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Done by Steve Byrne at Rock of Ages Austin, Texas.

Finished this today as a gift may make prints

Just got back from Cali and these are my souvenirs. Candle and coffin by Scott Sylvia and a little California black and gray skull rose by Freddy Corbin. The tattoos speak for themselves and I don't have enough time to tell ya how awesome of human beings these guys are.

A little California black and gray - - - Updated - - - I still can't get my pictures right side up but you get the point

Adam Shrewsbury made this one on me last week.

What the hell, I will enter this one, pretty sure everyone knows who did it, haha. Man that Kore Flatmo sleeve is great, that is who I am voting for this month.

This one came into our shop in San Antonio the other day. Said it was done in Connecticut around 1985. Could not remember the shop name or tattooer's name. Also... Have you guys checked out @vintage_tattoos on Instagram? It's run by 2 english dudes so there's a lot of english stuff but if you tag them in an old tattoo they repost it. It's pretty bitchin' - - - Updated - - - Don't know why that uploaded sideways... Oh well. - - - Updated - - - Met this guy outside of my old apartment here in San Antonio... I had a bunch of pictures of him... But they're not on my phone anymore... Ill try to see if I can find them on my computer.

Final sitting on my left arm sleeve with Mo Coppoletta (TFB) in August, and booked in for another two days in Tokyo for work on my front by Tomo (Yellow Blaze). That's November... going to be a flying visit. When these are done it's the last of the big work for me, I'm going to fill in what's left in one-shot tattoos that I ration out :) Not been posting much because I've been busy with work, moving house and getting married (18 days away). Still lurking though...!

Congrats! Now post a damn photo. :)

Hotel and Flights booked! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Final session sorry its not a healed pic! Done by Josh Damnit, Classic Tattoo, upland ca. It filled an awkward spot on my leg nicely.

I'll try with this one. By David Wach at Flaming Dragon in Tacoma WA.

The price of gas to go to Chicago vs plane ticket to NY, not that much of a difference, but what I always do is plan a vacation around my tattoo, so that it's not like i'm flying somewhere to get tattooed, I am getting tattooed while on vacation. If it's that important for you to get this tattoo it's worth the extra money. Tattoos - Daniel Trocchio Daniel Albrigo I think if you can't book Hooper, you go to New York and see someone at Three Kings or John Sultana at saved. But NY seems to be the common thread. Edit; I guess I should throw this out there, there are quite a few capable tattooers in Chicago that might be able to do your tattoo, but it may not be what they normally do. Mario Desa comes to mind, don't know if he would be up to it, but he seems like the kind of guy who prides himself on being able to do all styles even though he specializes in his own. If someone walked in the door of our shop and wanted something geometric, they would walk out with a well done tattoo, even though that's not what we normally do. In either case if you don't ask you will never know.

Leaving for Columbus, Ohio a week from today! Going to be at the Cleveland Tattoo Expo on Friday & Sunday Friday I'm going to be tattooed by @Debra Yarian......Saturday I am riding down to Youngstown to hang out and be tattooed by Debbie Lenz at her shop.....and then Sunday I'll be back at the convention to be tattooed by Dawn Marie Cooke! I'd like to take a ride up to Jr Tubbs shop too if time permits...... I am also going to ride down Monday to visit with Dana Brunson! Should be another awesome tattoo road trip!

I'll jump in. Josh Stephens, Hold It Down (That's my elbow if anyone was curious).

Finally have a new finished piece to enter the contest! Not expecting to win, but it's a good way to show off my finished tattoo by Kore Flatmo! The pictures were taken in May by Kore when we finished up. Yay! :D

Done by Corey Miller in NJ.

This is on my friend Nate. Taken from Brian Bruno's instagram.

Update: As of today, I also have an appointment with Ashley Love at New York Adorned for a mermaid & anchor design in late August.

You make great decisions, my friend.

hi everyone just introducing myself, my name is james and heres some photos of my arm.also my twin brother is already on LST under the name of motsimus. not the best photos either sorry guys. - - - Updated - - - Also the artist is nick Edwards of tattoo connection.

Just got back from a trip to the Bay area and my appointment with Freddy. Ya'll were right! Awesome shop, awesome tattoo, and awesome dude, and not just Freddy but everyone there. I would highly recommend getting tattooed at Temple or just meeting Freddy if you ever get the chance.

Very cool, @Tittleton. Are you Texan? I am, and that's a very famous (and awesome) bit of Texas history right there.

I'm spending two days with Freddy next week getting tattooed by him again. Needless to say, I'm super jazzed about it. Best dude ever. I want him to be my surrogate father.

I haven't seen many (any?) portraits win this, so either this will buck the trend or become one of many.

As SStu said, they are high profile because they are so good at what they do. So, no, that shouldn't intimidate you! This will be on your skin for the rest of your life... It is worth it to pay more. Save up. I am a public school teacher and I am starting to acquire better tattoos than some of these millionaire celebrities out there. It ain't because I'm rich, it's because I have good taste ;). And yes, you can estimate the cost. When you start contacting artists to see if they will do your tattoo, ask how much they charge. They will usually quote you their hourly rate. Then, you can ask approximately how many hours they think the tattoo will take. They might not know exactly, but you could get a ballpark idea. Good luck!

I just posted this in my initiation thread, but I'm getting tattooed by Grez at King's Avenue in September. That'll be my first time at that shop and by him, and I can't wait. I've loved his stuff for a while, but finally took the plunge. Between that and buying a house, my tattoo budget is pretty minimal right now. I'm looking to get in with one of a few people I have in mind at the Richmond Convention in November and then Brian Bruno at Absolute Art in early 2014.

i never seen so many asses as i do now..another great thing about lst! haha

Done by Josh Damnit, Classic Tattoo, Upland, CA. Not a healed pic but its been a year since I've been able to get tattooed (been deployed) and got excited! :D

Dude. You made Tattoo Culture's Magazine instagram with this one. Congrats.

25-30 hours @CultExciter?! That is insanely fast! If you can ever get a shot of the whole thing please post up. And yes people, I am attempting to have more man ass posted.

Cheers @hogg ! I sort of know what you meant about all those dots on your snake... they start getting reeeeeally frustrating after a while lol. Granted mine weren't on my butt but the spine kinda sucked. Thanks @else!! I just want it finished now like you would not believe, but it'll be a long road ahead And @CultExciter thats a bad ass piece your mate has there. How many hours do you know?

Tattoo i made on Scott in oceangrove, VIC Thanks all- Ash Gravolin

Done by Vincent Moisdon at Colorfast Studios

Done by Horinao at The CatClaw Tattoo-Z Kyoto. Believe it or not this was just under 10 hours of tattooing in 2 days (6 first,4 second). So many damn lines!! Its based on one of Kuniyoshi's Suikoden prints - Tameijiro Dan Shogu Some parts didn't hurt anywhere near as bad as I thought then others killed. Granted it was just the outline though ;) - - - Updated - - - And my tattoo has a tattoo, fuck yes.

Been working on this Bert Grimm re-paint for a week or so. It's something like 30x22 or just less as the paper is a weird size. Hope you guys like it!

ok,so the results of the surgery are 100% all bad stuff is gone. :) I get freaked out in my way,like I said,fuckin' cancer has touched my life so many times. :mad: finally one time it got beat ! thanks for all the support & good energy ,it worked !

Les Skuse eagle

Fella named "Squirrelly" out of Hubbard, Ohio inked this Sailor Jerry-style Wyvern on my calf at the Old School Tattoo Expo in Knoxville Tenn. about 20 years ago. Does it qualify as "old"?

If anybody was maybe a little bit hesitant about going, they just announced that Filip Leu and the Leu Family Iron are going to be attending this year. I am super excited for this!

Excellent thread! I love, love, love Temple. I've been tattooed there by Freddy and Heath Preheim, and my wife has been tattooed there by Freddy, Heath and Jamie Ruth. We've also stopped by to see other friends get tattooed, or just to visit with Freddy when we're in the neighborhood. Those of you have been tattooed there know that things run on a slightly looser schedule, but it's all part of Temple's charm. Just sit back, soak up some great stories and enjoy your small place in tattoo history.