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fun little walk-in with mark cross yesterday. been wanting this dude for a while.

Excuse the picture, I think I was standing crooked and my modesty-preserving stick-on bra cups were all askew :P Anyway, tattoo is by Rachi at Black Throne. So far that's about 2 and a half hours, with around 1 hour to go. The bottle is going to be gold, and some little highlights will be added on the wings. It's a Resurrection Phial from the game Fable (one of my all time favourites). I used numbing cream, but it wore off pretty fast :/

A little update, I got a cool flower coming out of a "skin split" by Dave Cummings to fill in the last big spot on my right arm. It 's super nice and old school. He tapped into his apprentice roots to bust this one out!

After a brief postponement, today is d-day. Or... sternum-day. Pre-tattoo nerves are at an all-time high. Only half expecting to make it out alive.

you must be talking about @ian That guy must be living right, he has lots of nice tattoos. I am so glad this thread helped you. I have come along way in my appreciation since the infancy of this thread. I owe everyone here a big thank you and if I can pass on any help would be glad to do so.

I like this one Zac Scheinbaum did: If you got a battle royale there instead you would never have a boring day again because there would be a fucking eagle fighting a snake fighting a dragon on your arm. Williamsburg.

I LOVE Aaron Bells work! Amazing! My favourite Dragon by Shige. Fits her body perfectly!

Had to dig up this thread to post this amazingness. Tim Lehi (in progress):

Aaron Bell: Horimatsu: Jeff Jibran:

I thought "rockabilly" was very helpful, because before I saw it tattooed on his face, I thought "Now, this guy is ALL about the Gangster Rap!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHal84S_XkI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSIigqc_sDM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69DwrXkjgw A little worship music.

@hogg, I read that as "snake with penis" hahahahaha

My general rule is never go out and buy anything special for healing tattoos, I have aquaphor around for my son's diaper rash, so in the event I feel a healing tattoo might need something that is what I use. The other day I got a sample of some tattoo goo in the mail, it smelled and looked just like tiger balm, I can't imagine whatever this product is, that it's that much different or more effective than anything you buy at a drug store. In fact I would imagine mulit billion dollar health and beauty aid companies spend a lot of money making sure the skin healing products they put on the shelf are the best and most effective on the market. Do you really think some tattoo goo company is doing the same or has the same bankroll as say Johnson& Johnson ? I would imagine most reactions to these products are from overuse. If you think you have a magic potion in the bottle then using twice as much will heal the tattoo in half the time right? But then you are left with big scabs from not washing the ointment off before it dries and scabs and clogged pours.

Hows that different than any other tuesday night?

= My nekkid ass is on your coffee table. :)

red megalith is chris o'donnell.

Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BkhtJM8CqE The slow part is slower, heavier, and doomier than on record, and the fast part is just crushing. I don't think I really appreciated Bill Ward enough until I saw the video of this show. I have a bootleg DVD of this show but it's all up on YouTube. Really one of the greatest bands of all time.

Ohh...yea.. HIS TATTOO ARE AMAZING! GET TATTOOED BY HIM. I would if I wasnt in the middle of a mountain of work and have ideas lined up. Still guys one of the best in montreal if not THE best.

I often think about what it would be like if it was 1970 and I heard the first Sabbath album for the first time. I think I would have probably shit my pants because it is still so heavy even by today's standards. Have you seen the videos from the Paris 1970 Sabbath show? Unbelievable stuff.

I have booked in two sessions for my back piece with Marius Meyer in January and February. I also have an appointment with Timothy Hoyer in March / April.

Red Magalith just posted this on fb:

When I saw today that the Bloodwork books are on sale right now it almost bummed me out that my money right now is earmarked for actual tattoos. The books plus shipping costs to Canada = serious tattoo time. Really happy that the Tattootime reissues are in my budget though.

Hahaha. I'm flattered. Page 94, if you must know. Snake with peonies.

We have it, too, @hogg what page? Never thought I'd say something like this but the hubby and I are about to check out your ass.

Yeah that's how it normally goes...but I'm from Decatur, Illinois so I think that's the only way I found that loophole! lol

Longest I've gone was 6 hrs on a chest session. There was a lot of energy in the shop that day with 2 other cats getting some work on backpieces. Everyone made the shop day-rate (5hrs and everything above that is gravy) and we were all feeling like a boss. But I felt like I got hit by a bus for the week following. The longest I will sit now is 3hrs maximum. My tolerance for this shit has certainly deteriorated!

you're a good brother!

Do you need any more brothers?

Got any tattoos?

I've heard of and seen more allergic reactions to these "specialty" tattoo healing products than the good ol trusty ones of lotion.....so I stay clear, just my experience.

haha i have a few of those bubbleclouds myself

SO DAMN GOOD @cervixalot

Best picture I could get of my knee at the moment. Only one more rose to fill in before it's done. Again all credit goes to Matt Brotka at Salvation Gallery.

An old one. By my and @jayessebee 's pal Andrew Conner. Harrisonburg, VA. (p.s. that is my armpit, not my short and curlys)

most definitely! i got tattooed by timmy a month or two ago so i figured it was time to get something from J. he did this cool spider & web on my girlfriends elbow as well last night.

got this guy yesterday from Lowercase J @ Tattoo Marks in State College, PA

Finally got in to get my first "since LST" tattoo, by Ryan Gagne at Classic Tattoo in Red Deer, Alberta Canada, awesome artist, awesome shop.

Done by Eric Inksmith. He's a great guy.

4th hit on my back. 7 hours on veil and leaves. Once healed veil will be an opaque grey to distinguish from the black and grey background, everything under the veil will be boosted once healed aswell,Thanks.

I give it a shot with this one from Sept 2011. Mask by Yushi Takei..

Todd Noble

When you're so psyched to go to yoga because you'll be able to look at your own tattoos in the mirrors throughout the class. It's also a good place for planning out your next one(s)...

this is one of my favorite backpieces ever. - - - Updated - - - also like these:

Posted on Tumblr today. Allegedly, this is Ben Corday's wife (and the "Corday" on her breast would seem to indicate that):

Here ya go....... Told Dave Fox to do whatever....this is what he decided belonged on my ribs....lmfao!

And they are! :D The first thing I thought of was Shige or Horiyoshi III. The Yellow Blaze site only shows a phoenix on a woman but Horiyoshi's got a dragon up there though: Horiyoshi III Official website | Tattoo Portfolio Go for it!

it's your body, get what you want!!