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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Syntheticfish in For TATTOOERS ONLY, what's your biggest pet peeve?   
    We get loads of people walking in and saying "I want a sleeve tattooed" to which we obviously reply "Okay mate, what do you have in mind?", they then say "I don't know."
    Honestly? You want your whole arm covered, but you haven't given any thought to what with?
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from oboogie in Hello everyone   
    Don't get us wrong, feel free to keep fucking up your own skin, that's your prerogative. Just don't tattoo anyone else. Ever. Never ever.
    Encouraging enough?
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from oboogie in Hello everyone   
    No you won't. You'll make the same mistakes over and over again. Because you have no respect for the craft. I'm sure there's a forum called 'teach me to tattoo' so I think you should head over there, because this just ain't for you, bud.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Guerillaneedles in For TATTOOERS ONLY, what's your biggest pet peeve?   
    We get loads of people walking in and saying "I want a sleeve tattooed" to which we obviously reply "Okay mate, what do you have in mind?", they then say "I don't know."
    Honestly? You want your whole arm covered, but you haven't given any thought to what with?
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from PopsBdog in For TATTOOERS ONLY - most hated tattoo requests?   
    "I want a sleeve. You know, clouds and stars and shit."
    So we did a painting of a sleeve of clouds and stars and....shit. Actual turds, with bits of corn in them and everything. Strangely enough people start to get a bit more specific when we whip it out.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Kahlan in For TATTOOERS ONLY - most hated tattoo requests?   
    "I want a sleeve. You know, clouds and stars and shit."
    So we did a painting of a sleeve of clouds and stars and....shit. Actual turds, with bits of corn in them and everything. Strangely enough people start to get a bit more specific when we whip it out.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from joakim urma in For TATTOOERS ONLY, what's your biggest pet peeve?   
    Recent conversation.
    Me - hi there, what can we do for you?
    Customer - look at this shit tattoo *shows some wobbly writing on her wrist obviously scratched on* isn't it rubbish? Look how crap it is.
    Me - we'll, it's pretty bad, yeah.
    Customer - that was done by **** at ****'s tattoos. It's rubbish, I hate it.
    Me - ok. Well, I can promise you we're a bit better than that, at least.
    Customer - so how much would it cost to get just a little name on my other wrist?
    Me - if it's just small it'd probably be our minimum charge, which is £25.
    Customer - £25? Fuck off. **** at ****'s tattoos (same place she'd just been complaining about) will do it for a fiver. I'll go there.
    Me - .....
    You get the tattoo you deserve.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from MissMetal in For TATTOOERS ONLY - most hated tattoo requests?   
    "I want a sleeve. You know, clouds and stars and shit."
    So we did a painting of a sleeve of clouds and stars and....shit. Actual turds, with bits of corn in them and everything. Strangely enough people start to get a bit more specific when we whip it out.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from KBeee in For TATTOOERS ONLY - most hated tattoo requests?   
    "I want a sleeve. You know, clouds and stars and shit."
    So we did a painting of a sleeve of clouds and stars and....shit. Actual turds, with bits of corn in them and everything. Strangely enough people start to get a bit more specific when we whip it out.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Gloomy Inks in author gets Latin epigraph tattooed on forearm   
    It's her fault for continually translating the Latin for whoever enquires. She could just say it meant that she liked sunny days or something equally innocuous and avoid all the philosophical bullshit that follows the real meaning.
    Pretentious idiocy.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Gloomy Inks in Pre and post-tattoo rituals   
    Mine is really simple. I shout from my station to my colleagues station 'I've had a cancellation/no-show too. Do me a tattoo NOW!' Then I spend the next hour pissing and moaning, accusing him of specifically trying to hurt me, saying how I'm sure I don't hurt my customers this bad, asking what have I ever done to him to deserve this terrible treatment, and swearing profusely. I then go back to work and moan to my customers about how much I hate being tattooed, which really helps them suffer the pain I'm sure!
    Tattooers make the worst customers.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from polliwog in For TATTOOERS ONLY - most hated tattoo requests?   
    "I want a sleeve. You know, clouds and stars and shit."
    So we did a painting of a sleeve of clouds and stars and....shit. Actual turds, with bits of corn in them and everything. Strangely enough people start to get a bit more specific when we whip it out.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Fala in For TATTOOERS ONLY - most hated tattoo requests?   
    "I want a sleeve. You know, clouds and stars and shit."
    So we did a painting of a sleeve of clouds and stars and....shit. Actual turds, with bits of corn in them and everything. Strangely enough people start to get a bit more specific when we whip it out.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from hogg in Hallo all...   
    Hallo. My opinion about tattoo is - panther head with dagger > panther head > every other tattoo > birds exploding from a feather
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from gougetheeyes in Myth of the professional Tattooer   
    Yep. I think a ratio of 8 out of 10 is being a bit generous. It is a bit presumptious to say that people want good tattoos. The majority of people who walk through our door (a street shop, admittedly) just want a 'tattoo'. That's it. Good or bad, they don't know and they don't care. There is a huge number of people who don't see tattoos as art, and they don't have the same requirements as a collector, or someone who loves the art/craft of tattooing. They want their mum's date of birth, or some bird silhouettes, or their boyfriends name. They honestly do not possess that filter in their brain that can identify a good tattoo or a bad one. These people neither want nor require education. It is a bit elitist of us to assume they do.
    There's too much information out there already, as I'm sure fellow tattooists will attest to, and indeed they have in various threads on here. I'm currently in the middle of a full sleeve on a customer who didn't ever want a tattoo until he started watching Miami Ink, so you can imagine the pain of dealing with him (it's a whole other story in itself). We recently had to sit through three episodes of Ink Master that a customer had on his iPad whilst being tattooed. Too much information.
    Do you want a nice tattoo? Yes. Then here is some of my work, if you like it, let's get you booked in. That should be the long and short of it.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from hogg in author gets Latin epigraph tattooed on forearm   
    It's her fault for continually translating the Latin for whoever enquires. She could just say it meant that she liked sunny days or something equally innocuous and avoid all the philosophical bullshit that follows the real meaning.
    Pretentious idiocy.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Dusk in author gets Latin epigraph tattooed on forearm   
    It's her fault for continually translating the Latin for whoever enquires. She could just say it meant that she liked sunny days or something equally innocuous and avoid all the philosophical bullshit that follows the real meaning.
    Pretentious idiocy.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Zillah in author gets Latin epigraph tattooed on forearm   
    It's her fault for continually translating the Latin for whoever enquires. She could just say it meant that she liked sunny days or something equally innocuous and avoid all the philosophical bullshit that follows the real meaning.
    Pretentious idiocy.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from wildchild in 3D Printers...for tattoos   
    Damn. That printer pushes cleaner lines than me. Sad face.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Shaun1105 in New to the site with a question about a healing tat!   
    Dude, they're not called 'job stoppers' for nothing! I often turn kids (18-21) away from my shop who are looking for hand or neck tattoos (usually as their first tattoo). When they inevitably get in a huff and ask why I usually tell them that I pay tax, and I don't want that tax to be supporting them for the rest of their life when they find they can't get a job because they are being judged on their hand or neck tattoos. Sometimes I can't be bothered with them and just tell them they haven't earned the right to have hand tattoos. This confuses them, and they just go to a scratcher shop down the road and get a really badly executed hand tattoo anyway.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from tatB in Hello everyone   
    Don't get us wrong, feel free to keep fucking up your own skin, that's your prerogative. Just don't tattoo anyone else. Ever. Never ever.
    Encouraging enough?
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from Ploverlock in Pre and post-tattoo rituals   
    Mine is really simple. I shout from my station to my colleagues station 'I've had a cancellation/no-show too. Do me a tattoo NOW!' Then I spend the next hour pissing and moaning, accusing him of specifically trying to hurt me, saying how I'm sure I don't hurt my customers this bad, asking what have I ever done to him to deserve this terrible treatment, and swearing profusely. I then go back to work and moan to my customers about how much I hate being tattooed, which really helps them suffer the pain I'm sure!
    Tattooers make the worst customers.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from williamsejames in slang terms that make you cringe?   
    The main issue I have (as a tattooist) with certain slang terms is that they instantly identify someone as a kitchen wizard, or someone who is happy to frequent scratcher shops. I've worked hard to get where I am, damn hard, and a large part of that was learning about the history and tradition of the craft. Through this, I've developed an overwhelming respect for the ancientness and significance of what we do, as both tattooists and tattoo enthusiasts. This respect makes it impossible for me to use terms such as 'inked' 'tatted up' and 'tat gun', simply because it demeans what I have worked so hard for (and continue to bust my balls at). I'm not really bothered when customers use them because the majority know no better as they haven't had the insight and learning I have, nor do the majority care (they just want to get tatted up). That's cool with me. They've just accidentally come to a decent tattooer and will end up with a better tattoo than they probably deserve. They pays their money, they makes their choice!
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from TrixieFaux in Man tattoos his dog   
    This is a disaster. I used to think my dog was cool. That was until I knew there were dogs rocking trad-heart tattoos. Now my dog is just boring. I can't even bring myself to pet him anymore. Stupid, uncool dog.
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    kingofcosta got a reaction from spookysproul in Man tattoos his dog   
    This is a disaster. I used to think my dog was cool. That was until I knew there were dogs rocking trad-heart tattoos. Now my dog is just boring. I can't even bring myself to pet him anymore. Stupid, uncool dog.
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