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The whole shop was doing them - each artist had drawn up a flash sheet and it was a first come, first serve kind of thing. So each tattoo was only done one :). I really loved it, it was so fun and an amazing experience. I'm not sure what you mean by 'good one for halloween flash' as this was my first experience and a really positive one :) Thank you :)

'Break free' or 'I want to break free' from the Queen song. I actually love this idea - I think I'll but the words on the backburner until I get an idea or the oppurtunity and need to fill a banner. This would really suit the other stuff I've got going on at the moment. That a very good point. I'm hoping 'break free' or 'I want to break free' is timeless enough but I'm still in my early 20s so while I doubt I'll ever hate freddy mercury it is harder for the meaning to evolve than with an image. Thanks for all the help and suggestions! I ended up getting the opportunity to get tattooed at a convention this weekend (big rose on the hip/bottom ribs) so I'm not getting tattooed for a while. Think I'm gonna wait until I want a design with a banner and fill it with these words.

Once it heals you really shouldn't have much of a problem! The sunburn I mentioned was the only time that tattoo has flared up in the three years I've had it. I think your tattoo looks awesome with the red from what I can see of it.

I've found red ink takes longer to heal on me too! All of my red ink areas have gone scabby so far - I even had one area get a little permanent dented scar. Recently got sunburned on the roses on my thigh (accident - I re-applied 3 times) and all of the red petals became raised and hot. then went super itchy and now flat again!

I believe you have to comment 5 times before you can make a thread :). I found that some of the navigation can be a bit hard at first but generally members here are willing to help out :).

I like it so far! Only thing I noticed is that like all of those tattoo shows everyone was still able to walk in and get tattooed immediately definitely got some good humour though.

Recently I've had a bit of a hankering to get words tattooed on me, that just happen to be lyrics to a song. All of my other tattoos are either traditional or neo traditional, so ideally I'd love it to suit that style (similar to the writing used in banners perhaps?) But my question is; are they ever a good idea? Will they last/look terrible/not work on the body/look too 'pinteresty' against the rest of my tattoos? The lyrics in question would only be two words long, so hardly getting a paragraph on my skin. If you have any lyrics, phrases or words tattooed I'd love to see them! Thanks :)

Wondering if anyone else went to a halloween flash event this year? I'd love to see people's experiences and what they got done! Below are my vampire teeth, first arm tattoo on the inside of the bicep. Done by Shannon at Man's Ruin Tattoo in St Kilda, VIC Australia.

My little traditional collection. It is incredibly hard to photograph your own leg!

If my partner had a problem with my tattoos I would soon have a problem with him, haha. Already had a couple when we got together but just don't think he cares that much. I used to talk over ideas with him and worry about what he would think but I've moved past that train of thought - my body, not his. I keep showing him tattoos I've seen that I think would suit him and always get not much more than a grunt in return.

I've got two tattoos on the one thigh, one smaller, black and grey mabye habd sized and pretty close to my hip, and one larger woth colour covering a lot of the quad muscle. Little one peeled within a week and never really hurt to walk on. Big one swelled my whole leg up, could barely walk around on it for the first few days and standing up really quickly sent a rush of pain. Remembering in now was not a fun healing experience. Scabbed really badly too. I have shin/calf tattoos as well as the thigh and a small sternum and whilenthe thigh was easier personally getting tattooed, worst healer out of the lot.

Thanks for the help guys, good to have a kicking-off point now! :)

I've got some fuzz around the edges of my candy hearts and more on one of my older, rose tattoos. Doesn't really bother me when its happened and I've never considered going back to get them changed. I love art and its all unique and imperfect, but I can see how it would bother other who didn't view their tattoos in the same way.

Hi LST members, its been a while since I last posted here, mostly because I recently went back to school and have virtually no money and have fallen out of the tattoo-getting process for about a year. But I have been trying to look for artists around Melbourne that do a lot of food themed tattoos in classic/neotraditional style, it seems pretty popular oversees but struggling to find what I'm looking for locally. Any help is greatly appreciated, and if you have any food tattoos of your own or ones you've seen and enjoyed I'd love to see them too. Thank you!

My scabs started to come of slowly and then I had to go accidently kick a box at work right in the centre of my scabby bits and it hurt so bad. Right now of got a few bits hanging of my leg that I'm not touching haha. @Synesthesia definetly seconding you on wanting it do be done and over with

I love your peonies, might have to add some to my collection soon. Hope my legs can look that nice when they're done!

@marley mission That sounds like a pain in the arse! I'd say with a few of mine the lines were still a bit raised and still had that stretched-skin, shiny look by 4-6 weeks. For me it seems the lower down the leg they've been the more trouble they have given me. This one is definetly the longest even though its only little but its starting to peel at the edges now so hopefully not too much longer at the ugly stage! Haha @suburbanxcore All of my leg tattoos except for my which sits right up the top of my thigh (and is only black and grey lines and some shading) have swelled like absolute crazy. I have a pre-exsisting foot injury which causes me to be in pain walking around at work sometimes, and when I came into work the day after having it done and was limping around my boss asked if my injury was acting up again.

My last couple of leg tattoos have gotten pretty scabby - in that the whole thing is just one big scab. Hitting the week mark now and looks like this one will be a slow healer as its holding onto its dead skin pretty dearly and doesn't want to shed that first layer yet. That being said, I had it done at the Australian Tattoo and Body Art Expo so I was walking around the city all night on it. Spent my day off yesterday trying to stay off my feet as much as possible because all the standing up and running around I have to do for work has not been helping the healing process much either.

I've been kicking around with the idea of getting a few little candy hearts tattooed for a while now. I get some great ideas for bigger pieces but this just wont go away. Thinking of dropping into the place I got my last tattoo on a rare day off today to see if anyone is free; but I'm nervous because I'm not sure whether it would be rude to my original artist if it ends uo being someone else. They all do amazing work though and I definetly would like to get pieces done by most of them in the future, but I'm just not sure on the ettiquite :/

I'm pretty sure most of my tattoos have been when I'm on my period, I dodn't even realise there was much of a difference with pain! My last one on my calf definetly was at that time, and the last half-hournof the 2 hour session was hell, while my previous one on my calf was more-or-less fine, although I don't rememberbwhegherbI was on my period then or not. I just thought I was being weak gor being in that much painnover a two hour session, at least now I have an excuse haha.

Being on a pretty low income myself I have to ask for an estimate, otherwise I can't book an appointment. I always get nervous about asking but so farost have been happy to give my a quote within about $50. I always save up the higher estimate and add an extra $50 just to be safe. For most of my appointments to artist has asked me how much I quoted them, and then asked for the lower end of the estimate. I am happy to pay as much as is needed, but how much it will cost will change how soon I can make the appointment, so as to have enouhb time to save money. Only one artist was the exception to 'most' I talked about, and the whole experience was off :/.

Little over a week old tattoo doing it's second peel, been back at rhe gym since yesterday lut putting off week day until tomorrow considering its on the side of my calf, just to be safe. Its been at the so unbearably itchy its painful stage since yesterday though which is killing me on the inside :/

@ElizabethBee I had a look through her instagram, and saw that much of her work follows similar themes, one im particular of a girl with some kind of air vent tube down her throat which seems to suggest rape more steongly than the one you mentioned; I wonder why the more recent piece was specifically targeted. Her work is highly realistic and reflects an oil painting style: many famous artists throughout history explored similar themes and worse. Its an exploration of dark themes, emotions and imagery, which she details under her work. Personally her style is not something I would get tattooed on me, but I appreciate her art and don't think she's just some kind of internet perv.

Had a little taste of the knee ditch on the weekend when I had the side of my calf tattooed; the top parts re still a good 10cm away and hurt like hell; was the worst part of the tattoo.

Haha, well the second part was written with my teeth clenched, eyes blurred hahabso I can see why it came acrooss as 'raw'. I find this thread really interesting to read through though for the same reason, its interesting to see how other people experience tattoos as they're getting them.