Transplant

@Seaside Jimmy you should be healed after 9 weeks! what was your healing protocol? also, upload some pictures, it may help people understand your question better!

not a stupid question at all. looks like you picked a tattoo studio already, you may do well to get an appointment on a sunday though. nobody can answer whether the artist will want to do it, you would have to ask them, thats also where you will get the best advice as to the best solution. with regards to picking he artist, why don't you go in the shop and ask the receptionists advice?

i have a snake on my right leg at the moment, will be starting a snake themed full leg piece in December :) second picture gives an idea of placement:

as @Dan said, there are no rules. however, if you are getting something small on your ankle its worth considering that it may get in the way of something bigger at a later date!

i would be patient until your tattoo is healed, sometime blow out and stuff can die down when your healing process is complete!

I have been told not to use E45 for tattoo healing, can't recall what the reason was. I used El Gato Negro for the last few pieces, much easier healing process. I sometimes struggle with ingrowing hairs in and around new tattoos, this seems to help out quite a lot.

I recently read about this white tiger,. His name is Kenny and he's an inbred, he also has an inbred brother called Willie. Search for Kenny the inbred, its a good read if you are interested in animal rescue etc.

Which part of your body is this going to be placed? it doesnt look the right shape for any part of the body, unless its for your shoulder in which case there is too much going on and everything is too small. @Gareth98 heres my opinion... centre piece is too small, skull should be larger. Too much background, maybe flowers could be larger and more involved. The main piece appears to sit on top of the background. You could make a good tattoo using these elements though. its by no means a bad starting point but you have to get this right, you will be stuck with it 'til you die!

3\4 sleeves for me, although they are somewhat pieced together.

i have had a similar experience to this. also its common for people to have an allergy to red inks. hopefully this isn't the case for you, but the red on my shoulder didn't really heal. for around a year the skin was swollen and puffy, eventually the swelling went down but the red ink has completely gone. luckily its a really small area. all other red ink around my body has been fine though. i hope yours heals up ok!

will he do a tattoo off somebody else flash?

awesome thread, i don't know how i missed it up to now! my next is in December, it will be the start of my full left leg. i don't know what it will be as the artist Danny Rossiter will decide, he makes better judgement than me!

Big decision! Too many people get stuck in a rut, waste their lives doing what they are told is the right thing to do!

i think to summarise, if it would scar untattooed skin it would probably fuck up your tattoo.

assuming you pick the right artist and look after the tattoo both should stand the test of time!

i don't think you have too much to worry about. I have been in car crashes, bike crashes, i spar with martial artists much better than me every week. People always comment on how fresh and new my tattoos look. You need to live life my friend!

Well done on the weight loss, you look in good shape!

never had any piercings, i did get a skin diver on my neck. It got stuck on everything, hurt all the time, never looked that good. I persisted with it for a full year, then took it out with a pair of pliers.

i got my first tattoo when i was 16, an outline of a cross on my chest. My second tattoo was to cover up the first. Cant say i felt attached to either, its been in the way of other stuff for nearly ten years now.

@sighthound, i have 3/4 sleeves on both arms, then on the torso it gets a bit crazy. Tried to post some pictures but not having much luck tonight!

@Gingerninja its kind of you to say, thank you. i must admit though, its much easier to be sympathetic towards some people than others!

@pidjones sounds like it couldn't have worked out any better for you. i had a similar experience recently, although unfortunately I'm not ready to retire! everyone at my site was told in a group meeting they were going to be made redundant, i was nearly in tears. as soon as thee meeting was over my MD said he needed a word with me, i was expecting something even worse. luckily he said that he was making my position a work from home role, if i was happy with that it would be couple with a wage increase and a new company car. so I'm over the moon. can't help but feel sorry for all colleagues who are losing their jobs though :(

thats the best thing I've read EVER.

i get a few awkward looks, i work in an industry dominated by the older generation. Once at an exhibition a guy came up to me and said i could never be successful at my job because tattooed arms. After some conversation he warmed to me, opened an account with my company and now trades with me monthly. He has since tried to poach me from my current employer. I like to think he takes a different view on people with tattoos now.

every time i get a new tattoo my mum says she isn't going to talk to me ever again because she is too disappointed in me, so we agree to never speak again (this isn't an argument by the way). She always rings me a couple of days later too invite me for tea. we must have bene through the exact same process at least 15 times. At the end of the day its only because mothers care, they just have outdated views!