ShaneRealz

Dracula capes!

I'm a signwriter by trade. I do know people change careers and I'm still fairly young. I dont have a problem with visible tattoos as I have both arms from wrist to shoulder tattooed and one leg, I wear t-shirts most days. But the face, side of the neck, throat etc seems to me, to be a bit more intense than other visible tattoos. I personally dont have a problem getting the back of my neck done, I was just wondering what other people stigmas are for it.

A good option maybe to take a collared shirt with me and draw a line where the collar sits and keeping it below that.

Do you think that tattoos on your back that sneak up and poke out of your shirt on the neck have the same stigmas and neck and throat tattoos?

I ask because while there is no tattoo policy in my job or anything, I still like the idea of above the wrist and below the neck but I think what I have planned for my shoulders will have to poke out up the back of my shirt just a touch?

Opinions?

My left arm actually sneaks onto that little bone on the wrist and a little splash on the hand. My right arm finished about an inch before the palm. But I wear a short sleeve polo shirt most days to work, so its no concern really. The one I am worried about is the back going up onto the neck...

Haha I don't think any of my students have seen my tattoos, but maybe they caught a glimpse and just kept mum about it? Although one kid did just tell me this afternoon that another was too shy to tell me that she loves how I dress. CUTE. Just about made my afternoon.

How old are the kids?

See if this works

Norm Will Rise.

Sounds dope. I was hoping Jiujitsu would be in there.

Hey-all Women should know how to defend themselves. She is getting ready for her blackbelt test, as is her 16 y.o. sister. Gotta be strong!

Black belt in what though?

I don't know my Dad and my Mum has foot tattoos and all her brothers are sleeved so it was a non event really, I think she assumed I would start getting tattooed.

@realizmau

3. All city.

dope

I thought my handsome good looks just broke the internet. Carry on.

what the hell just happened?

Not to mention acetate and wax!!!

Wax!

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Yeh I think you're right. The Hat Full of Arseholes has provided many lolz.

There is hundreds of those Train Ettiquate pics on ozhiphop.com

The air compression machines seem to make the work light handed for the artist too, IMO.

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As a newbie here at LS, if I may put in my 2 cents...After one particular experience, I make sure I'm properly "prepared" to get tattooed these days (and it has been a while)but........

........Years ago, I received a tattoo from Kevin Starai on my left pectoral (chest), and I found it to be one of the easier tattoos I had received. But, when I had an appt. at Hell City to have it finished, I had a HORRIBLE time! Being at the convention, I had been partying for a couple of days since I was just attending and not working. Well I was already feeling hung over and miserable, and hoped that getting tattooed would snap me out of it,WRONG! Since then, I make sure I eat right, stay sober, and most important, get a good nights rest the night before I get worked on, and I've had much better experiences....In fact, just typing this is making me want to get some work. hhhmmmmmm...... maybe I just feel like eating and sleeping?

Yup, I went out the night before one of the sessions on my shin. Was only meant to be a couple of drinks... NEK MINNIT the sun was coming up and I was just getting home. Appointment was in about 4 hours, had 3 hours sleep, a shower, skulled some gatorade along the way..... I could only sit for like an hour, it was the worst experience of my life. Now I dont drink or go out for a couple days in advance, eat well and drink a shitload of water leading up to it. It makes all the difference.

If you draw them, and you give someone else in your shop your drawing to do the tattooing, is that a Squid Pro Quo?!?!?!?!

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Hate to tell ya this, but records have been called vinyl's ever since they were the hi-tech ticket. I wouldn't say, "my inks", but I would say "my ink". I imagine that's a prime no-no, but it was/is common usage in the Chicago area.

I would say my vinyl when refering to multiple vinyl records.

I get tattooed almost weekly at the moment, but not on the same piece. I usually give a tattoo 2-3 weeks to heal before getting more work done on it.

I imagine it would fucking caine to tattoo over a fresh tattoo?

"I try to get in 20-30 miles every day on my bikes. It’s about the only exercise I get other than sex." Mike Giant is a fucking boss.

I've seen a few people on Facebook with photo albums titled 'my inks' :-/ always thought this was strange, kindna how people refer to records as 'vinyls'.