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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. :)

lehi flash manipulated by scott sylvia. on my knee. driving is hell in san francisco with a stick. never again.

@ThaliaCamille - Rachibrains always does nice, clean work. Looking forward to seeing this complete.

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.

Very nice! I'm due for a second consult with him soon, he's going to put a big tiger on me. Super nice dude and a hell of a tattooer. Also for anybody interested, Dave Knight just opened (or is about to open) a shop in Sidney, BC. Arno who used to tattoo at Imago is now working at PSC and he does great tattoos as well.

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?

haha i have a few of those bubbleclouds myself

SO DAMN GOOD @cervixalot

I really never considered this a traditional tattoo site, but more a quality tattoos site. Traditional is the sense maybe that we talk about people who have established themselves in the tattoo world, more than recent trends in tattoo design. Although some would say getting traditional tattoos is kind of in style right now, others would say they never go out of style. But ultimately I think people who do quality work in any style get a fair amount of respect here. But I guess this site can be a lot of different things to a lot of different people and regardless of how we see it, we all seem to be a fan of some of the stuff discussed here.

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.

Stock replies for silly questions: "yeah how much did that cost?" ...side note, this is a pretty rude question from a stranger and i usually -pretty rude question buddy -sorry buddy they are not for sale -A LOT -you don't want to know -$50...for everything ;) -140 hrs @ $150/hr...you do the math..."that's really expensive/waste of money"...eh thanks Dad! buddy, that's over 10 years. how much have you spent on blow and fast cars over the last decade? really it's a piss in the bucket. -respond with "hey how much did your <house/car/diamond ring> cost? yeah pretty rude question isn't it?" "what is the meaning/symbolism" ...side note, there is nothing more boring than crappy tattoo with overt contrived meaning. -it means something different everyday. -meaning? it's a fucking <tiger puking blood>. do i need to explain further? -sorry lady, i don't really feel the need to explain the personal meaning of all my tattoos to a stranger in the grocery store line -it's just a fucking tattoo. "did it hurt?" -no, i didn't feel a thing -yes, it is the most horrible pain you will ever imagine -yeah it hurt, so gnarly, i barfed in my mouth (true story) i especially like this one in the tattoo shop..."i bet that hurts eh"...yeah a bit eh, but not as bad as that upsidedown script on your wrist is going hurt! yikes i don't envy you. "yeah man my tattoo took like 8 hrs" -dude, you got ripped off. how do i deal with the stock retarded questions? i don't ;) i wear long sleeves all the time and keep my gentleman art below the collar and above the wrist line. that way i don't advertise the unwanted attention and i don't get called out for being a total tattoo snob haha - - - Updated - - - oh and my personal fave (i've had this same conversation multiple times): "sick tatts brah. you do time in the pen?" "haha you think you can get colour like this in prison" "no doubt brah. RESPEK"

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

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

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!!