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ROFL... Dude sorry but I have to ask... What happens if you see a hooker while your tattoo is healing?

Its been a month so it shouldn't be doing that... Right?

That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification! Rad you hitting any expo/conventions any time soon?

WoW! Really???? I am surprise. This to me seems like line blowouts and somebody like him probably wouldn't make a mistake like that.... but I am not a pro... Is just what it looks like to me... I hope some of the seniors can chime in.

Don't reschedule... Let your tattooer decide this. If you get up there and its still pealing let him know and he will look at it and most likely reschedule you.

Just curious. Who did the work? That's not OK at all.

That has happen to me and learned to spot them quick. My wife is good at this now... lol.

Sick!

One thing I just learned at the last tattoo convention I went too is that is all about expectations and how bad you want a tattoo. I definitely saw some stuff that made me wonder why would that person get tattooed by that artist.... But than I saw that they really like what they got and they really wanted a tattoo bad enough to not care... If they wanted they will get it one way or another... If the expectation set and is there they wont care... Sad but it is what it is. I am just happy that they are happy.

I am going for a geometric mandala sleeve. - - - Updated - - - Sick!

I am glad you surround your self with tough people. puss as in wuss. Since is quoted I am not going to edit the original post put that's what I meant.

All set. Appointment is set for the 16th. Jon West from Imperial Tattoos. Leg sleeve.

@jen7, HA! I am a puss... On my last session I sounded like bear doing mating calls. The last planet had so many passes I almost tapped out. This happen on the last 15Min of work... I applause you!

@jen7, SICK!!! :D

@jen7, Still to see your last session posted! pics! :D

My wife or my son help me. They know to get rid of the plasma. So we keep going till is all gone. Some times we just use hot water to get rid of the plasma. Painful as shit!

Thanks for your informative reply. I did enter the contest and no I didn't get a break at all from been in the contest.... I still pay full hourly price and I pay to enter the contest... Everything posted by you crossed my head but been new to all this I didn't want to ask here or nether to the artist.... I didn't want to come across as a douch...

working now to book an appointment with Jon West from Imperial Tattoo Company. https://instagram.com/jonwesttattoo/

Well, here is mine. Still have a bit of work to be done but is almost there :D Done by Elijah Nguyen from Skin Stories Tattoos in Spring, Texas.

Cork, There was no back piece category. The category was only large color and they cram everybody in it that as per their rules qualified as "large color" piece. There was over 60 contestant easy on the large category. Allot of artist that have never attended this show was a bit shock about the rules on large color and how they didn't have allot of other categories... Yes it was an experience for sure. Would I attend another one? Maybe not. Though my son had a blast and he wants to go to another one :)

@marley mission, I get help from my family. The kids like to help me out and my wife does as well. I did bought this and use it when I am all healed up... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NMFTJI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - - - Updated - - - It represent the technology and abstract side of me.

Here is my latest work on my back:

Well I got back last night at 3AM. What crazy roller coaster... I didnt win not even 3rd place. I am ok with that... But what is shocking is that some serious pieces that I knew for sure had the upper hand didn't win anything... Instead it all went to this "ok" pieces... Allot of people where like WTF.... The whole thing was running behind... Judging didn't end till 11PM, I mean people was so tired, hungry, aggravated, annoyed, in pain, That they all mostly went home.. nobody stick around for the shows because it was running sooooooo behind.. My Artist was not happy about how the expo was running. For my first experience I have to say that if things run this way on all expo's... I will never go to an expo again.... My Artist assure me that its not like this other big shows... To say that I got home at 3AM... Shit I feel like I went to a fucked up concert... LOL What was cool was (and I concider my price) the attention that my piece did bring amongst other artist and the public. :D - - - Updated - - - I thought this was awesome. It won nothing.. https://instagram.com/p/1E7mnGsT9p/?taken-by=cktattoo Also Advent Tattoo Studio & Art Gallery did won several categories and they where awesome so not all is bad. :)

Pick an artist and basically explain to him exactly what you just posted... Its part of his job to come up with a design for you.

Got my big day tomorrow... I will figure out a way to take pics as I am going by myself to the expo. :( Man I am so nervous! :(