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Done, 2d sleeve by Shige : View image: IMG 5047 Next is back in November (or maybe earlier) to complete my mandala. Cheers10 points
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Latest tattoo lowdown.....
Kingdomhearts25 and 5 others reacted to CollinK for a topic
Here are some recent ones for me... Got this guy from Alan Berg Started this with Mat Welch and snagged this Bert Grimm horse from Miguel Olascuaga6 points -
Thank you!! I'm honored and excited to wear my LST shirt! :D4 points
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The winner of Tattoo of the month January 2015 is @graybones with this fantastic Seth Wood piece. Congratulations!! Please PM @steve1461686340 with your shirt info (size and male or female) along with your address. New contest will be up shortly!4 points
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Lady Parts! (Arms, just lady arms...)
SStu and 3 others reacted to SnowyPlover for a topic
I have little shoulder caps too, (which may be one of my favorite parts) and both of my sleeves end organically. I didn't want any abrupt lines where tattoos begin or end. It's about what appeals to you as feminine.4 points -
I'm just here to point out the hilarity of motsimus' comment followed by the comment in Myles' signature.2 points
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Lighthouse stuff
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Latest tattoo lowdown.....
SeeSea and one other reacted to Ducky15568 for a topic
Got this today from Derick at Level Up tattoo in Great falls, MT.2 points -
here it is. was a great time. really funny guy. i also think im having the best healing experience with this one from something i read in this forum a while back. i left the bandage over night and washed all the goop off in the morning. thing is minimally scabbing now http://imgur.com/8JFjxRJ2 points
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Great story, @Colored Guy, and cool idea for a thread, @cltattooing. I love the feel of a shop crushed with flash. I've been in a few shops that have next to no flash on the walls, and it always feels very odd to me--even elitist at times. Plus, there's something about seeing artists deal with walk-ins that I really like. The negotiation, the hustle (on both sides of the dummy rail), and the end result.2 points
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I don't post anything to Instagram but I follow a shit ton of tattooers. Lately, @BrightandBold and @Americanatattoos have been hosting the most awesome 'takeovers' by some veteran tattoo artists that have shared some fascinating history and insight. I'm not a tattooer, just an enthusiast. I would highly recommend following these pages if you are into tattoo history. I've also been introduced to some amazing artists I would never have heard of otherwise. Check them out.1 point
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SICK!!! - - - Updated - - - I saw it. Him and his chick are on another level. Matheson's front/torso is pretty rad too. And Chris Grosso goes from Tattoo Age to Munchies. Pretty sweet transition.1 point
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First piece on my legs by Matthias Boettcher in Lowbrow Berlin. Happy man1 point
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Too fast?
Beans reacted to Colored Guy for a topic
I'm pushing 60 and got back into tattoos in 2005. My last one prior to that was in 1982. I've had all my old work redone or covered up. Now everything will be new work only with some touch up of old work. Tattoos get beat up in time, so I'm glad I've gone this way with what I'm doing. Plans for 2015 is to have my left arm sleeve DONE and upper right arm completely done as well. The forearm can wait until the fall or go into 2016.1 point -
Upcoming Tattoos
SeeSea reacted to marley mission for a topic
Matt Dunn @ Rabbit's Den in Milltown, NJ - 2/18 (ribs again!) Jamie Sawyer @ Immortal Ink in Clinton, NJ - 4/10 stoked and (about to be broke!)1 point -
Hi LST
purplelace reacted to bedoktime for a topic
My name is Time and I am Thai currently living/studying in Norwich, UK. I am pretty new to tattooing. I just had my second tatoo a few day ago and it is still healing! I have interest in American traditional tattoos :cool: This forum has been very useful! My first one inspired to stay forever as a child. second one for my passion of coffee Looking forward to get more and be inspired by the people here :cool:1 point -
Upcoming Tattoos
marley mission reacted to s3rndpt for a topic
I am smack in the middle of what is turning into a full sleeve from Amy Black here in Richmond. Outlined a bunch of peonies yesterday, in fact. In early April, I'm heading to San Diego to get shoulder caps from Briana Sargent at Buju Tattoo. Glad I booked that one when I did...discovered the other day she is so busy she's not taking any more bookings, except on a case-by-case basis. Also finding that I need to NOT visit/lurk here so much because it makes me want more and more tattoos. Which is not bad, but I'm going to go broke!1 point -
February 2015 Tattoo of the Month Contest
Delicious reacted to marley mission for a topic
ok ok - now I know this is the heavyweight division - the best of the best - major league back pieces - epic sleeves from legendary artists from around the globe - tattooing black belts - you get the picture - but I figure - you only live once - so here is my first ever entry into one of my favorite monthly threads.... Whatever...by Jamie Sawyer outta Immortal Ink in Clinton, NJ1 point -
I agree that looks more like Poe than Jesus, in regards to your spider web concerns. Here in the UK, it means passage of time. The teardrop on face means they've killed someone. Though some people get a teardrop on face because they like the look of it. I wouldn't really worry about it. Don't think too much about it, it's a lovely design. Enjoy it x1 point
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East Coast!!! Venues | Perseverance | Japanese American National Museum Traveling Exhibition Sites Current/Upcoming Venues Towson University February 5 – May 2, 2015 Asian Arts Gallery Center for the Arts Towson, MD 21252 Web: towson.edu Phone: 410.704.2787 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts May 30 – September 27, 2015 200 N. Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220 Web: vmfa.museum Phone: 804.340.1405 Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens February 23 – May 22, 2016 4000 Morikami Park Rd. Delray Beach, FL 33446 Web: morikami.org Phone: 561.495.02331 point
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Roses = Heck Yes A rose or multiple roses go with everything, but especially with panthers.1 point
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Here are a few. the whole half sleeve is by Mark Stewart. The arrow through the chest is by Tim Gillman. Don't have a lot of pics available of my other stuff.1 point
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Ahh, gotcha! So then maybe what we are really talking about is placement and design. Placement is where/how the design settles into the flow of the body. To me it is one of the more subtle hallmarks of REALLY good tattoo design. I don't know how to explain seeing good placement in a forum post but I CAN stress to you how very important it is. Maybe what your eye is registering as "masculine" is clunky tattoo design and placement? And wanting something "feminine" has something to do with more harmonious body/tattoo flow? Idk...shot in the dark...1 point
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@Colored Guy Civ is publishing a book of flash from S&W in February. Could be worth checking out. Here's the Instagram for it: Instagram1 point
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The seeming decline of "street shop" tattoo parlors
Ducky15568 reacted to sophistre for a topic
It seems to me like there'll probably always be both, now that both types exist. There are people who will always be more comfortable on one side of that fence than the other...people who feel uneasy about upscale interiors and courtesy salon fruit-infused water, and people who are intimidated as hell by tattoo shops full of tough guys, or who've managed to make mental divides for themselves over different kinds of tattoos, who may be interested in getting a tattoo 'but not that kind' of tattoo. For some people, that's probably part of the experience they're shopping for, in both directions -- the salon feeling, or the classic grit. This is additional speculation on my part, totally based on my own anecdotal observations, but there also seem to be weird overlaps between people who don't like the idea of getting something from flash and want something 'custom' instead, and people who want the upscale experience (and people who got their tattoo concept off of Pinterest, which is totally ironic). I read here all the time about how there's been a huge upswing in the number of tattoo shops out there -- shops that come and go with excess apprentices and artists that don't last long, people trying to reinvent the wheel, this whole glut of shops in any given place -- and I suppose catering to this demographic probably provides them with a whole lot of business. Trends seeking trends, or something. But, if I had to wager a guess, I'd say that the street-shop mentality you guys were talking about -- artists with a style who can still turn out solid walk-in work, who are willing to do that, who are dedicated to the craft/labor of tattooing as well as the art of it -- will probably always be more successful in the long-term. Places like that will endure. And maybe there are lots of high-end salon-style shops that employ this ethic, too; hell if I know. I think it's probably the at the heart of what's most important, beyond interior design. ...I listened a lot of lectures growing up about artists who forget that art is not just art, but also a business. Haha.1 point -
How did people get tattoos before the internet?
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The crazy thing is how people traveled to get tattooed w/o the Internet. Big yellow phone books, handwritten correspondence, etc. Rubendall getting tattooed by Leu immediately comes to mind.1 point -
The seeming decline of "street shop" tattoo parlors
gougetheeyes reacted to suburbanxcore for a topic
Not a street shop, per say, but last weekend I was in Kings Avenue getting tattooed, and Zac Scheinbaum was cranking out walk in after walk in while I was there. It was nice to see someone that you'd think of as kinda having a style and typically be booked in advance just doing names and script and Stars of David and treating it just as importantly as the bigger/custom one he was doing when I left.1 point -
you're asking LSTers here! ;) which makes it a quick and definitive "no." I'm pretty sure the majority of us would condone tattooing almost all parts of your body, except the hands and above the collar, unless you earn it. if you're worried about what "plainskins" think, that's a whole other question. there's probably a decent % of folks in the world who think it's too masculine... so i guess it depends on if I you give a shit what those folks think.1 point
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@TrixieFaux absolutely love your arms...so beautiful...fits perfectly with you :) - - - Updated - - - oh...and my arm so far...1 point
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Lady Parts! (Arms, just lady arms...)
kassandrac reacted to graybones for a topic
@TrixieFaux Your arms are the best. Almost makes me wish I'd gone with all black and gray!1 point -
Lady Parts! (Arms, just lady arms...)
TattooedMumma reacted to TrixieFaux for a topic
Here are my lady arms! My right arm in the left pic was still in-progress. Not too masculine for my taste.... but I guess it all comes down to personal taste. Get what you like! I also don't know what a deco-ish googah is...?!1 point -
Reading something someone wrote here, that it will never be unprofessional to wear a long sleeve shirt at work, emboldened me to go down to where I wear my watch. In hindsight I wish I'd been convinced earlier since it would have let me get bigger forearm pieces.1 point
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Got my first tattoo / full back in one session! Yeeeh!
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Panthers and roses is an unbeatable combo.1 point -
adding roses is a great idea!1 point
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My strategy is to play dead, like I'm being mauled by a tiny bear. So far it's working.1 point
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Philadelphia Tattoo Convention 2015
Colored Guy reacted to Pete tattoo freak for a topic
ink master reunion lol1 point -
The Tattoo News
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Tomo from Yellow Blaze is opening a studio in his home city in Nagaoka (think I'm right in saying Niigata prefecture). It looks like it's an hour and a half from Tokyo on a Shinkansen.1 point -
Hitting that "10 thoughtful posts" at a record pace!1 point
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i'm an accountant and everyday i wear long sleeve button-up shirts to work to keep my arms covered. i am not sure if there is a tattoo policy here but i dont need to know. i'm not interested in showing my tattoos at work anyway, i'm totally ok with keeping them covered without needing to be asked. if i wanted to "be noticed" or "express" myself in the office, i'll just do that by trying to do a great job at work.1 point
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Too fast?
misterJ reacted to slayer9019 for a topic
Personally I have a strong opinion against smaller tattoos. I like very large pieces and plan probably having a bodysuit with 3/4 sleeves (job :( ).1 point -
Too fast?
misterJ reacted to CaptCanada for a topic
To add to this, most traditional Japanese suits (or traditional Japanese tattoos) start out as a back piece. Its not so common now, but before what you got as your back piece defined what you could get on the rest of your body.1 point -
Too fast?
Joey Ryan reacted to William Burgess for a topic
Never believed in the whole "small starter tattoo" deal. How about those people getting full bodysuits by Horiyoshi III? I am sure some of those people had no work to begin with and commited to heavy coverage from the get go. If I could do it all over again, thats what I do. Have one tattoo and one only!1 point