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Phantom of the opera done by Fat from Spain (Iker Ruiz)

Got this from Valerie yesterday! Got it as a walk in, i had only gone in on the of chance somebody had space, Right place, Right time I suppose!

I have a scuba chicken

Might as well give this month a shot too then :o
From Xam at The Family Business, London.

I'm finally able to post my contest entry. Just finished up my back piece by Rodney Raines, Ace Custom Tattoo, Charlotte, NC.
Sorry for the blurry pic, it's all I have. ETA: found a few more in progress shots on Instagram

I know most of you all prefer Traditional, this is My latest, done by Ricky Carr @ Titan tattoo's Australia

I don't get this site this is obviously a real nice tattoo and done well and 2 people like it? I guess it is true what people say about this place it's traditional or nothing here.

Turned out great congrats

i like that a lot, here's my finished product. I'm so excited with how this beast turned out.
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that mad bio fire honeycomb thing ? Amazing stuff . The Vulture is amazing too

Hey I know a dude with that same tattoo done by the same dude.

hey mate, that's a lovely piece you have.
Its just that sometimes it feels like the old school type tattoo people (sounds wrong labelling people lol but you know what I mean) seem to really want these new types of tattoos to fail. All i ever get and its always from the same crowd is "that wont last, blah blah blah"
From what I have seen, they look very likely to last, obviously dependent on artist and techniques which I know nothing about :)

Done by Cecil Porter. Douglas from the movie "Where the Wild Things Are".

Not sure what you are trying to read, nothing to be read there lol
On a more serious note :)
No need to be sorry mate, I will probably not even be alive in 10 years lol. I got it for now and however long it lasts, it lasts. I know alot of people specially on this forum are all for the old school type tattoos that do stand the test of time and everywhere that old school tattoo people say the same thing. Its like the Old school tattoo people vs the new type of tattoo art artists are throwing out nowdays.
No one is sure really whether they will last, you can only presume, inks are better, machines etc. I am not talking about mine but all of this new type of tattoo work seems to get the same treatment specially from people like yourselves that are into old type tattoos, which I am not. I never wanted an old school tattoo and was only until I saw this new art that I fell in love with tattoos. I can appreciate the artwork but I just don't like old type tattoos even though I grew up around them :)
I did ask Dmitriy while I was in Odessa about my concerns and the fine details, so he sent for a friend he did 5 years previously with an intricate piece of this new type of art that people are saying wont last (no outlines etc) to show me how it aged. I have to say it was like it was done yesterday and exactly the same as what I saw on the internet years before. So I live in hope lol
Some folks on here said because I have alot of black it should hold up better, either way I don't care, at the time I got it, its a beautiful piece of art whether it lasts or not:)

That isn't the final rendering is it?
Also @Graeme said it best. The fact that they can "get you in anytime" and their hourly rate, could suggest you may not end up with the quality of tattoo you want.

I think a place that is charging you a good bit below the going rate for good tattoos in Vancouver, that tells you that you can go in "almost anytime" instead of setting an appointment, and is going to tattoo a 16 year old is probably not going to give you a great tattoo.

Hey the fatter you are the more room you have for some kick ass tattoos

It would be cooler if it was some kind of traditional tattoo ;)

I thought it was cool that Gunnar's work on me was highlighted:
Learn something new about Gunnar : TattooSnob: The High End of Low-Brow
What's important here is that a great artist (Gunnar) gets his work recognized. Plus, since the work he did for me isn't his known for cute and creepy style, it shows his versatility.

Most infections happen after you leave the shop not at the shop.

Since it looks like we already have a winner @ Ian I thought I would throw an older one up.

Dropping the F bomb by Cory Norris

It's not a bad tattoo It is the bestest tattoo ever. ;)
No really don't sweat it just get more tattoos and you wont notice that one

Welcome.. Great Gunnar piece. I find that there isn't a whole lot of love here for anything that isn't traditional :/

Sometimes when your corresponding through email the tattooist has a hard time seeing that. I say that just so they can see I'm serious and not just window shopping.