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Btat's facebook is some funny stuff. There are few things more humorous than typed out ebonics.

I never could get over the diet soda after-taste.

This may sound stupid, but is actually something I've experienced. I think there is such a thing a pre-care. My wife and I have been getting tatooed for about the same amount of time, and I always noticed she healed better and more quickly though we had the same after-care regiment. Being a woman though, she lotions just about everyday. My most recent piece though was the first time I had anything that involved more than 1 session so when I went back to have it finished I'd been lotioning the area for about a month. The healing after that 2nd session was the best I've ever healed. So, I've learned in the future to lotion the area I'm going to get tattooed pretty well for at least a week before, and I try to lotion all of my tattooed skin at least 3-4 times a week.

Hello Twiz welcome to L S T enjoy, I assume there are some that want to apprentice here but I notice far more that are not tattooers that just want to give back to tattoing by getting work

I never thought of getting tattoos as giving back, but I like that perspective.

Anyone count all the times they said "raw talent"?

Watching it right now, and it's about what I figured. Dave Navarro's a joke, and the show has clearly been cast to make a dramatic "reality" show. Oh yeah, and WTF does tattooing in a freezer have to do with being any good at tattooing?

I'm glad to see someone other than myself decided to try to wake up this sleeping thread, and also interesting that someone used references from tattoosnob. I’ve been part of some debate regarding this issue on that site. I will preface my opinion of this stuff with saying that people should feel free to do with their bodies as they please. That said, I think this stuff is garbage. I've seen the term "frustrated painter" tossed around a bit, and think it may apply to some of it. There is also the old saying of "if it ain't bold, it won't won't hold". For me this stuff seems very abstract artsy, and when I think of abstract art I think of goofy rich people spending stupid money on what someone else told them is popular. It also has this look of someone taking a lot of care to purposely make something look random and not on purpose. It reminds me of the giant pants kids in the late 90’s would wear. You would have these kids who wanted to prove they were so against the mainstream and anti-establishment that they would go to Hot Topic and spend $100 on some giant JNCO jeans and $200 on some Doc Marten boots.

The reasoning that this type of tattooing is anti-establishment, and should therefore be accepted, doesn’t hold much water either. I don’t believe that you can class all tattoo people as completely anti-establishment. It is my belief that what many tattoo people are against is the wrong kind of establishment. A look at the continued popularity of by-the-book traditional western and Japanese tattooing should clearly show that. You can also see this is in the ongoing belief in “old-school” apprenticeships and the value of earning your stripes. I do agree that PART of the purpose of tattooing is to be able to wear your personality on your skin permanently. In that case this kind of tattooing is beneficial to me as it helps me learn who likes stuff I consider questionable without having to actually talk to them.

One more point and I’ll end my rant. Looking through even just this thread, and there is much more out there, there is a lot of variation. There is some stuff that actually looks decent all the way to stuff that doesn’t really look like anything. The problem with things that are supposed to look somewhat haphazard is the difficulty in discerning the difference between something that is supposed to look the way it is, and something that was just a hack job. Ok, that’s enough from me for now. I’m no expert, I just know was I do and don’t like for myself.

There is already a discussion on that going on here http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/random-crap/1685-ink-master-spike.html

Haha, speaking of tattoos going mainstream...I know this is a little off topic but I want to talk to people about it! :]

I just saw a premiere clip for a new show on Spike TV called, "Ink Master" and it actually looks like a pretty bomb idea for a competition show. Jane's Addiction rock-and-roller, Dave Navarro is hosting and Oliver Peck (Kat Von D’s ex) and Chris Nunez (from “Miami Ink”) will be the "experts". I am interested to see who the artists are that will be competing and also excited to see all the drama unfold, haha because it wouldn't be a reality show if it didn't.

So, who is going to watch the premiere with me on tonight, Tuesday, January 17th? It will be on at 10 p.m. on Spike TV.

Check out the link for the premiere trailer and tell me what you think! :]

Official Ink Master Series Trailer | Free Video Clips | SPIKE

I live in eastern Kentucky where visible tattoos, especially those that don't look like they were done in someones bathroom, are pretty rare. I've noticed this kind of odd thing that a lot of older people that I would think would be more likely to react negatively seem to like them. I had one older lady approach me and ask if I had put any lotion on my arms that day. She said the colors were really pretty and proceeded to give me lotion from her purse for me arms. I was raised to be rather polite and make it a point to be. It's always fun to have someone look at you funny and then hold a door for them. That always gets interesting reactions.

Dude, you think Atlanta is bad, come to Nashville...

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There is a definite look someone gives you when they see you are covered it tattoos. I think it's a combo deer in headlights and awkward smile. I don't get the look that often in Portland, but when i do it's obvious and it's a little reminder. On the other hand at least once a week some elderly person I would expect to give me that look starts a conversation with me. I assume it's because of my adorable son, but maybe they don't have very good eyesight, oh well either way.

Back on the topic of dumb hipster tattoos and away from the other nonsense. I'm curious about some things I like, but I'm a bit concerned they might be considered hipster tattoos. For instance I see a lot of owl tattoos, and generally like them, but I've heard some people consider them hipster shit. I really like flower tattoos as well, but have seen a big increase in people who wouldn't otherwise get tattooed getting them because they're a bit more of a socially acceptable image. The ironic tattoos seem to have done this recently. It seems like at one time only seriously tattooed people would dream of getting things like a ham sandwich tattooed on them, and now there seems to be a lot of "normal" people with this stuff. Am I just too paranoid?

I dig some Social Distortion. I read a really cool interview Mike Ness did with a tattoo magazine and used the term "credit sleeves", referring to rock stars that want to get some street cred so they rush out and go from untattooed to sleeved out overnight. For me, bands like this embody cool and tattooed.

Welcome, and awesome looking work!

I have a question about the proper way to go about something, and would like some input. My right arm is about 1/2 covered so far(the bottom 1/2). It was all done by one artist and is actually really nice stuff. I'm wanting to get the arm finished now though. The tattoos that are there already are finished work, I just want to get the rest of the arm covered. I've been going to a different artist recently and I'm curious if I would be an asshole if I had the guy I've been going to recently finish the arm off or should I go back to the guy who did the existing work?

I certainly appreciate any input!

Billy Beans of Tat-Nice Tattoos in Huntington WV. He's a really cool guy, and does some amazing stuff. There is a piece on him in the March issue of "Tattoo".

Billy Beans | Facebook

I do the same thing. All the time I spend looking at and reading about tattooing on the web makes me wish I could get tattooed about once a month.

Any fellow android users you can download instaroid and enjoy all the instagram goodness on your own device. A couple I follow that I'm not sure if have been mentioned here are davetattoos which is Dave Tevenal's feed and timpangburn

Pictures loaded, avatar and profile picture set. I don't have pictures of all the work I have, but these are some of my favorites.

I think my longest was 3&1/2. My limit is usually about 3 hours. After about 2 I start to get uncomfortable, and at 3 hours I'm ready to be over with it for the time being. I used to think it was a competition, but I don't care anymore. When I get tattooed, I'm there to have a good experience, period.

I've heard that if you tattoo your head the hair won't grow back. I also remember hearing some say that artists would charge per color.

It is a decent tattoo I suppose, at least I think we've all seen much worse. What still confuses me(less and less as I see it more) is the measure that non-tattooed society has for what is an awesome tattoo. If we were to put things on a 10 scale, with 10 being best, what the tattoo community would see as about a 5 would be considered a 10 by "other" people. Maybe I'm off... just my 2cents. Interesting post though.

Thanks for the heads up. Most of my work has been done by Billy Beans from Tat-Nice over in Huntington WV. My last piece I went to a dude named Teddy McBee who did a killer job. I'm always trying to kind of stay up on good artists in the region though.

For my own body I prefer colorful stuff of different sorts. I don't have much on me but I've developed a serious appreciation for traditional stuff lately. Most of what I have on me is what generally qualifies as "new school", bright custom shit. Some large scale Japanese is on my eventual list. I can't draw a lick, and I'm not very creative when it comes to imagery, so I've kind of stuck to the formula of going to people I trust and just asking them to make sure it looks cool. The only I don't care for(neither on myself or other people) is the newer abstract sort of stuff.

Really digin' the forums by the way!

The header said to introduce myself so... this is it. I'm 29 years old.... I've spent time in college, in the Navy and in jail. I started to get tattooed almost 10 years ago before I left for boot camp, and as they say, it is addictive. I'm not very heavily covered(probably about 1/4 of my skin) but want to keep getting tattooed until I'm about 50 so I'm not in a big hurry. I joined back in September, but never got around to digging in to the forums. Hopefully I'll get some pictures up soon. That's about all that's worthwhile I guess. Just your average tattooed guy.

My last work was done I think in September of last year. It was the completion of a good size leg piece, the first multiple session work I've had done. If things work out I'm hoping to get to finishing my right arm(about 6 hours or so left) before the end of March this year. Since I started getting tattooed I think the longest I've gone was about 18 months. At about the 6 month mark I really start to get the itch and will usually spend the next 6 months planing and saving. I think about once a year is good for me. I enjoy the whole tattooing experience so I don't want to run out of skin too early.

I know this thread has been going on for awhile, but I'm new here, and wanted to share my experience. If I'm out of line feel free to call me an asshole. I'm not a tattoo artist, but a tattoo receiver or some are using the term "collector" these days. I was a bit of a hippie when I started getting tattooed, and the shop I went to played a mix of things, but more metal/punk than anything else. It was usually loud and vulgar, and not something I was very used to. It was a place I really wanted to fit in though so I dealt with it and it grew on me. That has been about a decade ago, and I still listen to a lot of metal and punk. To me it seemed like one of those rights of passage, classic tattoo shop things. All the guys there were always totally cool and welcoming, but it was very clear that this was their world you were being allowed in to and if you didn't like it you were free to go somewhere else.