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Sorry for the shitty Instagram pic, but some shading/color from Chris O'Donnell/Saved Tattoo.

Ok, I havetried to take a couple of pics of the one Paul did, its a bit scabby now so not the best pics but you get the idea

Had the best time at the London Tattoo Convention this weekend @Jade1959 got a couple of great lady head tattoos from Lina Stigson & Mary Joy. I got tattooed by Deno on the Sunday. It was his last appointment of the convention @6pm. He was running a bit late. At 5:45 I saw him putting a stencil on a girls lower leg and I thought no way is he going to get that tattoo done and mine before the convention closed at 8pm. At 6:40 he had finished the girls tattoo and I was ushered over. Deno freehanded the skull on my knee and by 7:30 we were done. Boy is he fast. Deno banger on kneecap.

Got this off Chad Koeplinger at the London convention on friday, I'm proper made up with it! Any one got any advice on healing inner bicep tattoos though? inside of my bicep is black and blue now it hurts like a bitch :D (pic pinched off chads instagram) I got a amazing Butterfly girl head off Paul Dobleman too but didn't get a pic at the time and its a bit too scabby to take one now, had loads of people come up ask me about it on the day!

@gougetheeyes I'll post a picture of my Koeplinger tattoo as soon as it's healed. This will have to do in the meantime: My girlfriend got a ladyhead from Todd Noble and a Leopard/dagger combo from Koeplinger: And I also picked up this little fillergirl from Civ (stolen from his instagram)

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.

Got my little leopard head from Ross Nagle at the London convention on Saturday. Top, top guy and a great tattooer. Terrible pic of my badly swollen inner elbow - the faded black above the head is from an old tattoo that will more than likely be covered at some point. Oh and apologies if the picture is huge, think i should have gone for 'medium' rather than 'large'

i did this a few months ago

Got this form chad koeplinger last monday

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=537755179583877&set=a.197285293630869.58055.145111408848258&type=1&theater This is my right arm shortly after my last session. Some parts are still raw in the picture. The back of my arm is a cover up of some shitty script... The artist is Tim Morris at A Brand New Tattoo in Eau Claire, WI. I am honored to be friends with him. He is an amazing person and really solid tattooer.

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

Finally uploaded a few of my tattoos to my gallery so here's my favourite, my foxy lady head by the very talented Valerie Vargas.

Snakes! Love 'em so much. Maybe too much. I have three, and I'm really trying to stop. One on my back by Jill Bonny, one on my elbow by Scott Sylvia and the aforementioned weirdo battle royale by Jeff Rassier:

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

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 like this thread a lot and will see if I can get a picture of my Scott Sylvia one....

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

This is the best news! Thanks for all the votes, everyone!

I always think of Chris O'Donnell, he's got some killer ones up on his site. Scales or no scales, all fun stuff CHRIS/ODONNELL/TATTOO And speaking of fun, @hogg show us your Rassier hot stuff snake!

My boyfriend got his front started by the amazing Steve Byrne in December last year- it's since had one session of colour done and will be finished when Steve is in Australia next or we go visit him in Texas.

that panther is on me :)

Hope it is ok to post a snake with a panther, found this one on Steve Byrnes instagram page. It is awesome!

It's kind of incredible looking on instagram and seeing all these really great tattoos and then finding out that they're all on people from here. I saw the leopard head on @hogg and the Hyottoko on @robz and thought both were fantastic...looks like @Jade1959 also got a really great girl head from Mary Joy too. Shit, instagram is almost making this thread irrelevant.

Flash showcase put on by Historic Tattoo Society featuring many top tattooers including the forums own Erik Gillespie.

It's on Todd Noble. He saw my Grime tattoo and said "that's sweet, but mine's better" and pulled off his shirt.

@Jack He is so fast but amazingly not particularly heavy handed. Before he got into tattooing he was a graffiti artist. As such he needed to work quickly so as not to get caught by the police or blatted by a train. He's carried that speed over into his tattooing. Deno told me his apprentice was also a graffiti artist and is also pretty quick. - - - Updated - - - You're welcome. I didn't find the kneecap too bad either. My biggest worry is my leg getting the shakes but it behaved itself yesterday.

fuck. too many good tattoos posted recently.

Some sick Cats Russ & ItsNewport! Love them!! Jade - Deno did my cat head on the other page in under 50 mins I couldn't believe it when he said he was done. Super fast!

Goddamn, @Iwar! You stay killin' it. PS Nice shirt. :)

So great man!! SO GOOD. ..I mean, you coulda just gotten a spider, woulda been easier :D @Russ and @ItsNewport!! Cat/panther/lady heads all day.. Nice ones!

^^^ this

Wish I could vote for this one about 10 more times.

Jon Mirro

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

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.

Kevin Marr

I just got this tattooed at the Montreal convention by Mike Rubendall. We did 4.5 hours last night, and then finished it in an hour this morning. I'm so pleased with it.

I can hear that last guy with the tribal armband going into the shop and saying something like "I want to make it a half sleeve and make it more colorful!"

Looking forward to your progress, and regarding scales or not - I like them both! Variety keeps it interesting.

i had to google "craigslist tattoo u?" to see that shit for myself.. wow..

Not for me, Dickhead! - - - Updated - - - wanted to add that I am just kidding.

ok so i took a look at the photo. something tells me that thats not the same tattoo. the shadow patterns arent the same. there are areas that are darker than they started and that wont happen ever. not to mention there are areas where the shadows are completely different and that wont happen either. the two tattoos dont match and it doesnt add up. ive seen tattoos fade but certainly not change

I wouldn't be bragging about either picture.

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.

Most people do ... until the get to know me :-)

Horiyoshi just blew up instagram. In the meantime, here is some of his other stuff.

Done by Danny Reed @ Hot Stuff Tattoo back in June '012

and then this happend...

exactly as you described! it sounds normal enough. gravity makes the swelling travel to the ankle most of the time. take over the counter anti inflammatories and drink plenty of water to help circulation. any time you get to rest keep your leg elevated. sometimes i may keep the new tattoo wrapped up for the first day (will wash before wrapping up in the morning and if possible re-wrap during the day, take off completely as soon as you get home) to help against swelling and overly weepy tattoos. the above is for longer sessions but usually your normal routine should work fine