Kai Eirik Espedal

So many great ideas! I`m a 6th grade teacher in Norway and is seriously considering getting my hands done. It`s really tempting when Marius Meyer is in our neighbourhood. Did you guys se the Fudo and dragon he posted yesterday? Insane!
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BrianH, this came out absolutely amazing. Mike does incredible work, I'm glad to say he started my sleeve this past week. Looking forward to your write up.

Finished this just in time! Chad Koeplinger and Jondix.

Another month, another contest :)
RULES:
The tattoo photos posted in this thread will be submitted for polling of Last Sparrow's Best SKULL tattoo. This is all in good spirit and fun of course. The submission process opens on the 1st of the month and ends on the 20th of the month. After that there will be an open poll for one week, which will close on the 27th, and the tattoo with the most votes wins.
Your tattoo picture must be posted in this thread (both tattooers and tattoo customers can win) in order to qualify.
Include tattoo artist name & tattoo shop with your photo/post. You MUST be the one who has the tattoo or did the tattoo. It MUST be a finished tattoo It MUST fit the theme of the contest  
The theme of December is:
SKULLS(Does NOT include reapers)

Love that Octopus!
 

Dragon by Nick Coella, guitar by Mario Desa- both at Great Lakes in Chicago.

Percy Waters crane/lady by Tony Nilsson at Blue Arms Tattoo

That would be great!

Hi all, started my back piece yesterday...roughly 5 hours lining..a few rough spots but otherwise not to bad !
Artist is Dan Andersen from Sacred tattoo in New Zealand..Cheers !

Oh what the hell. Might as well post my finished back piece. A year long process has come to an end and I can't wait to start another piece!
Done by Stacey Martin-Smith at Golden Age in Austin, TX.

I hope there wasn´t anyone waiting to kill it this month...

My just completed full back piece based on the tale of Mimi Nashi Hoichi by Fil Wood at Black Crown Tattoo in Leeds
For those who would like to know more of the tale please look here The Story Of Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi
And you can check out Fil Wood's work here https://instagram.com/fil_wood/

Eagle battling a snake by none other than Chad Koeplinger, finished in 3 sessions, outline in Denver, shading and color in Austin. Sorry about the glare in the photo, my apartment has the worst lighting of all time.

I saw this one in person recently. It's on Christian Cervantes of Spotlight Tattoo, and yes, it's incredible up close:

As I said in another thread, I was in the shop today looking at some Lehi flash for a little filler. At one point, I pointed at one of the Lehi tiger heads from his 03 flash set and said, "Fuck it, I should probably just get that on my hand." Without missing a beat, my buddy says, "Everyone should get that on their hand."
I didn't (stupid job). But I will get it somewhere.

^ This is the fucking coolest thing. Tim Lehi, of course. As far as I know, just a painting, not yet a tattoo.

Further to what @cltattooing said:
It's incredibly important to discuss price beforehand.
Many people have a specific budget and cannot afford more at that time, maybe ever.
We are professionals, offering a professional service. Payment is one aspect of that service.
Part of the consultation for any tattoo, be it a backpiece or a small walk-in design, is to discuss the price. Then you can decide if you will get the tattoo today, or at a later date.
If you are not told a price for your tattoo, you should ask. (at my shop we make sure that every client knows the maximum amount they will be expected to pay for their tattoo session, before they book an appointment or agree to get tattooed - sometimes it works out to be less)
Yes, we're also in London. Not mentioning the cost of goods and services is certainly not a cultural thing here.

Got this done by Steve Byrne at Rock of Ages the other night.

I doubt anyone will beat that tiger/cobra but Zuck it.

Here's my submission :)
Done by Josh Peters at High Tides Tattoo in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

done by tony hundahl at the oklahoma tattoo convention one shot drawn on

Here's my kitsune.
Done by Casey O'Leary at Anchor Ink in SLC, UT

I haven't been around the forum for a long time. My computer went all haywire on me. Also, I had not got a tattoo in a really long time, until yesterday. And so naturally, I wanted to put it here to see what everyone thinks... :) I got this Ed inspired Tex Avery wolf/Panther/water mix up from Steve Byrne at Rock of Ages in Austin. Photo stolen from his Instagram.

To balance out Matt Arriola Jesus, I'll throw in my Theo Mindell devil. Finished a few weeks ago at Spider Murphy's in San Rafael Ca. Photo stolen from his instagram