AlannaCA

Hey dudes/dudetts,
So, a chick im kinda into wants to get a tattoo in white ink and asked me about if there were any cons to something in all white ink. I dont usually ask questions on here like this, but im completely ignorant on the subject and would enjoy some opinions from the best.
Thanks friends,
Dan

Ive never been 100% happy with a white tattoo that I've done. 95% of the people who want then are not happy with the results either.
"Can you just touch this bit up, can you make it a little thicker/thinner, can you make it MORE white"? etc.
Most of the time these people don't have many tattoos so all their attention is on this one small thing.
At our shop we usually explain why getting a tattoo in light grey is better than only white. (kinda like the drop shadow thing in california style script.) They get the same 'subtle' effect and we don't get the headache of doing an all-white tattoo that may or may not look totally white when it's healed.
If they insist, I'll do it, but let them know touch ups are not free for that kind of tattoo.

I have done a couple of them, usually small names or phrases, and healed they end up looking kind of like a scar. That said you should keep the design really really simple. Pro's i would say that it is a subtle kind of tattoo if it holds well. Cons would be that it could almost be considered a temporary tattoo, sun damage will eventually fade it to the point that it is hard to see. Oh and it would be kind of hard to talk most tattoo artists into doing it.

nope!!! you can never have too many animal tattoos but thats coming from an extreme animal lover. if you feel its too much spread it out.

@Texas Chris the way that I see it, if you did it the right way and got your palms done after a suit, you can get it which ever way you like. You've earned it, not like this upside down lettering on the wrist of 18 year old girls......

This guy makes me both wanting to do my palms and scared shitless about it at the same time...... must earn my palms first by running out of room everywhere else so it must wait.

I'm 45, heavily tattooed, and have a good paying career where it won't matter if I get hand or finger work done.
I know exactly what I want on my hands and fingers, but I won't feel like I've earned it yet until I get some other spots done first.

I took percocet before an appointment once. It just made everything worse. The ribs hurt...but its not the end of the world. I recommend a good nights sleep and eating well...you should be fine.

it's rough waiting for that next session but once I"m finished with a multi session piece I wish it weren't done already!

Also made some Serrano Pepper Jelly on Sunday with the peppers from our garden.

We have an abundance of figs on our parents tree so I made grilled figs, roasted butternut squash, and ribeyes for dinner...i know kind of random but i was craving a steak.


Grilled Figs with Balsamic Reduction Recipe

Drinking a glass of 56 year old Armagnac at the moment. Made the same year as me.

I have one drink out of the bottle every year on, or around my birthday.

Nothing frozen. You can expect something similar in exchange for your CPR lesson

mmmmm just made my first batch of sconesl! its something about fresh out of the oven scones that screams fall to me! i made them pecan maple and cinnamon. so flaky and perfect!

@Iwar it shall be done my friend ;)
And from now on, any LST members who don't blog their tattoo travels possibly faces the all mighty ban hammer of doom. (not sure where @hogg is right now, but I do know he just got a warm fuzzy feeling, he's not exactly sure what it was from, but he does know it has something to do with possibly flexing his ban hammer muscle ;))

Dude, you have to blog the shit out of that trip!! It should be mandatory for all LST members to blog about their tattoo travels :)

I just booked my flights, and I'm heading back to Kyoto in December for 2 days of fun with the Cat Claw crew to finish off my sleeve :D
I might do what @Iwar did and make a blog this time round... either way I'll be sure to share once finished

heres my tattoo from mario from the convention

and a chad panther head i got

holy crap. I have never been so bummed about not being some place! Thanks for the pics!

@ian, thanks for sharing. Takes some of the sting out of not attending.

@ian thanks for taking and sharing these! Look forward to seeing your pictures of the tattoos you got plus other LSTers tattoos from the convention.....
skeleton jesus crown of thorns by Bryan Burk I got

Skull and Sword Booth

Henry Lewis from S&S


Seth Wood from Saved

Seth Wood tattoo

My Wife w/ Ed Hardy

LST Honcho Scott Sylvia

Mike Roper Back Piece

Roxx Twospirit

Dominic Vasquez from Flying Panther- super cool guy located in San Diego

Pacific Soul Tattoo

Spider Murphy Booth

Unfortunately I only brought a fixed lens, I'm really kicking myself for not bring a wide angle lens but it is what it is.
Here's what I got for those of you that couldn't attend.....
Shige tattooing, I heard him say that he worked on this guy for 8-9 hours


Tomo tattooing



our own Mario Desa tattooing

Chad Koeplinger

Oliver Peck

Chris Trevino

Kim Saigh

Shawn Barber

Henning Jorgensen

Trying to pass well constructed and executed professional tattoos as his own, while still leaving a few of his kitchen concoctions there for people to see is laughable. There are not to many people that specialize in Realistic Black and Grey and badly drawn boomboxes with stars. Passing off other peoples work as his own is probably not necessary, when your clientele consists of those looking for an inexpensive tattoo that they can get in a mouldy apartment so the guy hustle up some rent. Seems like this guy and his clients are probably made for each other.