posterboy7596

For my own body I prefer colorful stuff of different sorts. I don't have much on me but I've developed a serious appreciation for traditional stuff lately. Most of what I have on me is what generally qualifies as "new school", bright custom shit. Some large scale Japanese is on my eventual list. I can't draw a lick, and I'm not very creative when it comes to imagery, so I've kind of stuck to the formula of going to people I trust and just asking them to make sure it looks cool. The only I don't care for(neither on myself or other people) is the newer abstract sort of stuff. Really digin' the forums by the way!

The header said to introduce myself so... this is it. I'm 29 years old.... I've spent time in college, in the Navy and in jail. I started to get tattooed almost 10 years ago before I left for boot camp, and as they say, it is addictive. I'm not very heavily covered(probably about 1/4 of my skin) but want to keep getting tattooed until I'm about 50 so I'm not in a big hurry. I joined back in September, but never got around to digging in to the forums. Hopefully I'll get some pictures up soon. That's about all that's worthwhile I guess. Just your average tattooed guy.

My last work was done I think in September of last year. It was the completion of a good size leg piece, the first multiple session work I've had done. If things work out I'm hoping to get to finishing my right arm(about 6 hours or so left) before the end of March this year. Since I started getting tattooed I think the longest I've gone was about 18 months. At about the 6 month mark I really start to get the itch and will usually spend the next 6 months planing and saving. I think about once a year is good for me. I enjoy the whole tattooing experience so I don't want to run out of skin too early.

I know this thread has been going on for awhile, but I'm new here, and wanted to share my experience. If I'm out of line feel free to call me an asshole. I'm not a tattoo artist, but a tattoo receiver or some are using the term "collector" these days. I was a bit of a hippie when I started getting tattooed, and the shop I went to played a mix of things, but more metal/punk than anything else. It was usually loud and vulgar, and not something I was very used to. It was a place I really wanted to fit in though so I dealt with it and it grew on me. That has been about a decade ago, and I still listen to a lot of metal and punk. To me it seemed like one of those rights of passage, classic tattoo shop things. All the guys there were always totally cool and welcoming, but it was very clear that this was their world you were being allowed in to and if you didn't like it you were free to go somewhere else.