CultExciter

We really can't make assessments/help/etc without pics.

that was you! ugh, when it popped up, i was screengrabbed it instantly!

You're not wrong.

Horrible idea. Unless you are deeply rooted in the tattoo industry with enough pull and respect to hire established tattooers, you're just going to have people who work for you long enough to make some money, and then its on to the next, better, more established shop.

Check out Mike Moses in Columbus, OH. He's very illustrative, but not exactly like the above style. There are plenty of sketchy tattooers in the US however, they usually do full sleeves for a pack of smokes and dimebag.

Man, so much good stuff. In no particular order: JLin - Dark Energy Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free Drug Church - Hit Your Head Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too Leviathan - Scar Sighted Positive No - Glossa Vince Staples - Summertime '06 Protomartyr - The Agent Intellect Beach Slang - The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us Sweet Cobra - Earth Blistered - The Poison Of Self-Confinement

I knew that was you!

@LizBee I see wild man Rodney Raines in those photos. I am sure you had a good time.

I believe so!

So good! Miss you guys!

I have not been able to post in the upcoming tattoo thread in a while. But thankfully in a couple weeks my dude Dave Regan will be adding onto my arm. I'm super pumped.

I'm probably biased because he's a friend, but man, damn Dave Regan has been making stuff lately that makes me sit back and smile and then kicks me in the rear very hard because I feel so untalented. Also, Gordon Combs. So good. Showstoppers for sure.

Best part of being on LST, and one of the best parts of being a human actually, has been meeting some of you in real life. I adore everyone of you I communicate with (past and present). Believe it it or not, we talk about LST in our conversations via text, via Facebook, and in person. I know I have not been active in a while (life son!) but I intend to try harder. Thank you LST for being there in so many major moments I've experienced.

@beez I'm glad you've been crushing it! Hope you've been well. Stoked to see what Shad pulls together for you.

Echo above. You did nothing wrong at all. Even medium-light grays looks almost black when tattooed. You might just want to talk to your tattooer about adding more contrast (dark gray and black to the tattoo) as a second sitting.