scottyg

Hello all. New to the forum. Figured I would add my two cents. I have three quarter sleeves on both arms. My first tattoo ever was a half sleeve Kintaro done by Jason Lambert of Black Cat Tattoo in Pittsburgh. The sleeve was finished on the one side and the other side was done by Robert Atkinson here in LA. Robert is an overall awesome guy and a great artist. I consider him a friend and am glad to know him. Granted I just have an n of 2, but Robert IMHO is one the best tattoo artists around. I decided to bite the bullet and Robert just started lining my back. I'm doing one of the Horiyoshi 108 heroes, Kaosho Roshishin. Compared to my arms the discomfort at times was more intense, particularly around the love handles, shoulder blades, and top of the buttock. But nothing too bad. To be honestly I thought my elbows were the worst, so the flank wasn't as bad as that for me. Robert is pretty fast, we lined this in about 3 hours. Will go back to add a snake and some peonies to finish the lines and then move to shading. I'm stoked so far. 
 
Robert's sleeve is on the right, and Jason's is on the left. Once we do the background we'll even those out and I'll ask Robert to shade the negative space under my pit on the left  

Part 3. REALLY getting excited about this:
 

@scottyg Oh hell yes!!! I love how large the subject is in this. I dig the composition with how it fills out your back.

@Matej Haviar
Thanks dude!!! I wasn't sure where he was going with the size at first, because I don't normally see that in Japanese backpieces, but I agree this is badass!! Absolutely love what he did with the oni that Jikokuten is standing on.
Can't wait till the next session, which will be like patterns in the cloth and background (I love Takashi's backgrounds).

Part 3. REALLY getting excited about this:
 

Looks great! Welcome to the forum - it's been quite a few years but I had my heart stolen by Vienna, too. Of course, with the last name of Volk, my favorite stop was at the Volksoper.

looks great. it's an impressionistic effect. would love to have my heart stolen by Vienna.

It started with an old piece of Huck Spaulding flash from the 70's.  Where it ends up is yet to be determined.
 

Part 3. REALLY getting excited about this:
 

Returned last week from two weeks in South India. In one of the villages that I visited, a young man approached me with a photo. He said "My name is Paul - you named me." In the photo taken in 2002 I am praying for a baby. The mother had brought the baby to me and asked me to give her son a "Christian name". Pretty awesome to meet him 15 years later.


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So far 2017 is rewarding me for the challenges of 2016...
- Finally driving the turbo race car I've been dreaming about
- Slayed another Dragon Dance with my kung fu group and took our routine to a new level.
- Won an engineering contract to develop a major high voltage distribution system
- Working on the succession plan for me and my partners to takeover our engineering firm this year
- Reconnected with my tattoo sensei with my idea for a 2nd layer tattoo this season.
- Still thinking my armpit tattoo idea is not a bad idea lol
- Got tickets to DRI in April
...and who said tattooed people won't amount to anything ? thats what I thought! f*ck the status-quo
GET TATTOO & BE AWESOME :cool:

Session number seven rolled around this Saturday. @bongsau You were definitely right, "in for a whooping" to say the least. Only made it through 2 and a half hours, but still managed to tear up an insane amount of skin. It's sessions like this that definitely teach you about your body and ability to tolerate pain. Felt pretty discouraged immediately after the session, but I'm still stoked on the level of progress. Can't wait to see the patterning brighten up as the blue settles over top. 28.5 hours here.

As always, listen to your tattooer. But realistically a tattoo heals best with the less irritation and less sh*t that gets put on it. Re-wrapping at all is generally a no-no, especially no to the towel. As far as sleeping on it, the worst that happens is that you get stuck and have to take your sheet the next day into the shower with you. Maybe if you have a tendency to flip onto your back, propping some pillows around you to keep you from turning might work. Tattoos are pretty in-there from the get go so I wouldn't be too concerned. 

Just got my first tebori from Bunshin Horitoshi. Tosi is a great guy! Highly recommended.
I went with something classic and simple for my first japanese tattoo

Got in a short session with Jess Yen on my in progress back piece
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIbWbdxjxB3/

This is so killer! You get the best stuff. Fucking awesome. Carry on!

Session two with Horitomo! Almost done with the lining and am looking forward to the shading. 

I posted an update in the Initiation forum, but realized it isn't as widely seen. Here is a condensed version:
Session 3 on the dragon sleeve is done. I went in thinking we would color it in and I'd be done or nearly done. Nope! 5.25 hours of green and red. In the ditch. Ouch.
April:

May:

Last week:

I'm very happy with it so far, but dying to get the final touches of detail into the dragon.
I count 120 cherry blossom pedals all the way around. Given that 2 min each average is four hours, I'm doubting we will even finish next time.

Got this one shot done by Chad Koeplinger today! The chest was way more painful than I thought it would be!
 

My wife and I got "matching" heart tattoos from Aaron Is (during a guest spot at Precisely Veiled Tattoo in Killeen, TX). 

There is so much in there that is interesting to look at that I can barely take it in. I keep seeing things I didn't see earlier every time I look at it. And getting your nips done makes you a hero in my book. 

Finally finished the collab with Shige and Gogue last night. Did the lower burgundy chrysanthemum and my nipple, along with a few small touch ups.
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMBcOruDBeN/

Third session on this demon samurai by Nikko at the Bay Area Tattoo Convention 

got this last friday. By Alix Ge

Another addition to my tattoo leg quilt ...