Vinn Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Then you will no doubt have an absolutely killer tattoo at the end of those 2.5 hours. Should be a good size tattoo as well, as Scott is very fast. Your prediction was absolutely correct. I left with a large, simply amazing tattoo from his own hand painted flash. What a great experience too, a truly class act shop and I had a great time. Planning a return trip. gougetheeyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeIndelible Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Your prediction was absolutely correct. I left with a large, simply amazing tattoo from his own hand painted flash. What a great experience too, a truly class act shop and I had a great time. Planning a return trip. Rad! Post a picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinn Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Rad! Post a picture! Posted in the latest tattoo thread MadeIndelible and gougetheeyes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangutango Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Got a consult with Nolan in a week and a half, pretty much just gonna show him some spots and some general themes I'm into. I was in Acme the other day and aside from a ridiculous amount of old flash, I found they had the flash for one of the first tattoos I remember being impressed by, not sure if he did the one I saw in the magazine but it was a real experience to stumble across that. #murica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I have one coming up in a couple of weeks with a new shop. The artist knows what I'm looking for, I showed him some things in his portfolio that I was looking to add into some existing work. I'll also bring some examples with me from tattoo books, but I have high confidence that it will come out great and will give him free artistic reign. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dolmago Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Did this today - found out Glennie could take me and decided on my lady head on my trip on the way down Pugilist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuceroTat2 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think it depends on the person, if you like getting tattooed on a whim that's cool, if not than you should definitely plan something out. I think it's best if you are going to set up an appointment with an artist, to maybe have something in mind. That way the artist has a general idea of how much time they need to take on your piece. Remember to be respectful of your artists schedule. Don't drop a surprise back piece on an artist that has you booked for a couple of hours, not cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cloudkicker Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 geezus this is my predicament right now... i have 2 ideas i have in mind and i have a month to figure out which one i want.. one will cost about $3k.. the other will cost about $10k lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogrider Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 geezus this is my predicament right now... i have 2 ideas i have in mind and i have a month to figure out which one i want.. one will cost about $3k.. the other will cost about $10k lol... If you aren't sure you should postpone your appointment until you are sure. A full back piece is a huge commitment of time, money and pain. I have my last appointment next month and I've been working on my back for a year and a half. I had a full sleeve and chest piece before starting on my back. It's a pretty risky first tattoo. There are a lot of aspects to getting and being tattooed that you don't understand until after you are tattooed. You don't even know how well you will sit. Good luck, I hope it works out. cloudkicker and polliwog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exume Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 My last two tattoos have been pretty impulsive, subject wise anyways. I had opportunities to get in with some awesome tattooers, showed them the spot and bounced a couple ideas around. I thought it was a really fun way to get tattooed. polliwog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmember88 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I would never schedule an appointment without knowing what I wanted already, it makes the artists in my shop nervous when someone comes in not sure what they want to get since they are going to have it forever you would think they would have it figured out by the time they show up. It's a thing I've heard artists bitch about for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowagirl Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Well, I started the thread a while back b/c I was uncertain exactly what I wanted, and even tho I thought I'd made a mistake w/it, it's turning out perfectly in the end. So much so in fact, that I'm going to extend the work I'm having done to incorporate an existing tattoo-tho that tattoo will have to be reworked. And it will all then blend in with work I had done a couple years ago. So, it's worked out pretty good! The artists have been receptive to "Um...i dunno..I like flowers, will flowers work? Whatever you think, go ahead and do it" exume and Graeme 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Webster Rose Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Some of my best pieces were just an idea and my tattoo artist took it from there!! Rather than use someone else's pictures you get your "own" one of a kind piece! Or use someone else's picture and they make it your own by tweaking the original design! iowagirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmember88 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Some of my best pieces were just an idea and my tattoo artist took it from there!! Rather than use someone else's pictures you get your "own" one of a kind piece! Or use someone else's picture and they make it your own by tweaking the original design! That's awesome, having an idea and not knowing what you want are 2 different things, when someone says they don't know what they want that implies, they have no idea what they want. We get people coming in all the time who say things like I want to get a tat, and we say ok what do you want and they say I don't know just want to get my arm filled up, or I want a sleeve and we say a sleeve of what and they say just whatever. So when someone says they don't know what they want I take them at their word. If someone said I have an idea but not a picture i'd be like yes that's awesome, we can work with that. You see what I mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroni88 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'm doing it Thursday. My fiancé set up an appointment for me. My question is, how long does a lion head with decent detail take? I'm hoping they can do that and a couple other ideas in one sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exume Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 @Baroni88 it depends on who your tattooer is, depending on the size a rad lion head could take anywhere between an hour and five, or maybe more when you factor in any number of variables. exmember88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 This thread gives me hope. Less than seven days until my first tattoo and I have no idea what I want. Well I have a list of 1000 tattoos I want, I just can't choose one. I trust my artist to do a kickass job. I like her art and I'm pretty sure she'll come up with something far more awesome than I. I'm just gonna give her the broadest of briefs and let the chips fall where they may. One things for certain, I'll stress a lot less of my second tattoo than I have over my first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummy420 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I once booked a full day not sure of what I wanted lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'm now to the point where I want to know pretty much what I'll be getting. A couple of appointments from last year (went right along with my supremely fucked up 2014..) left me not being happy after the sessions. But nothing that cannot be improved upon. Live and learn. I'm back with an older shop I've used in the past but working with a new artist that did a lot of work on my son. I have 2 large tattoos in the works and am totally pleased with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knucklehead211 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 All of my tattoos have been stuff that my artist and I visualized differently. The awesome thing is, I have loved every single one of them. When I went in for my first tattoo, I wanted to get a skull (minus the jawbone) laying on top of a pile of bullets, photo realistic. I wasn't very good at conveying that though, so my artist drew up a skull that was a bit more cartoony with smoke coming out of spent shell casings and the skulls open jaws. It was the coolest thing I'd ever seen, and to this day I still love that it was my first ink. I've learned from experience that I get more fun out of giving him a general idea without any real structure, and letting him run with it. They always turn out awesome to me, anyways! Joey Ryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniseb27 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I stress over finding a meaningful tattoo. At 16 I walked into a guy's basement where he was doing tattoos, twice, and got something lame and meaningless each time. Next time it will be well thought out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniseb27 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I did, and I didn't like the result. Mind you, I didn't go to an actual shop. I was in some guy's basement. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathB4Decaf Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 The two I have from Mario Desa were surprises, and I was over the moon in love with them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marley mission Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 this coming friday i'm going in for a couple pieces - gonna just pick from some of her flash - first time doing this basically but i think should be kinda fun - i like her style and i'm starting swing towards more traditional designs - stoked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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