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Here's a healed shot of the rose and dagger I got from Scott Sylvia at the Richmond Convention.

throwback thursday y'all. i was a sad punk in the body of an angry post-hardcore kid, WITH HAIR!

Got to squeeze in an appointment with Beau Brady before he left town. Here are the results (picture stolen from his IG)

well lets hope this works. If a picture shows up it's my latest by Jan Willem at 25 to life tattoo in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. this picture is taken after i took off the wrapping 12 hours after it was done. Now a week later its still a bit scabby and gnarly so this will have to do. When i posted this picture in the latest tattoo lowdown last week it showed up as broken a few days later so i hope this one remains till the end of the month

"I'm an oil man, ladies and gentlemen.. I have numerous concerns spread across this state. I have many wells flowing at many thousands of barrels per day. I like to think of myself as an oil man.." That's a solid 'stache @haervaerk

Here's my tattoo. Done by Lillian Chen in Yorktown, VA at Ancient Art.

Thank you EVERYONE! Appreciate all the kind words from the beginning.... BRING ON 2014!!!!

Me and my lady before a concert this summer.

tried out using a thicker outliner pen than usual, and still trying to push myself with using more colours/any colours at all goofed it up in a few places but its all practice ey?

It should come as no suprise to any of our regulars that it was @Reyeslv that came out on top this month with his amazing backpiece from Stewart Robson of Frith Street Tattoo in London. Congrats @Reyeslv!! Please PM @steve1461686340 with your shirt info (size and male or female) along with your address. Thanks to everyone for your submissions! New contest will be up later today.

the rest of the eats...

Aw what the hell. I wasn't going to post this because, most of what I see here is just so epic. This isn't particularly epic but, I like it just the same. This was my first real 'impulse' tattoo. I was hell bent on getting some kind of little banger as a souvenir of an awesome trip to Vancouver. I wanted to get something done at Gastown but they were fully booked so I walked around til I found a place that had time for a walk in. Normally I would be a lot more fussy but, I wanted it right then and there. I had always wanted a sparrow/swallow, and I liked the date so I threw that in too. Vancouver is the place of my birth and although I haven't lived there since infancy, it always feels very strongly like home when I'm there. So, yeah..... :) Oh, and, pardon the nipple LOL

I tried to post this last night but it got caught by the spam filter for some reason. Done by Jeff Zuck in Ann Arbor, MI. I'm really blown away.

Haven't finished these just yet, but bad Instagram photos of a few new sheets I started a week or two back...

made this one last night.

I think my style would be more along the lines of tattooing anthropomorphized penises. No hard feelings though, I think all of us here appreciate and value skilled craftsmanship, but like Hogg said earlier in the thread, for anything tattoo-related I prefer to keep my money in the tattoo community. And honestly, I think that stuff is probably cooler in more traditional ornamental forms than in doing tattoo designs in plaster on walls.

If it helps you any, I was all kinds of nervous about going past the elbow. It seemed like I was making a really big leap coverage-wise, even though I couldn't have covered my tattoos with a t-shirt even before that. It's going to come out amazing though. Seth is a really incredible tattooer, I've seen some of his large-scale Japanese-style stuff in person, and like all good tattoos, seeing photos of them does them no justice, and he's smart, funny, articulate, and a really fun guy to get tattooed by.

@Fala Slightly off topic but looks like Shinji and his client made it out to the annual New Year's Polar Bear swim in NYC

Fresh off the light box.

I'm afraid you won't find much encouragement for such a venture here. If someone who is an actual part "the tattoo world" wanted to reproduce a tattoo design on a wall, they would likely go to a tattoo artist, most of whom also paint, and commission them to paint one.

Hmm, i never seem to have a photo where both my face and my tattoos are showing.

A. you can never get all of the glitter off. Ever. We have a saying at my bar: "Glitter is the herpes of the bar world". Then we usually amend it with 'well, after herpes." B. Life should always be constant party mode. - - - Updated - - - I like the return of the short hair. And I miss you. Also, 'round these parts, Ladyface is code for Inkmaster's finest. Lately I've been calling him 'Jafar'

Heres a photo of me with my girlfriend and my two best mates.

I searched and couldn't find anything. What stuff has been blowing your mind lately? (other than the fact that there hasn't been a thread about this yet) Matt Mooney Ron Henry Wells Chad Koeplinger

Hey guys, I just recently got a few tattoos and love them!! I am lucky that I found local place that I like very much to get any work done. I am 24 years old and only have had piercings (industrial, eyebrow and left lobe) my parents were not fans of those so I can't imagine what they'd say or how they would react to the tattoos (I can but unsure of what it would actually be like lol) Yah I haven't told them at all but they are visiting in February from CT so they will see in person

Welcome! I like your cobra/ankh tattoo. I was just visiting the Phoenix area last month, though I didn't get to see a whole lot because I was only in town for a few days and had a wedding to attend. (Of course I got tattooed though. I went to Immaculate Tattoo in Mesa - found it as a result of LST!)

@DJDeepFried can't wait to see how this turns out. I love Seth's work.

I'd love to get tattooed by Michelle Myles

If anybody is so inclined, Sleeping Dogs that @Dennis mentioned earlier in this thread is currently available as a free download for XBox Live members until January 16. It seems like a lot of fun so far, and there are plenty of tattoos in the game.

You never answered my question about your own tattoos. Let's hear about them, better yet, let's see pictures of them, because I'm starting to suspect that you aren't actually interested in tattoos beyond how you can use them for personal gain, and this really isn't the place for that.

@Graeme, I'm getting a kickass Japanese-style dragon 7/10 sleeve w/ sakura, I think. Going past the elbow -- new territory for me re: tattoo visibility, which admittedly makes me a little nervous for some reason...

ooh ooh, and I have my next appointment w/Kim on Friday. Last or second to last on this right arm raven/roses/jewels sleeve. @DJDeepFried just leaned over my shoulder and said, "Oh what are you writing? Like you're some big whoop." :D This is what it's come down to. Yes, I am a big whoop but I could never steal your Seth Wood thunder.

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Thanks. It's actually from Sailor Jerry flash. The face is a lot darker than I've seen anywhere though, makes it look much more menacing. By the way I just made an appointment with Jeff Zuck tomorrow. I'm thinking death skull moth on the underside of my arm above my wrist but I'd love to hear some cool suggestions.

Before you come in here asking about "markets", how about you tell us about your tattoos?

Hard as nails piece by Thomas Morgan .

I really like how well done Japanese style work contours with the body , I saw this suit by Horitaka today and it's a great example of this .

Love Chris Brand's work so much .

Got this from Mike Aul in Ann Arbor, MI yesterday. Isn't it adorable?

The thickest of the thick. Koji Ichimaru

I just got this from my friend Matt Brotka at Salvation Tattoo in Richmond, Virginia. However his full time gig is at Left Hand Black in sunny San Diego. Pic pilfered from his instagram .

I was in a wedding back in September, this is one of the candid shots the photographer took :)

Hey all, I just joined and started flicking about thoroughly enjoying this thread only to come across this guy here! I live in melbourne and the guy with the chad koeplinger in Rough Operators post is my good friend who I was drinking a beer with only hours ago. This piece looks amazing now that its fully coloured and complete, I'll see if I can find a photo somewhere! Small world, great thread! Here's a sizzler from El Bara, from Madrid.

I'll let you guys decide if I'm the giant or the shrimp

Just had this gem done by Mitch Love from Westside tattoo in Queensland, Australia. He was spontaneously in Melbourne for three days and I was lucky enough to get a spot. Sorry the photo isn't great. I will upload one once it's all healed and pretty.

And another...

Got this Friday at Kings Ave. from Victor Kensinger. In memory of my grandparents.

Just had this done by Mario at Frith Street.

I know a bartender who'll trade a comp'd shot for an AA token. So.... edge tattoo gets you a PBR?