Wilhell

Brian Bruno, anyone??

Put this up the other day in the full back piece thread and forgot to put it over here. Last session in for 2013 and starting back up in January. All work being done by Rodrigo Melo at Northstar Tattoo NYC.

Mike

Beautiful work!! I really like his work and his book is a good one. @Iwar and I actually talked about him a couple of days ago. Looking forward to follow the progress on your back!

Ed mentioned this briefly in the panther seminar video:

Is it true that he didn't get the ink in as well as other tattooers? The only aged example of his work I've seen is the boobie/gorilla/rose on Chad Koeplinger's leg and that still looks bold, bright and beautiful, but that is only about 10-15 years old. Did his early work (from the 70s, 80s, and early 90s) have a reputation for fading fast or was he just being a humble with his comment?

This picture posted Jill Bonny on her Instagram-profile 36 weeks ago. The man on the left is the same person you can spot in Ed Hardy's Tattoo Time - Music & Sea Tattoos. The back is from 1980 and still looks absolutely amazing.

Thanks guys!!

The whole experience was fantastic :)

Nick was great, the shop was great, the dragon is blowing my mind every time I look at it.

One thing for certain, this thigh tattoo is *way* easier on the day after than calves or knees have been. I can just stand up and walk! ;)

No throbbing at all!

It's great because I'm planning to get out and about in Chicago today, it's my first time here and I can't wait to get out and see some of it

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Go get yourself a Jef Whitehead tattoo at Taylor Street Tattoo!

Oneshot from Marius Meyer.

Pretty happy about this one.

Lucky m*****f****r! Love it!

I really want that Horitoshi I book. Is it available anywhere online at a decent price? Found a local shop that has it in stock, but at an inflated price.

You can buy it here; CHOPSTICKS PRODUCTION

I'll throw my hat in the ring too this month :cool:

Bob Roberts, Spotlight Tattoo.

That El Monga piece is SICK @9Years

I try to win this shit, @Iwar - don´t post great tattoos like this!

Velkommen kompis! Godt å ha deg her!

I'm going to ask some stupid questions, but first are there any good documentaries, books, or other media where I can learn more about Japanese tattooing that anyone can recommend? I have gleaned a lot from this forum alone, but I just want to learn more.

You might think that since I have a back piece, and I'm eventually working toward a body suit, that I would know more than what I really do. When it comes to family tattooing, for example "the Horitoshi family", are they legitimate family, or is it sort of an honorary title for being an apprentice? And when does the Horitoshi name get passed down? Does Horitoshi 1 bestow it on his death bed? Retirement? Will there ever be a Horitoshi 2, or a Horiyoshi 4?

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-tv-shows-documentaries-media/4760-horithoshi-i-full-documentary.html

I want to see a picture of the inside of the shop. The way the high ceilings were utilized with the double scale(or greater) flash sheets hanging up there were simply stunning.

I know my friend, @Morten Marbel has taken some pictures inside of the shop.

I´ve already posted this one in this months contest, but here it is. Mike Rubendall 5-6 hous. Most painless tattoo session ever,

Horimasa Tosui from the Horitoshi Family is my favourite. In my opinion his doing some of the best Tebori oneshots (and big work) in the business. It´s very easy to recognize that his master is Horitoshi 1;

These are 12 years old. Look how bright they still are;

I got this one from him earlier this year:

I also love alot of other Tebori-artists, some of them are mentioned over here. Horizakura, Horitomo..

Thanks for the credit, @Iwar! It can be bought on DVD on this website, LA VOIE DE L'ENCRE Lardux Boutique

LOVE De Sabe's work and this one is INCREDIBLE!!!

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Looks FANTASTIC!

Thank you so much! It was a great experience even if it was done at a convention. I couldn´t be more happy with the tattoo, design and placement.

Cool! He is doing my backpiece. The wig is a very nice guy!

just emailed marius meyer planning a trip to norway.

BOOM

so naturally i will be contacting you @Iwar for advice, tips, etc

Okey, this is my last try for a while. Done by Mike Rubendall in the end of September.

Got in a session with Henning yesterday at Kings Avenue Manhattan. Haven't seen him in a year and naturally he had a lot of catching up to do on the back piece in comparison to the head start Rubendall has had, haha. It was another 6+ hour session and it was pretty brutal. Side ribs and spine are no fun as you'll see in the pictures and I found myself constantly questioning..."Why am I doing to this myself???" Probably the worst pain I have felt so far getting tattooed. We managed to line and shade the background on my right side and also part of my lower back. I will see Henning again this Friday to line some more feathers and shade in the left side background and maybe finish coloring my koi thigh piece. Strangely ironic that this is marathon week in NYC (The ING NYC Marathon to be exact) because that is what these crammed in LONG sessions feel like. But totally worth it in the end. Enjoy the pics folks.

Doing some drawing to get a feel of what left side will be like come Friday

Laying down the background and connecting it to Rubendall's work

A little more close up with a different angle

Masters watching masters at work: Chris O'donnell and Richard Pinch observing and lending advice to Henning. I was in awe!

Can't see much from this pic but we got a lot done and I was totally spent. More to come this Friday

Amazing post and pictures!

I really want one from Jeff Rassier. Photos stolen from his IG.

Velkommen, Kai!

@Wilhell Great job with the vid and YES, it was so cool seeing so many different familiar faces. I'm going to show this to Rubendall next week when I see him and Henning at the end of the month!

Cool that you liked the video! It´s very amateurish, but my purpose was just to show some of my favorites from the convention. Haha, nice! Say Hi from Wilhelm, and tell him that I still love the tattoo ;)

Thanks, @Rebushido! I totally agree :)

You are a beast!

In a positive way I hope? Haha

I´ve been chatting with Timothy Hoyer, Brian Bruno and Chris O´Donnell on email, and I am going to NYC/Virginia with @Ninab and our son next autumn. Really looking forward to get tattooed by these guys

What a start!

I might post my new Rubendall tattoo after I have shown it live to @Iwar, tomorrow. It's our new thing to enhance the "wow-effect".. haha

thanx!!

Henning is probably one of the best tattoers in the world and a true gentleman.

I had the honors to attend the Royal tattoo 30th anniversary 2 weeks ago and almost every big shot in tattooing was there and they just adore Henning, think that says alot!

pretty cool if u ask me.

:)

Congrats, Robin! Killer tattoo. Now I need your support in this months contest. Just kidding! And yes, Henning is a nice guy.