darkest light tattoo

my good vibes are being sent your way hope for speedy healing

dry heal is the way to go

Slayer/Sepultura fanatic here rest in peace Mr. Jeff Hannaman

I had a client of mine in newport beach (cab driver) get tattooed on his left arm it was summer time and he wasnt the brightest color in the crayon box but a great guy, anyways i did a Shawn Warcot frankenstien flash piece on his left forearm he drove around all day with plastic wrap on his fresh tattoo all day in 100 degree he came in the next day with his tattoo about 2 inches raised off his arm and green puss spewing out of all of Frankenstein s features. i washed it and wiped off the Quarter inch thick layer of slimy foul sun backed skin and told him to come in every other day so i could see how it was healing up. it took 3 weeks and one touch up to be good but lesson learned i never let a client leave without specific instructions on no sun exposure!!!! BTW: that was in my second year as an tattoo artist

the one thing you have to remember is tattoo ink is opaque or see through if your skin tone is dark then no matter what the colors in your skin will be muted out by the darkness of your skin. however having an artist that puts color in solid will be the most important think if you decide to go with color. one last think most people with dark complexions will have lighter areas that are not exposed to the sun your upper legs inner biceps upper rib areas. If you take these things into considerations and have a honest good artist you will be happy with what ever you decide good luck

maybe you can incorporate a person or women that has had a strong influence in your life into the tattoo the artist can work well with an image you provide and allow the artist to do the artistic modification with the image so it works with the tattoo style your looking for - - - Updated - - - the focal point would be the women's image so allow the artist to put the other details together for ya

Graeme, well said if your looking to do something that detailed you need a detail oriented artist to do it shop around and look at portfolios the arm may not be the best spot for that tattoo unless you are open to doing some artistic changes to the potential tattoo art.

freehand work allow the artist do do what they do with regards to the subject matter that your looking for make sure you look at the artist portfolio carefully and choose the right person for the job good luck

I recommend my clients to wash the tattoo after they get home in the shower so the entire area around the tattoo can be cleaned completely. Three days with no ointment at all my reason for this is that the skin that has been tattooed needs to dry out and will act as a natural bandage for the fresh skin under the dead skin that will begin to peel within 3 to 5 days depending on the person and there over all health . As soon as the tattoo starts to itch and the skin starts to scale start using aquafor and urge clients to wash the tattoo every time they apply ointment. the biggest problem I see with tattoo healing is the over use of ointment. whatever you use it should be applied just like lotion on your hands:completely rubbed in with no residual ointment or lotion left on the tattoo. Most of my tattoo works heal up within 7 to 10 days and peel once some occasions twice depending on how much ointment the client has used. My best advise is leave it alone keep it clean and out of the sun and other elements Ive had people that surf back into the water within 5 days using this method.

Hello all thanks for allowing me to be a part of this site. I have been tattooing for 20 years and doing art my entire life im a freehand artist mostly, thats what i love to do black and grey. My influences are Filip Lue, Bob vessels, Paul Booth, Rob Hernandez to name a few. I hope I have some insight to share with the forum and look forward to discussing and trading info with all of you Thanks Donald: Darkest Light Tattoo

I feel that every tattoo I do should be original ,I understand reference and influence from other artist is important, but just slapping down the exact same think , its not for me flattery is the the highest for of compliment however plagiarism sucks and shows that you don"t have much to offer to the art world as a whole!!