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My Mariachi back piece that Kore Flatmo is doing. @David Bruehl did the bottom guy in color and Kore is knocking out the rest. Kore and I are both pretty pumped with how his black and gray work makes David's color work really pop. I'm pretty excited to finish this and hoping we can finish in February.

Got this one from Stevie Edge at hunter and fox yesterday, it is based on flash from matt howse. This photo is what Stevie has posted on his instagram

I didn't mean to set them so close together, but I have an appointment with Seth Wood on Friday in Austin, then another (possibly final) session with Kore Flatmo on my back on February 7th and 8th, and then an appointment with Marie Sena at the West Texas Convention towards the end of February. Pretty excited about it all...

Getting tattooed by Jordan at Frith Street on Saturday, all being well. An old back problem has flared up again, I'm in fucking agony at the moment. A couple of days taking it easy and I should be ok, fingers crossed.

Last night, my wife dreamed that she went to get a small tattoo on her forearm: a bust of Mary in a traditional Americana style. The guy she went to said, "I use laughing gas for all my clients, so you'll be out for the tattoo." He showed her the drawing, and it was all wrong: a photorealistic rendering of Mary. So she told him she didn't want that at all, and he fixed the drawing--a little. Then he gave her the gas, and when she came to, he'd tattooed a shitty dragon that went from her forearm, onto her palm, and then--somehow--onto her forehead! She started freaking out, and even the other guys at his shop said, "Dude, that's not cool. Chicks don't get their palms tattooed."

Thank you, @G.Uristti, for offering your professional opinion. One of my favorite things about LST is that we have professional tattooers who offer their insights. It sets this community apart.

Really a breath of fresh air! No "hot" women on the cover (I have the internet, there's porn), articles will have actual depth (it HAS depth, just not any technical stuff) and all the artist will actually be good. And you can really sit down with it and read it. Not skim it while taking a shit (unless you have a laptop. Or one of those other gadgets that youngsters have..). Quality! How come it hasn't been done before...

Well I'm glad yesterday is over. Session #1 of 13 with Mike Rubendall

Hey, I'M a tattoo predator...I see a tattoo I like, I'm all over that sucker. Or it's all over me, depending on how you view it. Either way, that tattoo never has a chance!

sorry for the shitty picture, but this is from my instagram. here's a little garbage can cat filler i got from dan santoro on saturday. he also spider webbed my right shoulder. my right arm is so close to being done.

OMG "chicks don't get their palms tattooed" almost made me guffaw at work. I have all the usual tattoo nightmares like being late for appointments, and I often have ones where the tattoo ends up being much bigger than expected--like I asked for something on my upper arms, and before I realize what's happening, they've tattooed something that goes all the way down to my fingers. But my best tattoo nightmare came right before I started my backpiece. I had a dream about seeing the design for the first time, and actually, a lot of it was not that far off from what the design ended up being. Except that in between all the normal stuff, right in the very middle of my back, my tattooer put a tribal mask portrait of her face. I was unsure but she totally talked me into how cool it would look. It did not. I was happy to make my tattooer laugh when I recounted this to her at our actual appointment.

@Lochlan - thanks for your reply. Like I said, I am totally stumped when I try to think about how to solve this problem too, which is why I threw it out there -I feel like some other posters might have some good ideas! @oldfartart I totally get what you're saying, but that's kind of a point - it's not a bad thing if it takes a little while to get to your ten posts. It's not a bad thing to say nothing if you have nothing to contribute, rather than searching for things to say just for the sake of saying them (although I feel like it would be easy to get to one's ten posts just commenting on how rad everyone's work is! Don't need to be a pro to appreciate!) The point of this kind of policy is to force people to listen before they speak. LST wants to see itself as a community, i.e. as a place where people exchange ideas and get to know one another and learn from each other, and so people signing up because they have a specific question they want to ask about THEIR tattoos and not respecting that they are expected to participate, meaningfully, first, sucks. If we all just used the board to ask our questions, no matter how good, without engaging with others in more sustained ways, then this place would be really self-serving, noisy and not a community at all. I am a big fan, in general, of slowing down in life. Everything about western culture right now is based on speed - we want things now, we get things now, we hate to wait. It alters how we relate to each other and while sometimes the speed with which we function is really amazing, it can also have its downsides. And so I really appreciate that the administrators of this board have been thoughtful about how to try and slow people down a bit, and hope we can come up with functional ways to make that work even better.

not a huge deal but if the blue was lightened with white it makes sense that that happened. if it really bothers you then have the person who did the tattoo go over it and use a truer blue with less white. and it will all work out

Hi guys. Just topping this thread to raise a concern about the 10-post n00b thing. I love the policy and the logic of how it's set up, but I feel like recently there has been an influx of people who sign up and then basically spam the board with posts to get to their 10-post count so that they can start whatever weird thread they signed up to start. It didn't bug me when this happened occasionally, but it seems to be happening more and more often such that the noise caused by these throwaway posts is really aggravating. I have no idea how to fix this, as I think the policies already in place are fantastic, but I just wanted to ask if it's driving anyone else nuts too, and if so, if you have any ideas re: how to get people to actually post ten REAL posts and not just abuse that policy to get out of their n00b status faster?

I love hearing about all the great things you all are doing. :) Next week, I start my last semester as an undergrad. I'm ecstatic. Now, I just need to figure out what I want to do before I apply to PhD programs. I am happy that I decided to take a break to get some more work experience, etc. Not stressing over grad school has enabled me to take time to consider what is important to me and to focus on other aspects of my life.

Filip Leu: Kurt Wiscombe: Henning Jørgensen

If you start posting here, chances are that you're going to eventually end up thinking that getting a full body suit is a totally normal and rational thing to do. Not saying that's a problem, just saying. Welcome to LST.

And I am so excited about it I could spit!! :D

I guess one of the issues I have is that I'm a new member with less that 10 posts. Since I'm not a spammer, it will take me a little bit to get to 10 posts. Since I just got my first tattoo 5 days ago, I don't really know a lot about tattooing so it's hard to interject into a conversation when you're new and don't really know much of anything. I do enjoy reading the boards though and there is a lot of good knowledge to glean from here. I can understand why the rule is put in place, but it does make it difficult for a new member to ask a legit question they may have.

yeah it's been on my radar lately too and we can't come up with a good solution to try and keep the "spam" down. If you have some ideas pls share as we're always open. I must say though is the people who are doing it tend not to stick around long and their need to contribute for their own selfish need of ten shows the quality of user they may be....it really is not that hard to contribute ten productive post if someone cares enough as we've had users recently do this as well. Long story short stuck between a rock and a hard spot EDIT: We are going to have users chasing the ten post irresponsibly so when we see this we may just want to jump in and say something like, "if you're trying to just get to your ten post so you can start your own thread without contributing productively to the community then chances are you're not gonna get a productive answer to your thread when you do reach that ten."

Not sure what you write on here so.... I'm new to the forum. I look forward to reading interesting posts and viewing great artwork. Just wanna keep my head low and be a sponge to whatever anyone has to say. I'm currently begining my long road into tattooing. Working with an amazing group of people right now as well as a great mentor at All For One Tattoo in Richmond Va.

There can only be two explanations 1. You need to take some glamour shots. 2. You don't spend enough time in parking garages

Vicodin n Valium, works every time!

Was babyeater 1 to 80 taken already, you think? J/k - Welcome to the forum @babyeater81 !

i remember @else said she was getting a new addition to her squidpants tomorrow... I cant wait to see

I think we had the same guy email us at old town tattoo in edinburgh. we gave it a pass because there are a few sheets of your flash in the shop and we just thought he was copying your work not stealing it. He will be getting what is coming to him soon no doubt. ill spread this around up here and i hope this grade a douche is out on his arse soon.

agreeing with you, my friend. i don't think it's weird.

thanks @semele that's the one. I didn't realize it had such an obvious name for me to search, oops

I think @gougetheeyes started one like this but can't remember the name to add the back link......

I thought this thread was going to be about tattoo dreams that we have had. I had one where I got sleeves of some really ridiculous, shitty work, and when I woke up I had to make sure that I didn't still have it on my arms. I was stoked to say the least.

It has already been discussed here: http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-tv-shows-documentaries-media/1837-ink-masters.html We don't need anymore threads filled with negative bull shit.

You put 'em out there, you made 'em public bidness. Personally, I think you got some shabby work, and your fake-ass posed pics look like something a low-rent hustler would put out. Barbwire armbands?! But that's just my opinion. But it isn't a problem for me, don't worry. Oh, and welcome to the forum.

got this from claudia de sabe yesterday: really stoked on how it turned out, and she's light-handed so wasn't as painful as i was expecting

Dagger through neck, Valerie Vargas

Opening a JOINT savings account with my wife, contributing to my meager retirement fund I started last year, and, weirdly, becoming a more senior dude at the ol j-o-b. Finally able to start enjoying NYC even.. only took eight years. Feeling a little more like one of those grown-ups I've heard so much about. @slayer9019 A house with a garage and a yard..? What's a garage and a yard??

note to Miley - increase security - exponentially.

I'm visiting the London convention for the first time this year. Who else is going? Tattooers: Do you have available appointments still? If yes; how do you arrange your booking?

You had the correct spelling...weird looking word right?

Some of the inks in my tattoos will change in colour depending on the season, how much sun I'm getting and my body temperature. I have a bird that is white as snow in the winter and i get a golden bird in the summer. I wouldn't sweat it, your tattoo looks great now post-healing and a tattoo is going to look even better after it's aged a bit. It's easy to obsess about the details in our tattoos. It's the small imperfections that make each tattoo awesome.

I vaguely remember a nightmare after getting my first tattoo 22years ago. It involved me cutting my arm off because I thought it would look cool/tough and all my mates was doing it. Obviously ended up regretting this decision when I realised how it hindered me in life, woke up to see my tattooed arm still there with relief.

This one? http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/crazy-tattoo-stories/1821-tattoo-nightmare.html

Leaving home right now and headed to San Francisco, appts. with GRIME tomorrow and Thursday! :D

Yep. I already posted this on the "Full back piece experience" thread, but here is an image taken right after we were done from Eddy's instagram account. Done in four consecutive days. Not quite finished but very close.

When I get a pimple I usually squeeze the heck out of it and can't leave it alone, it ends up massive. On that basis I recommend squeezing the heck out of it and you might end up with a full back piece.

Jennifer, when I was getting tattooed at Congress St. Tattoo in Portsmouth, NH last summer, Fat Tony Sellers who works there showed me a split painting he did with Richard and Aaron Coleman and it was ridiculously good. I think Richard painted a fox with a parrot in its mouth and Tony said it took him like 30 minutes to paint it. It's humbling to see things like that.

Is this the right thread for work in progress? I am in the process of getting a koi with maple leaves three quarter sleeve which is being done by Mo Coppoletta from The Family Business, so far I have had two three hour sessions, pretty much all the outline has now been finished. Apologies for the poor quality of the pictures, they were taken with a phone, one handed over my shoulder ...

Yes it is, Androosh. The man is a master! I'm fortunate to live within driving distance of CTC, so take advantage of that whenever possible. Heading there in a few hours-it's my youngest son's 18th birthday, so time for the traditional tattoo.