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Got this one from Mr Desa at frith street yesterday. Hope he doesn't mind my lazy ass borrowing the pic from his instagram

Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten.

You have only had the tattoo for a few weeks. Give it some time to settle in and for you to get used to having it before you start changing it up.

Valerie Vargas at Frith St Tattoo on my calf.

New one from Valerie Vargas at Frith St on my calf. Taking pictures of your own calf is a bit of nightmare!

heres mine

^This. As a result, I would speculate that the least expensive* way to get your tiny olive colored would be to go back and get another tattoo and have your artist just put some color in it then. *Yeah, that will be even more money out of your pocket than the quote you just got - but hey, a new tattoo!

Rule 1, never ever speak about pricing on here. its like the kiss of death.

snake head ripping through the skin also might be a good option. heres an example by stefano at frith st of what i'm imagining: ***photo borrowed from frith street's facebook page https://www.facebook.com/frithstreettattoo

Meh ... We don't talk prices here. Sounds like you dont want much. Just remember that there's usually a shop minimum flat price that covers an hour (usually?).

I will get involved as soon as I get some time to paint something properly. Send me a message and let me know what would interest you! One from last night;

I suppose one thing to keep in mind is even though the amount of time they might need to actually tattoo you is short, they still have to setup/breakdown, clean and everything else that would be involved in the longer session. Just something to think about.

My newest tattoo done by Ron Henry Wells:

What's a metal thread without Motorhead??

I don't mean that you need to hire an interpreter, just that in Montreal most people can speak enough French and English to get by in either language, and I would assume that a tattooer who worked in the US would be able to work well enough in English. Montreal is a great city too so that's another reason to go to Oly Anger.

More vintage photos of tattooed ladies 17 Kick-Ass Vintage Photos Of Women With Tattoos

I'm a newb, but when I was on Dana Helmuth's site I saw this and it kills.

And ultimately pricing is up to the artist, there's no flat rate that is consistent with all works or artists

Cool I'm not the only one familiar with Mike Adams. I plan on flying out to the east coast and having him do my 2nd sleeve in all black/gray traditional style.

I would love to dry heal. And I usually do this and let it air out with nothing on it the first day, but then I find it starts to crack and get extra dry (and I get scared!!! lol) so I put aquaphor on once a day in the morning after showering. Then lotion very sparingly for comfort--IF it gets itchy once it starts peeling..

I do the same except I apply a small amount of Aveeno once a day after the first day of healing. It's the only method Ive ever used, but it has work well so far.

Just got this done today its my first tattoo i sat in the chair for 5 hours and when its healed I have to go for another 2 to finish the shading Sent from my XT910 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks :) done at london tattoo convention last year by Adam Hays of Red rocket NY

haha man hes a machine! such a nice guy!

thanks so much - - - Updated - - - i work at death or glory in stowmarket, i've only just started ad its a very traditional appenticeship so i wont be touching a machine other than to clean the tubes for a while haha - - - Updated - - - cheers dude ill try and keep you guys posted on the progress

I agree with all of those except one, well maybe two. :D

I might have stated this before but in my opinion there is a big difference between a snob and someone who knows what is good and wants the best. I'm into cigars and in that world there are tons of snobs. You can pick them out since all they do is talk about the most expensive or in style brands and think the lesser know or cheaper and worse. Same goes for anything else, tattoos included. I also stand by there is a time to be polite but also there is a time to not reinforce bad behaviors. If people keep telling the wearers of shit tattoos that they are good, they will never look elsewhere.

@vPooch hope your session is going well! Post pics!

My home town of Coral Springs, Florida. *takes a bow*

posted this in the latest tattoo thread but it looks like it belongs here as well Chad Koeplinger, 6-7 hours in so far two sessions to go.

last tattoo i got was a session on my back.

got the shading done yesterday

Anus. I won't be that girl.

Hey Rob! also...since I know you, get a black metal tattoo by Uncle Allen or Jef Whitehead.

harry styles makes us all look like retards when the ignorant media label him as 'tattooed' or anything to that effect. absolute waste of skin, tattoo wise and generally life wise.

Who the fuck is Harry Styles?

Genie of the west-- You say that your tattoos raise up where your skin is the darkest, I think this may be because this is the part of your body that is exposed to the sun more often- perhaps? Over the years I have seen my own tattoos, as well as many of my clients tattoos raise up- could be the heat, the sun, irritation etc. But there are specific concerns when tattooing very dark skin.So you are not being paranoid. The tattoo does not lay on top of your skin, but below it- so the appearance of your tattoo is directly related to the color of your skin. Imagine any tattoo on a pale leg, then think of that tattoo with a tan stocking over it,coffee colored, brown and then finally black. It is the same with a tattoo, first applied and then when the skin grows over it. Unfortunately some tattooers make the mistake of applying lighter pigments to darker skin tones. Very often when the tattoo heals it is barely visible. Also many darker skin tones, of all types, are prone to keloid scarring. The formation of raised excessive scarring. My advice to anyone with very, very dark skin is to choose larger, more open, simplified designs with strong bold outlines vs. detailed, convoluted over shaded designs. Good luck

I finally get to compete! :) Hops done by Dutch Cooke of Immortal Ink, in Clinton, NJ. Click the pix for full size. -Joe

To day I had my final touch up session for my sleeve, and after many hours we were finally done with my sleeve :cool: The artist is Noi Siamese III at 1969 tattoo in Oslo (I tried to show some pictures earlier in this thread, but something went wrong, hope its ok that I try again, and sorry about the large images..)

Here it is all healed up! Images are huge, so click for bigness. -Joe

Worked some more on my back yesterday with Mike Rubendall And then a new one today from Thomas Hooper

I refuse to believe that this is a real person.

Lost my LST shirt so maybe my tiger can help out. Tony Hundahl - Rock of Ages Austin, Texas - one shot

ok mine is frome Chad Koeplinger! done at invictus /Oslo a few days ago!

I'll put my newest up there, from Mike Fite:

I wanted to address the forum as to not let speculation get to out of hand. I am actually amazed that anyone is concerned about me leaving Chicago Tattoo and the amount of support and well wishes i have received is very humbling. I want to thank everyone for reaching out. I spent ALOT of time at CTC ALOT! from the first time I walked in at 15 with Erik Gillespie and was promptly told to leave to the last 18years (almost half my life) I have been in awe of that place. In awe of the history, the stories, the people, the friends, the tattooing, the flash, the neighborhood. Everything was just amazing to me. I always wanted to be there. Always. I treated it as my own and most people didn't even think otherwise. I have met some of my dearest fiends through there and through tattooing and I owe a lot of gratitude to the institution that I believe I helped build and to the owner Dale Grande. Like all people my needs started to change, my family started to grow and my career really started to get in a great groove. It seemed like the hardwork I had put it was paying off but there where issues that needed to be addressed at the shop that couldn't be resolved. I've sat on this decision for quite some time actually over a couple years. I've done a lot of soul searching and confided in my closest colleagues and friends and especially my wife on what to do and I came to the decision to leave Chicago Tattoo. I wanted to move on still in love with tattooing still in awe of the history and still amazed at 18 years of amazing times some great some not so great. I have a lot of things in the works. Nothing to crazy or unexpected but I can say that I will continue to stay to true to tattooing and what got me to where I am without tattooing I couldn't say where I'd be.

A few years ago my brother bought a tattoo kit from china for $150 australian (really super good quality....) so I tattooed this above my knee , and we tattooed a few friends. After two days the power supply broke and safe to say I never touched a machine again hahah I'll leave it to the professionals.

First of all, the guy takes me in early for my appointment. WTF? Then he has the nerve to have my tattoo already drawn up and looking perfect. The SOB even takes the time to work with me on size and placement. While he's tattooing me, he has a great conversation with my wife and treats her super nicely. Fucking unbelievable. He takes his time and gives me a gorgeous new tattoo, all the while acting like a consummate professional. Something has to be done about this guy. He's too nice, too professional, and too damn good.

JAllen Ghoul rules so hard. They share members with Impaled as well.

the t'aint for sure. hands down.