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Here is my latest done on my birthday by Yushi while guesting in Seattle and under the needle great guy and awesome experience lines by machine and colored by tebori.
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Here is a shot of my back all healed and settled. Started and finished in 2017. Done by the one and only Eric Perfect in Philadelphia, PA.

I finished my back 9 years ago and it hurt like a bitch. I prefer the traditional look anyway, but they tend to go a lot quicker too. Which is always a plus. Richard Stell did this in only two sessions. The first one was about 4 1/2 hours and the second was 10. Picture taken 10 minutes ago...

I think the answer to your question is in how you're defining a backpiece. Yes, if it's a traditional style japanese piece that goes from neck to knees then it might easily take up to 100 hours.
However, what if it's american traditional or a smaller japanese-style piece that only goes to the waist? That'll take a significant amount of time off. If it's black and grey, or has a significant amount of negative space, then even more. I think my backpiece would fit into this category - it took around 25 hours (OK, maybe 25-30...) :-

This backpiece, by Xam (The Family Business Tattoo, London) was done in 16 hours:-

Now that does blow my mind. Similarly, I've seen other backpieces on that scale banged out in short spaces of time, attributed to people like Filip Leu.

I know it's too late just for fun. This was done last August by Yushi while guesting in Seattle. The outline done by machine and color by tebori.


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I know it's too late just for fun. This was done last August by Yushi while guesting in Seattle. The outline done by machine and color by tebori.


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Here's a little party shark I got from Scott Sylvia recently. I meant to post healed pictures but it's a difficult area of my arm to photograph. Thanks for looking! starting the left sleeve next. 

Got this kitsune from Matt Arriola yesterday.

Excited to be getting a Johan Svahn dragon on my lower arm in a couple of weeks. 

That Thomas Hooper skull is MEGA... @SStu You've got my vote!
Two entries from me:
1) 7 headed cobra and skull by Uncle Allan, about 2 years healed in this pic.

2) Tiger and wind-skull by Tim Lehi, healed a few months in this photo.

 

Ok, I'm in with a Hooper edition - 

Booked in with Marius Meyer in the beginning of february. Been putting it of for years, but now is the time!
Told him I would be getting a dragon, but I might get something else. Doesn't really matter, as everything he does is perfect.

Tigress, Phase I completed by Chris O'Donnell. We're going to add more soon...

I don't see anyone beating that Chad K/Jondix back, but I'll submit one of my skulls for the fun of it. I like the themed contests, at the very least they can serve as a good source of inspiration for people looking to get a certain thing tattooed.
Anyways, here's my skull from Steve Byrne at ROA from a few years ago. Don't really have a healed photo, but found one that kinda works. It's loosely based off of a anti-bolshevik German propaganda poster I saw at the Harry Ransom center in Austin while I was in Austin earlier that day. 

 

Finished this just in time! Chad Koeplinger and Jondix.

I haven't posted anything in a long time but this is a tattoo I got in October by Scott Sylvia. I plan on booking another appointment with him on Thursday. I'll be sure to post pics. I think I attached the pictures correctly. Let me know if you see it! Thank you all for looking. 

I was definitely unable to contain myself the last two months. 
-Dan Sinnes scribbled on this locust yokai at Temple. I'm so pumped on how it came together. He posted a photo of the draw on for hilarity.  
-Valerie Vargas did the Oni/Gorilla fight on my arm at the Bay convention. I liked the idea of the eastern/western imagery clashing. My right arm is all american traditional patchwork and my left is semi-american traditional style patchwork with Japanese imagery. This has already healed ridiculously well.
Henning did the namakubi at the Bay convention. I had been waiting a few years to catch Henning at the convention when he had space from his larger works and this was the year. This is absolutely one of my favorite tattoo's. My girlfriend is definitely not as pumped. I'm blown away by his skill and kindness. 
 

Tim Lehi next month. 

Not sure if this is the best way to do the voting, but let's give it a shot. 
One vote per member! The voting will close on the 27th of the month. 
 
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Juan Puente did this for me at Black Heart a while ago. Was going to take a healed shot but can't get the angle. It wraps quite a bit. 

@Machcekborrach That's awesome; please keep us posted on progress. His tigers are so awesome. The one he did on the True Love doc made me fall in love with them years ago. I'm really thinking about having him do my stomach as well with a tiger and a snake fighting. The fact that you say he's fast makes me think that might be a good thing for the belly.

That looks so killer!


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@suburbanxcore Yes i do i've only got 5 hrs done so far, got a bunch to go still i think. Brian is fast, you should definitely get tattooed by him, he's awesome. But here is a current progress pic kinda fresh got tattooed a couple weeks back.

@Machcekborrach Awesome. Do you have pics of what you have so far? Brian Bruno is so awesome, and I think incredibly underrated. I'd love to have him to my back or my stomach.

In December going up to richmond to see brian bruno and get some more shading on the belly.