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Got me thinking lol
but this is pretty crazy :)
Longest tattoo session ever in the world. Glen Keizer Paul Blackhall

Another vote for Vyvyn Lazonga. I saw her work in tattoo magazines around late 80s, early 90s and flew from Australia to Seattle in 1992 for a sleeve from her. Started in 1992, worked on over the years on different visits to the US, finally finished in 2012 - the 20 year sleeve!

All of your skin has sweat glands. There is absolutely no difference in getting your armpit, nipple, arm or face tattooed. You're not going to have any adverse glandular reaction to a tattoo in your armpit or anywhere else unless you get an infection, which is 100% preventable. The question is... Can you hang?

I've got a pretty large chunk of arm covered in 3-needle work, done in 1984, and it still looks as good today as it did then.

During my 10 years in the business I have found that any tattoo which is properly saturated with proven pigments in a manner that anticipates the aging of the piece will last. There needs to be black to maintain contrast. (in my humble opinion too much black is almost enough) A heavily saturated section of color will last as long as the pigment permits, though it will only look it's best when dark black is placed near it...
One problem is application. Many of these new realism tricks are achieved through a process that will not last, though with the right design, pigment choice, and application color should last... it just won't pop without black. I see examples of realism, both on the web and in person, which were obviously tattooed by someone who is uneducated in the tattoo process. These cannot be admitted into the longevity debate, as a "traditional tattoo" by the same artist would surely disappoint equally. I would love to delve into my perception of the difference in process further, but will stop here so that technique doesn't become public discussion.
Another problem is pigment. Many flesh tones, browns, and pastel colors just end up losing out to time and sun. This being said, I have yellow on me that is almost 12 years old that is brighter than fresh tattoos I see from competitors. This yellow in my arm looks virtually the same as the yellow a friend of mine has in his tattoos, which were applied by the same artist 10 years prior to my own! I also have purple which was mixed down with white to fade into my skin tone in the same tattoo and after 12 years the main purple is solid and bright, and the transition to skin is flawless. This in my opinion is due to quality lightfast pigments which were applied in a manner which saturated the skin with the aging process thought of well in advance.
This is just the way I've interpreted my observations over the years.

I am documenting my very fine detailed arm(flower piece) to see how its changing.
I will be taking photos every6 months.
Nothing has changed yet :)
I know they dont line up properly but I will correct that the next 6 month photos but you get the idea :)
They were taken with different cameras though so next ones will be the same camera.

What the fuck is this?

wtf? haven't seen it but the name...no1 uk official tattoo academy!!!! no1!!!! the name says it all. they're number one. the best. obviously....

Jodie Marsh is a glamour model who will try anything to get into the press basically. Louis Molloy was the main guy on London Ink, not sure if that had as much exposure in the US? he worked with Dan Gold, Phil Kyle etc on that show and tattoos people like David Beckham.
Not sure how he got involved in this.

Is this real life?

I think the stars of destiny were aligned and the two protagonists peas from the same pod or brothers from a different mother if you will .

This perpetuates everything that I can't stand about the "industry." Notoriety and the idea of being more famous than the work you produce. Utter drivel.

I got rid of dmax what a shit channel . I like that thing where they buy the lockups though

Turn off yer electric brain-sucker and ya won't hafta watch that shit.

Oh, he will.

Buddy of mine's got a giganti-panther on his torso which runs right over his nip which is now all black. He hasn't dropped dead yet. YET.

When I was getting my front tattooed by Tomo he tattooed right up against but not on top of my nipples. He said he had lined directly over nipples before, and just commented that it was sore. I've seen quite a lot of chest plates which run right over the nipples.
I would actually suggest that in that neck of the woods the sternum is the more painful area.

Interesting read, a little scary lol but I guess you got to die from something :-)

Like I said, I'm not a tattooer or even remotely interested in medicine/health care, all I can say is that I don't think the ink/needle is actually going to go deep enough to do anything to either. I've got parts of tattoos that go onto my nipples and I'm still here. If you're so worried just don't get those places done. I'm sure you've got plenty of space left to fill before those areas become a problem

Well, tattoo pigment will end up in your lymph nodes
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but I don't think it matters where you get the tattoo for that to happen.

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-after-care/1604-armpit.html

I'm not a tattooer so I can't say either way but I've seen plenty of full armpit tattoos healed and the people all seem fine. As regards to nipples, again I've seen plenty of people with their nipples tattooed and they've been alright. Even if it does fuck up your nipples, does it really matter? I've yet to find a use for mine...

I have just purchased this book,
handmade Japanese Tattoo Book Lg Format 1973 Yakuza, Dragon Full body
Does anyone know anything about it? or Translate any of it?
Any sites I can go find out about it see if I was ripped off lol
Pics below :)
Those are not our sheets I swear :D

Ok lastnight I had a nasty dream!
I dreamt that my tattoos starting fading and slipping of my skin.
Worried I went and searched for Dmitriy to tell him what was happening to my sleeve. I kept saying to him how can I save the tattoo but he doesn't speak English so we hunted for his wife who does lol
Found his wife and she said Dmitriy would try and redo the tattoo but it would never be the same as the original.
Then my other tattoos started doing the same, I am in panic in my dream now, so for some reason I go and find Robert Hernandez and Victor Portugal sitting in some weird round house.
I ask them why the fuck my tattoos are disappearing and they say to me the pigment used in the ink was too small as I was quite big and the ink was seeping through and being taken away by my body.
They said I have to find ink with bigger pigments lol I woke up panicked, had to check my tattoos and was SO happy my ink was all intact lol
Is this a sign of my obsession or do others dream about their tattoos ?

Sounds like you're in good company since most of us have all had similar dreams!