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Got this Rollo eagle on Sunday. Done by Steve Goodspeed at Gold Rush Tattoo in Costa Mesa, CA. I'll be going back in a few weeks once it heals for a bit thicker of an outline.

This is my latest one, by Marius Meyer (Photo is also taken by Marius Meyer). I am super stoked to get it coloured in later on.

@Wyatt Strange That eagle is great. If I can offer some unsolicited advice, I wouldn't thicken the lines. Time will do that to them anyway.

I don't know your dog and how the tattoo captures her likeness or not, but I love that tattoo. It has a lot of personality and is folky in the best way.

I found linework to be quite easy to heal. I mean a bit swollen and bruised for a few days. We didn't even wrap it up at the end of the session. I just threw my shirt and pants on. Went home had a beer and jumped in the shower haha. Shading patches were difficult though to heal. It reduces your mobility a lot while healing those sessions because it is such a large area, you get to thriller-walk around haha. Especially the ones on the spine, in between the shoulder blades. I could handle the itch, but maaaan my back and shoulders were ultra stiff for a good week. Itching would come and go to different areas at different times. I don't know, can't really explain, it is something you just gotta live through and experience it for yourself (if that's your tattoo desire!). Backpiece tattooing IS a heavy experience but the whole process of tattoo and healing is very enlightening and exciting.

Love how the eagle fits perfectly between the other tattoos above and below!

I feel privileged to have a couple BHR tattoos. He's a great guy and is super-talented. Highly recommended!!!

Getting tattooed right now. Butt and thighs day! Although only one cheek, hahaha

Haha, I was immediately wondering about that tiger as well. Those are both incredible tattoos. Well done, sir.

I think the only straight lining session I had was ass and back of thighs. Even the first session when we lined the tiger and snake involved shading the tiger's stripes, and healing shaded bits can be difficult. Healing that first session made me stop dry healing because my skin got so dry and tight it was actually painful. Healing shading sessions on my ribs was uncomfortable, and I often found it difficult to get in a comfortable sleeping position because of it. Legs were also kind of shitty because I work on my feet in a physically active job and I would sometimes be limping at the end of the work day because my legs were so sore. Like @bongsau said above, it's a heavy experience, but I think that's a big part of the appeal of backpieces.

@sophistre Easy to heal, not as intense as a full large tattoo, but the itch is definitely as bad because it's everywhere, so that part is pretty nuts for sure.

The same guy who did the eagle! Steve Goodspeed, he does all my work and kills it everytime

I'm trying to look at that eagle but all I keep seeing is that fucking perfect tiger. Who did that one?

I spent a lot of money and dealt w/hours of needles jabbing me, heck yeah they're open for public viewing as often as possible. If I could find tops w/no straps at all that would leave my upper back/upper arms/shoulders completely bare, I'd wear them all spring/summer. I wear flip flops as much as I can, and capris/skirts. They make me happy and make me feel pretty. I don't care if other people don't like them-I didn't do it for them, I did it for me. If they want to judge me, they can go right ahead. It doesn't hurt me if they do-they have no say in what happens in any area of my life. If they choose to not want to be my friend or to not acquaint themselves w/me, that's all right by me too--they miss out on meeting a funny/quirky/nice person, and that's their problem, not mine. It is very very very true, the difference between tattooed people and people w/no tattoos is-people w/tattoos don't care if you have tattoos or not. I've met a lot of people IRL and on the internet that are surprised when they find out I have tattoos (and by the music I listen to) and I've been told many times that meeting me has changed their perceptions of tattooed people.

Thanks for the feedback! No, they're two different dogs (Boston Terriers). The other one is a male, and the one I'm thinking about changing is his little sister. She was just really tough to shade because she's pretty much all black with the little stripe on her forehead.

Dope!

It's natural to worry about people looking down or gossiping...since that's something people seem to love to do. But there's something to be said for saying f-it and giving them something to talk about, too. Being yourself. Those who appreciate you for you are the keepers.

Holy hell man, I didn't realize how small that guy was.

ah its a cool topic i think i generally like showing off some tattoos i wear shorts alot except a few winter months and i have good coverage on my legs of course once i go forearm in august it'll be game on even at work i enjoy talking about tattoos but still get suprised by how rude some folks can be like last week i was at a doctors office and this guy stares down my my tiki tattoo then he says "too dark - needs more color" I stared back - didnt say a word - then when back to watching the tv he couldnt give up of course and continued to trash talk his sons tattoos to which i said - "hey - different styles for different people man" thankfully he was called away to see the doc :)

lots of good advice here go bigger is a good one also - is it placement thats the issue or content? kinda feeling it might be both also - if you plan to get a bunch of tattoos then just proceed and get on with it the more you have around it the more natural to the spot it will look

Blackheart _/ temple ROA _/ frith st modern classic spotlight

Spotlight. ROA. 222. Atlas. Invisible. Frith Street. Immaculate. EDIT: So Great Lakes is pretty new, but I still would like to get tattooed there.

Heaviest spaces that I've gotten tattooed in: - Bob and Charlie Roberts' Spotlight Tattoo in Los Angeles - Horitoshi Studio/Tattoo Dojo in Ikebukuro - Ricky Tattoo in Hong Kong (I think it might be gone now) Heavy spaces that I've been in but haven't gotten tattooed in yet: - Temple Tattoo in Oakland Heavy spaces I'd like to travel back in time to get tattooed in: - Realistic Tattoo - Spotlite Tattoo - Thom Devita's studio in the LES - 222