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While in New Orleans it was Southern Decadence and these gentleman showed up definitely unwanted. I approached this latino gentleman with a throat rocker and hand tattoos and asked him how can he discriminate individuals while I'm sure he's experienced discrimination for the above mentioned two reasons. He had nothing to say. So I let him know people like him give people with tattoos a bad reputation. He still had nothing to say.
Enjoy the lack of spell check on their signs because I know many of us did!

Nice mindful response and I think you made a great decision to weigh-in on this one, thanks!

Have you ever drawn up a picture of them holding the image up to you on their phone? Just say this is what you showed me? Could get some good laughs?????? Thanks for sharing.

If you are attending, tattooing and/or know of a good tattoo convention please post a thread under the LST Get Togethers & Tattoo Conventions so other tattooers and tattoo collectors know. Also please post under the Calendar.
Thanks!

How did/do you choose a tattoo(s)? Is there a meaning to your decision? Is there always a meaning to the tattoo(s) you get? What was the deciding factor in you putting a thought, event, etc on your body? Pls share a picture!

A word, words, a phrase, phrases and all sorts of other tattoo variations and tattoo designs have revolved around this for a long time but it is extremely popular right now. So lets talk and show tattoo pictures of tattoo fonts and tattoo lettering to help this current trend be a better one than those of the past:
1) What's your favorite tattoo lettering or fonts to use and why?
2) Which tattoo lettering or fonts have you noticed look the best years down the line?
3) What is the smallest someone should get lettering or fonts without it looking terrible and a waste of money years even months later becoming a tattoo mistake?
4) Which tattoo locations for fonts or lettering hold the best? The worst?
5) ?????
Any other useful info you have I think would be appreciated as well as pictures. Thanks in advance.....

Nice mindful response and I think you made a great decision to weigh-in on this one, thanks!

some new knuckle tattoo designs sent my way.....

More older tattoo photos that were sent my way.....

While in New Orleans it was Southern Decadence and these gentleman showed up definitely unwanted. I approached this latino gentleman with a throat rocker and hand tattoos and asked him how can he discriminate individuals while I'm sure he's experienced discrimination for the above mentioned two reasons. He had nothing to say. So I let him know people like him give people with tattoos a bad reputation. He still had nothing to say.
Enjoy the lack of spell check on their signs because I know many of us did!

I've been enjoying seeing the tattoos Ross Nagle has been doing with the "outline" around some of his tattoos which I think makes it really stand out also with the little amounts of color.

Who does/did the best panther flash and why?
Who does/did the best panther tattoo and why?
Is your preference a panther head or whole panther tattoo?
How about some panther tattoo pictures?
What makes or breaks a good panther tattoo?

The Panther Tattoos thread is going greatand some of the past few responses have been including tiger tattoos so thought I would start a tiger tattoos thread:
Who does/did the best tiger flash and why?
Who does/did the best tiger tattoos and why?
Is your preference a tiger head or whole tiger tattoo?
How about some tiger tattoo pictures?
What makes or breaks a good tiger tattoo?

Have you ever drawn up a picture of them holding the image up to you on their phone? Just say this is what you showed me? Could get some good laughs?????? Thanks for sharing.

Just saw this on the LST Reddit Account:

Have you ever drawn up a picture of them holding the image up to you on their phone? Just say this is what you showed me? Could get some good laughs?????? Thanks for sharing.

A Kore Flatmo eagle chest tattoo design!

Today on twitter Morgwn Pennypacker ( @FTWSKILLS ) from Love Hate Tattoo Shop in Miami posted this cool thirty year old Ed Hardy backpiece a customer walked in with that made me miss and think of the awesomeness in this thread.

Eagles to me are like Rock of Ages, classic/timeless tattoos! The mental association with the word "tattoo" within the top five images that will pop into my head are eagles. Something about them always catches my eye in tattooers portfolios and flash at tattoo shops. I'm often drawn to the older flash at shops and will look for long periods of time at each eagle. I love seeing old tattoo pictures as well with people who have large eagle chestpieces (I couldn't find any online so pls share if you have some). I have seen some amazing ones pop up on this tattoo forum as well and hope the users will post theirs here that they have collected, tattooed, and drawn.
I have quickly gathered some eagle pictures from tattooers who I think do great eagles: Lindsey Carmichael, Nick Colella, Thomas Hooper, Chad Koeplinger, Stefan Johnsson, and Tim Lehi.
Share your favorite eagle tattoos and tattooers who do the eagles you like.....have at it!

I know Bart Bingham posted his in progress backpiece by Jason Phillips (Oakland) in the Panther Tattoo Designs thread but I had to put it here as well. So fuc'n sick! Hope you don't mind Bart?

Today on twitter Morgwn Pennypacker ( @FTWSKILLS ) from Love Hate Tattoo Shop in Miami posted this cool thirty year old Ed Hardy backpiece a customer walked in with that made me miss and think of the awesomeness in this thread.

I have no info on this tattoo picture or design....but it is stoney as hell and I don't even get high. I think my eyes are squinted and cross eyed now....

I have only seen some of these tattoo videos but the ones I've seen were put together really well. I tried to insert the videos below but the user won't allow embedding of their videos so here's the list of tattooers they interviewed if you want to check it out:
Brian Bruno
Bailey Hunter Robinson
Eli Quinters
Bert Krak
The Gus and Martin Lacasse
Steve Boltz
Nikki Balls
Hunter Spanks
Chad Koeplinger
Todd Noble

@Ursula and everyone else who weighed-in, thanks for voicing up.
In order to know what a good tattoo is VS a bad tattoo OR a bad tattoo VS a mediocre tattoo and so on, one must often see the difference.
It's an open forum so this is part of it though we thought ahead, somewhat, and put some things in place...
-Use the 'like' button because photos/tattoos that are most 'liked' rank higher and appear on the first pages.
-Next, there is the comments section so leave feedback on both good, mediocre, and bad tattoos but be respectful.
-Lastly, everyone starts somewhere in getting tattoos and more often than not we start getting bad tattoos first and it is not til we learn what a good tattoo is and/or someone offers constructive criticism that we realize I need to get better tattoos or some time passes and you take note its all bleeding together or its fading much faster than it should.
This site is aimed at all interested in tattoos so all have the opportunity to learn and get better tattoos. Shit, I was in a shop topless the other day getting tattooed and I know when ever this happens around those who know tattoos I am going to get comments on my bad tattoos so I laugh with them while getting better tattoos.

Here are some more religious/spiritual tattoo pictures I found recently:
Freddy Corbin (Temple Tattoo)- Jesus Head with crown of thorns
Derrick Snodgrass (Temple Tattoo)- Jesus with I think character from Pirates of The Caribbean head????
Freddy Corbin (Temple Tattoo)- Chest piece with praying hands, roses, script, banner
Freddy Corbin (Temple Tattoo)- Rosary, check out the cross....so amazing!
Heath Preheim (Temple Tattoo)- Cross with skull & crossbones, roses...something about this tattoo just sits with me really liking it and I can't pinpoint it.?????.
Mike Wilson (Inksmith and Rogers Tattoo)- Skull Guadelupe....the robe she is wearing is radicool. I always enjoy when tattooers put their own spin on the robe of this popular tattoo to make it their own.
Mike Wilson (Inksmith and Rogers Tattoo)- Sacred Heart