SeeSea Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Tattoos take as long as they take, there's not much to be gained in comparing the speed at which different tattooers tattoo, especially when they're working in very different styles. Sigh, I knooowwwwwww. I was just way off in my own internal estimation of how long this would take. Little teeny-tiny scales with little teeny-tiny shadows and little teeny-tiny glints of sun off of each one. Aughghgh! :rolleyes: Just file this in the bitch-bitch-whine-whine folder. Graeme, polliwog, Zillah and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeArcher Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 looks great Eilin! I love dragons Eilin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragen Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Sigh, I knooowwwwwww. I was just way off in my own internal estimation of how long this would take. Little teeny-tiny scales with little teeny-tiny shadows and little teeny-tiny glints of sun off of each one. Aughghgh! :rolleyes:Just file this in the bitch-bitch-whine-whine folder. As my tattooer once said while working on my backpiece "be thankful you've got a tiger there, not some dragon - just imagine how tattooing all those damn scales would feel and how long would it take!". lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeIndelible Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Dragon kois make me think of people who are in a transformation, but get trapped in a painting or something instead. I'm not saying that that's you @Eilin , but that's just what that makes me think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSea Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 As my tattooer once said while working on my backpiece "be thankful you've got a tiger there, not some dragon - just imagine how tattooing all those damn scales would feel and how long would it take!". lol Well, THANKS there for that, my friend, LOL! ;) And I'm talking scales on FISH! ::facepalm:: I like your tattooer's attitude. Mine purposely avoided any conversation of time commitment ... he just said he couldn't estimate it based on how my skin would take the ink, how I healed, etc. He didn't really mislead me, but in my naivete, I had no concept of the magnitude of this effort. He asked me to book several sessions ahead...so I booked several ahead...which turned into several more ... If someone had said SeeSea, this is gonna take over a year of your life, sitting every 3-ish weeks, with 2-3 passes over every square inch of your back...I don't know what I would have done. So, in retrospect, I'm glad I didn't know and didn't have to agonize over that decision. On the other hand, it's trashed my spring, summer and fall running seasons and significantly damaged my ability to eat all the Reece's Peanut Butter Cups I want. And in other news, I continue to have a serious girl-crush on your back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragen Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 @SeeSea Hey, I've got a dragon on my arm (plenty of tiny scales) and also a raven on my back (those damn feathers were a nightmare!) lol Strangely, I did enjoy outlining them. I guess it's because of short and rather straight lines. Much less painful than long curvy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSea Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Strangely, I did enjoy outlining them. I guess it's because of short and rather straight lines. Much less painful than long curvy ones. COMPLETELY AGREE! I have very few looooong lines and they are generally a BIG SURPRISE when they come! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 A little in-progress shot my wife posted on Instagram of the peony on her elbow from Martin Lacasse at Olde City Tattoo. You can see the back of the snake as well. That's also the first peony that bloomed in our yard this spring. Here's an in-progress shot he posted of the snake. From @lacassetattoo. Finally, here's the ditch peony. Kingdomhearts25, Reyeslv, Avery Taylor and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 @suburbanxcore Damn, so beautiful. The colour in the peonies is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 @Graeme Yeah, it's coming together really well. She has a few sessions (two? three maybe?) to finish up the geisha. It's gonna be so sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 @suburbanxcore Damn, so beautiful. The colour in the peonies is amazing. You took all the words right out of my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 @Eilin, you are the envy of Last Sparrow! That monmon, crazy good in itself, but paired with your panther is amazeballs! - - - Updated - - - A little in-progress shot my wife posted on Instagram of the peony on her elbow from Martin Lacasse at Olde City Tattoo. You can see the back of the snake as well. That's also the first peony that bloomed in our yard this spring. Here's an in-progress shot he posted of the snake. From @lacassetattoo. Finally, here's the ditch peony. Those colors are amazing! It almost tempts me to switch away from black & gray ;-) Seriously though, those are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaperz Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Anyone dig this? done by @onemancult Instagram Hands On, Diehardonvhs, tatB and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterJ Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 @suburbanxcore I hope my peonies come out half as nice. Those are great your wife should be pleased as hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Anyone dig this? done by @onemancult Instagram Yes. Yes I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaperz Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Yes. Yes I do. Thank you. It's my latest. One shot done in about 4 hours. Sorry for no embed I'm not sure how to go about it on my iPhone. Mark Bee and gougetheeyes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sighthound Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Somewhat related to new tattoos, but did anyone see those 2 new sleeves that Stewart Robson just posted on Instagram? My god, those have to be some of the best pair of sleeves I've ever seen. Huge, super readable, very innovative design, simple yet detailed, solid, smooth, it's got everything. I can't even express how amazing they are. *swoon* Rikhall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omeletta Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Yeah, you mean those Japanese full sleeves without windbars, waves etc as background...? Saw them earlier, amazing! sighthound, Graeme, misterJ and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sighthound Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Yeah, you mean those Japanese full sleeves without windbars, waves etc as background...? Saw them earlier, amazing! Yep, those are the ones - can't get over them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el twe Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Yeah, you mean those Japanese full sleeves without windbars, waves etc as background...? Saw them earlier, amazing! Wowowowow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 @suburbanxcore I hope my peonies come out half as nice. Those are great your wife should be pleased as hell I'd say you're in good hands. I'm excited to see yours progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I headed over to the Okey Doke tattoo shop on College St. in Toronto this morning to get a tattoo by Franz Stefanik. What an amazing experience. Here is my latest tattoo, as I continue to work on my legs. El Dolmago, SeeSea, idyllsend and 17 others 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikhall Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I headed over to the Okey Doke tattoo shop on College St. in Toronto this morning to get a tattoo by Franz Stefanik. What an amazing experience. Here is my latest tattoo, as I continue to work on my legs. This is awesome Mark Bee and El Dolmago 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idyllsend Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I headed over to the Okey Doke tattoo shop on College St. in Toronto this morning to get a tattoo by Franz Stefanik. What an amazing experience. Here is my latest tattoo, as I continue to work on my legs. Nice! I love Franz's stuff. One day I'll make it down there and get something by him. I was just in Toronto yesterday to get an Arya [GoT] inspired ladyhead by Lizzie at Speakeasy. I'll post a picture when it's healed up. motsimus, El Dolmago and Mark Bee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I got this from Tom Yak at Electric Tattoo on Saturday. It's not a great picture because it's hard to take a picture of the back of your own arm, but you get the idea. Electric is a great shop. CultExciter, suburbanxcore, guitguy and 25 others 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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