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The details that Seth added: And the start of my sleeve, by Thomas Hooper:

Here's that cover up from Aaron Coleman, it used to just be a really poorly done hourglass, and he reworked it and added a reaper.

I'll try to put together a good photo with the newest additions, it's hard to take a decent looking picture of it because it wraps around my arm, though here's a picture of it from Seth's blog from when it was first finished about a year ago: Seth Wood Tattoo - - - Updated - - - I have a couple of tattoos from Ron and, yes, his tattoos are amazing...like "holy fuck, I can't believe he did that" amazing, especially with some of the negative space tattoos, and he's all around a really awesome dude to get tattooed by. I highly recommend the experience.

Here you guys go! ha just realized I screwed the last 30 seconds. will fix

Weather is shaping up nicely in the bay. Should be a great weekend! Wine country today and tomorrow than off to Burlingame for some REAL fun!!!

A dragon on my left pec and shoulder by Kore Flatmo.

I'll be working at my booth--- please come by and say hi

Snake/eagle duel chest madness with Mike Wilson on dec 1st at inksmith

Just set up back to back days in mid January with Grime to start my back! :D

Ha! It's one of the things I learned off of Ink Master. Oh, God - the show taught me something . . . :eek:

When I get back from deployment I'm definitely going to start my torso piece. It's going to be a battle royal (i'm thinking tiger, snake, eagle). Still looking around for who I want to do it though. Steffen Johnsson had some pretty awesome animal tattoos posted on here so I might have to get him a call whenever I get back stateside.

Mutsuo Part 3 is up. Great way to end the Mutsuo section. His work ethic is unbelievable. These Tattoo Age episodes are put together oh so beautifully. Tattoo Age | VICE

Brian's tattoos are great. I am also a big fan of Mike Rennie's tattoos. He is another guy that you don't hear about a lot, but puts out great work.

A little longer than that, but not much. Now you need to get Richard up to Seattle or at least to Olympia.

Metal remix. Nothing says antique appraisal like cannibal corpse

I am the kind of asshole partner who, while my loving husband aquaphors my back as gently as he possibly can, moans "I can't wait until you see what this feels like for yourselfffffffffff." (He is starting a back piece next year.) Sore ribs make me mean.

@slayer9019 that would be so hip. Dubstep version of the theme song?

Here you guys go. Just popped this up on youtube.

Ron Henry Wells just posted a slew of his recent work on his blog. fuck is his stuff amazing.

Thanks so much, @slayer9019! I really enjoyed that.

@ 49531 I am using some of Kuniyoshi's works as reference for my torso and leg. I really enjoy his work.

Yup!! He showed me some other pretty tough tattoos he had too!

There should be a white stripe under the field of blue......one of the things I was taught in my short lived apprenticeship!

I feel like A lot of people I talk to don't know Brian Bruno, he's my favorite current tattooer. He did a half sleeve on me from wrist to elbow and it came out perfect. http://absolutearttattoo.net/artwork/1807494.html

Discount eye surgery is my go to line, I haven't seen any in awhile, but when lasik first came out I remember always seeing the ads in the paper.

Seeing jokers like that in action reminds me of the reasons I was leery of getting tattooed in the first place. I was scared of getting stuck with the kind of junk that I've seen on that show. Most of the tattoo's I see around here are shit too. It wasn't until I found this place that I was educated as to what a tattoo could be. When I tell my friends about my upcoming tattoo they ask why I would drive so far, and why is it so expensive. They tell me "my buddy can do that for a couple hundred bucks." I politely say "no, I don't think he can." One of my friends got mad at me, and I asked him if he would buy a discount parachute. He said "sure if I could save money." I don't get it.

@irezumi, I'll be down your way next weekend. I'm gonna try and stop in and shoot the shit.

I watched this last night. And I obviously agree with everyone. It's a traditional tattoo. They are not easy by any measure, but they are the foundation for tattooing. How these ass-hats couldn't get that right, I have no idea. There is so much information out there. Incredible resource books, flash. Hell, just looking at LST would have given some of these tattooers a better idea of how to compose a traditional eagle because, I don't know, you see work from THE VERY BEST IN THE WORLD posted here. Sigh.

Three more days until I get my first tattoo.

I'll be there on Friday night.

This looks awful in my opinion. He has a god damn Jeff Dunham tattoo on his bicep! Whatever people are into, I guess.

Iggy Vans, Idle Hand Tattoo in SF. I know of one person on LST that has something from him, but I don't here about him much. Very no frills, solid traditional work. Tattooing professionally in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1994, Iggy Vans began his career at Erno Szabady's now-legendary studio on Fillmore St., in the Lower Haight, as well as at Erno's sister shop on Front St. in Santa Cruz. He has also tattooed at Everlasting (on McAllister St.), Freddy Corbin's Tattoo 13 in Oakland, Lyle Tuttle's on Columbus Ave. & at the original Picture Machine on Geary Blvd. & 4th Ave. After all those years moving around, Iggy is very proud to be back in the Lower Haight, as a senior artist on the staff at Idle Hand, since January 2005.

Great artists are typically self assured, competant, secure and therefore = devoid of drama. For the non-tattooed viewer this show is just a Jerry Springer freak show, and tattoos are just a vehicle for the drama. We who like the art are way in the minority on this issue.

this is the one from Zach Nelligan I had mentioned.

instead of blacking out your arm just get rubendall to do some dope jap work on it! itll cost about the same, thats aloooootttt of black packing.

Now if only Dan Higgs would pull a Chris Conn and start tattooing again. That's something I wouldn't have a problem forking up $500/hour for. I'm allowed to dream, right?

I apoligize if this is a repeat, but this is a pretty damn cool Higgs pictures I found surfing on that internet thing. With the late Sonny Tufts and Jack Dracula.

Scored this off Instagram .

my right hand, by Hunter Spanks

It's been a while since I've captured/edited anything, to be honest. I have some more Royboy stuff lined up here soon!

Need a t-shirt..haha. This is by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo, Oslo - Norway.

Not a lot really, i drove as i live in east london and parking all day was only £5, which is the cheapest all day parking in london i have known for a long time. Programs where free which was nice, no tattoos for me. I bought the girlfriend a new top for £20 and spent about £30 on food and drink. Didn't feel like i was being ripped off at all.

might as well have another crack, Tattoo around the clouds and Kraken is fresh/swollen in this pic. Tristan bentley, Ocean ink Sydney Australia

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=537755179583877&set=a.197285293630869.58055.145111408848258&type=1&theater This is my right arm shortly after my last session. Some parts are still raw in the picture. The back of my arm is a cover up of some shitty script... The artist is Tim Morris at A Brand New Tattoo in Eau Claire, WI. I am honored to be friends with him. He is an amazing person and really solid tattooer.

Hold it. Are you trying to tell me that you don't want to hear about how their faded tribal koi fish riding a unicorn the size of a dime on their shoulder blade reminds them of the frog that ran away when they were three years old????? You probably don't want to hear about their plans to get "tatted up" with a full body suit that they are planning to get done by the guy that does their brother-in-laws next door neighbor's scratching in his basement weekends when he's out of prison on work release. What kind of heartless person are you? :-)

I hate everybody so I just mumble a "yeah thanks" and wait for them to finish ringing up my groceries.

got a good laugh out of this one

Tough geezer .

I can highly recomend these. Had one of these 50 minutes before my tattoo today. Worked a treat. :)