Leaderboard

Reallllly bad picture, but I got this lady from Steve Turner while he was guesting at Live Free. I'm super pumped on it.

So Monday was the second session on my dragon back piece. There were definitely some interesting moments in it that were less than fun, but I am very happy with the progress and can't wait for the next session at the start of September.

Welcome to the forum!

Hey, it's not brilliant, but not bad enough to go into the 'worst tattoos ever' thread either, I'd say ;-) I'm sure someone on here will be able to help you find fantastic tattooers in Spain (are you willing to travel anywhere within Spain? If not you might want to be a bit more precise...) and then it's probably best to go and see someone in person to get a professional opinion. Good luck and welcome!

Especially this one.

Thought I'd throw this in. I hope no one minds as I've not posted too much on here. Done by Stewart Robson - Frith Street Tattoo

It rules that he has lots of empty space on his chest but none on his face.

When I first started researching tattoos I had a bunch of dumb cliche symbolic type ideas. I looked through a bunch of online portfolios looking for an artist that made tattoos similar to my idea but I kept thinking "wow these japanese pieces are really cool/powerful. i wish i could get something like that...." Then I got a koi half sleeve, then some traditional pieces, then a hannya sleeve, more traditional, more japanese. So I think the solution is to force your cousin to look through portfolios and instagram accounts that are overflowing with great tattoos.

I drove through West Chester yesterday, im actually only a few miles away. Beautiful little place, but there for a minute I thought it might wash away last night! And I finally booked my first appointment of the year, which I realize is very slacking. Its with @cltattooing in Oakland in a few weeks, should be pretty rad!

Can't remember if I posted this here Sundancer but Valerie Vargas, Frith Street Tattoo

Vintage Bottle Poison on my bottom left leg..... Still to continue on this specifc area with famous and my favorite "THE PRODIGY" songs..

It really isn't that terrible. Having it reworked by a more qualified/experienced artist is probably a better option than complete coverup or removal. Also i just googled Marjoca, Spain.... that place looks beautiful.

[emoji106] I'd probably say the level of intoxication should be high with all parties involved whilst participating in any form of bizarre drunky blunders, although admission of such activities shall remain strictly confidential. My 9 year old daughter sets up tattoo booths, lines up all her colours and charges 50 cents for custom designs. All hearts and arrows [emoji4] I sometimes forget to wash them off and rock into work with a little texta tattoo slammed on the back of my neck.

You should have added that being a viking has nothing to do with how well-groomed your beard is, it's about HOW WELL YOU FIGHT. I wouldn't want one of these vegan milquetoasts having my back.

Just dumbbell pressed 120x3 not a word I'd usually use but I'm going to say I'm pretty stoked about it - - - Updated - - - Has anybody tried TUT training?

A hot shower definitely. Do this every time, have done for years. When working my back, I too was in the ocean a couple days after a solid sitting. Just made sure I washed under the fresh showers to rid myself of excess salt, and happy days. No dramas. Again, not a practice I would undertake, it was just one of them things at the time.

Hereby banned for using one of the worst words of all time!

Thank you @cltattooing :D I'm very pleased with them. I must get round to posting a photo of it all healed. And my leg & foot. It's been an exciting couple of months, tattoo-wise!

Never tried a bath, but I always either soak a towel in really hot water and press it to a fresh tattoo, or stand under a very hot shower for a bit. This usually hurts worse than the tattoo itself, but the heat pulls out the excess plasma and gunk that leads to heavy scabbing. The stuff that usually seeps out for the first day or so. Im sure it's the same concept with a hot bath.

Rock of ages with a dragon added in! I'll probably post a picture on instagram after all the lining is done to see!

I think I've found a design for my knee coming up on the 25th with Franz Stefanik. Had a hell of a time figuring it out.

I'm putting this in because I've had good feedback :) Rose morph done by Nick Agnew at Kingsland Ink, Auckland, NZ

Filler done by Chad Koepinger a couple of months ago:

I'll enter this one because I love my eagle. Happy to see her every day, and she has a name :o By Chad Koeplinger at Congress St. Photo from his Instagram.

TAM is now available to the general public directly through them, if you guys weren't aware. Tattoo news y'all. Tattoo Artist Magazine

Yeah, that shop looked pretty dope. Looks like their artists really know how to use color and I definitely want a lot of color on me.

John Joseph is unlikely to write a poem about his fixed gear bicycle though so he's cool. - - - Updated - - - Though if John Joseph wrote a song that was like "FIXED GEAR COMIN YOUR WAY" it would be hard as fuck.

This dude's in Palma de Mallorca@ Instagram Instagram Instagram Instagram

Hey no need for conflict I have taken both of you opinions as good advise and no by local I mean a actually tattooist studio! I think I'm gonna try have it re worked see if someone in my area (Spain) can help add more detail and maybe cover a couple parts up is necessary I've always know it didn't look brilliant but now I've shown it to people who know about tattoos it's made me even more paranoid about it considering you guys have said it's shite which to be honest it is

Hey everyone nice to be part of the community here! :) got my first tattoo recently it's a half-sleeve and the first session. Getting colour and shading done soon. Please give me your feedback about this piece. It's an artist's interpreted version of a horiyoshi iii samurai piece. Tattoo album!

Getting most of my Calf done in a couple of weeks at Off The Map Northwest by Henrik. 2 days in a row of fun times.

I found some in Danville around Memorial Day 2012. Full selection just like this. I ended purchasing a big bottle of the "Red" (notice the flavor is only listed as "Red"). After a long night of drinking while the wife was out of town, I opened her up and figured "what could it hurt?". I can tell you, it hurt.

I believe it is a Japanese tradition to soak for a short time in a hot bath after a tattoo session. And many LSTers have shared that their post tattoo routine includes a hot bath. "excessive" is the key bad word. Light application of lotion works for most and is usually part of the recommended aftercare instructions from most shops.

Chad Koeplinger eagle? Aaron Coleman Panther? Stewart Robson Pharaoh's Horses? SO GOOD!! All the rest are great too - a great month and we're only halfway finished.

I'm getting really tired of the conversations that start with "Oh I like your arm... even though I'm not really into tattoos... [going into a long discussion of why they don't want my tattoos]" Honestly if you aren't into tattoos why do you feel the need to talk to me about them? That and the "I'd get a tattoo but I'm afraid of needles..." le sigh....

I did! Kind of. I made it to Three Tides in Tokyo where I had a wonder experience all around and ended up with a nice little dragon head by Ganji. [/img]

Absolutely worth the wait. His work is incredible.

Yeaaah! And you're totally getting a Rodin walk-in. I know it!

There are too many great replies to quote, but @cltattooing, @mmikaoj, @suburbanxcore, @smiling.politely, and @DJDeepFried are killing it. @Steele, to quote one of cinema's greatest characters, "That's like, your opinion, man." And you sound like a missionary trying to convert us. So stop doing that, stop scratching, and go get on Carlos Torres' waiting list. PS You diss Ed Hardy, you diss yourself.

Yesterday, after two years in progress, Marius Meyer finally finished my back piece. It was 6 painful well worth hours. Going back for a touch-up in the belly plates and white in eyes/claws/teeth. @Iwar has some cool footage from the session that he maybe will post, I think?

My back is now officially done! :cool: We had a little 1 hour session today, which was totally brutal unfortunatly, probably a lot of places weren't healed enough from the previous session (about a week and half ago ;-) ). Some statistics : My backpiece was done in a 6 month period in a total of 31 hours :cool:

You have tons of options. Including covering it up with a bad ass panther.

I never got around to posting this Eddy Deutsche tattoo I got at Temple... What an amazing experience this was!!

Grez just made this one on me a few hours ago... I'm in love.

got tattooed by boxcar the other day. inside of my thigh area

Got the dagger done by Tony Nilsson at Blue Arms Tattoo today! Heart is healed. Stole his instagram picture(The black square is another piece he posted that isn't mine! Blacked it out)

Here's another one by Franz at the Okey Doke.

March 15, 2014 - September 8, 2014 Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine The Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 The first major exhibition to present the origins, history and practice of a millennium of visual history, Bodies in Balance explores the guiding principles of the Tibetan science of healing represented in medical paintings, manuscripts, and medical instruments. A multi-media installation shows how Tibetan medicine is used today. Approximately 140 objects dating from the 9th century to the present day demonstrate the advancement of Tibetan medical knowledge as it was codified in medical texts, illustrated in art, demonstrated by medical tools, and made evident by examples of medicines compounded from natural ingredients and applied in practice.

I just finished a session with Garver and it was worth every penny!! He drew up my tattoo in the same day as the consult and was nothing but humble and professional through the entire process. His rates are not what has been posted here on this blog! His fame has nothing to do with the fact that his work is outstanding!

ok here's mine. was easier than i thought to photo my elbow with the help of a mirror and my iPhone. done by Chris David, then of TCB tattoo toronto, now he works in BC i think in victoria somewheres. People are always shocked he did the heart red and that i haven't had it touched up. It looks a little darker in the photo because I used lotion right before it was taken. It could use another pass on the red, it's a little blotchy when I bend my elbow all the way, but it's in there pretty good. looking at these pics makes me realize i need to get some more shit around that thing!