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Some guy named @Scott Sylvia put a cobra over my elbow. It swelled up nicely: But healed perfectly: Every tattooer who sees it is amazed that he got that red in like that in one pass.

Those are amazing! I love the one with the wolf. Here's one that's in progress. He told me I could do whatever I wanted. I decided on a girl head...of sorts.

I'm wearing this one, I've since filled in the rest of my arm, but this was her when she was brand new. Andrew Conner, Harrisonburg, VA

You get a print of one of the repaints. I don't want to spoil it and say which one. You will be stoked though.

@hogg and @UrsulaThomson -- wow, those are some well healed elbow tattoos. Here's one I did on our front person. Healed, about a year old. All I have is a cellphone picture he sent me.

I go to tattooers for tattoos; their personal beliefs are their own.

I finally got the side of my head tattooed! My Tibetan Snow Lion.....by Dave Kruseman or Olde Line Tattoo I still have one more sitting to go (maybe an hour...to add a few things) It was hard to get a good photo!

Cool thread! That first piece is killer, but her right hand and left arm looks a little bit strange to me. Maybe just the picture, or maybe just me... I don't know. The piece as a whole looks really bad-ass though! Most of you have already seen my front piece, but I found a better picture of it on Marius' blog a while back, so here's to those who haven't seen it already (sorry about the insane size of the photo)

Here's mine. When I was first pursuing an apprenticeship, I talked to one of the artist's at the best shop around. He invited me over to his place where we talked about it, mostly over his old Triumph. I drove him around for bits and pieces he needed to fix it up and by the end of the day, he had given me tips on presenting my portfolio of drawings and said he'd put in a good word for me...not schmoozing, just an organic conversation...then after all his wrenching and swearing, he kick started that bike. The look and sound had me hooked and hanging around at the shop after that when he'd pull up...I had to have an old Triumph. As it turned out, unbeknownst to me, he was moving. I was apprenticed to take his place. Having married young, there was never any money for extras (or three meals some days) but I worked hard for years, doing my best to be good to tattooing and it rewarded me. When I found this 68 at the right price, I jumped on it and when I see my bike in front of the shop, I feel like it came full circle.

My elbow by Kyle Crowell (Torch Tattoo in Anaheim)

I swear I won't post every hand tattoo I do but here's a recent favorite of mine. This kid was born to be tattooed. I could tattoo him all day...and Ihave.

unfortunately i am a graphic designer...well at least that's what pays the bills helvetica has its time and place and it is not a bad font pretty easy to kern works well for body copy legal etc if all someone is designing are pieces for their book or record album covers then helvetica is sort of boring i guess i certainly wouldn't get a helvetica tattoo though

Most definitely! I don't think I would ever get a cheese tattoo, but we always joke about it at work. The best idea has been Chuck E Cheese skipping along a golden cheese road.... working hard!

Sid Stankovits and a few of his artists

i really like elbow tattoos that just pretend the elbow isn't there...like this. well, i like those and i also like heavy spider webs that scream look at me, look at me... i am an elbow...

Paul Booth :) He used to be an alter boy when he was a young boy in Jersey.

My name is Kevin (first name) and I disagree with both of you. Just in principal because you are both Kevins and I turned my back on the club.

My first tattoo was done when I was 15. A tattooer called Steve, as far as I can remember, in Bath. My first visit to the shop was with a couple of pals. I went first, I think we all decided on a swallow on the forearm. Anyway I had a bit of a rash on my forearm. The tattooer asked me about the rash. I said it was probably a sun rash. He said ok come back when it's gone. So my first visit ended in bitter disappointment. The next in the chair was my mate Pete. He always fancied himself as a bit of a tough guy, but he was looking very nervous. So the tattooer started the tattoo. He did the outline on this tiny tattoo and was about to start on the colour when my mate said " you don't have to colour it in do you". The tattooer, looking rather puzzled said "no not if you don’t want me to". We really took the piss out him on the train on the way home. What a pussy. I went back a few weeks later with two pals and we all had the same deaths head tattoo on our forearm. Ones now dead the other had his covered. So mines the only one left. That was 41 years ago and I still love that tattoo. So much so that I booked Alex Binnie to recreate the tattoo on my upper leg on April 13th.

I searched and couldn't find anything. What stuff has been blowing your mind lately? (other than the fact that there hasn't been a thread about this yet) Matt Mooney Ron Henry Wells Chad Koeplinger

Hey @tammy can you mail me that platter..I love the creamy burrata.

I believe Deano Cook is a practicing 'Christian'. Psycho Tattoo - Deano Cook

Absolutely. I had not heard of this but you are right. This is bad all around but Blick doesn't owe tattooing the debt that someone making money from inside the industry does. Our relationship with tattooing is supposed to be symbiotic but now it's gone one-way for so many people that it'll be sucked dry -- for all of us. And our relationship with outside industry should be limited, cautious and beneficial to our craft. I've bought from them a lot, but will not now and intend to contact both companies.

I thought only us Canadians knew about cheese curds!

Andrew Conner. He has done one of my sleeves and my chest. Incredibly talented and hard working. Andrew Conner | Artist

lol yeah Dan I started fighting 11 years ago and especially early on when most MMA/smoker type tourneys started popping up werent sanctioned it was crazy. I never ran into a bad/crazy coach but everyone that I came across was a master at something and most of the time would give me advice on how to win a fight. When tapout first starting marketing heavy I would see someone with a shirt and legitly ask "where do you train" because fighting was a small community and most of the time you were on good terms with other gyms and train with them aswell if your camps didnt have a fight against eachother on the books. ahh good times. Now every other dipshit has affliction or tapout on and fohawks and shit, not judging them its just a huge change which brings good things and bad(just like the influx in tattoo popularity)

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I hate putting my weight but around 280-ish depending on the time of year... maybe hit me up around christmas... haha

been watching Adam Warmerdam for some time and when I swung by Dark Horse Tattoo in LA a few weeks back Bryan had him show me some of the tattoos he did the day before.....UNREAL!!! I will be getting tattooed by him next time I am down there...anyone have any by him already?

i meant pretty much USA and Canada. I don't know what it's like in Europe or Asia or anywhere else.

....er Lion, haha my bad, I thought lion apparently typed dog

That's about the best advice you can possibly get. If your office is in Anaheim, live in Anaheim. Avoid commuting longer distances at all cost.

From start to finish it was about two and a half to three hours! I had a couple breaks...but not very long so most of that time was spent drilling on my head! I was determined I was not going to tap out!!! I can tell you this......it hurts....at least for me it did! ;)

so im pretty sure ill be there

El Monga. Goddamn that's awesome

This from Duncan X. Tattooed about an hour ago.

just finished this one today. holbein the younger, death and the pedlar.

Bryan Burk yesterday Dark Horse, Los Angeles

Check out Guru Tattoo GURU TATTOO - San Diego, California and maybe Fip in Avalon Tattoo San Diego Tattoo Artist Fip Buchanan - FipTattoos.com

No, don't plan on it...still have two others I did back then, they are on my knees. That was great fun! All the rest of the jailhouse stuff I had has been covered-got some pretty serious clouds of black!

ok here's mine. was easier than i thought to photo my elbow with the help of a mirror and my iPhone. done by Chris David, then of TCB tattoo toronto, now he works in BC i think in victoria somewheres. People are always shocked he did the heart red and that i haven't had it touched up. It looks a little darker in the photo because I used lotion right before it was taken. It could use another pass on the red, it's a little blotchy when I bend my elbow all the way, but it's in there pretty good. looking at these pics makes me realize i need to get some more shit around that thing!

Scott Duncan of sugar shack tattoo in Kincardine Ontario. Little shop in a small town, but he really does some awesome stuff. Tattoos | Sugar Shack Tattoo

Here's where I get flamed... So, no, this isn't an intricate, beautiful piece, but the style and execution were hot stuff in the street-club "Greaser" culture of the late sixties. This one was put on with a sharpened shoe-nail and boiled ink from a BIC whilst in a "youth home" around 1968 or so. I've thought about having it covered or removed, but for some reason, just can't bring myself to do it. It was the third tat I put on myself, the other two are long covered. Oh, and if anyone here is into old watches, let me know-always open to buy/sell/trade for Elgins and other good quality old watches.

@Perez - cheers for the heads up that it was G.Uristti who dropped that bay boy ;) @G.Uristti - thats a damn fine tattoo, much respect. I apologise for not crediting you earlier, If memory serves correct I think I came across it on a random blog and it had no link to the original source (I did try to find out where it came from though before posting)

Jeff Srsic

I got this one form Ron Henry Wells a couple months ago. She looks a lot darker in the picture than it does now having healed

i always think that studies/surveys/polls/etc are usually skewed since the average person usually will avoid participating or answering questions from strangers about just about anything.

to me thats the benefit of having those spots tattooed. you dont have to be fit, just being covered in tattoos will keep you looking tough! haha

that first post offends my eyes and heart

good book! i really enjoyed it, couldn't put it down!