JAC1961

Welcome, glad that you found us. You can start posts in other sections after 10 posts. Feel free to ask questions here too, many people do.

Very proud of myself and the family today. Our daughter and I both donated blood for first time. My wife and sister-in-law also donated for 4 units from the family. Glad my needle phobia is subsiding enough to let me help those in need.

Firstly, some pics would help people understand what you're dealing with. Secondly, you're doing this to yourself. Take a deep breath and stop obsessing over it. It takes a while to get used to a big change, relax and try to just ignore it for a few weeks. It just a tattoo.

Welcome 👋 Feel free to ask your questions right here.

Maybe you really don't 😬🤢

Very nice! Not sure I'll ever be brave enough to get a elbow/knee/etc.

Take your time and do plenty of research. Think about it, think it over and then reconsider it all. You're talking about something very involved with a high risk of failure. Be 100% sure before you start. I can go to bed being absolutely certain which tattoo I want next and wake up the next morning and think it's the worst idea ever

If you don't know what you want, it's probably not a good idea to get a tattoo. You'll be posting on here after you get it about not being happy with it and pissed at the artist for not knowing what you wanted. I don't think it's a good idea to swing for the fence on your first tattoo. For your first, get something small and generic. Learn that process and see if this artist is really all you think they are. If all goes well, then start planning the "one you've always wanted." Jumping before you're really ready is just going to result in you coming on here and asking about lasers and cover ups.

Yep, it's a nice looking design, but could use more contrast. Some more solid black.

Welcome and howdy. Looks cool, but kinda hard to tell from those pics.

Welcome. Keep us up to date with your new work.

I believe it has more to do with the artist than the style. Someone with good technique can do any style and make it last. Still, I would think a fine line tattoo would look aged sooner than a bold American traditional or Asian. Bold colors, thick lines, etc. And all tattoos fade eventually.

Blow a balloon part of the way up, write on it with a marker, then blow it up some more. 😄 I'd think muscle development would affect the outter forearm more than the inner.

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.

Very jealous! Her work is so cool.

It looks fine to me. You can't be sure of anything for 4 weeks. Don't sweat it.

Wow, it really sucks that you've had such poor experiences. The 3 that I've been tattooed by have all been great. Please keep an open mind and don't let a few ruin it for you. There's always a couple bad apples in any group.

Welcome! High quality body of work that you have. Hope you become a regular. It'd be really nice to have more artists weigh in on some of the questions here.

Was it on the stencil? If an artist did it to me without asking my permission first I'd raise a holy f'ing stink. That being said, if I ever get tattooed by a really top notch artist I plan to ask them to them to sign their work.

A new Jeff Gogue film showed up in my Youtube feed. It's a little longish, but still interesting. No doubt that the guy does amazing work. Jeff Gogue - Tattoo as I see it

It's a tattoo. We know everything about tattoos, right? Even a dead language in illegible photos.

They're adults, they should be able to handle it.

What's the sense of removing your original post? Didn't like the answers you were getting? Kinda silly and childish IMO.

The point is you're not shopping for a block of cheese. Tattoos and all services by an artist don't follow standard pricing formulas. Comparing apples to apples is very difficult. Artists can ask as much as they can get for there work, a higher price gives them a better rep. Location makes a difference too. I'd think Vegas prices would be a high price area just based on the fact people are going to get them on vacation or possibly aren't thinking clearly. 🙄

Which price are you talking about? They're really pretty close to the same. Remember, one artist looks at a reference and sees one thing and another sees something different... probably neither exactly what you're envisioning. Their styles can make a big difference too. My attitude with price is pay what they ask or move on to a different artist.