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It's certainly something, everyone seems to think he is being pretty darn tough about it and his timeline is super tight too. I'm gonna get it done hell or high water! Just going to get my ducks in a row before I try to get back in there and risk another blunder.

I personally have some stories as to goofing this sort of thing up. I just called the shop where I'm getting my back done and found out that I was off the call list, its nothing personal against me I just goofed up. I got removed because I cancelled two appointments they said ( I only remember one) and that my artist likes to have people who get their pieces done in a timely and committed manner and not someone who can or will only visit twice a year; I've been very vocal with them telling them that I'm travelling from Florida to California, that I'm a college student finishing my last year and that takes precedence, and finally that the rate per hour PLUS the travel expenses hinder me making frequent trips but that I will try to make up for it in hours per session. I'm told I will be booking with low priority and that if I cancel or miss my next appointment I will result in a penalty of some form. So in essence find out if the time frame in your head is okay with your artist. I had some financial trouble hit me a while back that ruined the money I had saved for my back so make sure you have the money ready to go for your artist and if you don't talk to them before committing, I had some bad luck with my money but, maybe someone will learn from this.

The sweetest heart award goes to @Gingerninja I just got done talking to a tattoo artist today that my girlfriend goes to about my piece. The planning, the travel, the lodging, the eating, the appointments themselves, its a logistical and financial nightmare for a dumb college student like myself; the last trip there was $1400 for the seven hours on the table alone plus another $600-$700 for the rest of the trip. I'm saving hard and focusing on TRYING not to get another piece in between. This forum darn near ruins my ability to be patient with all the killer work I look at.

someone finance my back piece so i finish before four years is up

Saw that on his feed today, super happy it went on an LST member. SoG is an amazing shop.

I wish I had healing slaves that did stuff for me, my parents rarely helped and my girlfriend could only help some days

you are tough as nails man, I love the piece!

by who?

So I'm here to revive this thread and talk about my first experience with back tattoos. I have never in my life felt so much sharp pain for such a long period of time. The back will be the hardest tattoo I ever finish and not just for the pain levels. The way muscles contract, certain spots have this anxious bad "tickle" to them, how adrenaline will betray you and run out not before your butt is done butt right in the middle of getting it done. If I ever see the other side of this tattoo experience while this forum is up I will complain on this forum all the up to and including the day I finish healing from my final session Things that happened: going into mild bodily shock, shivering and teeth chattering for no reason, having stretch marks put in me from tattoo artist fighting muscle tightening, adrenaline running out while my butt is being tattooed, adrenaline running out after 2 hours during a 5 hour session, flying home on hot thighs overnight from the other coast. Things that didn't happen: quitting, having a good time, smiling about any of it, any variety of talking with my artist

7 days away from Horitomo! I'm so excited, if anyone wants to come see a big wuss getting a big puss on his back come say hey. I also picked up two October dates days after the Bay Area Convention for a solid 10 hours. My first 20 hours will be over in no time it looks like.

because you said something i saw it.

I have the drawing and its better than anything I had thought up in my head, I'm booked and ready to go the first weekend of August. I've got just 7 hours booked: 2 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday everyone's telling me thats enough for a good start.

Kiku is within the top 3 of my list of next artists to get tattooed by right next to Greg Whitehead. So so envious. My hometown Inksmith & Rogers will be up there too.

Cash and Bourbon in Kentucky, that seems like telling people you like eating and breathing, its obvious.

awww man

THREE YEARS THATS NUTS!!!! For which waiting list though? He has three lists: One shot/Small stuff, Sleeves/Multi-session, Back pieces.

The piece is from my shoulders to the bottom of my thighs, all 7 hours will be for lining I assume, I'm not very confident in my ability to guess how fast he goes versus the size of my back or how much we have to line versus shade and color, its all new territory for me. A year and a half into the waitlist for Horitomo? Which waiting list are you on and how big is it when you got on it?

I don't have one yet, he told me he wont contact me until he is done or almost done to start making arrangements. I anticipate August will be when I go to get started. Edit: They called 30 minutes later asking me to set an appointment date, I'm in for August 5th for 2 hours and August 6th for 5 hours.

Horitomo's newest instagram post is the start of the drawing for my tattoo. I'm so excited, just knowing its approaching faster and faster!

nah, just hope your massage therapist loves dead skin

I saw the Hungry Eyes tattoo, I wish I had thought of it first. That torso is killer, Tattoo of the Month any month they do birds or chests.

just keep treating it as is and go to the after care forum

I want a tattoo from him so bad, he is high on my list. His work is indeed bananas!

Thanks, I'm not feeling the stoke right now, I will once I get the call and see the sketch but for now its nose in the books and training for my sports season.

@Gingerninja He said it would be about 3 months before he finished the drawing and his assistant called me. So I'm guessing that June-August I will get a call to schedule.