Hands On

That’s cool. Reminds me of this small filler I got earlier this year. The whole arm is by Franz Stefanik, previously of The Okey Doke, in Toronto, which is where this was done, but now working out of the Baby Bird in Hamilton, ON.
Edit:  image uploaded upside down, but works just as well

I got a little gap filler from Greg Christian today

Here's a rubbish photo I took session before last one when had begun adding the patterns on her kimono...
Have been adding the red on her kimono on the back of my right thigh since.

This Instagram post of Horifuji's I linked below shows the whole thing (but older photo than the one I posted above)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1efdE9h-0s/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

I know I have not posted in a while, apologies everyone. Well, we are moving along. It usually feels from uncomfortable to terrible to absolutely IAMGOINGTODIEHERE.
I know it will be worth it. It could always have been worse, I know; at least the shading is tebori. Anyway, after finishing all of the background, we are now methodically creeping up towards the lower back from the back of the right thigh with the colour on the tennyo's kimono and it is ... unpleasant.
Oh and (probably thankfully) I am absolutely not continuing to add to this to the munewari soshinbori coverage level I joked about earlier. There is no way in hell that I could deal with the pain around all the tender bits in front judging by what I have felt on my back.
I need to post some progress photos...
 
 
 

you're overthinking it dude.
it's fine. and you got tonnes of real estate to make more tattoos around it.

I wasn't blaming the artist I just meant I'm a little disappointed that when we came to the finale size nobody said hey dude this is probably going to be illegible in a few years, you should go bigger, especially since we had talked about size and blurring.
Too late now!  At least it'll look cool for a few years

it went really well! here’s a pic right after it was finished!

how'd it go? got a pic to share?! 😃

Jammy jammer


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Newest addition!
 
 
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Freddy Corbin in February. It’s been a while since I logged on.

I have an appointment with Greg Christian at this anniversary party to get a gap filler.
 

so, can we get a picture of this thing or what? too many words and not enough images! 
😀

so, can we get a picture of this thing or what? too many words and not enough images! 
😀

so, can we get a picture of this thing or what? too many words and not enough images! 
😀

Making progress on sleeve number two from Scott Ellis at Triple Crown in Austin, Texas. 
5.5 hours of coloring yesterday. Next appointment: April 2020!

Aaron Coleman, Immaculate Tattoo, Mesa, AZ
One of those not-quite-their-own-piece-not-quite-part-of-a-bigger-piece deals. Banged out over two days. Cobra is from a couple years back. 




 

Kiku, Invisible Ink, New York City, NY
Four sessions deep. 

 

I got this Filipino tribal collar/chest from Melissa Manuel at Humble Beginnings in San Jose, CA.

 
I feel so much more complete! This is how it was lookin'  before, after the two chest pieces from Walter McDonald.

i tried.

Going to bump this thread up, because tomorrow I am going to start lines on sleeve #2, also from Scott Ellis of Triple Crown. Scott has become quite the world traveller, and has spent most of the last six month popping around Europe tattooing at some of the continent's most famous establishments. After the lines tomorrow, we won't do shading until April. Will post photos. 

Something a little different (i think).
Let's share our tattoo related paraphernalia!!
Here's a start... I got a couple masks from Chris Brand, a wooden hannya i scored at the Alamedia Point Antiques Fair and a pet rock painted by Jondix. I got more, but I'll show you mines if you show me yours.
"Show me what you got!"

Nice!
I hadn't seen this thread previously, but my backpiece is of Jikokuten, the Buddhist god protector of the heavenly musicians, mentioned in the Lotus Sutra. I could use some protection.
Cheers!

I got started with Mike Wilson on my calf, big ol' flying tiger.  I'm excited to share it once its done.

here are  a few of the booths at the con