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Having an artist finish a sleeve

By SStu · Posted 4 hours ago

Totally normal.
What do you guys think of my tattoo?

By Fig1996 · Posted 5 hours ago

Right! Especially when they go on and on about deeper meanings... people don't seem to realize that there don't HAVE to be these super deep meanings behind tattoos, haha! I haven't posted my first tattoo anywhere yet, no! But here's a picture of it: It's not even that special or anything. Frankly, in terms of technique and placement and the like, I like the second one more. But the whole geometric/ornamental generally does pretty well with people I've found. I think for most it

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Having an artist finish a sleeve

By Spandoria · Started 22 hours ago

Hi, so I have a number of different pieces on one arm from a few different artists. I still have quite a few gaps and some of the pieces don't really flow together perfectly. So I wanted to ask an artist to just take over the rest of my arm and fill in the gaps and help the overall flow however they think would be best. Would that be weird? Or would it be totally fine? 3
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What do you guys think of my tattoo?

By Ih8joe · Started Yesterday at 11:49 AM

I got this about a year ago. It’s my childhood house! It’s my first real piece and I assumed that when I got it people would give me sorts of compliments or general comments or say anything about it! But that hasn’t really been the case. But I’m super curious what people think! What do you guys think about it? What do you like? What do you dislike? What do you think about the style? What has been your experience with tattoos and other people? Do you find that people gen3
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Howdy!

By Ih8joe · Started Yesterday at 04:38 AM

Howdy! How’s y’all doin’? 3
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how to differentiate inspiration from ripping off artists?

By westernhaiku · Started Saturday at 02:00 AM

hi all! it's been a minute since i've been online - hope you're all doing well and are safe! ☺️ i wanted to ask, in your opinion, at what line does inspiration become ripping off another artist? is it okay to see someone's art and commission another artist to do their own take or spin on a concept? what are your thoughts? for example, i really want to get black phillip from the vvitch tattooed on my leg. i love the composition, styling, and overall design of this artist's interpretatio3

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