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Got a shark on my leg from Matt Howse at Idle Hand, and the next day my brother got a similar shark on his right shoulder. Matt's sharks are the best, and he's a great guy. Turns out we went to the same high school. What are the odds?

Got this little Keith Haring fella today from an artist named Erik at a shop near me. He was the victim of a hate crime, and I wanted to support his return to work (His wrist was badly injured, and he couldn't work for over a month.) It's tiny. I like him.

1. You've only been thinking about this for a month or so 2. You don't have any other real tattoos or tattoo experience 3. Any tattooer who might be willing to black out any novice's genitals would be highly suspect in my book . . .

Got this today by Nathan Blankenship,Exile Tattoo.

Starting the flames!!!

I have a couple of new things! I got tattooed by Timothy Hoyer in my state of CO, about a month ago and then headed SF for another session with Scott Sylvia. I’ll post pics soon but I’ve been battling MRSA on my foot. When both are fully healed I’ll post :) what I can tell you guys is that Timothy is a really nice and down to earth guy (it was my first time meeting him). Also, Scott did something that was way too cool. I’ve become friends with him at this point and I was explaining that I lost my collection of flash and prints and I’m in the middle of rebuilding. Him being as cool as he is, he’s gonna send me a ton of prints!!! Couldn’t ask to meet better people with this hobby. I don’t comment often but there are people as obsessed with this thing as me and I knew you guys would find that cool.

got this little palm tree Friday the 13th banger today, Haiku Tattoo-Tattoos by Yasmine Anderson Maui https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1023120837/haiku-tattoo-tattoos-by-yasmine-anderson/

whether he's trolling or not, this is the best chuckle i've had on LST for a little while. 😄 maybe i'm just a simple being

I've got an idea... stab it a couple times with a sharp object and see if it's as great as you think it will be. 😵

is this a joke? ffs. get a hobby!

If you want perfection, don't get tattoos. NO tattoo is perfect. It's not a drawing on a piece of paper. OF COURSE it distorts when you bend your arm, your skin is not fixed, it moves and stretches. I don't see anything wrong with that tattoo at all. Take a deep breath and live with it for a few months.

I can understand it not being exactly what you wanted/expected, but it's not bad at all. Well done and fits with the other work on your arm. I'd mark it up to life, enjoy it as is and if you still want one like your reference, find a different artist and have it put someplace else. Nothing wrong with double dragons.

I don't see how this conversation is healthy or positive. The intent of this forum doesn't support your desire to tattoo as a hobby. Why be antagonistic? You can share your tattoo and love of them here but as mentioned, the THIS forum discourages what you are doing. There are plenty of other places that will support your interest in learning how to tattoo. Share your tattoos and/or experiences but please don't be disruptive just for the sake of being disruptive.

Getting a ray gun from Grez to celebrate my radiation journey! I expressed my desire for him to channel his inner Higgs, if he felt it. Last year, the Spider Murhpys booth was next to Dan. Dan's banner had all these Russian-type porn photo's all over it. I stared at it for two days. If he can do a Kappa for me, I'll be over the moon!

IMO you won't find two little twigs that are mirror copies of each other in nature,IMO it's looks great the way it is ! I think it looks better the way it is than it would if each side was identical.

better picture!

This update probably won't matter to anyone but I'll post it anyway haha. I saw another dermatologist who doesn't believe it's an allergic reaction because I already have grey tattoos and allergies to grey ink are extremely rare, also tattoo allergies typically represent reactions on the surface of the skin, not swelling underneath like mine. Infection is also unlikely because the reaction is localized only to the area where the needle hit the skin. He believes that the tattooing was perhaps too aggressive which created a deep tissue wound which caused excessive inflammation, thereby preventing proper healing and perpetuating more chronic inflammation like a vicious cycle. I started using a powerful steroid ointment today and the swelling has gone down considerably. Hopefully by keeping the inflammation under control the deep layers of the skin will heal properly.

Somehow lucked into a Grez appointment Friday at 1pm hahaha. So I guess that's happening.

my work is generous with sick time and vacation time, I think they should provide "tattoo healing time" off ! all work places should ! right !?!!! LOL

Just booked my next appointment for Sept 21st. Getting both feet done (at the same time) by Randy at Eye Candy. Gonna take a few days off from work so I can relax at home with my peds tagidermed and elevated.

Long time lurker of the forum, but i figured i'd better start posting haha. I'll be at Pagoda! It will be my first time there since moving to the east coast from the Bay Area 2 years ago! Hoping to get tattooed by Dansin, Tim Hendricks and also grab another piece from Shaun Topper! Wish i could have gotten in with grez, i have a few cool spots saved for him.

Another souvenir from my trip to Spider Murphys last month by Laurent Trelaun.

BTW, these are why he and Claire are in Japan!

The Dobleman enhancement. ❤️