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I should have included Undigested Kernel with the other Scott Harrison stuff, but I forgot. The Ed Hardy/Bill Salmon photos are from Tattooing the Invisible Man, from when I met them both in London last year.

I should have included Undigested Kernel with the other Scott Harrison stuff, but I forgot. The Ed Hardy/Bill Salmon photos are from Tattooing the Invisible Man, from when I met them both in London last year.

Finally started my left arm with Grez at King's Avenue NYC yesterday. We got most of the outline done, but there are still some spots to finish lining next month. I'm doing at least one sitting a month, unless they can squeeze me in elsewhere. We'll see.
I'll probably post little detail shots along the way, but not really the whole thing until it's done (or close to it).

I should have included Undigested Kernel with the other Scott Harrison stuff, but I forgot. The Ed Hardy/Bill Salmon photos are from Tattooing the Invisible Man, from when I met them both in London last year.

@abees drool! You've got quite the collection there.

Just came in the mail! :)
By Ozuma Kaname:
Tattoo Fantasy
Women in Tattoo
@Dennis Kaname's Women in Tattoo is INCREDIBLE and far outstrips what I was expecting when I ordered it. I saw in the thread that you also recently received it. Big smiles over here!
I also have Shienrenjo and Tattooed Beauties. I am pleased with my Kaname collection so far :).
The other pic is of my tattoo book shelf, which also has some other odds and ends on it, but I'm pretty stoked for my burgeoning tattoo book collection :).

My good friend got me 'Bodies of Subversion, A Secret History of Women and Tattoo' by Margot Mifflin for Christmas. I wasn't expecting it. Amazing present. I can't wait to sit down and read it.

Another session with Junii and Matt at Diamond Club at the end of the month :). More leg and butt work. Hopefully shad will be back soon and we can start on my upper back!
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YES! My backyard! LST East Coast hangage?

Your best bet is always your tattoo artist. They draw and tattoo things for a living.

I thought this was going to be another thread about wear to buy a fundoshi

Awesome! I just re-watched this tonight because I'm seeing Filip this weekend to finally start colouring in my backpiece with him - finally! Somehow I ended up at this video while gathering my thoughts on colour options.
All I can say is, for those who've spent some time with him this is a good representation of his flexible and inquisitive mind, together with his humble nature. I'm always doubly humbled as to how, after a couple of hours with him, you stop thinking of FILIP LEU and he just becomes Filip. It's a special skill I'm sure gathered from years of interacting with people in a certain state (frenetic, groupies, then in long periods of pain etc) but I'm always pleased to interact with his mind and how thoughtful he is about many things. Though we often disagree! I think what makes him a great tattooer, aside from the obvious, is his genuine humility. It always strikes me as something which surely must enable him to learn from the people he meets, and at the risk of sounding cynical & bitter, is what stops over confident young guns from becoming better. I'll keep saying it again and again, the best tattooers are always the ones who'll look you in the eye properly when they shake your hand. Anyway, enough mythologising. If you want some work from him, just ask! I think he's happy to take on work he fancies.
Now onto some colour decisions for my back...

Watched it a couple weeks ago, it's great! He and his family are extremely approachable. I was introduced to him by Kurt who has sleeves/back/thighs done by Filip. Was great getting to talk to him, and it was interesting to see the amount of respect and admiration he garnered from other artists at the convention. One artist I spoke to said they were too nervous to go talk to him!
Here's a picture I took of the backpiece that @Graeme posted

Filip, Loretta and Titine signed a book for me as well!

has this been posted before?

Back with Chad K at Congress St Tattoo on feb 27th for my 4th session on my back!!!!!
This one he is calling a "power session", which honestly just sounds terrifying!! He is finishing the lines and hoping to also finish all of the black shading!! Should be "fun"!!!
Seriously though, I'm super excited!

Honestly, as clear as you are about Horitaka...you should do it. NM really isn't that far of a drive (15 hours). Not for something like that. You can grab a like-minded buddy and split gas. And State of Grace is so awesome. Sitting in the little traditional room getting a Japanese tattoo from one of those guys, especially if you are into the history/tradition/evolution of tattoos in general...it's just really cool and sort of its own thing in a way. I can not recommend it enough if you have the hankering to do it. And then when you are done getting tattooed you can go around the corner and eat really yummy Ramen/noodle. You should call the shop tomorrow and see what his schedule is like....you never know.
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Oooh Oni tattoos are cool. If you aren't certain, wait until you find the right person. It's so cool when you wait for the tattooer that clicks with the idea and you end up with something that you love more than anything.
Have you considered heading to south of Austin for the West Texas Convention (hosted by the Trufant brothers http://trufantbros.com/convention/)? It's happening at the end of Feb.

Needles and Sins Tattoo Blog | Artist Spotlight: Morten Transeth, Blue Arms Tattoo

Needles and Sins Tattoo Blog | Artist Spotlight: Morten Transeth, Blue Arms Tattoo

It was @jade1955 no?

Not sure how well this will upload from my iPad, but Grez posted this one today.
Edit: should be more clear. This is not on me. I wish!!

Today by Duncan X at Into You, London. Photo by Duncan, screenshot from instagram.

got my hand tattooed by max kuhn yesterday

my back piece by Chris O'Donnell

Whoa, with all the awesome tattoos posted in the Lowdown thread recently I'm surprised no one's posted here yet. I'll kick it off! Here's my thigh by Seth Wood, started at Temple and finished at Saved.

Above is a picture of me laying like a passed out pale seal on Iain Mullens table. Today was the second to last session on my back. Can't wait to see it finished. We're doing the last bit and touch ups with Rudy Fritsch at the Scottish Convention in the end of March. Going to be fun/hell. Todays session was nice except for a few bits. I can't believe how quick this piece has been. I got the idea to start my back in April last year, asked Iain about it and then we started in mid June. It really helps that both him and Rudy work super quick and make for good company + conversations during the sessions.
Secret bit of knowledge exclusively for LST (I know people love that exclusiveness, I sure do): that ain't a dark red, but actually a light gray wash looking bloodied and irritated. Haven't got a piece of color on me, except for a few patches of gray and white.