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Scott sylvia blackheart tattoo SF done in 2 sittings 4 hrs for outline of eagle and shading 7 hrs for roses and color its also going over old lasered stuff!

Guess I'll post this in here since I never have yet. Cover up by Aaron Coleman, Immaculate Tattoo.

Valerie Vargas was kind enough to do 2 tattoos for me and pretty up my thighs at SFO

stuart cripwell spider murphys dagger through rose

I guess I'll pop this threads cherry :D Done by Jeff Gogue, Off the Map Tattoo in Grants Pass, OR. Done at SFO Convention... Done by Jondix of Barcelona, Spain at SFO COnvention...

here you go Loch and thank you and LST so much for the help!

This is my newest tattoo Work is by Capilli Topoou. He usually works at Sacred in Auckland, New Zealand but I got it while he was guesting at Hunter and Fox in Sydney.

Well, I was excited to post my tattoo, but the stuff posted here already is some serious shit. Hopefully I can still hang with you big dogs... Proud to wear this piece from Josh Cruse, JP Cruse Professional Tattooing, Wichita, Kansas

I'm done caring about this show. No need for it. Sticking to quality programming like Gypsy Gentleman and Tattoo Age.

@YOMONEY What you're asking isn't as uncommon as you'd expect. That is if you want a black arm and a Japanese arm. It's a common misconception that heavy black is the solution for covering unwanted tattoos. I'm ny opinion, Japanese style tattoos can be way more effective in covering-up tattoos. If the tattoos you have a raised, or scarred, even slightly, that will certainly show through the black. Also in my experience, if the unwanted tattoos have colours that were mixed with white pigment (bright green, some yellows, light blue, some oranges etc) then that white-based pigment can be very difficult to cover with solid black. Colour Japanese will cover it much better if you go to the right tattooer. While I'm spouting my opinions, here's another: It's easier to find a decent japanese style tattooer than one who can fill solid fields of smooth black these days. Regarding the awesome black/japanese combo by Ian Flower, above: Nobody said it was japanese before it was covered. It's testament to Ian's design and tattoo skill that it looks that way. The peony on the guy's chest was also tattooed by Ian. Laser is not a magic wand for removing tattoos. But the line we always use at Frith Street regarding black for coverups: "Once you go black, you don't go back" There are also other ways to use heavy black in cover up tattoos but there's a difference between being helpful and giving away all my secrets. @YOMONEY there's a thread somewhere here about coverup tattoos.

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I think Scott's tattoo needs to be a little more 'in your face' instead of just an attachment... @Scott R hope you don't mind :D

We are all guilty of theft at one point or another. Intentional or not. Doesnt necessarily have to be an actual tattoo or flash. "One day someone will steal your secret sauce and the cycle will be complete" ~Steven Powers

Just when I thought I couldn't be more impressed with LST.. @Scott R and @ian are champions among men. - - - Updated - - - AHHHHHHH!!!! (Yep, went outta my way to comment again. And make it really succinct.)

^I know this video was posted already, and this response was made, but I feel like it needs to be emphasized again.^ It's been this way since tattooing started. It's just easier than it used to be.

What you have is a ROAYL FLUSH of tattoos!! Each of those deserve heavy consideration for this month. All in one post they are unbeatable. REALLY NICE pieces.....

stuart cripwell spider murphys sfo

valerie vargas frith st SFO

Bloody hell, what a start to the month!

Welcome! Two in a year and a half is slow by LST standards. Congrats on having such willpower.

Sounds like you need a scholarly skull.

The purpose of tv production, especially in "reality" shows, is to make you either love it or hate it. Its intentional. If they can stir conversation about their shows, then they always benefit. Its in a humans nature to be curious. So even when people mention how horrible the show may is, that will make more people tune in just to see the horror. Its always easier to push something down a hill than up it, so its purpose driven to make the judges seem careless and reckless as well as all the other controversial stuff like law suits and rivalry, etc. I've not had cable for a long time and have cut tv viewing way down and recently my converter box crapped out, so that meant zero tv viewing. It really altered my reality in a positive way. And I was only watching a couple hours a day. I'd never tell anyone else what to do, but I'm goin to try make any attempts promote elements of positivity in an effort to make it the thing that is pushed down the hill and not up it.

Unfortunately, I am guilty of doing this. A client brought me a really nice line drawing of a cardinal. I was amazed that it was good enough to use without redrawing, and the client was very clear that they wanted it exactly like it was. (Which I was very busy that day, and bluntly, I didn't feel like fucking with it. lol. Long story short, it turned out to to be Mr. Ross Nagle's cardinal tattoo. Which was uploaded to LST before I realized what I had done. Talk about feeling like a tool! I would like to add that Mr. Nagle is my favorite traditional tattooers and absolutely meant NO disrespect.

Isn't great that all the shitty spots to get tattooed are in pairs? Ribs, armpit area, ditch of the knee, ditch of the arm. At least after you get one, you only got one more left to do!

@ian @Scott R This feels like a game of tattoo poker, and both you just played a royal flush!

Since it looks like we already have a winner @ Ian I thought I would throw an older one up. Dropping the F bomb by Cory Norris

Did it! Got Highland Park 12 , (65.00), not too bad. 2 special glasses (10.00) did not know i needed those but the lady said it was a must.... Paid for the tattoo 350.00....yikes. But his smile? Priceless.... Between grunts while the outline is bring done!!!! Thanks to everyone for your help. I pulled it off! And i am broke until next pay day......

I usually get the "How much do you charge for a sleeve?" My responses vary from "depends on if you want it super sized or not" to "a few thousand". If anything hearing the same thing over and over again gives you the chance to use different Jedi magic and see if you can convince people to just get a nice tattoo. The thing most people walking off the street don't understand is how much a commitment a sleeve is both to the customers and tattooer. Spending twelve hours drawing something and then having them flake on it is not fun, and the deposit hardly covers the time lost. I can't recall a time when someone came in looking to get a sleeve and actually got one, but plenty of people that just came in to get a tattoo ended up with a sleeve eventually.

Got this outlined Sunday. It's off a Dan Higgs original painting that hangs in the shop. Healing this has been such a pain in the ass for me. It's only been a couple of days and I've probably lost 4+ hours a sleep a night. Does anybody else get that weird goosebump/chills/itch combination thing, or is that just me? It's very strange. Aaron Francione, Rumi Tattoo.

took this picture yesterday 4th day of healing already peeled Scott sylvia blackheart tattoo SF SF trip was better than i could have ever expected or deserved. found LST(pic 1) got great advice (pic 2) listened to said advice !(pic 3)

Most of the time I don't take anything, but when Chad K tattooed my ribs I changed my stance on it.

Valerie Vargas frith st tattoo done at SFO super happy!

Well, we work in Windsor ontario. Guess what they have here? Wiser distillery ( hiram walker is niw own by french investors) So i went with something more exotic lol. But you are welcome to visit that place! It is very classy, with huge brass and wooden doors , and i heard the tastings are out of this world.

<----- is not even gonna try this month! LOL I don't know how anyone will beat out ian or phickey, but it should be an amazing month!!

Weekends never work for me. #barlife.

He is doing from bottom of my neck to the ditch of my knees, so I really dont mind "a little help from my friends". Hes one of two tattooers who test my endurance and make most other feel like nothing.

A good friend of mine brought a bottle of Whistle Pig over a few weeks ago. I'm still uncurling my toes. I didn't know a Rye could do that.

Nope, I've watched every episode. It's like a train wreck. I can't stop watching. That being said I haven't liked a single tattoo on the show. I feel really bad for the "canvases."

this month tristen bentley beat out Valerie Vargas so I dont think LST discriminates

Great work this month! On a side note, this has been on my mind since joining, by the way. I might be completely out of line here, but I gotten the impression that some people, and I am not gonna name names, nor can I think of a specific example, vote solely for the Name of the artist rather than the art itself. I will just add that some one might post a tattoo of some "no name" artist that is better than one of our favorites. Sadly, I think the votes would go to the tattooer that LSTers are familiar with. Again, just a thought from the "Community Prick" aka me! lol

well said. this is one of my biggest problems with this (and other) shows; if someone fucks up a dress for a fashion reality show, big deal. if someone fucks up a batch of cupcakes for a bake-off show, oh well not anything to lose sleep over. there is no excuse for this behavior with tattooing.

That's just the high-points... When I caught the .25, my cuz and I were booking from a rather large group discussion being held under the Dan Ryan by several of the local youth groups. The rollers came up, and everone took off. We got back to the block, and we were arguing about which of us got hit, cause there was blood all over both of our lower legs. Got inside, turned out it was me-hadn't even felt it. Slug was barely under the skin, so my cuz popped it out with a pocket knife, lil iodone and I was all good to go. The .30 cal, well, I ended up in a horsepistol in Mex City for that one, but that's a whole other story!

I got my first tattoo machine tattooed on my hand by Hugo Tatuajes who apprenticed me... there goes the picture..

Hey guys, just about to get my first (of many) tattoos and wanted to join a group where I could get the best advice :D Panda

Welcome, Panda! Sorry it took so long for any of us surly bastards to notice your post-no excuse! So, let's hear about your tattoo plans?!

3rd session on my back,6 hours of background.

I don't know when laser removal got such a negative stigma. There must be some horror stories out there, but all my experiences have been great. Consult removal places that have a positive relationship with our industry. They will most likely be more apt to understand what you are looking to do, as opposed to returning the skin to an unblemished clean state. Going to staunch dermatologists will get you crazy price quotes. I went to a state funded gang tattoo removal program, paid a nominal fee, and couldn't be happier. People are adamant about getting laser removal done. When I suggest it I watch their eyes glaze over and they instantly rule the option out. Their loss

I drove all the way from Toronto, Canada to Oakland and back to get tattooed by Freddy Corbin at Temple.