never mind every tattooer in the world adhering to some secret code. Visitors or customers in those shops were all totally bummed out when I told them that's not true. At least not the way I work. Fucking nuts.4 points -
Coincidentally, @dcostello told me that, in many towns and cities in the north of California, getting an X tattooed on the back of your hands gets you free drinks. He was wrong.3 points
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Favorite Tattoo of 2011
MGblues and 2 others reacted to Avery Taylor for a topic
http://laughinghyena.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/tomback1.jpg I have to add this one as well. I know that it has only begun, but it really makes me want a reaper.3 points -
These Fucking perfect! And I'm sure everyone here knows they're by Tim Lehi (and on our very own LST admin @hogg )3 points
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carving... post stitches... the stupid white one...i finished it tho!!!2 points
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Art thread.
Patriot Ink Tattoo and one other reacted to cibo for a topic
pencil vs. camera BenHeine.com2 points -
Don't know good work from bad yet?
Turquoise Cherry and one other reacted to tammy for a topic
or this...2 points -
Don't know good work from bad yet?
Barrett Dobra reacted to Iwar for a topic
Then take look at this "Spencer Kmyta" tattoo And compare it to the original @Valerie Vargas tattoo which he obviously tried to rip off It's like the second picture in his online portfolio! The fucking nerves on this dude.... Same thing happened to @Stefan Johnsson a little while back (different hack though)1 point -
Don't know good work from bad yet?
Gregor reacted to Tight-Lines for a topic
I think a phone call might be better.1 point -
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the wings look like the swans saying "come and have a go if you think your hard enuff !!!"1 point
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Favorite Tattoo of 2011
jayessebee reacted to Dr Benway for a topic
There is a really wonderful tattoo by Valerie that isn't up anymore, so instead I will go for second place, which is a tattoo from back in March by Thomas Hooper. It's probably not objectively his best tattoo of the year, but I really love the choice of subject for this chest piece. It is a far less obviously aggressive animal choice than you tend to get on chest pieces, which is great because swans are as hard as fucking nails. I like the wing positions and it's webbed feet.1 point -
Dan Higgs
Kev reacted to ShawnPorter for a topic
thats from Mr. Tiberi's awesome stooplurker blog. Stoop Lurker1 point -
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General Movie Thread
JAllen reacted to ShawnPorter for a topic
Perhaps this is my film snobbishness rearing it's head, and really, it's more about clarification than anything so forgive my nitpicking... but I have to throw out there that it's not a remake of the Swedish version; it's an American adaptation of a book that happened to be made as a film in Sweden. Did it 'need' to be made? Maybe, maybe not. But the film is it's own entity. One could argue that the Swedish movie didn't need to be made, that the book on it's own is enough. Fincher is a talented dude, and putting his lens (pun intended) on the source material was great. The book still exists, as does the Swedish version, for folks who love them. (I just got into an extended argument about the Fincher version at work, and I'm still all fired up! :D1 point -
almost every person who comes in wanting a "home made" tattoo covered will state that "the guy tattooed my friends and there tattoos looked good, so i don't know why mine looks so messed up" their tattoos were messed up too, you just aren't stuck looking at it all day, everyday.1 point
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Latest tattoo lowdown.....
jukeboxromeos reacted to MGblues for a topic
Got my last tattoo of 2011 tonight. A Christmas present from my girlfriend by way of gift certificate to my friendly neighborhood tattoo shop. Crappy cell phone pic but the best I can get at the moment. It was done by Paul Pearson at Tried & True Tattoo, Smyrna, TN.1 point -
Stupid ways I have injured myself
RoryQ reacted to pixxillatted for a topic
I have a small scar under my right eye from the time I thought it would be funny to rub my socked feet on the carpet and then sneak up behind the cat. Cats have reaally quick reactions.1 point -
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Latest tattoo lowdown.....
gougetheeyes reacted to Cork for a topic
@jade1955 I don't want to make things awkward but I like your penis.1 point -
another dude who does completely out there graff in Glasgow is Estum :1 point
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Check out Smug - graffitti on the next level ... Smug - walls 2011 art pack vol.1 | GRAFFART1 point
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Favorite Tattoo of 2011
jayessebee reacted to hogg for a topic
I'm flattered! I'll also jump on the bandwagon and go with my tigers. All credit goes to Mr. Lehi. I just had to lie there and take it, and he was kind enough to complete the whole affair in 7.5 hours. And no, I did not get them in one sitting. He actually broke it up over 4, so it wasn't that bad. Who am I kidding? It was the worst, but at least he's fast. Really, though, there are so many jawdroppingly good tattoos that I see almost daily--often from our very own @Valerie Vargas and @Stewart Robson, but also from local shops like Blackheart and Spider Murphy's--that I can't pick a favorite on someone else. There's just too much good stuff out there.1 point -
Tattooin fat fuckers
pixxillatted reacted to ShawnPorter for a topic
If he were tattooing a bear, PETA would be all over him. A gay bear, and he's probably just going to get tipped well and possibly hit on. Story of my life.1 point -
Next Year
remindsmeofyou reacted to NathanShearer for a topic
getting tattooed by chad koeplinger in february, thats the only thing that's set in stone. I always try and keep money to the side in case frith street tattoo have any cancellations or guest spots that crop up!1 point -
Don't know good work from bad yet?
KYboy reacted to Scott Sylvia for a topic
the problem is in my opinion is that just because there are more and more tattooers everyday the ratio of hard working creative and original ones are falling off.. part of self promotion is you have to make yourself and your work public. if not no one outside your town would really get to know your work. its obvious valerie is an amazing tattooer, with that comes all the no tallent as clowns who rip everyones shit off. i think its sad that people arent just willing to sit down and learn to draw a girl head with an animal head of their choice. instead to rip it off. then there is the part of a customer wants the exact thing. fine . try to steer them away but if they are persistant dont fucking publish it on the internet.... i love how people are called out on it...1 point -
How do they look when a year/couple of years old?
Bart Bingham reacted to Stewart Robson for a topic
Just get a tattoo and watch how it ages. If a tattooer has large work in their portfolio, such as backpieces etc, it's a pretty safe bet that some of it will be at least a year old. Most of the problem here comes from the fact that once we've finished a tattoo, particularly with one-shot tattoos, we rarely see it or the client again. Some of the photos on my website or blog have healed work next to the fresh stuff. Thomas Hooper occasionally posts photos of his work when it's settled into the skin. If you're talking about colour portraits, they look like shit 5+ years later unless they have a strong outline and plenty of black. There's many reasons for tattoos to look like tattoos. Another way is to visit conventions and see what people with healed tattoos look like. Remember: look but don't touch.1 point -
great advice on tapping in practice I used to never do it even on armbars and I would hurt for a week. my small list of training or fight injuries dislocated toes piece of turnbuckle stuck under nail bed got infected cracked eye socket- didnt know, or even when it happened but an eye exam showedd damage crushed nasal passage broken nose stitches on eye from accidental headbutt dislocated pinky finger dislocated shoulder(fought the first rd happened sometime dont really recall when but the doctors jumped in the ring and I thought the other guy threw in the towel. It was only when the came rushing to my corner did I realize my left hand was dangling below my knee) I am also dealing with a chronic hip issue thought to be caused from muay thai kick box. Doctors are worried that MRI will make the hip joint too unstable so we have been doing all this other crap before MRI1 point
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And then a girl got this on her forehead..
pixxillatted reacted to ThaliaCamille for a topic
To quote the man himself, "Tat my name on you so I know its real Tat my fucking name on you so I know its real I know it hurts, But I aint tryna hear it ‘Cause when Im not around, I’ll still be there in spirit" It still weirds me out to see Jimmy from Degrassi swear so much.1 point -
Latest tattoo lowdown.....
Avery Taylor reacted to Iwar for a topic
You`re a lucky guy @jade1955. Wish I had a cock like that on me! :D (I predict a whole lot of cock compliments coming your way)1 point -
Stupid ways I have injured myself
pixxillatted reacted to kylegrey for a topic
Lesson to the wise ,you can't train through injuries .If your serious about what you do treat any injury accordingly ,this may sound prudent to male bravodo ,but then again you haven't seen the number of guys virtually ruined,depressed or cripped by what started out as treatable .1 point -
Oliver Peck is one of the hosts and I guarantee he's not a corporate asshole just in it for the money. Go watch his interview and then come talk shit. I don't know anything about the show really, and I probably won't watch it as I don't watch t.v. at all really. Also there's already a thread about this which I'm to lazy to find and post the link to.1 point
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My cover up went from this: to this: Because the original tattoo had a lot of black in it, and colours all over the place, I honestly had no idea if it would work out but figured I'd ask anyway. I am pretty farkin happy to say the least!!! (and yes that is Venom lol)1 point
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got my big green egg smoker and made this with some baked beans, cornbread, collard greens1 point
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Tattoo Cover Up Pictures, Before and After
TrixieFaux reacted to Iwar for a topic
Unfortunately I couldn´t get a pantherhead or something to properly cover this one due to the tight space, but I think Marius did a fine job making me hate it alot less.1 point -
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Lady Heads
polliwog reacted to Bryan Burk for a topic
I'm a little biased on this one, but I work with a kid named Adam Warmerdam who draws and paints some pretty ladies1 point -
Tattooin fat fuckers
Abellve reacted to Julio Avila for a topic
Yes. I forget none of you are from Wisconsin. People don't know about other people here1 point