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shit sorry I didn't pay enough attention! I thought the person who started was the person who posted that.. ahh sorry for being retarded Hawk

totally post it!

I just got shit I thought was cool... You meet an artist who's shit you really like and usually that makes you go oh I want a such and such from that guy. You see a cool piece of flash on the wall and thing 'damn i need that on me'. That's pretty much how I got everything I've got. It's different for everyone. Some people get tattoos to represent something, like you get an airplane cause your grandfather was a fighter pilot. I just get shit I think looks cool and the meaning or story being the tattoo ends up being about who did it, when I got it, where I was. Most people have a general idea of the style of tattoos they want like Japanese, traditional, black and grey, etc. and just go from there I think.

sounds to me like it's about time to find a new artist!

i figured it out, i just had to hit the reload button on the front page of the app.

Do not make me do google image searches for food baby. You know how I love posting photos. Allana is totally right about the puffiness thing. Another reason why it's really important to find a good artist!

Oh and as far as getting the actual tattoo. It might hurt a tiny bit more over the scarred area but you probably won't even notice.

sounds to me like the scar is very small and not too huge of a difference in the skin... you will likely have no problem tattooing over it. When the tattoo is healed the area where the scar is might look a little different than the rest of the tattoo but will likely be something only you will notice. I have a tattoo over a scar that sound very similar in size and texture to yours and it's not really noticeable. The scar is a little shiny compared to the skin around it but I don't think anyone has ever noticed, and if they have they havn't said anything. There's a thread right now about tattooing over stretch marks which you should check out cause it's a similar thing. The best advice is to go to a respectable artist and see what they say. If it is as you described it you should have no problems cover it at all.

I've never had kids so I don't have large stretch marks so I don't know from being personally tattooed. I have seen many many many people get tattoos to cover stretch marks and it seems to work pretty well. It really depends on the severity of the stretch marks and how good the artist is. As long as they arn't very deep or very discoloured you should be o.k. When you go into a tattoo shop, make sure to ask if the person has done this type of work before, and see if they might even have a photo they can show you. The best thing is to just make sure the artist is really experienced. They should ask to see the affected are before they agree to do the tattoo. Don't be shy, just say hey I have this issue can you help and if they are a good artist they will ask to see the area and then help you make a decision.

also, i agree having a sticky for newbies is an awesome idea...

Best. Ever. just to clarify i didn't mean everyone who is heavily tattooed are some kind of crazy homicidal nut case.. i just mean we tend to be more on the rough side of life rather than whatever the opposite of that is.. in my experience it takes a certain type of person to be heavily tattooed.. i'm not talking about people with 1-5 tattoos i'm talking those of us who have a compulsion to become totally covered.. like for example when you see another person on the street you don't know who's totally covered in any kind of tattooing you already know a little about them.. I still stand by my statement that the reason we're covered in so many tattoos isn't because we're normal people...

hahahahaha the volleyballer is my favorite

so are your arms, legs, back and pretty much anything else you'd be putting a tattoo on unless you're real fat right? i guess tongues have skin too, it's just gross bumpy slimy skin?

And for future if anyone who reads this really does want some nice tribal or black work all they have to do is find Mr Thomas Hooper

guys, it shouldn't be a shock to anyone that tattooers/tattoo people arn't normally the friendliest 'leave a smile on your face even thought i think you're a moron' type people... we tend to be 'i will show you with my facial expression and my words that i think you are asking a dumb question' type people, even to each other... so yeah... i don't think it's arrogance, i think it's a large group of people who have always been outsiders in some way and those type of people tend to be a little less friendly than your average soccer mom or that chubby nurse you see walking to work every day with a huge smile on her face... there's a reason we're all covered in tattoos and it's not because we're normal happy people

I know this one idiot who has his tongue tattooed. I don't think I'll be getting mine done anytime soon.

I agree with everything Stewart said... like button needed, easy to see new posts, web still better for being a dick... Admins - you guys need to figure out how to have an LST icon photo. When you load the front page of the app where it show your different forums it says "icon not available" or something like that and then Last Sparrow Tattoo

oh shit guys, I think we have our nomination for troll of the week!!

the thing I really like that Richard does it the way he puts the disconnected background.. like flowers that aren't actually touching the main tattoo

thanks, i feel like i've earned it, 'cause it was pretty bad getting it done and i've still got some more left...it's funny I never even wanted a full back piece before I met Mike.. the only shitty part is I never get to look at it hahahaha... the Ed Hardy back piece with just the head is pretty fucking rad too..

Mike and Richard as everyone has already said are the best at panthers hands down. Richard can do literally any animal though, with no reference other than his brain, and not use a stencil either.. it's retarded.. this is an in progress shot of my mike wilson panther (also seen in the back piece thread)

I'm sorry guys, but that English breakfast looks gross to me! I'm not into that kinda stuff. I'm more of a BLT or poached eggs person. Pancakes and waffles are pretty good too. All of those things are stuff I'd get if I went out for breakfast. When I'm at home I'll just eat a piece of toast or cheerios with soy. I have this Italian cheese that's got a big ball of butter in the middle so sometimes I'll butter some toast with it and eat the cheese with the bread. It's a fairly hard light tasting white cheese and the butter is amazing, it's not like regular butter.

you're right, most tattooers are pretty rad when it comes to how they treat the counter people, and most places pay a wage that you can actually live on.. but there's always those few who just don't get it... i know a guy who refused to pay the counter person until the management forced him too, even though the kid was doing all the same stuff for him as he was for everyone else