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That's tight @jadore At a glance, it reminds me of a vintage halloween decoration.

@The Tig can't agree with you more homie. Shiryu is bananas!!! This right here is the reason I am going to have Tim do my back Timothy Hoyer

@MrToby WOW that is so amazing. Congrats bro!!! That blue and red on the scales pop like whoa. I love it man. Good stuff

ah true @marley mission

in my honest opinion, I think it does tend to sway people.

This is absolutely amazing. I love it. sidenote: I actually have zero appointments coming up. Saving money for full-back.

great start @jikkyo it will for sure be fire bro. kudos.

Welcome, where you from?

That is so badass bro. Kudos. What is your IG page? if you have one.

who was it with? What were you planning on getting?

This and also, don't nit pick what the artists draws. Once you see what artist or style you like, trust them in giving you the best piece of art based on your idea.

I agree but I also feel the name of the artist should not be revealed until AFTER a winner is chosen. Just my opinion.

Curious @LizBee Do you have an issue of it rolling up? And do you let it air dry over night, for a few hours or put alcohol on it so it doesn't disconnect from your skin at all?

My last 6 tattoos were using Derm. First 3 were with Saniderm and last three were with Tegaderm. What I've always done was waited a full day before applying any of it for the exact reason @LizBee described. Need to give your skin time for any excess goo to come off. You need your skin to be as dry as possible so the derms don't come off at any point. This was my only issue with Saniderm, I'm guessing because it's slightly thicker, it kept rolling up on me. I switched to Tegaderm after one artist used it and it seems to be a little bit thinner. I noticed with Tegaderm, it doesn't roll up as much. Now the artist that used this on me for the first time actually rubbed my tattoo with Alcohol to dry it up and then sealed it with the Tegaderm. Yea that hurt. Tegaderm will now be my preferred form of healing. Wash and lotion for the first 24 hours, then put on a piece for 5 days. Remove for a day, wash and lotion for another 24 hours, then put one more piece for another 5 days. My last 2 pieces healed wonderfully with that method. Now what I did for my most recent. I use rubbing alcohol around the tattoo to really dry the skin. Then use a piece that goes about 1 to 2 inches outside the tattoo to grab onto some skin that won't be leaking plasma.

Started being more active and added a few of you guys. My IG is @johnerichter it's not private so come follow. Comment and let me know you're from LST.

First piece completed in 3 sessions with Timothy Hoyer and i am beyond stoked for it. Upon completion of the tattoo, I decided he is doing my full back. Gave him my ideas and he is down. Just going to save up cash then actually begin session sometime in September. I feel I should have hit him up sooner for some work. Once healed I'll post pics. I can honestly say for once, I currently have no upcoming tattoo appointments.

agreed, would hit it out the park. Welcome to the board @Ghostwolf

I usually try and get some type of gift for the artist. Like one artist I got a machine made for him as it was my 5 time with artist. But if it's my only time with the artists I'll tip cash. One artist was from Europe so I tipped him in Euros just because I don't know how payment systems work between artists and shops. I was scared if i tipped him, the shop would take a cut of tip. So i figure if i tip him in Euros, he could play it off like "I didn't get tipped" or something.

Well i finally got my piece from Tim Hoyer. Outlined last Sunday. Color this Sunday.

I had both sides of my arm done in two days. For me it healed fine. What was a pain was that I used Tegaderm and went on a plane back from California. This cause all the plasma/blood/etc. to blow up like a balloon in my arm. Mid flight it leaked so. I reapplied a new piece when I got home.

@ascendabove That is sweet bro. Who is working on it? How many sessions so far?

This is hot fire bro. Good stuff!!!!

My appointment with Hoyer was moved to this Sunday. It's my first piece from him, most likely won't be my last. Have some big ideas to shoot at the homie on Sunday. Sidenote:: Thanks to everyone who got back to me in Private Messages. Your opinions and advice are a huge help.

Sweet man! Keep us posted on progress.

Welcome to Last Sparrow bro