Dan

LOL there are no hidden messages in any part of my first post,what you see is what you get with me,  I am just curious about this story you are telling. 

I am legitimately mind blown that you didn't know that a tattoo was put on you,

do you mean that maybe you were drugged or something ,and you were unconscious ? even if that were the case,you would still have the after effects and healing that you would have known about.

sorry but this sounds bizarre to me.

hi and welcome,

I am confused,are you saying that someone put this uv tattoo on you without you knowing it ? 

and unless you walk around everyday with a " cheapo black-light you can buy at any Staples " shining on your neck,who cares anyway !?!?!??!?

5 hours ago, Devious6 said:

Wow - this really highlights what happens when we assume something about others as well as the need to communicate. It would be easy to blame her for the lack of communications, but it's clear that her parents were also not communicating on a close level, too.

ya,cool isn't it ? really thought provoking on many levels IMO.

those of you concerned about telling your parents about your tattoos,it might not be as bad as you think.

this woman's journey is a great story.

https://youtu.be/g3yBx8nqiAw

6 hours ago, pidjones said:

Appointment booked January 24 with Sarah Hurst @ Vivid Tattoo Knoxville. She will correct the faked line on my arm. This will be almost a week after I return form India, and I don't know which one is more anticipated!

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India sounds pretty exotic and fun !

5 hours ago, TheFnTexan said:

So, I've gone a little crazy lately. I already had an appointment in December with Chauncey "CK" Kochel. Then I made my appointment with Dave Wah in January for the Austin convention.......well, my wife and I decided we needed a vacation.....

So, we both have appointments in February with Freddy Negrete at Shamrock in LA. After that, I swear I'll slow down.

that's cool !

my wife and myself got tattooed at a convention together at two different conventions this year,we had back to back appointments by the same artist at each show,it was a really great time to spend together getting tattooed.

My wife also recently had two large tattooes done by 2 different artists within two weeks of each other,I had 4 done this year ,it's been a busy year for us too ! it might sound sappy,but both shows we went to and got tattooed at was a real bonding fun time for us.

7 hours ago, Nata said:

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7 hours ago, ksjusha1989 said:

 

 

thank you mods :)

3 hours ago, Nata said:

 

hello! Realistic tattoo even can surprised me so much. Its can be nice or not nice)) But everybody likes different things. 

Unfortunatly, i cant see your picture, but what do you thik about this one?

I took ideas here http://www.spam.com/ , may be you can also find something interesting. 

1 hour ago, PinkUnicorn said:

Is it just me, or does the "Bound" look a bit "lonely" without any border around it?

I agree,it does,it needs a bigger banner swishing back or something to put it in.

easy fix.

wow ! great set of shots ! thanks for posting all those.

that was me with Oliver in this set,wish you had known so we could have met. :)

2 hours ago, Boiled Dove said:

New Hampshire here I come. 

 

congrats !  that's your good karma coming back, 

btw,I have a really good job prospect finally happening too,it's been a 2 year journey,when I see an official offer,I will post.

1 hour ago, ItsNewport said:

Just booked in with Valerie Vargas to start a thigh piece at the new london convention in February. So happy about this as i've been wanting a tattoo from her for several years but never managed to book one!

congrats !  she is on my list for sure,she always comes to the SF show that's only 90 miles from me.

22 hours ago, bongsau said:

will add...2 months the tattoo is only superficially healed. usually takes about 6 months for everything to really settle underneath the skin.

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5 hours ago, Pksx said:

The lines that have thicken or spread are also slightly raised compared to the rest of the tattoo ?

ya,that will happen,it's normal,tattoos take months to fully heal.

5 hours ago, Pksx said:

Thanks for the reply when I first got it done was completely fine was very happy with it once the original scabbing  went down it seemed to just get worse.. 

well,I'm not sure if I was much help LOL,like I said though,a good artist could rework it or cover it up no problem.

that's for sure some pretty bad line work,first thing to do is to NOT go back to that tattooer ,

it is kind of strange,it doesn't really look like blowout,it looks like bad line work,but it didn't seem as bad in the "before" shot,  but then it's a different POV

that could be fixed or covered up  by a better artist that knows what they are doing.

sorry to be so blunt,but...

welcome ! sit and stay a while. 

this is not really the place to do school projects .

go get your first tattoo and then you will have an experience to take the survey about.

there are probably other online discussion forums better suited for your survey.

1 hour ago, Charles.M said:

I am looking forward to sharing some firsthand accounts of goings-ons in the tattoo shop life from back in the day, with names dates and all the rest of it, but I need to make sure some other things are sorted here first, so that I am not wasting my time. I have nothing prestigious in the cue let me tell you, but remembering the changes with hindsight is interesting. I really want to be current and not rest on laurels, my art progresses in leaps and bounds because of study and I really want to show that.

LOL  sorry but that sounded just like a politician answering a direct question without answering the question !   just a funny observation,no personal attack intended.

48 minutes ago, marley mission said:

honestly with all your troubles you have described

i get why you are turned off to internet, social media, etc

but then...why are you here

also - stop with these long winded posts man

keep it short and simple

i think part of the issue here is you say waaaaay too much

this /\  ,,,

personally I see a post that long and there is no way I will read it,I just pass it by.

@Charles.M maybe a personal blog would be a better place for you and your thoughts.

3 hours ago, Charles.M said:

I know I am not a LST veteran, but this seems the appropriate place to respond after reading this thread. 

The search feature is not perfect on this site (none are), I have tried it and recommend it regardless because it is a good step for someone getting familiar with this forum and newbies trying to avoid the Department of Redundancy Department... post fails. It is time-consuming for someone new, to become a LST Forum Historian or avoid repeating something talked about in one of 13,409 organically moving along posts, which spiders out into multi-topics, regardless of the thread start. So miss-steps are expected, I am sure I have done a few. Talking about the old days with nostalgia is wonderful, but we are here today and have the benefit of the old posts to refer to. This forum is wonderfully here in the now.

I have haunted this site for years, but was uninterested in participating because of the apparent cliquish nature the forum used to have, as well as the infighting, name calling and expected banhammer if you did not tow the party line of the in crowd, which I may have been wrong in my perceptions, but it was the reason I personally stayed clear. Please know that I mean no disrespect when I say this, I may have been wrong in my perception completely.  I believe that this Forum is evolving organically into its new thing and we all have a part to play. 

So as a newbie to this forum (and not new to Tattoos), and keeping my response in context to this thread, I ask that the veterans maybe, refer people to specific and I mean specific (line and verse, not just over there somewhere), instances of older post which answer questions from some other authoritative voices, paraphrase, or take what you know and the opportunity to give a fresh perspective on the topic, forged from experience and maturity, both on this forum and in the Tattoo Scene. What you posted 2 years ago may not be what you would post today, when asked the same question.

I really value all the information here and spend hours reading, when I can, to gain insight and laughs, but, if you are a veteran with memory of where the gold is on here, that can be brought out of the depths of 13,409 posts, then why not take the opportunity to be the guide when you feel like it and dust off the goods, if you can find it yourselves. 

Also Grammarly has a free program which checks your grammar, and spelling, before you post, so there will be less editing, after the fact (control Z does not work when the program is running so watch out, FYI). Just drop your text in the website before you post and your content will likely read better, or install it in your browser. I am using it cause I am a visual artist, not a writer, so I am trying to have what I am spending time writing, get across the way I intended. Does not always work, but worth the effort.    

I would like to thank all the ones who have stuck to this forum for years, you deserve a hats-off for sticking it through and you now have the opportunity to steer this thing is a positive direction. Let your memory and experience be a resource, which will likely be unappreciated by newbies, but a few will turn into veterans some day with the right environment and your input.  

Maybe fresh eyes, can glean some insight or take us to places we never thought of going yet.

Anywho...Go LST Forum!  

I agree,some people here tend to get bent out of shape if somebody asks a question that has been asked before,well if it was asked a year or 2 ago,then things change in the world,so new POVs and opinions and products or styles ,etc,etc,is it really an issue ?

the mods here do a great job and unless they do something then great,if not then apparently the issue was no big deal,and multiple questions and new threads on topics that have been asked before,SO WHAT ! if there is a violation of rules then the mods are on it.

and BTW,google chrome does a great job of spell check as I type.(that is if I have my glasses on and I am paying attention LOL )

1 hour ago, TipsyTyrant said:

Hello everyone!

I am currently serving in the U.S. Navy as a photographer. I have decided to get my first tattoo right before this deployment and now I have the tattoo fever. I already have several tattoos planned and some of them I have even designed myself. I have TONS of questions, so hopefully some of you guys would be willing to help me out with my new journey.

welcome ! and WOW ! those two ideas "photography & the Navy" are way cool,that brings to mind so many ideas & possibilities of great tattoo art ! the right artist could do so much with those two ideas !

8 minutes ago, MoistTowelette said:

Finally finished the collab with Shige and Gogue last night. Did the lower burgundy chrysanthemum and my nipple, along with a few small touch ups.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMBcOruDBeN/

it was great seeing you & talking at the SF show,glad you met my wife finally. :)