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finally had my consultation today. Booked for halfway may. i was planning to do this tattoo sooner but $2000 worth of tools go stolen last year so my tattoo budget was gone. Finally getting this griffin calf piece done

Yeah don't use cream i used it once and felt like I'd let myself down after, tattoos hurt end of dont be afraid to take breaks, but keep them short quick toilet break and a drink of water, also talk to the artist during I find that really helps and yeah eat right nothing that will give you gas nothing worse than holding in a fart or a burp when your in agony

Managed to get in with Greg Whitehead at Kings Ave for the weekend. Excited to see what I end up with! After that Grez for a lower stomach piece in the summer and hopefully a couple of smaller ones before then.

Awesome. Can't wait to see what you come out of that with! I have to email Dylan about getting in with Grez again since my plans for next weekend seem to be falling through at the Prestige convention. Haven't been up to Grez/KA since October, so I'll have to remedy that!

This is great advice thanks Dan!

forget the numbing cream ,get the tattoo, you already said it,especially being your first one,feel the pain,embrace it,earn it. make sure you follow a good pre-tattoo preparation. -------------------------------------------------------- here is what I do. sleep good and don't drink alcohol the night before (or the day of), pre-hydrate the day before and day of and while being tattooed,(water or Gatorade) eat a good non greasy healthy meal right before getting tattooed, bring candy (I bring M&M's and Skittles) to eat during the tattoo(the sugar will keep you from passing out),I also bring a banana,beef jerky, and a few cold bottles of water in a little ice chest(no artist has ever minded me doing this,as a matter of fact they have liked it). keeping up body sugars,potassium,and electrolytes will help to keep you feeling good throughout the process , get yourself mentally in a good place.in the days leading up to and during the tattoo. ask for a few 5 min breaks to stand up ,stretch,and get the kinks out. turn the ringer on your phone off this all helps me have a better overall tattoo experience,and the artist will appreciate it too

Didn't finish but just another 2 hours left on the outline. I'm loving it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I haven't posted in a while, but I got this done by Topper in Philly earlier today. So happy with it. This is my first highly visible tattoo on my forearm, too.

Session # who knows now, but coming to the end. 36 hours to get here. One more sit to finish a tiny bit of colouring we haven't done and to hit a bunch of the background to smooth things out. Scott wanted to darken the big wave over my ribs to something a little closer to the lower one. It's gonna be weird not having this to work on anymore, but at the same time I'm so effing relieved. Gonna be healed for summer and for the crazy shop party--boo yeah!

I just got a summer job and its down the road from Inksmith & Rogers. I might be in a financial crisis by getting a job.

Just put down the deposit for a girl head by Eli Quinters next month. I can't wait to pick something out!