scottyg

I can't wait for the airing of grievances!

Just got my first tattoo last Thursday! I am beyond thrilled with the art. The artist just nailed it. It's everything I asked for and beyond. I love how the flag stripes are blended into the Constitution and becomes part of the aging of the document. I love the stitching and embroidering on the flag, and how even the tiny text that you can't read still looks like real text. The feather quill and inkwell are awesome! This was done in one session and these pictures are taken right after and the day after. Pain really wasn't bad at all. Obviously some areas are worse than others, but I could have sat longer if I needed to. 
I am using DermShield, first piece on for 24 hours, then swapped for a fresh piece for 3 days. That comes off today, and man I can't wait to get this off and put some moisturizer on it! It's pretty tight, red, and itchy, more around the tattoo than on it but I have dry sensitive skin and winter doesn't help. I have not showered in the 3 days since I put on the second dermshield, because it's several pieces and I just don't think it would last otherwise.  As soon as I get home from work I am running for the showering and peeling the dermshield off! Hoping for smooth sailing from here. 
Already planning ideas for the other side of this arm to go with this theme. Definitely using the same artist. 
I'm trying to decide if that last half star (circled in red) would look better with a bit of shading to it so it matches the others more, or better looking like its fading out to the skin as that was the artists concept. Probably won't be able to decide until this is healed and the skin is no longer red. What do you guys think...have that shaded a bit or leave it so it looks more out of focus/fading out?
 
Hope you all like it!
 

my 2019 tattoos,-- Tim Hendricks..Tim Hendricks..Em Scott..Tanya Martin..Tommy Montoya..Greg Christian

Fuji's clouds are gorgeous his work with gray is perfection.

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

Thank you!! This was done by Stephanie Tamez in NYC.

Thanks! Here's the majority of it! I have another one on my right arm that I will be seeking advice on and another one that can't be shown.

My girlfriend is awesome. She has ZERO tattoos.
She loves me for who I am and fully appreciates me. She values that tattoos are part of my identity and one of the ways I've found to express myself.
The trips to the beach are sure to be interesting haha.
 

I want to get this tattto but i can find good image like this so mine tattoo artist can do

Back to Horitomo in January after a season off, I took too long of a break and I'm ready to get back in. 

There are many symbols that originally meant one thing and have been bastardized over the years. The iron cross was a German military medal going back to Napoleon's time, may even have a history before that. The Nazis, white supremacists and outlaw bikers have ruined since then. I remember going to a car show with my older brother and sister in law when I was probably 6 or 7. I bought a small iron cross and thought it was the coolest thing ever.

Where do you find it? I could only find Dial Complete Gold which I didn't know was different and has some alcohol in it. Probably not a huge deal but I rather avoid any alcohol if I can.

Me, too. Dial Gold liquid soap. Every tattoo artist I've used has told me to use it. So I do.

I use Dial Gold.
I wouldn't use Dove Body Wash.

I got a little gap filler from Greg Christian today

Jammy jammer


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Newest addition!
 
 
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I have a John R. Cash tattoo, too. I had the pleasure to meet him.
Just let it heal.

I cannot do either. I routinely get lightheaded (or actually feint) when I have blood drawn, though.

I'm no bitch but at times my backpiece using tebori has been absolutely excruciating. You power through it, you find ways, but at times it does feel unbearable....

Tattoo take 4-6 weeks to heal. You won't know what it looks like until then. Sit back, relax, there is nothing you can (or should) do until it heals.

I'm completely in the same boat. No way in hell can I do a munewari, much as I'd love to!

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...
 
 
 

I will be there on Saturday,I have an appointment with Greg Christian.
 
after I get the piece from Greg,that would make a tattoo every 2 weeks in a row for 3 tattoos. LOL