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I just spotted this on FYT and thought it was pretty impressive work. The artist is Chris Nieves who is based in Australia I believe.

I just spotted this on FYT and thought it was pretty impressive work. The artist is Chris Nieves who is based in Australia I believe.

New LST Monthly Contest
The tattoo picture that gets posted in this thread for January 2012 with the most 'likes' for that month wins! The contest starts on the fist of the month and ends on the last day of the month.
Contest Guidlines
-Your tattoo picture must be posted in this thread (both tattooers and tattoo customers can win) in order to qualify.
-Include with your photo/post...tattoo artist name & tattoo shop.
-You MUST be the one who has the tattoo or did the tattoo.
To increase your 'likes' or to show off another's great tattoo share the link to the post in this thread on facebook, twitter, etc. - to get votes from your friends..
We look forward to seeing this months tattoos.........

I photographed my wifes neck tattoo healing from 24th December to 8th January.
The photos are in date order from the 24th December - 31st December. The last one is 8th January.
Well on the way to healing now.

If you want to get a portrait of your grandmother,check out Bez@ Triplesix studios He mostly does color realism,but i'm sure he can do b & g portrait.
There's a convention in Edinburgh in March.. Scottish Tattoo Convention Brad Fink,& Jeremy Justice both do real nice asian style work.
Tattoo Artists | Big Tattoo Planet
Tattoo Galleries, Tattoo Artists, Community - Tattoo.TV This is a good site to check out interviews,they have a list of conventions too.
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@cc13 Aberdeen?
Fuck, you don't have to travel far at all... Richard's Tattoo Studio - Scotland UK
Richard Pinch is one of Europe's best, in my opinion. Jimmy will do you a great tattoo too.

Just get a tattoo and watch how it ages.
If a tattooer has large work in their portfolio, such as backpieces etc, it's a pretty safe bet that some of it will be at least a year old.
Most of the problem here comes from the fact that once we've finished a tattoo, particularly with one-shot tattoos, we rarely see it or the client again.
Some of the photos on my website or blog have healed work next to the fresh stuff.
Thomas Hooper occasionally posts photos of his work when it's settled into the skin.
If you're talking about colour portraits, they look like shit 5+ years later unless they have a strong outline and plenty of black. There's many reasons for tattoos to look like tattoos.
Another way is to visit conventions and see what people with healed tattoos look like. Remember: look but don't touch.

a nice traditional turtle would fit nice or a goldfish

To be honest, the foot isn't really a traditional Japanese spot to tattoo. You could get many different images done their though, sea creatures, small animals, masks... are you wanting a background with it or just a "one point" japanese tattoo?
For Bunshin Horitoshi's site it is easy to navigate once you look around a bit, but here is a link to his tattoos ?????????
[edit] just click on the "bu, sai, gi, gen, you,...." for different galleries.

I haven't got a healed photo, sorry.
I tried not to walk the day after it was done, then I wore open shoes (ballet flats, but not a lot of dudes are down for that...) for about a week and a half after. Didn't really hurt to walk, but I was still careful.

Bunshin Horitoshi looks to do some really nice foot tattoos.
Bunshin Horitoshi site

Here's my feet.

I'm a long way from an expert but I suspect the "right" answer is that the "right" way is the way you like it/wanted it. So tell her to GFH'rself! :D

I'm a long way from an expert but I suspect the "right" answer is that the "right" way is the way you like it/wanted it. So tell her to GFH'rself! :D

I'm a long way from an expert but I suspect the "right" answer is that the "right" way is the way you like it/wanted it. So tell her to GFH'rself! :D

I'm a long way from an expert but I suspect the "right" answer is that the "right" way is the way you like it/wanted it. So tell her to GFH'rself! :D

I'm a long way from an expert but I suspect the "right" answer is that the "right" way is the way you like it/wanted it. So tell her to GFH'rself! :D