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Richard was looking at this and he said he "didn't do that backpiece, great tattoo, the right person should get credit for that"...

I never get enough of Theo Mindells back pieces ,or any of his tattoos ,his classic designs already have a timeless appeal for me .If like me u want to scope out more from the crew at Spider Murphy's check out their new blog- Spider Murphy's Tattoo
Looking at his new pics i feel reminiscent of the work of the great Greg Irons

Money for smack ?

Here are some back piece pictures that caught my eye recently:
-Mike Wilson of Inksmith and Rogers Tattoo
-Wish I knew who did this as I love it! Anyone?
-Jason Macafee of Temple Tattoo
-Freddy Corbin of Temple Tattoo and Tattoo 13
-Derrick Snodgrass of Temple Tattoo

Chris Brand of Good Time Charlie's Tattooland in Anaheim. He doesn't have much of a web presence--hell, I don't even know if the guy has a cell phone--but he does killer black and gray, gorgeous Japanese and nice traditional. And he's one of the nicest, most humble and genuine folks you'll ever meet, in this biz or any other. Oh, and he did Ben Grillo's back:

And since Chris has a jaw-dropper of a sleeve from Miyazo, I'll add him to the list. He puts a slight pop art twist on traditional Japanese tattooing.



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To me nothing is more impressive and speaks volumes about a person if they could easily "shout the odds " about themselves but are laid back and quiet .These are the real cool dudes ,it never ceases to amaze me that people fail to recognise this or even worse adopt a "cool guy attitude " It seems to me these types have real confidence in themselves and their abilities .

I will have to take some pics with my camera tommorrow..the ones i am taking with my phone do not tell the whole story...but believe me...he is a monster....and he will never forgive me for posting something he wouldnt want out there...
so is Angelo Miller and Mike Bruce at inksmith and rogers....Poor Angelo...every tattoo he does is either before or after one Mike wilson does....Tattooers get his Ink products they are calling it "Time Tells"....and Mike Bruce...he works at the Atlantic Blvd shop....real low key but just amazing...Eric inksmiths forearm...i thought Rollo did it but it was Mike Bruce....
All three do not care for alot of attention...but they are all real real good....
It is funny...there are so so many good tattooers now.....

that backpiece is fucking killer! I with it was a better photo so I could really dork out on it but I still spent a good chunk of time just staring

http://wwwmyspacecom/newskooltattoosGreat thread Iwar .
I gotta say Ian Flower whom I was alerted to via Valerie Vargas blog .Pretty sure this is no news to the tattoo artists but like Iwar i haven't seen alot of publicity for him .Anyway hes a mad fisherman so i hope this doesn't upset the fishes .

I thought we could use a thread that shined a little light on some of the artists we love, but aren't necessarily very renowned or getting the recognition we feel they deserve.
Lets get the ball rolling....
I've been a fan of the work of James Tex of Deadly Tattoos inc, located in Calgary, Canada, for a few years now. I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with his work, and some members here might even know him personally and/or have tattoos from him.
Anyways, I stumbled across him a while back in another tattoo forum where a member showed off the progress of a Samurai sleeve he was getting done from Tex. I was blown away by his work, and to my great viewing pleasure he had a fairly large online portfolio on his shops website: Deadly Tattoos inc.
I'm not sure if everyone agrees with me in that he's "low key", but I can't say that I have read an article about him or seen any pictures of his tattoo except on his website (and obviously the forum I mentioned).
Here's a few samples of his work from his online portfolio:

I had the best healing experience I've ever had with my last session so I figured it was worth sharing. It still looks just as good as my tattoos that healed using my previous regimen, but it only took like 4-5 days until the tattoo was completely flaked, healed, and looking like how most tattoos do weeks later. It also barely flaked at all- the lightest smoothest flaking possible. Thanks to Freddy Corbin for the tip... So rad.
Leave the bandage/wrap on overnight.
Apply a hot compress to the fresh tattoo after you pull the bandage (transfers heat better than the shower)
Then take a hot shower to rinse everything off (cleans the surface better than a hot compress)
Aquaphor as needed over the next few days.

Maybe Tattoo collector /corrector could become Tattoo Enthusiast ?

This thread could be interpreted a few different ways.

Great traditional tattoo and immediately i think - Valerie Vargas .She can bust out some of the best even on the tricky spots ,so many great ones from this lass it's hard to choose what pics to post .

Eagles rock ! Heres another tuff chest piece this time from everyones favourite Bryan Burk .

Another great collection by the look of things Avery ! Perfect sizing on that Eagle ,i've attached another along the same lines by Bert Krak ,think the solitary Eagle is super strong .
So many good Eagles but my favourite piece of Eagle art is Scott Sylvias picture .This is just crying out for a back to adopt it .
I love Chad Koeplingers birds too Lochlan especially his talons which often are supersized .

Great traditional tattoo and immediately i think - Valerie Vargas .She can bust out some of the best even on the tricky spots ,so many great ones from this lass it's hard to choose what pics to post .

Maybe Tattoo collector /corrector could become Tattoo Enthusiast ?

Maybe Tattoo collector /corrector could become Tattoo Enthusiast ?

Maybe Tattoo collector /corrector could become Tattoo Enthusiast ?

I've been watching this thread since it popped up and have enjoyed seeing the respectful post from multiple perspectives of LSTers, thanks. I think some valuable feedback and ideas have been put out there. This sounds like a frustrating experience though to go in to any business from an entitled perspective as a customer we are bound to hit friction, sometimes aversion in our interactions, and overall unhappy outcomes. I do think some good feedback has been given and don't think verbal retaliations need to exist on this site. If that is what any LSTers are looking for I strongly encourage you to go elsewhere as this is one of the reasons we started LST as the other tattoo forums have too much of this negativity. We designed this forum in hopes of positive interactions from tattoo conversations to tattoo pictures to what-have-yous for both tattooers and tattoo customers. This thread is heading in a manner that I don't think it needs to go and honestly hope it doesn't as we don't need that here. This topic is a good one so if it is going to continue lets continue to go for overall ways to support/facilitate better interactions with the tattooers and customers who respect tattooing humbly.

Another great collection by the look of things Avery ! Perfect sizing on that Eagle ,i've attached another along the same lines by Bert Krak ,think the solitary Eagle is super strong .
So many good Eagles but my favourite piece of Eagle art is Scott Sylvias picture .This is just crying out for a back to adopt it .
I love Chad Koeplingers birds too Lochlan especially his talons which often are supersized .

Eagles rock ! Heres another tuff chest piece this time from everyones favourite Bryan Burk .

Eagles rock ! Heres another tuff chest piece this time from everyones favourite Bryan Burk .

Eagles rock ! Heres another tuff chest piece this time from everyones favourite Bryan Burk .