AlH

Oldest was probably 1986 or 87. Then one a year after that until the '90s

Looks like a Chinese character possibly

Second skin works fantastic for me. My Artist says 2 - 3 days never more. I've had one leave a bit of glue behind but it eventually came off. +1 for second skin.

Hi all, Started on my other arm with a music theme. This is session two with one more to go. Apparently I was bleeding pretty good the first session so we called it a day before any damage was done. Second session went much better and he wasn't battling my body to hold ink. Anyone else ever experience this bleeding? This is the first I have ever had this happen.

I think it looks great, nice clean lines and design

All healed up and round 2 completed. I am loving the look of this B and G arm coming along.

I don’t see any pictures but maybe it’s just me

Stopped in at the shop yesterday to make an appointment for touch up and plan out some more work. Tim looks at my healed tat and says let’s liven that up right now. He pushed some white into just the right spots. Have a peek.

Thanks guys. @SStuyou nailed it. Right out of the ‘80s.

Sorry @SStuill try to fix!

Thanks @Blue Tattoo i just sent a couple pics to the artist and wants me to return next week and make another appointment. He wants to push more white into a few areas like the cross on the sword and a few other points to make things pop. He is a great guy been tattooing with an accredited shop for over 20 years. im going to add more script down my wrist and a cross up top between the wings with some rays of light coming through. im excited about the journey of adding to it a piece at a time. Al

Hello all, So my old 30 year old tats are looking ragged compared to my latest piece. What does everyone else do or think? Im partial to leave them as they are a part of my history and the artist who did them is no longer able to tattoo. What do you guys do with aging ink? I would like to see some pics of aging ink too if you have any. I am talking 20 years old or more. I think they get a “patina” on them 😉 thanks for reading this far. Al

Update; It’s 4 weeks in and it’s looking great. The healing process was fantastic. Barely any scabbing to speak of and a nice smooth peel 😉 Thanks again for this forum. It’s great to look around and learn.

Any price quote for me was always "between this and this". Definitely hard for the artist to tell the exact price in every case. I would go in expecting the highest price and being happy if it's lower. 🙂