oboogie

1 hour ago, Dan said:

mine too like @oboogie said ,but my entire body is made up of non themed random tattoos some color some B&G different styles by different artists that make up sleeves and I am just fine with that,but also I am an old guy that started getting tattooed in the 80's when we just went in and picked flash off the wall,unlike these huge themed pieces that are done now,nothing wrong with that though.

and there is nothing wrong with a cohesive themed sleeve,that's just not what I did.

Same. Some people find my legs confusing, but I love them. It's OK NOT to have a theme! :-)

10 hours ago, AFCA14 said:

I hope this is the appropriate place to post my own question:

I've got several traditional tattoos on my arms, all done at different times and independent of each other. The intention was always and still is to move towards a sleeve like appearance made up of a bunch of 'individual' tattoos. What are your thoughts on this - should a sleeve be planned as a whole? Or can it still look good when made up of 'individual' tattoos accumulated over the years? Also, some are coloured and some black and grey... What are your thoughts about that?

Many thanks in advance!!

My legs are the same. Lots of unrelated tattoos in black and gray and color. You can definitely build a sleeve that way. I've seen lots of beautiful sleeves built like that. :-)

Hi!

Welcome!

Welcome, @Nody!

Any tattoos on the sides/bottom of your feet won't last and will fade constantly. Tops of feet are OK; the rest, not so much. Also, as @SStu noted, feet take forever to heal. I was basically barefoot for a month.

I have that kind of decorative work on my feet (not a mandala). I elected not to go down the sides/near the bottom because it will fade and won't last nearly as long. You'll be getting to touched up a lot if you go down the sides like that. Doesn't mean you shouldn't do it, but just go in knowing that.

I love Jack Peppiette.

I like what you have going. Get some small fill-in tattoos. If you want to use fillers, get stars and dots. Don't add some weird background. A "graywash" won't look good.

Man. I love that you have such a good heart. I'm glad you are moving on to another artist. Good luck!

Don't cover it. It looks good. Add more flowers.

19 hours ago, fortnightofwar said:

i would be more than willing to post a dick pick but i think in order to make a valid comparison i would need to include my balls and i'm not comfortable with that


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I love what you already have and what you want to get. Welcome!

I think the funniest part is that it looks absolutely nothing like a penis.

Neat placement. Unscented Lubriderm is perfect.

This thread's title makes me laugh every time I see it. 😂

Hi! Welcome!

8 hours ago, Zillah said:

After being in hospital last December for 2 weeks with cellulitis that was caused by an infection brewing under tegiderm (that had sprung air pockets I had patched over), I will never use the damn stuff again. It was a large area (whole front of thigh) and I could have lost my leg. The infection brewed within 48hrs and became MRSA positive.

Back to soap and hot water for me, always did the trick before!

HOLY SHIZ. I'm glad you are OK. I take it off it it springs a leak. I have always worried about that kind of thing happening. :-/ Just glad you (and your leg) are here to tell the tale.

Nope. Not at all.

Outside thigh isn't too bad. You'll manage!

13 hours ago, Grimy said:

Here are the pics. Both are from fresh. I'll try to snap some healed ones soon!

LOVE those! Gorgeous.

Welcome, @Grimy!

Glad you are happy with how it turned out. That's the main thing. It is well executed to be sure. Exactly what you asked for.

It's hilarious to see ignored posts in this thread. Bless his/her/its heart.

19 minutes ago, Devious6 said:

I hadn't seen this before - need to go back and read the whole thread now.

It was more whinging from a newbie. They were angry because we thought their tattoo was bad.