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New one from Chad Koeplinger done at Frith Street Tattoo

Just got this little pony from Bailey Robinson.

done by Nick Colella Chicago Tattooing Co. 3/2/2013

I shouldn't be allowed outside without a chaperone. My girlfriend and I went out for lunch this afternoon. Since we were right around the corner from The Pearl in Toronto I decided to stop in and say hello. Just a few moments before we got there Tim Pausinger had a couple of last minutes cancellations. Perfect timing! I had a few ideas on my phone and after brief discussion Tim drew up a design and got to work. I had a tattoo done last week that was healing nicely and so I figured what the hell. Let's do it. I've got another appointment on Friday, another on the 18th and two in April. I think I'll take a wee break at that point before beginning the work on my chest.

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What the heck, I'll throw mine in the ring this month...Got this one back in Janurary. Done by Thomas Deaton at Twisted Reality tattoo

I'm throwing another old one in because this is fun! Sorry for the gratuitous man-boobs. Andrew Conner. Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Got tattooed by Matt Arriola at the West Texas Tattoo Conv. Super pumped on how this came out.

New little one I picked up from Mil Martinez at the Tattoo Tea Party in Manchester. He works out of 13 Diamonds in London. Super cool guy. Sorry about the crappy picture, i'll get a better one soon!

Effective immediately, due to a major ink shortage caused by @else the price of ink will be increasing dramatically on the limited quantity that is left. The now rare tattoo ink will be more expensive per ounce than Rhodium.

I've always been overweight, chubby or fat. I have both arms covered and quite a bit of each leg tattooed - I love my tattoos. And beautiful tattoos look great on any size body! From a personal standpoint, it is simply my vanity and insecurity that has kept me from getting my back, buttocks and ribs tattooed-- and that is because I wouldn't be comfortable naked in front of most people. My husband ( who is a tattooer will most probably be the one to tattoo my back and sides) As a tattooer, I like big people with big tattoos and small people with big tattoos too> Best of luck

never watch miami or la ink to get ideas or even to i don't know....just watch the interview vids on here instead....

Thanks guys. I knew I really wanted to get tattooed by Matt and was up in the air with a few options. I pitched him a spider and a scorpion, and he went with what he knew. I couldnt be happier. It was a good experience. Also he asked me if i wanted to enter the contests they were having so I said sure. Ended up winning Best in Show and sending him back to Seattle with a big ass skull for winning.

Done by Cecil Porter. Douglas from the movie "Where the Wild Things Are".

i completely agree. that drawing looks like doo doo, man. not to mention, i would highly reconsider the forearm tattoo. even after i had several tattoos, i was very apprehensive about getting my forearm tattooed. that's coming from a dude in his mid 20's, not 16, and had been working for quite some time.

I will always do this show. I cant wait. I have a blast.

MarkBee, you have more than one limb you know... :) but daaaamn, nice tattoo you just got. just great!

If they come here and ask for opinions, that shows that they're different from most 16-year-olds (whom you accurately describe in your other post). I like to think of LST as a place where people of all ages can get great advice. If they don't wanna follow it, then they're free to enjoy their shitty tattoo. (No shots)

honestly, i don't think it's all that bad. someone has to start somewhere. but this dude should without a doubt, 100% heed peoples warnings. if you're 16, and someone older than you that has tattoos is trying to advise you do something opposite what you are planning to do, it's for a good reason. i am so god damn glad i didn't get tattooed at 16, 18, or even 20 or 21. i probably would've gotten the lamest shit, and went to bunk tattooers.

Politics of the Piercing Profession, I try to be nice... You would have seen me a lot more, but... I am less drama lately... funny how busting your ass takes the fun out of being an ass...

Yeah, it is so good. It's also one of those tattoos that makes me think that even though spider tattoos have never really appealed to me that I'm probably wrong about that and I would love to have a tattoo like that.

I'll be working Musink this year with my buddy Myles Karr

I always thought of it as a Jerry design, but never really verified that. I have the design tattooed on my leg, Artwork Rebels has it as part of their last Thursday flash special they do every month. Saw that Nikki Balls one today, love the bandana.

I had to join the site to thank you for this thread. I have been trying to decide for some time where & what size to get my first tattoo. I'm old, fat, & not especially attractive. I've been wanting a tattoo for a long time, and have known for a while what it is I want. But, the size and placement has held me back. I have been thinking of getting it small, worrying about what people would think. Which is really ridiculous. I don't worry about what people think of me, as Popeye would say, "I am what I am". Thanks for helping reinforce the decision that was in the back of my head the whole time.

Here's my anchor!! We went a lot bigger and more colorful than I thought we would going in... Love it! :D

Done at 2:a Långgatan Tatuering aka American Art, been going since 70's by Magnus Tufvesson. a good guy. Nova is my youngest daughter. getting some fillers around it to finish up that arm in a couple of weeks or so.

Finished up this thigh fight yesterday, from Nash at Thicker Than Water

this cracked me up..

I think @Mark Bee is trying like a madman to get the rest of that remaining ink.

I saw this on his IG it's awesome congrats.

@Mark Bee, I am officially jealous of your afternoon.

Set up an appointment for Thursday to have my elbow tattooed by Lowercase J.

He and Gilsdorf are some of the best and most inspiring tattooers working right now.

If you're going to work on oil rigs, you could make a nice chunk of change. I know you don't want to hear this, but you should wait to get tattooed. Look around this site and see what's possible. Work on the rigs for a while, make some money, and pay for something you'll be stoked on for life. As for first tattoos on the forearm, here's more advice you don't wanna hear: that's terrible place to start a Japanese sleeve. ALL Japanese sleeves start at the top of the arm, not the other way around.

Got this little guy on the top of my wrist yesterday by Justin Hyde @ Old Soul Tattoo And my girlfriend got these two from him as well

Also, first post using Tapatalk. Nerd alert!

AHHH, @CABS I saw that and was stoked. Good for you dude. Tomas is a character and a great story teller. He and @jayessebee are good pals.

Got this from Tomas Garcia at Sid's in Santa Ana, CA. He has a special book of line drawings that he'd love to do. I had trouble deciding between two designs in particular, so he took both designs and made it into one. It was definitely a great experience over at Sid's. The entire crew is extremely hospitable. Very down to earth crew. I'm a fan for life. Tomas even drew up some hand made lettering for me too.

Just back from the West Texas Tattoo Convention. First convention I've attended, drove 10 hours with two of my best friends to get there, then drove back the morning after into a blizzard. Totally worth it. Tattoo and photo by Ron Henry Wells (poached from his Instagram).

Here is the finished dragon by Kore Flatmo. We did five hours yesterday. Long day but worth it. We started the project in October and its awesome to finally see the finished product. Back in two months to start the tiger. - - - Updated - - - Here is the finished dragon by Kore Flatmo. We did five hours yesterday. Long day but worth it. We started the project in October and its awesome to finally see the finished product. Back in two months to start the tiger.

I think Tony Nilsson at Blue Arms Tattoo here in Oslo needs to be in this thread

Tony Hundahl

. @steve1461686340_byrne_tattoo | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer I got this from Steve Byrne a week ago.

don ed hardy Ed Hardy's Tattoo City

I found my favorite tattoo of all time. I love the parrot.

Just want to pump up some awesome people who do some rad stuff. Aron Dubois at Scapegoat Tattoo (Portland,OR) - ~ONLY QUESTIONING~ All round nice guy who does some really cool stuff. Nathan Kostechko (Based out of Cali but does a lot of travelling) - ... : Met cool Nate because he guested at Thicker Than Water and love this guy. Does amazing black & grey stippled stuff as well as some rad color pieces.

All from regulated studios in my city.

I got this Panther @ Tattoo City back in the late 80's. It really needs to be redone after too many years in the sun, but I cant bring myself to do it. I unfortunately don't believe Ed did this himself, but still the same it holds some nostalgia for me.

Good morning LST :cool: I just got back from Japan and I'm well and truly jet lagged, but before I crash for a few hours before work this evening, figured I should share this... I'll post the blog I promised later ;) Duffa must sleep now zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (seriously need to, I'm talking in third person lol)

I tend to not grab anything out of someones hand that just came from their groin area. Pretty much the best code to live by.