Beans

Progress shot....pretty much finished the top half.

I think you've got it right there. Neither of you will be having fun when the needle goes right into the Grand Canyon though!

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Hokay, cross-posting by request, cos SeeSea is such a flatterer. I was going to wait until Greg posted the pictures he took of the new stuff, but he may not. Sun came out today when I was about to head to the gym, so I tried to get some myself.
I got a diving girl, and we started a cobra, though we didn't finish it. They're looking a little bit foggy/chalky because I peel fast; they'll probably start flaking by tomorrow. It makes it hard to see the blue details in the diving girl, sadly. Sorry for the terrible angles!


These links are just an overview of the whole thing, before we added the cobra.
https://instagram.com/p/1gugZ7TBPK/
https://instagram.com/p/1guZOxTBO-/

Some people's tattoo worlds seem really small... (In my own world, there are lots of cool different ways to get tattooed.)

Unrelated to the last post, here's today's session with Derek Noble on my ass and thigh.

Looks good. I'd say go back to that same artist and have him design the rest of the sleeve and then outline it in one shot. That's the best way to have it flow.

Not sure what else to get, but i want to eventually have a full sleeve. And I really want the sleeve to flow, not just have random things to fill the space. Any ideas what other tattoos, or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I have attached a picture of my current St. Michael Tattoo. And the space remaining that i want to fill up.
Thank you

Just over 10 years ago I made friends with this guy from Australia. We met in the emo (lol) chatroom on Soulseek. He moved to Toronto March 9th (a decision that had nothing to do with me) and we met up for the first time the weekend after that. As of April 4th we've been in a relationship. I've never been happier and more sure of anything in my life. Life truly is amazing at times.
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thats awful.. Her tongue looks like a tiny dick..

Wow, thank you Kylegrey. It has definitely given me something to occupy my mind with as well, Im getting kind of obsessed and already thinking ahead to my right arm.;) I feel like Im getting a little piece of myself back as well, when I am not able to always do what Id like. Yes, im gonna stick around. Thanks!

Hi @Beans yes I had Fibromyalga from around 2000 to 2012 / 13 . As far as getting tattooed I found the tattooing process probably a little easier as I was so used to feeling uncomfortable most of the time with the condition . Mentally tattoos also helped me because looking at them and finding out about the history etc gave my brain a break from Fibro and allowed me to focus on something each and every day that I really enjoyed which didn't wipe me out totally like most of the other activities I had previously loved .
Particulary I think this site helped me a lot too so stick around and I hope you get out of it what I have .

I'm with pretty much with @Graeme on this too.
I'd never planned to have any reference to my children in a tattoo, wasn't something that even occurred to me, but as it happens I ended up with one anyway.
Amongst the reference I took in before we started my arm was a copy some old botanical type drawings of eggs and nests, they weren't meant to refer to anything in particular - I just like the images. So, a few sessions in he pulled out a stencil he'd drawn up of a nest with 2 eggs in, 'you have got two children, haven't you?' he says... Well, if he'd not said that I'd probably never have associated it with them. But he did and now I have a progeny centered tattoo, which is nice. No names though.
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The only photo I can find is quite blurry and possibly not fully healed, here:
reference:
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uurg - curse of the massive photos. Sorry. This is maybe better. Maybe.

Pre: Bitch about getting tattooed.
Post: Bitch about having been tattooed.
Drugs: 1 muscle relaxer. 1 non-drowsy antihistamine.
I've found that I tense up heavily after 3+ hours of getting tattooed, so the muscle relaxer keeps me from converting all of that tension into a sore body after the tattoo. Sore body + sore tattoo and no one wins. The antihistamine keeps the surface of the skin from swelling up so much and makes it a little more bearable.
Food: Totally changed my ritual since reading my friend David's take on tattoo nutrition.

Update:
Hey, guys. I just wanted to thank you for your advice. Yall's words of encouragement were in my head before I lied down. I don't recall any endorphins kicking in, mostly sucked the whole time, haha. My body shook the entire time and I cried about three times, but he got the outline done in 3 and a half hours and I'm still alive and excited about my next session! Scales and shading in the clouds are next. Hopefully I'll be able to push through it. [/img]

The OP was about asking in person. As in, how much to I talk about this ahead of time with my artist without sounding like a paranoid client with 9,000 questions and making the artist want to back out?
I have an honest question about the money conversation I've had with all three of my artists, but I'll never ask it here because of this kind of response.
The bottom line is that it is your body, and you're entitled to ask any questions you'd like to ask. If the artist thinks it is too much, well, find someone else. Customer service has to be part of the equation if you're going to art on human skin, and the health concerns are legitimate if things aren't being done correctly.

good luck beans!

I love it when the plainskins say "Well, he must have body image issues." And I'm thinking "Nope, motherfucker, not anymore..."

This. So much this. I love your story :D
Although nowhere near the same, I have some health stuff that's not fun (Fibromyalgia and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome). I felt quite negative toward my body, knowing I can't do the things I used to do, can't go out on a whim like my friends, can't run (used to be one of my big hobbies). Getting tattooed hurts like a mofo because of the hypersensitivity, but the achievement - getting to look at a part of my body and go "I sat through hours of pain for that" helps to pick me up on a bad day and remind me that I'm doing better than I give myself credit for. That there are still things that I CAN do, and having awesome artwork all over me is one.
So yes, having tattoos has changed my life. In other ways too, of course - the way strangers interact with me has changed, but I can't say I have time or energy to think about that too much. Mostly they remind me that I kick ass.

So I started my Erin chance piece today.i ended up tapping after 5 hours, the inner thigh is no joke. I've sat for a few 10 hour sessions and 3 8 hour days I'm a row and I couldn't handle 5 hours on the inner thigh. I actually wanted to tap after the second hour. Pretty mad at myself but I don't want to torture myself. Got a half day booked in May to finish it. What Ya think? Anyone had inner thigh done ? Is it the worst part on the body?
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I second the bugs. I love em and have several going into my sleeve. So many amazing little critters to choose from.
Your arm is beautiful! I love the snail panther!

Your work is lovely but the baby! Precious! Congratulations.

Well, those all look great (particularly the newborn)! Where in the Bluegrass are you located? The wife and I grew up in Monticello.

full sleeve dragon on one arm. and full sleeve tiger on the other. for balance

You could have it be a black and white pair of koi. Or any other animal