ItsNewport

the quality of the website design matches the quality of the tattoos

also reminds me of my elementary/middle school days of logging onto AOL via dial up modem and searching for cheat codes for Doom and Mortal Kobat

geocities/angelfire! Took me back a good 15 years

Well that post just killed any chance of me getting work done for the next hour or so, assuming this is the same place:

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Thats so fucking awesome! I saw it on instagram and instantly fell in love with it, I love how the hand is holding the dagger!

That's my favourite part, too. Wish i could take even the most remote piece of credit for it but i gave Javi little more than "something with a skull and dagger" as reference, so it's all down to him!

Some amazing stuff posted here, wow!

Here's my entry, by javi Rodriguez guesting at frith street

Not at all. Red, at least for me, and many others, takes a little longer to heal. As long as its healing well and not oozing or looking scary, I wouldn't worry. Give it as long as it needs.

I'll second this, red always seems to take longer to heal on me but it ends up looking just as bright as any other colour.

I tried taking a photo of my latest from Javi Rodriguez but unfortunately i have my right arm in a cast at the moment so it wasn't easy. I've settled for pilfering one from his instagram instead.

Done at the fantastic frith street on Tuesday.

I am very afraid of needles. A tattoo doesn't feel like an injection. It's a completely different feeling.

I'm exactly the same as you. Hate needles with a passion, i can't even watch a scene in a movie where someone is being injected (hell, even the blood drawing scene in pulp fiction where you don't see the needle at all gives me the creeps) but i'll sit there and watch myself being tattooed all day long.

Thanks man! Dare I say, the thighs are a cake walk.. at least the fronts of 'em. And not so much when you get up into the "bathing suit area" where the tails go. Could literally watch how the skin change affected the line/color.. crazy.

I think the hardest part of my thigh tattoo was the artist (stewart robson in this case) practically blunting his razor shaving off all my damn hair.

Now officially booked in with Javi Rodriguez at firth street on march 5th (2 days after my bday).

Can't believe this will be my first tattoo of the year!

Just seen that Javier Rodriguez is at frith street around my birthday time in march, i spy a self present coming on.

Edit: Should've booked said present before letting you greedy bastards know he's doing a guest spot :P

Hi, i hope its ok to post on this thread. I'm quite new here so can't start up a new one yet and i was wondering if anyone was going to the convention in Telford tomorrow, sun 13th jan 2013. I've never been to one before and was thinking of having a drive down.

Little late replying but the Brighton convention is coming up in a couple of weeks and that's definitely worth checking out if you're in the area.

Best idea ever @ItsNewport

Getting tattooed by Mario really is a treat

He tattooed me at frith street somewhere around May 2011 and i have to say i agree with you, total gent.

Edit: And i'm all booked for April 11th. Something tells me i'm going to need to make an appointment in the mean time to bridge the gap.

Just contacted Mario Desa to see if he has any space during his time at frith street in April. Here's hoping!

Covering a bit of old ground here but for those of us in the uk who are still after a copy of the tattoo time anniversary, gentlemans tattoo flash are showing it on their website for £57 including shipping :)

https://www.gentlemanstattooflash.co.uk/node/998

Heading into Spotlight Tattoo tomorrow! Had an appointment this weekend but I had to change it! Can't wait to see what Grant Cobb cooks up!

I fucking love Grant's work. Have you seen the burning stuff he's been putting on instagram lately? It's mindblowing.

Doug Hardy said on Instagram that Book Mistress will be carrying it though I don't see it on the website yet.

BookMistress Home Page

I bought the deVita book in person from her at the Montreal convention and mentioned how expensive shipping was at Last Gasp (I was going to buy the deVita book from them but shipping would have more or less doubled the cost of the book) and she said that her shipping rates were more reasonable. Looking at her website she uses USPS so I would assume that her shipping isn't going to be crazy expensive.

I just went through the buying process on bookmistress and the shipping shows as $69.65, bringing the total to nearly $120!

Sometimes it's tough being a little Englander :/

You have just made my year :-) will definitely be buying this for myself, do you happen to know if it's sold in the UK anywhere?

I've been wondering this too. I saw a post by Doug Hardy on instagram saying to buy from luckys supply (who are only taking orders by phone), hardy marks (who don't accept paypal payments from outside the US) or last gasp (who charge $45 to ship - doubling the cost of the book, before any potential customs charge gets added), but i'm yet to find any options domestically.

Yeah i'm not too keen on the idea of having the artist chosen for me, maybe that's being done because they're expecting a lot of bookings from people who don't know much outside of the '___ ink' shows.

Shame really, there are some very talented artists listed.

@jade1955 Yeah i saw guys walking around with full backpieces (well not full, but large) uncovered. Awesome work but i'd want to keep it wrapped up so it stayed that way.

Can't help you on the cigar skull function but i will say it looks good!

I usually take the wrap off after 4 hours, have a hot shower (which always SUCKS), then pat dry and apply a thin layer of bepanthen (nappy rash cream). Wash morning and evening and keep a tube of e45 cream with me in case it dries out at all.

I remember seeing Nikko Hurtado post a crazy Boba Fett to his instagram a few months back, i'd hunt it down if i wasn't so lazy right now

Edit: Guess i'm not so lazy after all: .@nikkohurtado | Finished up #bobafett last night this was a fun #starwars #tattoo still need ... | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer

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I can't imagine anyone with a brain being down for getting tattooed under a time limit.

I haven't seen the show but this bothers me hugely.

I've been tattooed by people who are fast and by people who are not so fast, but the key is that they're always working at their own pace and the result of that has been a fantastic tattoo. I'd rather endure 6 hours of pain and pay twice as much than spend 3 hours in the chair and end up with a rushed piece of shit on my body.

You better hope they don't win another Euro cup - or at least that they win 2 more so the extra stars look balanced :P

Wow, love that baseball tattoo!

I'm a huge football (soccer) fan but i would never consider getting a team badge/crest tattooed on my body. Having said that, the badge for my favourite club (Arsenal) is an old style cannon, which i think would make quite a nice tattoo if done in a traditional style.