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In this thread, we commiserate about healing our fresh tattoos.
Autumn young and 2 others reacted to Gingerninja for a topic
@Autumn young Hey there...lay off on the ointment. Keep it clean and lightly moisturized. Your tattoo is a fresh wound, so it needs to breathe and heal. It will scab and it will get itchy! Don't pick or scratch it. Allow a solid 6 weeks before consulting for a touchup. The skin needs to heal. Good luck!3 points -
Rather than add to the lion, what about another chest panel to balance things out?2 points
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In this thread, we commiserate about healing our fresh tattoos.
scottyg reacted to Autumn young for a topic
Thank you so much everyone!1 point -
If they like it, who cares? Doesn't affect you. *shrug*1 point
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In this thread, we commiserate about healing our fresh tattoos.
Autumn young reacted to scottyg for a topic
Looks like you're using too much ointment. You don't want to overdo it: less is more, it should be moist but it also needs to breathe. Scabs'll happen. Let it heal on its own time then you'll see if you need a touch up.1 point -
Latest tattoo lowdown.....
Kingdomhearts25 reacted to pfj99 for a topic
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Yep. Talk to a few. Gather knowledge and get a feel for personalities/abilities. Sacred is a world class shop located in Auckland. Be prepared to work for it and wait.1 point
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I like the stripes on the board, it's a surfboard and it should look like one IMO1 point
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The original work is very well done. Personally I like it. Agreed = get more blackwork around it. Expand!1 point
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I see it more as body modification and less to do with tattooing. It's the meat hook suspension crew of the tattoo world.1 point
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what's your opinion on the brutal black project?
oboogie reacted to Gingerninja for a topic
I'm with @Hogrider Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if someone wants to do this, it's not for me to judge. I, too, wonder about regret on a massive level.1 point -
Not my cup of tea, but as long as I don't have to participate, who cares? When I see this kind of extreme work, it makes me wonder if they will regret it years from now. Must be the old man in me. I have a ton of work, but a long-sleeve shirt and pants covers it all. You make your choices then you live with the consequences.1 point
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Latest tattoo lowdown.....
Kingdomhearts25 reacted to IX XV LXXXVIII for a topic
Got this nugget in Seoul, South Korea. Done by an artist with the instagram handle @Yuuztattooer. Took about 5 hours to complete. Doesn't speak much english, and I specifically went to Seoul to get a tattoo by him (I tacked on this special trip while in Hong Kong). Quite the experience, traveling to a foreign country I have never been to before. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Enjoy!1 point -
Fueling the culture / getting tattooed by big names
pfj99 reacted to cltattooing for a topic
@CultExciter awwww shit gurl :o So I know the Horiyoshi III thing had been dropped, but I've been blessed enough to see 3 of his tattoos in person and they are OUT OF FUCKING CONTROL. One of them is a peony on the forearm, want to know what sort of stencil he used? A square. Drawn on with a sharpie. Let's not forget that the man is in his 70s. Ahem, anyway Tim Lehi is a great example of a very loose tattooer who delivers with power every time. And also, to touch on the statement that Stuart Cripwell has gone the more wonky route when he could have been cleaner, I'll just say this. After a certain period of experience in tattooing, your style reflects your natural drawing. Your early years are largely about learning how to put the tattoo in, and then once you kinda figure that out, you can bend the rules of tattooing to suit the sort of art that you want to make. So to me it seems kinda silly to say "oh he could have done this but instead he chose to do this," when I think most of us are just trying to make tattoos that we think are awesome.1 point -
Fueling the culture / getting tattooed by big names
pfj99 reacted to OutOfIdeas for a topic
I'm not nearly articulate enough to express my thoughts on this as well as most of the replies in this thread, but @Graeme pretty much hit the nail on the head for me. It's all about the feeling I get from a tattoo. The picture posted the other day in latest tattoo lowdown of the ship by Xam was technically perfect, but that's not why I like it so much. It stopped me in my tracks, I was going to reply about how much I liked it in that thread but it honestly left me at a bit of a loss for words. On the flip side, I think most of us will agree that Chad K tattoos in a "looser" style. While his tattoos may not be as technically perfect, I find that more often tattoos like his stop me and make me feel something more than "wow that's nice" and I have to come back for another look more often. I really appreciate and enjoy both styles overall, but would rather wear the second. As far as tattoo "celebrity" goes, the only reason most of my favorite tattooers are big names is because I'm not in the loop enough to know of the talented artists that keep a lower profile. The name isn't what means anything to me though, it isn't shit without the talent to back it up. As an example, Kat Von D, Ami James, Tim Hendricks, and Oliver Peck are some of the most commonly known tattooers I can think of because of their TV exposure. I personally have no desire to be tattooed by the first two, I think they are both overplayed; I'm not saying they're terrible, I just think they get more credit than they are due. However, I would love to get tattooed by Tim or Oliver. Tim quite simply puts on some of the most beautiful roses I've seen, and Oliver's work just has a whole lot of that "soul" that @Pugilist mentioned. On top of that, both seem to be very stand up dudes. Hopefully some of that made sense, sorry if it's full of spelling errors I'm kind of in a hurry.1 point