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By Scott Sylvia last month at Blackheart.

These are my hands. The bird by Bailey Robinson and the panther by Steve Byrne. The knuckles and little guys were done by Vinse One. Actually Matt Arriola did the anchor.

My 3 year old niece wants to grow up to be a badass. Tattoos by Pixar, I believe.

Here is my latest. Done on Tuesday by Aaron Coleman (Immaculate Tattoo, Mesa AZ). I asked for a crawling panther plus "whatever, as long as it's fairly traditional". Got a sword and some roses and I am extremely pleased of course. Done in only 2.25 hours as I mentioned in the 'fastest tattooers' thread.

George burchett flash dragon done by Cheyenne Sawyer at Atlas Tattoo in Portland

i entered the top part last month now i am entering the bottom part. done by jeff gogue. sorry for the blurry pic and this pic was taken the day after so it wasnt "fresh"

I love a good back piece or a solid sleeve, but my obsession is hand tattoos. Here are a few of my favorites from the collection I have saved on my computer. Tim Hendricks Seth Wood Ron Wells Ashley Love Annie Frenzel Peter Lagergren Peter Lagergren again I'd love to see some other favorites, or hand tattoos that LST members have!

Horitomo cat from a few months ago ... sorry for the dark picture

I love flowers on the hands and I also really like this ... Jondix Gerhard Wiesbeck

If I was to get hand tattoos Alex Binnie would be my go to guy .

New one from Chris O'Donnell. Flaming traditional dragon head.

Chris Rigoni, apprentice tattooer at Holdfast Tattoo in Australia, since 2012 Instagram

First time posting hopefully I uploaded the image correctly. Finished this little guy in the summer.

@deadsp0t, yeah we got a new sport now...how many hours under the needle championship!

So many penises..

Our own @Chelsea Shoneck should be on this list:

Work in progres, done by Neno from Hidden Dragon Tattoo, Zadar, Croatia. Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk

Here is my back-piece from @Stewart Robson Started - 11/25/2011 Completed - 11/24/2013 The tattoo has 78 hours in total.

Im liking Craig Ridley's work , he has gone from strength to strength since moving to Brighton.

ohhh...so you are learning by yourself, at home? please leave this forum.

Just after lining.

6 Days of standard mild soap and bepanthen. Normally I switch to Palmers cocoa butter on the 8th day and today I ran out of bepanthen. Buy a new tube? Or straight for the Cocoa butter? The skin is just about finished pealing

I can't seem to post links very easily from my wife's iPad - but I am a fan of Joe Ellis (Sacred Electric in Leeds, UK). He was an apprentice when I first became aware of him a couple years ago. For a sample of his work check out my Rock of Ages in my gallery.

I got this from Chad Koeplinger earlier this year. I love it, and I want to share it with you:

Alright... here goes nothin. Pharoah's Horses tattooed by me, finished in October.

In the storm of crap, sometimes it's nice to recognize the newcomers who are doing well and give us things to look forward to for the future of tattooing. Here are some tattooers who have been at it 5 years or less and are doing some really great work. Feel free to add! Olivia Olivier Mom's Body Shop, San Francisco Austin Maples Idle Hand, San Francisco Alex Matus Oakland, California John Lupo Avanti Brisbane, Australia Hannah Louise Clark Rain City Tattoo Collective, Manchester UK Maud Dardeau Tin-Tin Tatouages, Paris

I've noticed a lot of tattoos in video games recently. In GTA5 there is a tattoo shop that allows you to purchase some designs, but most are reserved as rewards for completing game content. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErTGryhsOAU The game overtly links tattooing to criminal behaviour. (Pull off five heists, get a chest tattoo, etc) I admit I'm not too fussed about it. And I'm looking forward to getting more than one in-game tattoo. Today I found this YouTube clip for Assassin's Creed 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQXEX13frvE It seems to be called the "tattoo trailer." I thought it was interesting that it seems to feature more traditional style (ish) tattoos than other games which generally focus on black and gray or realistic styles.

How about adding our own @smiling.politely to the list.

Mine

My family is Jewish. And though we're not religious, my dad still tries to take it pretty seriously. It's against the Jewish religion to get tattoos, and if you get one you can't be buried in a Jewish cemetery. That's my dad's main argument against me having tattoos. But personally, being only 20 years old and considering myself agnostic, I'm not too concerned with where I'll be buried right now. I have heard that a Jewish person with tattoos could still be buried in a Jewish cemetery though, but they have to peel off the tattooed part of the skin. And interestingly enough, there are many young Jewish people, especially in Israel, who are getting their grandparent's/great-grandparent's concentration camp numbers tattooed in order to never forget the Holocaust. This has had mixed reactions. Some say it's good that the younger generations remember the Holocaust and their relatives who either survived or passed away. But others still want to stick to the traditional Jewish values and see getting the number tattooed as demeaning and a way to strip a person of his or her humanity. But if you change the meaning for yourself and see it as a symbol of strength, it can be a great commemoration.

This fucking rules. Jesus.

so I will be with Dave again this Saturday for a little more work in Stockton.

I didn't set out to get sleeves, it just kinda happened. I started at the top of my shoulder and every few weeks or months I'd head in and get something new. I had a couple of much older tattoos to work around, but they didn't prove to be a problem. I thought I'd have to get them covered up, but the people at The Pearl talked me out of it - I'm glad they did. In fact, everything they told me has been confirmed by the advice I've seen others give here. After a while I realised that I needed some help figuring things out. I set up an appointment with Tim and we mapped out a series of small/mid sized pieces, that still left room for some fun little filler pieces. I think @clatattooing 's advice is great. We each do things our own way, but there are some underlying principles that if we are open to hearing good advice, will serve us well. Good luck!

No, that makes perfect sense! Your work very much looks your own. They were just very small things that got me thinking, like the way you move some strokes, your saturation, and shapes/movement. I think it is cool when you can visibly note influences, it kind of provides a window to the artist's tastes and who they are outside of the art. It's also totally inevitable for influences to show through anyone's work and doesn't even necessarily imply copying. Anyway, your paintings are great and I would totally be interested in prints if you make any!

Adrian Hing of 166 Tattoo in Melbourne, I'm pretty sure he has only been tattooing for about a year.

Hell yeah he is!

Wendy Pham out of Conspiracy Tattoo in Berlin, Germany Super detailed and whimsical work. Instagram

Greg Whitehead, Scapegoat Tattoo, Portland OR All pinched from his instagram. @cltattooing humility is a great thing, but from what I've seen, you're killing it too and should be included here. That Pharoah's Horses you posted in the tattoo of the month contest this month is a great tattoo period, not just great for a young tattooer.

Welcome, and nice work!

Always nice to have someone who has dedicated their life to this thing we love. Glad you joined Dave. Godspeed.

Holy shit the never ending stream of tattoos continue. Mind boggling. And to think I was even gonna attempt to enter one of mine. Keep em coming!

I used to live in Long Beach, so of course I'm biased. Port City, Dark Horse, Spotlight for starters. If you're willing to trek to Orange County you got Gold Rush, Torch, Sid's. If you're ever in the Valley, you got JoJo Ackerman's spot in Santa Clarita. Tons and tons of options in SoCal.

what the hell are you people talking about? fuck i am clueless.

People still come in asking for that beauty mark shit all the time at my shop in JC, I won't touch it with a 10 foot pole. I also love it when girls come in wanting a cross on their wrist "facing them" \m/ o_0 \m/