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Yay! finally finished by upper back today :D I'm sooo happy :D :o By Valerie Vargas at Frithstreet tattoo

Might aswell throw this in here, crossing my fingers! This month has stiff competition :)

I am more than happy with what came out of my trip to Amsterdam. Kim-Anh Nguyen did this tattoo at the wonderful Salon Serpent. Photo taken by her and stolen by me.

Go back to studying, it's fine. That color you see is cause of the blood. After a little bit it will go a way.

@Eilin may have broken the internet. Superb.

I want to be just like you when I grow up :)

Scott Ellis- Triple Crown Tattoo Austin, TX Pic with better detail:

The most awesome thing I've done in a long time:D

@keepcalm check out this link from Snopes : Thick Talk, it states that our hair does not actually grow back thicker and darker! Mayo Clinic corroborates here, as does this post from Aetna's InteliHealth, as reviewed by members of the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Looks like you don't have to worry at all!

Welcome @Inkless I'm not familiar with the artist you mention, but here's a couple links to some good shops I know of in your area. Tattoo Paradise Jinx Proof Tattoos

Wow @Eilin Valerie is almost unfairly good, like she has to be cheating.

I spend the majority of my time with old folks, and I don't think their tattoos look bad at all!! Faded yes, but bad? No way!! Everyone's skin sags. I'd rather have faded sagging tattoos, than be a sagging plainskin. Gonna sag either way. People spend way too much time thinking about how tattoos look on old people.

I did something awesome yesterday: Ed spoke at an SF museum about "tattoo culture." It wasn't promoted very well--there were only about 15 people there--but that made it cooler for me. Then I saw Tattoo Nation a few hours later. Great day all around. PS @Doug Hardy, I'm wearing one of your pins on my jacket. :)

Got tattooed today in Italy, i now have a bad ass skull on my inner bicep and an awesome memory of my traveling life. I posted a pic in the latest tattoo lowdown thread

I 'll donate the sales $ from the next 5 copies of ( my non- instructional satirically humorous book) " So you want to be a tattoo artist?" But I first have to figure out how and where to post a pic again

If I was going to get a comic book tattoo and I could go to absolutely anybody in the world, I would probably go to Dave Waugh. Just saying.

I do that all the time, feels more authentic to me- plan a few big pieces, have fun with the rest

I'm back at Saved next Friday for what might be the last session on my leg.

Kills. Totally.

14-year-old me is biting his tongue over here. Apologies.

Agenda for day off: Deposit loot. Draw tattoos. Share some loot with LST. Thanks you guys you rock

Getting into lining my paintings strictly with a brush:

I know some people on this forum don't really dig this guy, but Gen did a guest spot here in Hong Kong and I got my lower leg done. That ditch is something else eh? Taken from his instagram coz I couldn't get any decent shots.

Look what I just stumbled over! FST: On the Shoulders of Giants is a documentary film, currently in production by Stewart Robson, a tattooer at Frith Street Tattoo (FST) in London. This project is expected to be completed in late 2013. Shooting started in August 2012. Stewart has interviewed his friends and colleagues, some of them world-renown in tattoo circles but all of them have worked in the cramped infamous basement shop in the heart of London’s seedy soho district, to share this portrait of one of the most interesting, vibrant and influential modern tattoo shops. FST: On the Shoulders of Giants There's a bunch on cool teasers from the different interviews on the blog too. I'm super stoked for this to come out! You gotta share stuff like this with us @Stewart Robson - - - Updated - - - This was great by the way! (Also by Stewart)

@Mark Bee & @beez, thanks for the replies! Would love to hear more - the law of averages, etc. ;) It will probably be fine, but it would just suck if it wasn't, that's all, haha. Thanks again!

Right on. Thanks, man! Jinx proof definitely looks interesting. My idea has some comic book themes, so Dave Waugh is looking like a strong possibility. Any opinions on his work? I like what I see, but I don't know the little things to look for to determine if he is a strong technician.

Haha! I was viewing it on my iPhone and totally missed that. Awesome.

the dark one, cthulhu fucked things up i guess.

I don't remember posting that, is there some weird glitch that brought this thread back as new or was I that drunk the other day? If I was that drunk, I got great sentence comprehension.

Terrible Instagram photo, but I left my camera at work. Finished this 16"x20" sheet that I've been working on for a week or so today.

I'm sure you'll get lots of advice here. My two cents? I use the dry heal method. I wash the fresh tattoo the next morning in very hot (don't burn yourself) water then pat it dry wish a fresh ,clean cloth. Then...I do nothing. I keep it dry and clean and away from things like wool, cat/dog hair and dander. Try not to think about it too much and definitely don't pick at it. The human body is an amazing organism and does a remarkable job of healing itself. I find when I leave it to take care of business it does just that. Congrats on your first tattoo!

Montreal convention, dude.

You should just come to Providence. Visit Howard's grave.

Dennis at @ProvidenceTattoo

Hey ... Miguel Olascuaga, Live Free Tattoo in ATL

More pictures of tattoos, less being dickheads. Please and thank you.

Why is it a shame that his tattooer copied someone else's style? Anymore, almost all tattooing is evocative of some other persons work.

Not sure if this is what you meant but this is who I thought of: sam rulz

Got this one from Mr Desa at frith street yesterday. Hope he doesn't mind my lazy ass borrowing the pic from his instagram

You mentioned maybe a snake but you couldn't think of how a small one would work? What about some William Grimshaw flash?

Consider yourself invited over next time you're stateside. There's a PBR with your name on it. - - - Updated - - - Yes! Well done, Kev, and congratulations.

This is why a winner isn't declared after the first three days. Great tattoo!

Totally understand....thanks for being honest. Again, love these pics/stories keep them up.

Just blurred out actual identifiers. A few of those Brothers are dead, a few are in the joint, at least two are on the street, and I don't want to casue anyone problems.

@vPooch As you learn more about Japanese tattoo you'll see that there are certain elements that traditionally go together, and Karajishi-Botan (the lion and the peony) is one of those combinations. Click this link for a snippet of an interview between Crystal Morey and Horimasa about some of the dos and don'ts of traditional Japanese tattooing, and if it continues to interest you then get to researching, son! The article in full is interesting, as well - I think le google will help you find it. There is a lot of great info out there, it's up to you to find it! Hopefully this is a good (albeit tiny!) jumping off point.

Lost my LST shirt so maybe my tiger can help out. Tony Hundahl - Rock of Ages Austin, Texas - one shot

I'll put my newest up there, from Mike Fite:

If you guys like extremely hard games, give Demon Souls or Dark souls a try. Im currently playing through Far Cry 3

Here's a closer picture of my back.. The last ones I posted I now realize were reversed.