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I didn't get my first tattoo until I was 34. Smartest thing I could have ever done.

Wish I would have thought about that when I was 18 and got my first couple. Luckily they were relatively small and now that I'm in my late 30's I've been able to get quality pieces and plan for coverups that I can be proud of.

Check out Chris Dingwall in Portland, ME. I was tattooed by him when he was working at 8 Ball in Columbus. Tremendous artist. http://www.chrisdingwelltattoo.com/tattoos

I got my first one at 25 and covered it up at age 40. So yeah. Wait if you're not sure.

Hey guys, So I'm new to the tattoo world and finally just got some work done. This seems like an awesome forum to get advice and info from other people who have the same passion as you. I look foward to being about of this fourm. I'm going to attach a picture of my tattoo.. tell me what you guys think !

Thank you!

Hi! My first recommendation is to take Oicha's advice. Depending upon what you want, NY is loaded with amazing artists. I am especially fond of the folks at Kings Avenue (Grez, Rose Hardy, Becca Genne-Bacon, Matt Adamson, Chris Fernandez). Todd Noble at Redemption is great as well. What are you looking to get?

I totally agree with this. I got my first two at 16&18, and thankfully I was chronically broke at the time so they are very small! I started over at 30+ and I'm really happy I didn't cover myself with tons of spur-of-the-moment tattoos back then. What I am doing now has been planned over many years, I can afford to get great tattoos now, and I have the self-confidence to go for stuff I know I will love long term.

ya, like he said,looks fine except for too much goo on it, maybe try a light coat a few times a day of fragrance free Aveeno instead.

Hello all. New to the forum. Figured I would add my two cents. I have three quarter sleeves on both arms. My first tattoo ever was a half sleeve Kintaro done by Jason Lambert of Black Cat Tattoo in Pittsburgh. The sleeve was finished on the one side and the other side was done by Robert Atkinson here in LA. Robert is an overall awesome guy and a great artist. I consider him a friend and am glad to know him. Granted I just have an n of 2, but Robert IMHO is one the best tattoo artists around. I decided to bite the bullet and Robert just started lining my back. I'm doing one of the Horiyoshi 108 heroes, Kaosho Roshishin. Compared to my arms the discomfort at times was more intense, particularly around the love handles, shoulder blades, and top of the buttock. But nothing too bad. To be honestly I thought my elbows were the worst, so the flank wasn't as bad as that for me. Robert is pretty fast, we lined this in about 3 hours. Will go back to add a snake and some peonies to finish the lines and then move to shading. I'm stoked so far. Robert's sleeve is on the right, and Jason's is on the left. Once we do the background we'll even those out and I'll ask Robert to shade the negative space under my pit on the left

Yeah, that's honestly what I'm thinking. His work is fucking dope.

Got another one a few days ago. Dan Higgs druid by Ryan Mettz.

Done at Mondial du Tatouage (Paris) by Valerie Vargas.

Love seeing these pieces and great theme for a thread. My contribution is this eagle I had done by Bert Krak at The London Tattoo Convention a few years ago. Such fast work and I love how it came out.

My first session with Theo was great! We got the basic outline done of a full mermaid that runs down my left leg from my hip to my knee. We'll finish it up somewhere, sometime this year (maybe at Pagoda). I'll post a photo when I'm all healed up. Spider Murphys is a magical place.

Nice work - and welcome!!

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Got another one from Chris Marchetto and it won't be my last from him.

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