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Just got a leopard head from Bryan Burk during his guest spot at Black Heart. I couldn't be happier. He's one of my favorite artists and I finally scored a little piece from him.

I got this from the wonderful Henning jørgensen at the London Convention yesterday: It's safe to say I am very happy with it. Very.

Just had this done by Deno from Circus tattoo at London Convention today! 1st of a pair, inside lower back of thigh.

This thread is exreme

I was with a friend who has a ton of old work on him and this random lady says to him, "you look disgusting". He replies, "you obviously have no mirrors in your house". The husband walks over and starts to say something, wisely takes his hag by the arm and walks off. Rob

I've lived in Frisco for 15 years. The only people who don't like to call it that are uptight white folks. Blacks, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and freaks and bikers of all colors don't mind you saying Frisco. Get in where you fit in! Just don't say "San Fran." :)

I wouldn't be bragging about either picture.

What do you expect from a Texan? Texan on Texan action! I see Bryan in November. Also, Uzi is going to be working there in November! Goodbye money.

Great day yesterday, got a little leopard head in my elbow ditch (far from a pleasant experience). I did see a guy in an LST t shirt walk past while i was being tattooed but i wasn't really in a position to get up and accost him! I'll throw a pic on when i've got rid of this hangover :/

i have a full chest piece (or as it was described by my boss, a backpiece on my chest) started last November, and while it definitely felt like a really huge commitment, it's also the tattoo that's been the easiest for me to adjust to so far. usually, when i catch a view of a new one in the peripheral vision, it's a bit odd, or something seems out of place. for some reason, the biggest one i have yet just seemed like it had always been there. also, that Burk leopard is super rad!

Yeah, man! He really tricked this thing out, too. I'm really stoked that you're gonna get more work from him.

I think it's like my ass cobra only it's a panther :D

No need to delete your profile, @marymary. Make yourself at home here. I hope @Graeme wasn't calling you a troll, because I haven't seen signs that you are one.

Canyon Lake Road or sumpin like that, right? Was in that neck o the woods awhile many, many many moons ago...wrecked my first hog, a '47 Knuckle, on the curve where 101 jinks into 1 out by Salinas. Proly all turned into interstates now. We were on our way from el-Lay to what we called "Frisco", which I hear isn't the correct way to refer to it anymore! Had to look up who Jack Passion is...his father, eh?! All I can tell you, late sixties through the seventies, it was a time. Wouldn't trade my life for anything. Rode from one end of the country to the other, more than a few times, partied with many, fought with some, and just generally had a helluva time.

I had my last session on August 21 and met with Grime September 1. He said 4 months to heal should be good, I'm supposed to call in mid October to schedule my first appointment for January :D

Sweet, Kyle! Been there, done that, got the scars to prove it...these are from like 1992, got this sled in 1977, still my main ride. Pardon the amateur photoshopping on the first pic, just took out someone isn't around anymore.

Long live the Kings is a beautiful short film shot in France on baddass old bikes .LONG LIVE THE KINGS | AN ORIGINAL FILM FEATURING BLITZ MOTORCYCLES « The Selvedge Yard Attn @Kev @Dan S .

Thought I would post a pic of my front, It seemed to be a long journey and now it is near completion it feels slightly strange, anyway as planned we will be putting a dagger through the neck and are still undecided on what will fill the space between the dagger and what is already there, also we are waiting to see if it will need anything else after it heals and final touch up session. Artist is Tristan Bentley, Ocean Ink Miranda Sydney Australia, tattoo is swollen and red will take another pic after it heals.

forgive me if I've missed it somewhere, but I just did a couple of searches and (unbelievably) couldn't fine a thread like this, so here it is . . . . Starting off with Grime, of course

Managed to get a piece from Robert today. He's a really chilled out guy :-) Will be meeting him again to add to it as we ran out of time. Was around 5 1/2 hours. Sorry for the shit PIC :-)

Jon Mirro

Speaking of Rock of Ages with a twist, here's one from Jeff Zuck's Instagram.

Man I would love to punch that stupid face.

The deadliest of all panthers

@marymary I don't think there was any need to remove your writing or delete your profile... I was interested in what you had to say. Seems this article has people very up-in-arms, apparently there were over 300 comments on this guy's facebook page about it (my husband read some of them). It's kind of interesting -- he had explanations for all the differences insisting that it's the same tattoo on the same person. To me the second image seems over-exposed but I don't know or really care that much either way about that particular tattoo.. It does make me want to see more differences/comparisons between fresh tattoos and say 1 year later, 2 years later, 5 years later etc. though.

I went on friday, was a good day out and my first convention. Even the missis with no tattoos enjoyed it, although she get a little disturbed by a very young bloke getting a snake tattooed on his face.

@marymary I apologise for being a jerk and making snap judgements. Please don't take that to be at all representative of this place.

wow. im not a troll. that is super mean. I am a visibly tattooed lady. i joined this board last spring but forgot about it for awhile. Now had decided to really become a part and have a slow internet connection this weekend, so am slowly adding to my profile. sorry to offend. I came here to join in discussions abt my love of tattooing. I have been tattooed by some of what many here would say are some of the best in the business, I sit patiently on waiting lists, save up, and really get to know the artists that I collect from.... and am continuing to add to my awesome collection( 20 plus and counting, saving up 4 a sleeve i hope to get next year by an amazing cali artist) that i was hoping to start sharing here. I am a total geek about this stuff and find any discussions really interesting. tho im not huge on BME i assumed this tattooing community is open to everyone that is dedicated in some way to this wonderful art form, and figured debates/disagreements here can be treated respectfully. sorry, i wasnt trying to start trouble. wow. i will delete my profile when i have a faster connect in the morn. thanks.

@hogg C'mon man couldn't you one time just get a "good" tattoo , killed it as always .Bryan Burk is one of my favourites also , I understand he was a recent guest in our green and pleasant land .

tell scott I say hello

Some stuff I look at from time to time. Keeps me going.

I had a consultation with Randy Muller last week. He's saying he should have no problem covering the current mud on my back - or I can hit certain spots of it with a few laser sessions if I want to open up a couple of other possibilities, too. End results is intentioned to be a full back piece skull and snake.

@ Dan S you look like you could be Jack Passions father in those photos. . - - - Updated - - - AHHHHHH!!! THAT FILM!!!!! It's so gorgeous!!! The other day my chem teacher asked me if I was a "biker", because I have a black denim vest with a large back patch on it. I looked down at the ground and said solemnly "no." It's films and blogs like that that make me wish my answer was a "YES!", but then reality sets in about time and money, and all the other things that just drag you down once you step outside of daydream land. Reminds me of this little sleepy town called Port Costa in the bay area (just west of Martinez) but there's only one road in, and one road out, and the town only has maybe 300 people. They have this bar there with a giant taxidermied bear, which is odd that I'm interested in it because I don't drink and I'm vegan, but that's a separate tangent. Anyways, on any given Friday night, you can go there, and there's like 50 motorcycles parked outside (filling up most of the 1 block original "downtown" area, right by the railroad tracks, with the delta water on the other side). I always like to go to just be there, the silent voyeur, sitting back and taking it all in. It feels like that film and Dan S.'s photos. It feels like it's a place that's kind of stopped in time.

I realize tat tattoos have become more "culturally acceptable" in the past decade or so, but it drives me insane when kids from the suburbs come in looking to get a neck/hand/face tattoo without having any other work... Seems like everyone wants the "warped tour" sleeves these days. Wrist to fingers. Drives me nuts.

Looking back at this thread, I would say I think the title is a bit off. Maybe something more like "Tattoos changing during healing" or something similar. Also BME is not the greatest source of content for tattoo stuff in my personal opinion.

If anyone follows Chad Koeplinger on Instagram, he recently posted an awesome ass panther head and a snow leopard head.

I would like to see that! I have not been by triple crown in a couple of years. Maybe you can show me your Steve Byrne tattoo and I will show you my Chris conn tattoo.

@YOMONEY whoever says its similar pain to a tattoo either has never had laser or gets tattooed by king kong

There's going to be a bonus Valerie Vargas segment later in the "season".

That is so funny that Sailor Jerry is mentioned, because if you read "American Tattoo Master" he hated Doc Forbes, Lyle Tuttle and Bill Skuse.

Josh Stephens- Hold It Down, Richmond VA

I've changed things up a bit on my leg day using GVT 10X 10 for the last six weeks , also introduced some HIT cardio sessions 1 min max iintervals for 9 is my best on a spinning bike .

Ever hear of Bob Roberts?

Thats my wife.....its been finished and looks great.

I got roses to represent each one of my kids.

Thomas Hooper Thai collar:

First healed photo I have seen of these. They look great. I like the look of tattoos that crawl up onto the neck, but are not full one side of the neck. I am thinking about doing the same thing, but using traditional roses or a couple of sacred hearts. I think Juan Puente would be a good choice for something like that. - - - Updated - - - I also agree that you should tattoo your back first.