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Just started a large thigh piece with Valerie Vargas, managed to get in with her on a cancelation while I was back in England visiting family, only the line work so far but it looks great, il upload a pic when it's healed, also I'm trying saniderm for the first time

Horitomo posted a pic of the work in progress on my gut. Check it.
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This is my take on it, too. When you get a classic design, you can be assured that it won't be unique. I used to think that unique tattoos were where it's at, but now, I go for tattoos that look like tattoos. Which means they look like something that's already been applied to plenty of other people.
Also: your eagle is awesome!

To the OP, I can pretty much guarantee that was a classic eagle design that Bert put on you. I highly doubt he drew that custom for you. He most likely was flipping through some classic flash designs, saw that eagle, and performed that eagle. The other tattoo was done by someone probably looking at the exact same design.

So I earlier tonight I booked my next tattoo - in March I'm heading down to Austin to have Steve Byrne put an eagle on my chest. In one shot. Because I am an idiot.
Ah, well. As @Graeme said, "If you want tough tattoos you can't be a wimp about it."

Couple of little Bonji on the shins done by Benjamin Toner, at Sacred Art, Manchester. Lovely way to finish out the year, cant beat some nice Bonji!

Upper inside of the arm tonight. Feels like burning. With Greg Whitehead, as usual! A fun panther-leopard with a Tibetan shell.

Starting to close in on it with this arm. Room for two modest/smallish pieces and then just filler after that. Crazy.

As promised I have now managed to get some pictures of my fully outlined back. I never imagined it would be so many lines when I started but after 5 sessions and 15 hours in total we have completed the first stage. Very happy with it and can't find enough mirrors to look at all the detail.

Session five yesterday, lining and shading background on the ribs and love handles. Goddamn the love handles are a shitty fucking spot. Next session we'll shade the background on my other cheek and thigh so we'll be going into the new year with a substantial chunk of the background done. I love how it's coming together.

It's done. It's actually done. The last session was the worst one I've had to endure. Major touch ups to the wind bars/clouds, double lining, basically every soft spot got hit in one day. By the end I was definitely spent, but so stoked. Dana was very pleased with how this came out, and that makes me happy too. He wants me to show up to the Baltimore or Philly conventions and do the back piece contest.
This took a year and a half, and it was an amazing experience.

Small burning ? devil by Marc Nava at Da Vinci Tattoo

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

I've got some work in progress by Badj at Black Eyes Tattoo. Some pictures that were taken after my last session.


Thought dinosaurs would be a fun addition to my collection.

One more session to go and filling in the blank spot underneath.

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

just got this from Stewart Robson...

I have a couple on my back from Grime that I'll post once they're done...

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

just got this from Stewart Robson...

I have a couple on my back from Grime that I'll post once they're done...

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)

I got this from Stewart Robson at the Bay Area/SFO Convention :)