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Picture from Kore Flatmo's Facebook of our progress this week! Such an amazing experience, I'd recommend PluraBella to anyone and everyone here! Here's one I took to show how it matches up with my Kurt Wiscombe piece. I'm so pumped!

Wait what is this and how do I get one? I take the greyhound 4 times a week! PS we had a nice quick visit to New York, which ended with being notified, during our drive home, that we got the dream apartment that we applied for on Monday! It is a fucking palace of an abode at an insanely reasonable price and it will finally be enough space for all our books, art and animals!!! There are so many rooms that I'll never have to talk to Graeme again!!! Party at our house!!!!!!!!!

A customers guide on how to get tattooed. More real life down to earth portrayals of tattooers. 25 reasons why people shouldn't become tattooers.

Place is like Downton Abbey. We should have a post-tattoo convention party there where everybody can hang out alone in their own room and the servants can bring them drinks.

My ski pinup I finished up on the weekend, nothing better than hot chicks doing the things I like. Done by Scott Duncan at Sugar Shack tattoo in Kincardine On side note, taking a half decent picture of your own side is not as easy as I thought it would be.

Thought I would post this as I am sure you all have seen it a million times. Looks ace now :) Scott Versago http://www.facebook.com/versago Quote, I got to tackle the official "#1 worst portrait tattoo in the world" today. I'm sure you've all seen it a million times online, as had I. I couldn't believe my eyes when this guy walked in and showed me this project. I think my jaw literally hit the floor. He went on to tell me the story behind the portrait; He had just married his beautiful wife and not even three months afterwards she was killed in a horrible house fire accident leaving him to raise their three children alone. Shortly after he went to a local tattoo studio to memorialize his wife and was left with this abomination. He later returned to that studio for one more session, thinking that perhaps "he had done something wrong in the healing of the tattoo" and they butchered it even more the second time. Finally, he drove all the way to my studio, Empire Ink, just to meet me and to see what his options were. Touched by his story, I gifted the entire project to him for free. Now he has closure and I have an amazing story to add to my portfolio!

Really. 10 (even little) tattoos, each an image that would remind you in particular of your visit to that specific place. That's what will make you smile 10, 20, 30 or 40 years from now.

I hope I am posting in the right place. Done by jeff gogue took about 4.5hrs Done by carlos torres, second session about 8hrs in so far Thanks for looking.

If people around you are judging you based on a little bit of tattoo peeking out from under a sleeve, then you're most definitely hanging with the wrong crowd.

Whoa! PArty @ Pugilist & Graeme's new place!!!! I'd SO be there...if they'd let me in Kanada anymore. Ah well, congrats on the new crib! But on the Dog four times a week...damn! I haven't been on one in close to forty years, and that's STILL too much!!!!

Tony Nilsson at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo, Norway is doing incredible girl heads in my opinion. I just recently started paying attention to his work and it is very solid. I would definitely love to get a tattoo from this guy.

Was just pokin' around the internet and saw this on Yellow Blaze Tattoo's site. What a lineup!! I poked around the forums to see if anyone else had posted this yet, couldn't find any references but may have missed something. Apologies if there is any redundancy!

like life, why dont you just let it happen, get a damn tattoo.....pre planned mementos seem very strange.It seems to miss the point to me. instead of forcing meaning into your tattoo,get tattooed , it will have meaning,especially when traveling.....

Welcome to the board. I like the sentiment behind the tattoo, and I think you have some valid concerns about it, and I'd suggest that you rethink the idea and maybe instead of getting ten letters individually done on your travels, when not get ten tattoos instead? Kind of like how when you look at old pictures of sailors and their tattoos and how there's a story there if you know how to read them. There are so many great tattooers all around the world you could end up with a really amazing collection that will remind you of the places you've been and the things you've experienced there.

So, to start, your tattoo is going to cost you, probably, like $1000, for one lousy word! Most decent shops have a minimum charge for tattoos, in the places I've sen in major cities, it typically runs about a hundred bux an hour. You will get charged that regardless, one letter or the entire dictionary. Add that to the drawbacks you list above, maybe think about getting "wanderlust" tattooed on you in whatever language you find the locals speaking...English, German, French, Liverpudlian, whatever. Pick a spot, maybe on the legs, since they motte you everywhere you travel, and make a band of the words? Just an idle thought.

Dagger through neck.

Mine ends at the wrist. I was thinking of having it end a bit higher, but I thought fuck it, I'm well-established in a career where tattoos aren't an issue, and while there are going to be plenty of circumstances where I'll want to keep them covered, if my shirt rides up and shows a bit of my sleeve it really doesn't matter.

Latest addition on my Japanese deity sleeve done by Robert Pho. First pass. Sorry for the crappy pics. Shots of the rest of my arm:

wegman's is the shit

Dry heal. In my admittedly limited experience the less I do to the tattoo the better it heals anyway.

I always use a vegan aftercare. Method hand soap and hot water. Just like I tell people not to buy anything special for aftercare, I am sure whatever moisturizer they use on a daily basis would work. Or call one of the shops that are vegan and ask their opinion.

Water!

getting ready to walk to Skull and Sword... Wish me luck!! :D

I'm getting my dragon finished up by Kore Flatmo tomorrow.

I haven't even pierced our daughter's ears yet. This makes me wish I believed in hell.

So, I know there's an Instagram thread around here were we are all sharing our usernames. Being the social media feel that I am, I thought it might be useful for us to start using a hashtag on there so we can easily see one another photos on that network. So, any images you'd want to share with the community, you'd just add #lastsparrow to your image captions (you can add hashtags to your older images by adding them as a comment). Just an idea ... Tagging my tattoo-related photos in a bit. Mods: if y'all want to move those thread somewhere more appropriate, feel free!

@Delicious I'll put up a picture when it's better healed and the swelling has gone entirely down but in the meantime if you look at my Instagram (username: graemedwilliams) there are a couple of crappy cell phone pictures there.

Took my baby (21 year old) sister to the aquarium yesterday and got to pet sharks. It was awesome.

A&D is a great option, its used for rashes and burns so it should work well for laser tattoo removal too!

I just healed my elbow with Desert Essence (mentioned in the article @Dan S linked to) and it worked a charm. It is available at most health stores out here on the west coast. It works extremely well for healing tattoos and also everyday moisturizing of faces and bodies. Good stuff. Once I'm in the healing homestretch I've been using plain old jojoba oil to help itching. @Mike Panic - tell your clients about Udo's 3-6-9 blend of essential acids. I'd recommend these to anyone, Vegan or not. The health of my skin, nails and hair has noticeably improved since I've started taking them. Well worth the $30. These should be available at Whole Foods and fine health stores.

Mostly grew up in Buffalo and have relatives in Rochester. And Wegman's has awesome horseradish cheese.

I'm still new and don't participate too much...but I like putting faces to names, good thread @Delicious! I've read many posts by many of you, nice to see what you look like! @smiling.politely your red hair and tattoos combine two of my favorite things - made me smile! @all you beardos out there - <3!! some fierce ones representing! @EzRider (OMG YES) @hogg @Shaun1105 @DanS and if I missed any others, apologies! Trust me, I LOVE your beard! @ShawnPorter WOW, your transformation is awesome! Next wormhole will be reading about it on the fitness thread.

This is also a good modus operandi when dating tall leggy blondes in Sydney or S.F.

Note to self - do NOT read this forum while eating lunch!

Yeah dude, that's definitely something you need to take into account. I'm Asian, so squatting is in my blood, hahaha (yeah, I said it!). You'll also need to mind your reach around to wipe and which direction so as not to wipe into your tattoo. Don't make too big a deal out of it, but all those little habits and normal processes we take for granted everyday come into play when you're literally a walking wounded tattoo warrior, haha.

about that video...been on the news and shit. it's real. it's the little boys mom who holds him down....3 years old! fucker....and my family sometimes wonders why i tend to hate most of humanity...(except LSTers, you're cool)

I'm totally trying to sound creepy, but I like your style.

Speaking of Torso Tattoos that blew your mind: Yutaro of Skull & Sword SF posted this a few days ago:eek:

duude! hook me up with some sweet ass tats!!!! i was thinking like a big tribal backpiece that forms a clown head!i'm down with the clown!!! no really, congrats and good luck!!!

i know i'm like a phantom here these days, but here's a picture of me from when i was still working with/fostering kittens (and before the giant beast of a pup came into my life).

Can't really post pics of myself online as per my job but I got this older plainskin pic of myself

i like long walks in the snow, blood, and fire. also this photo looks better when black sabbath is playing in the background

This is the site - Tattoo Removal London | Laser Tattoo Removal London | Laser Tatoo Removal My brother's going to the place in Farnham but they have 3 more clinics in and around London. Edit: Actually, my brother goes to the Chiswick place, not Farnham.

But just think...as we type, whoever has that on them is bragging to someone about the badass tatty they got.

I'm sure that the people who have to wear their shitty tattoos find much comfort in these excuses.

My first trip to Dallas was in 1998 and I worked right near Richard's shop. The owner of the shop said, "come on, I'll introduce you to Richard Stell". We walked over there and they were filming Walker Texas Ranger, Richard was tattooing. I got to meet Richard Stell, Mike Wilson AND Chuck Norris all within 5 minutes of each other. It was the coolest day ever for me. Richard wouldn't stop tattooing for them to film and told them to deal with it and film around him, it was rad. I told Richard that story recently from my perspective and he chuckled. I am very excited to see him on Ink Master.

from a customer point of view, Im not personally bothered about the artistic skill of the tattooist in terms of making it look real but rather the vibe of what they do and how easy it is to make out. The real full on massive tattoos with loads of color that a few guys are doing such as nick baxter, I do like, but i like it in a photo more than when i see it in real life. I prefer small tattoos so you get dudes with arms that have no real composition to the whole limb with small tattoos everywhere. I find with this you get a sense of where the dudes head was at the time he had each tattoo done! I want a tattoo to look like a tattoo but still want my artist to do more than just regurgitate some very traditional tattoo cliche, i want a traditional looking tattoo with that artists personality stamped on it!

There's a push for SUPER conceptual 'old timey' stuff so they can 'out oldschool' each other. Some of the stuff, by well respected tattooers, looks to me like a five year old drew it. I mean, whatever folks want to get is fine by me, but until people start calling it out.... it's only going to get worse.

"Your tattoo should look good when the lines are done, it should look finished when the blacks are done and the color is extra." Bob Roberts