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  1. Eric

    Latest tattoo lowdown.....

    A relatively recent one - from Deno when he was visiting Tattoo Paradise last year. Picture borrowed from his Instagram.
    14 points
  2. I looked at some other online discussion tattoo forums for a while, and most of them were just filled with negative rude people, online discussion forums are not new to me,I have belonged to computer/home theater/audio video/canine,etc,etc,a couple for 10 years now, so thanks to all here for making this one a friendly,enjoyable,& comfortable place to hangout.
    9 points
  3. Best advice I got.
    9 points
  4. bump scorpionfront.com - - - Updated - - - also, there's this
    5 points
  5. Got this on my arm last week from Joe Ellis: Done at Lab Monkey Tattoo in Stirling, Scotland although Joe now works at Sacred Electric in Leeds.
    5 points
  6. Agreed! And the level of discourse around here is uncommonly thoughtful, I find, in addition to the general friendliness. Go LSTers ;) Go team!
    4 points
  7. Cork

    Full Back Piece Thread

    Heading back to Dana on June 10th for some ass line work. It's bound to be an exquisite experience. I'm tempted to get some painkiller, but I just feel like that would be a cop out. More importantly, you'll all get to see my ass.
    4 points
  8. tatB

    Fear of Needles+Tattoos

    last week I had some blood drawn for a routine test (i'm perfectly healthy so don't anyone worry) and when the phlebotomist asked if I preferred one arm over the other I rolled up both sleeves and said "well you can either poke this hannya in the face or you can just poke this empty skin on my right arm." She then remarked that since I have tattoos I must not be worried about a simple blood draw and I agreed I wasn't worried. But in my head I was thinking "How many years experience do you have drawing blood?", "Do you have a portfolio of your previous work I can look through before I choose you as my phlebotomist?" Strange that people have asked me if I'm worried about getting infections, diseases, viruses, etc from tattoo artists that have 15+ years experience but no one is worried about the phlebotomist that might be fresh out of training with only 6 months experience.
    4 points
  9. I had to add this - This is from a Jenny Clarke flash sheet, and is supposed to be a chest panel/half sleeve design, which the artist clearly didn't understand, and copied it, very small, onto a forearm. I don't think I have ever seen a tattoo miss the point as much as this one.
    4 points
  10. I agree that there's a pretty significant difference, but for some people just the idea of needles can trigger a panic attack. a woman recently fainted at the shop where i work, not because she was getting tattooed, but because she was watching her friend get tattooed. she's lucky she didn't get a concussion falling and hitting her head on the floor! phobias are irrational, so even if it doesn't make sense to us, it could be terrifying to someone else.
    4 points
  11. Get more tattoos around it.
    4 points
  12. Strange that I never posted mine to this thread; I must have thought I already had(?) According to Steve Byrne, I was the first person to ask him for a RoA (in 2011 if you can believe that), so I guess that's my claim to fame:
    3 points
  13. Eric

    Hello from DC

    Mostly Jinx Proof and Tattoo Paradise. Can't say enough good things about either shop. I've gone to the Baltimore Tattoo Museum a couple of times, too.
    3 points
  14. Couldn't agree more. I'm a type 1 diabetic on an insulin pump (essentially a little robot pancreas...it's pretty rad), so I'm pretty comfortable with needs of both the injecting medication and placing ink varieties. That said, there are new nurses at my endocrinologist's office and they are fucking horrible at drawing blood. The last three times I've been in they've either pressed the syringe right through the vein, or rolled the needle while it was in. I end up with a bruise for a few days at the site and look like I have a different sort of problem all together. I'm actually getting tattooed this Sunday after a doctors appointment on Saturday, so my hope is that they've improved so that I don't have to awkwardly explain to the tattooer that the needle mark and bruise are from an indelicate nurse, not some questionable extracurricular activities. Might be time to ask the nurses for a blood-draw portfolio.
    3 points
  15. youthcrewalex

    Upcoming Tattoos

    gettig a traditional butterfly on monday
    3 points
  16. part of my back piece skull action.
    3 points
  17. Eddy Deutsche finished mine a few weeks ago. Terrible pic of the whole thing and one of the mini ROA in the book at the bottom. Four total in the piece ;)
    3 points
  18. wear a feather boa.
    3 points
  19. 3 points
  20. It is really cool. It was great finding a cool community like this that's so helpful, welcoming. There are some real dorks in other online forums...
    2 points
  21. Hate to be the guy, but the silence should be deafening.
    2 points
  22. I have been getting a lot of acupuncture lately, and my acupuncturist always asks about tattoo stuff, and those needles vs. these needles. I told her acupuncture is like, a freaking treat compared to getting tattooed. Interestingly, she was saying that she imagined the places that she finds acupuncture needle insertion hurt the most are also the places where getting tattooed sucks the most, but it doesn't seem to correspond at all. Like she says forearms are generally a rough spot (although I have not found that to be the case, with the exception of my wrists). And like, she sticks needles right into my forehead and stomach and I don't feel a thing. So all that to say: duh, different needles feel different. Also, I have a sick fascination with getting my blood drawn--its kind of cool to watch!--but last week I went for a routine blood test and they took EIGHT VIALS and it kind of freaked me out when the damn process would not end. I have no idea why. I suspect vampire nurses.
    2 points
  23. i tell people it's more like being cut. because that's what's really happening. not sure if this helps there fear at all.
    2 points
  24. stole this from sonju's injungram
    2 points
  25. Got a Garver tattoo at invisible.. will put it in the contest for next month..
    2 points
  26. Chris Garver at Invisible NYC
    2 points
  27. My wife picked this out for me last night. Done by Jason at Taylor Street. Good times were had.
    2 points
  28. Go this sunday from the Awesome and generally super cool Beaux Brady on sunday to go with my other hand he did.
    2 points
  29. This backpiece by Marius Meyer is on a guy from this forum. Amazing piece!
    2 points
  30. 4th session with Filip :cool:
    2 points
  31. Just had a full sleeve done by Dmitriy Samohin. I did 8 days straight 8-9 hours a day for all this to be completed. Around 70 hours :) The Panther and Lion are on my thigh :) Hope this is in the right place :)
    1 point
  32. I was promised a complimentary cake-basket upon joining. All of your kittens will be held hostage until our demands have been met. It's been nice to have a great resource at hand which promotes communication within a community, and also helps newer people like me hopefully get better tattoos :) Thanks!
    1 point
  33. This is from yesterday, really fun piece on my buddy as part of a trade before he moves to Australia. A little red and bruised, but I think I got a good picture. be nice, I get really self conscious posting my work among so many amazing tattoos :o (although I am totally open to constructive criticism if anyone feels so inclined!)
    1 point
  34. Johannes

    Fear of Needles+Tattoos

    well, I do not like getting a shot or blood drawn...but not like it freaks me out..just disturbing seeing the needle going in there. feels funny. i skip if i can. would never skip a tattoo tough!
    1 point
  35. I've done a 10 hour on my Koi . luckly it was on my arm..
    1 point
  36. I keep my arms covered too. I don't think there is anything dumb about being cautious.
    1 point
  37. ShawnPorter

    Stell Spot'in

    Had a DAMN good time with the Stells and the folks who showed up at Pair o Dice to wish Richard a Happy Birthday and shop opening. That shop is going to push out some killer tattoos.
    1 point
  38. I would like to add this very fresh skin decal by Greg Christian. My thigh never looked better, STOKED! The pic is from his instagram page.
    1 point
  39. Bob Roberts panther tattooed by Hiro at Spotlight Tattoo. His photo.
    1 point
  40. Thank you for the link, I love Thai tattoos, and the whole culture, I want to go on a trip there one day, it's on my list of things to do!
    1 point
  41. Got this little train today from Adrian Hing (photo clearly robbed from his instagram)
    1 point
  42. jitterbug

    Athena and owl

    Done by Stu Pagdin at Progression Tattoo, Adelaide
    1 point
  43. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhw_zbvxvb4
    1 point
  44. @Delicious I would add that just because people love you and our on your side, doesn't mean they know what is right for you. At some point I think we just have to gain the confidence enough to disagree with our family and understand that their preconceived notions of what society deems appropriate is not going to determine your happiness, only you can do that. And disgreeing with them doesn't mean you love them any less, just that you have become your own person. Their is that old saying, you live under my house, you follow my rules. Well I have my own house and I say fuck rules.
    1 point
  45. Not neccesarily just the eyes, but when somoene is getting a backpiece, usually work on filling in the background before the main image, because most people would be willing to walk around with a finished dragon and unfinished background but not vise versa. I personally like what @reverend1 said better though.
    1 point
  46. I like that this thread was bummed. It made me think about how awesome Adam Hathorn's aka "Honkey Kong" tattoos are. A nice mixture of traditional and new skool. But, I suppose he probably doesn't need any "recognition."
    1 point
  47. He and Gilsdorf are some of the best and most inspiring tattooers working right now.
    1 point
  48. Stefan Johnsson

    lion

    1 point
  49. Tim Hendricks

    nurse

    1 point
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