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Joe Stratford

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    Custom Tattoo Website

    in General Tattoo Discussion

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    What the fuck is this? What the fuck is a 'Tattoo Designer'?

    More importantly I had a look through their Instagram Instagram and I can see work regramed/reposted by Tattoodo from

    Chad Koeplinger

    Horiyoshi 3

    Tim Hendricks

    Scott Sylvia

    Stewart Robson

    Etc, Etc.

    (not sure how to tag names on here - help? mod?)

    I'm pretty sure none of these artists would be happy about their work being passed off and associated with this sort of thing.

    In the murky world of the internet this is going to be rife. Still really fucks me off, even more so after watching the FST: Shoulder of Giants film seeing the hard work, passion and love for the industry that these artists have spent years working toward and seeing people break it apart with diluted souless actions as these.

    It blows my mind that people are willing to pay $300 for a 'design' over the internet?!

    Makes my blood boil.

    Another filler advice request

    in Tattoo Advice

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    It seems to me the cross is an old tattoo, possibly have it re-worked (blasted over is the new term du jour, I believe!) if your happy to do so, make it look more in keeping with the rest of your trad stuff and maybe have something incorporated into or around that, possibly something like the attachment. I have a negative space around my Traditional tattoos and personally I feel it looks the best, it gives each individual piece definition, if you start filling with things like stars/smoke etc it can swamp up the whole arm IMO.

    Who's the artist?

    in General Tattoo Discussion

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    Does anyone know who did this? Love the colours in it, I'm considering getting a Kali as a thigh piece.

    Maybe this could be stickied for people to put pictures up if they are unsure of the artist. I had a look for a thread but couldn't find one!

    Cheers

    Upcoming Tattoos

    in General Tattoo Discussion

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    I'm getting the Tiger/Snake fight, Traditional. Similar to Frank Carters -http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljnocqUEJO1qbegdpo1_400.jpg (who incidentally did my last tattoo. I spoke to Valerie while I was having my consult and it turns out she is doing one also!

    I actually love the fact there are a few of us with it! I was showing my friend some bert krak tattoos and I saw a guy with the same hanya mask bert did on me (with inverted colours) my friend thought I would be super pissed that someone had the same tattoo. I thought it was fuckin cool!

    Being done vs Waiting, and collecting

    in General Tattoo Discussion

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    I must say now I am in a financial position to get more tattoos I am making full advantage of it, the thought being that in say 5 years I won't have as much money to spend on tattoos, hence why I am starting my backpiece in 26 days (not that I'm counting. haha) All my tattoos are traditional so I guess it makes it easier just to go get a one shot when I can afford it after that, that's the plan for the rest of my left arm!

    I have a list of people I want to get tattooed by, I really like the old way of thinking, or not thinking should I say, and going and getting a tattoo without an idea of what I want when the opportunity arises. That's how I've inadvertently started my left arm in the last month. I see something, I like it, I get it. (be impulsive!) Maybe its easier with traditional? But for sure some of my favourite tattoos were impulsive decisions (well, when you walk in to a shop and Valerie Vargas has a cancellation, its a good idea to take it!)

    I must say that in the last two years I've really made headway with my arms, I had always imagined myself with sleeves from when first started being interested in tattoos all those years ago, I'm now finding myself considering my chest/stomach/legs something I had never considered before. Even up until a year ago I had never considered my back, now its happening!

    Once my back and chest are done, i'll slow down and end up getting covered piece by piece.

    Shunga - Sex and pleasure in Japanese art exhibition (British Museum - London)

    in General Tattoo Discussion

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    British Museum - Shunga

    This looks interesting!

    Produced from 1600 to 1900 and banned in Japan for much of the 20th century, these explicit and beautifully detailed erotic paintings, prints and books inspired Toulouse-Lautrec, Beardsley, Rodin and Picasso.

    Mostly created by the artists of the ukiyo-e or ‘floating world’ school, these popular works were known as shunga, - literally ‘spring pictures’. They appealed to all classes in Japan for almost 300 years, and to men and women alike. Frequently tender and humorous, they celebrate sexual pleasure in all its forms in brilliantly coloured paintings and prints, culminating with beautiful and explicit works by iconic artists Utamaro, Hokusai and Kunisada.

    Within Japan, shunga has continued to influence modern forms of art, including manga, anime and Japanese tattoo art. The exhibition sheds new light on this unique art form within Japanese social and cultural history.

    I think I will head down on Saturday before my back consult with @stewartrobson !

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