misterJ

figured I might weigh in and see what happens. I think that the most obviously hilarious thing to me is that people rip off Shige. He has a delicacy in his depth and work that is astounding and all the copies lack that soul completely. It reminds me of Hyosung when they made their Ducati look alike, and I am not the biggest Shige fan. Beyond that I also believe in the bond between artist and client that happens when sitting through very large pieces, this cheapens that to me by mimicking an experience along with the final product. I know in the drumming community, many of the better known will "share" patterns among peers. But never entire pieces as with what is listed above. Maybe the lesson to take is to borrow inspiration not destroy originality. I love that Fry/ Leela tattoo, but that's just my geek bias. As for packing white in the eye I would be curious to see how it looks over time.

Hey Hey I've been lurking around the forums for a few weeks now reading all that I can, and I finally joined up. I am a 32 year old guy from long island that for the most part I am sure fits into all those awful stereotypes about my hometown. :D I have been into tattoo as my main form of art and expression for as long as I can remember and am happily (albeit slowly) adding to my current small collection. I appreciate most all varieties of work, but have a huge disdain for the "look at me I need attention" stuff which I have noticed you guys refer to as the Warped tour body suit. So more likely than not I will be appreciating what I see. I don't know what else to add but thank you for having such a great community and I hope to add to it. -Justin