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    Two more true stories for you Lochlan -Essex Boys set in the early 90's and The Krays -OG legendary East End twin brothers ,the original "diamond geezers "and still the best.
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    This is real cool and frequently updated ;daily so far including a new drawing per day . Can't find a link but if u go to the Blackheart blog it will link for u .
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    Samoa - Tattoos Heres a link -i think a lot guys nowdays use machines also -phew !!!
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    I'm originally from N.Z. and Maori tattooing underwent a huge revival around the time of the movie Once were Warriors .Traditional maori designs are based on the land and sea most recognisable for swirling patterns and balance between positive and negative space-kinda like ying/ yang . Tattoos were used to show social status usually reserved for maori royalty and the like and the most heavily tattooed = most prestigious.Sorta like how it should be .Some of my mates got hand tapped work when they came of age .Apparently this is no joke off the ricter scale pain wise .Forget needles they use a sharpened whale bone and bang the ink in with a mallet .Afterwards people are known to have died ,and the bruising takes weeks to heal in the mean time expect fever and shock symptoms .Mind you i saw large scale legwork on the guys i knew so smaller stuff is probably different. If your interested WeRndog on this site is a Kiwi -he's on my friend list and will help u out with artists etc i'm sure
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    " Eighth and final rule of fight club,if this is your first night you have to fight " I don't know Bryan but i'm sure if look at his longevity,work experience and ability i'm sure he has bothered learning the in and outs of all aspects of his craft .The dude can hang with the best either "Nihon Dento Irezumi" or Traditional Western and has earned his respect.
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    Im guessing Bush probably has Ass hole
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    Hey WeRn ,this was on the poster advertising the last SFO convention also .
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    Hell yeah ,love the whole philosophy of the guys reasons for creating their site. Thanks both Valerie and Stewart
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    Lochlan i got the equivalent of a psychology degree courtesy of many years of door work .Check out The Rise of the Footsoldier ;it's a true story and another British badboy
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    Hi Ben ,your back piece preceeds you sir.
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    Lochlan, check out Layer cake ;very stylish British film with the new James Bond -Danniel Craig as the main man a savy gangster
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    Anybody seen the New Zealand film Once Were Warriors? it's pretty gritty but a great story supported by the cast sporting maori facial tats.
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    When i see someone with Religious tattoos;especially Christian i automatically assume they are opposite .Like an insurance policy in case they do meet the big guy in the sky.Or a piss take cause they know they're bad LOL If your someone who likes tattoos with meaning Buddhism provides some cool examples that are also great visually.Fudo Myoo is instantly recognisable with sword in one hand and rope in another ,whose original purpose was to guard the Hindu god Shiva.
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    Is that a straw poking out the top of the bottle ?
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    Meaning: It takes a long time sitting on a stone before it becomes warm. Expect to work at something for three years before you see results . Here is some artists/illustrators i think have relevance to tattooing, please post or reply who inspires you as i wasn't sure if this should be a blog or thread. Ozuma Kaname -Japanese silk painter who mainly uses models tattooed by Horiyoshi III. Juan "PINT" Gonzalez -Tattooer based in Los Angeles whose pencil drawings and tats borrow from the Jack Rudy black and grey school, some particularly sick skulls . Shoei- Ball point pen illustrator from Japan, able to create amazing details with the medium. see also Tim Hendricks homeboy Chente 's drawing of Freddy Corbin . Touko Laaksanen aka Tom of Finland -The homo-erotic drawings may be not be for every one but his over 3500 illustrations spanning 4 decades released gay men from the traditional, restrictive image they had of themselves. Effeminacy ,reserve ,secrecy and guilt was replaced by pride and consciousness and he said F.T.W. Hiroshi Hirakawa -Modern day interpretations of the famous woodblock prints of Kuniyoshi,Kaname etc by another Japanese artist . Jim Steranko -Drew in my opinion the most soulfull Marvel character special agent Nick Fury although the most perfect example of comics influencing tattooing is of course Greg Irons who needs no more explanation . Boris Vallejo-Somewhat kitsch, black velvet extraodinaire who was prodominant in the 80's and 90's for his fantasy art .Popular in the muscle magazines of the period or replicated on the sides of vans. If your interested check the figure in the left hand corner of his POWER print it's none other than the Ice-landic "Viking" Jon Paul Sigmarson,since deceased , World's Strongest man Dave Mann -This guy and Eazy-rider magazine are synonymous for capturing the biker lifestyle. His iconic images will live on and are simple and plain cool as hell .
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    Cool ,great pictures guys .You probably know this but Horiyasu was a fully trained samurai sword maker before he turned to tattooing ,and quit as there was such a limited calling for his trade .
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    Hey Iwar ,my background is as a fully qualified personal trainer and national level competitive bodybuilder i also worked with several bodybuilding professionals and world champion powerlifters with nutrition and training .I have 20 years experience in this field but if you check my initiation post u can get an idea of where i'm at today.I've been into tattoos for about 3 years and have artistic inclinations where this takes me is what comes next

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    Right on mate ,love Lehi's take on Japanese warriors especially the hair right down to the stubble
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    Check out the Tattoo Archive site as recommended elsewhere on here they have a whole section devoted to old time business cards
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    Sorry i'm a back fiend so i'm all over this thread.More then from Jeff Zuck and the great Richard Stell.The piece from Richard Stell puts me of the mind of a t-shirt by Vivienne Westwood ,British designer;probably most relevant to this site as clothing the Sex Pistols
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    Thanks for the add mate ,u already have a great collection .Kyle

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    Heres Josh Arments backpiece referred to by Scott elsewhere on here and rendered by Bob Roberts -crazy cool!!
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    Sorry Petri i wasn't ready to go so corporate .More along the lines of professional boxer and New Zealand rugby player Sonny Bill Williams with a reference to his Polynesian roots.
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    Big tribal type work could be a solution for olympic cyclists,swimmers looking for more streamlined suits .Mandatory tattooing for athletes .
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    Great examples ,i really like how Tim's ends high on the glutes .Heres some of my favourites. First ones by Grime love the effect of the clouds on this. Next up by Theo Mindell who has some of the best back pieces around . Classic rock of ages from Luke Wessman ,no stranger to this site
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