Lochlan

I love the contest when it is only two days in and the quality of tattoos are that which we love and seek! Keep them coming!!!...!....!....

I love the contest when it is only two days in and the quality of tattoos are that which we love and seek! Keep them coming!!!...!....!....

I love the contest when it is only two days in and the quality of tattoos are that which we love and seek! Keep them coming!!!...!....!....

I love the contest when it is only two days in and the quality of tattoos are that which we love and seek! Keep them coming!!!...!....!....

Thank you everyone :) I wouldn't have gotten those amazing tattoos if it wasn't for Scott, this forum, and all if its wonderful members. And all of the other entries were just as worthy as mine, every month gets better and better.
Again, thanks LST mods and all it's members. Looking forward to another year of amazing tattoos!

Finished this on New Years Day - start as I mean to go on for 2013!

So everyone knows if you missed it, you can order this book through the banner ad at the top of the page on LST just below your username. They have been kind enough to ask to temporarily advertise with us through a rotating banner ad. If you don't see it on this page click another one and it'll pop up......they are the first company we've accepted as a quality product who we want to advertise where LSTers will see it!

I got a picture to upload. Thanks! Happy New Year!
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tommy montoya did JC's face not too long ago, best one ive ever seen, its a must see

To finish off 2012 and the amazing tattoos that have been posted in the years contest the winner is........
@HaydenRose
with the roses from Scott Sylvia while he guest spotted @ Kings Avenue Tattoo, NYC (post #6)
Congratulations!!
Thanks to all who submitted and got great tattoos supporting good tattooers!
PM me your shirt size and male or female style shirt with your mailing address please

To finish off 2012 and the amazing tattoos that have been posted in the years contest the winner is........
@HaydenRose
with the roses from Scott Sylvia while he guest spotted @ Kings Avenue Tattoo, NYC (post #6)
Congratulations!!
Thanks to all who submitted and got great tattoos supporting good tattooers!
PM me your shirt size and male or female style shirt with your mailing address please

To finish off 2012 and the amazing tattoos that have been posted in the years contest the winner is........
@HaydenRose
with the roses from Scott Sylvia while he guest spotted @ Kings Avenue Tattoo, NYC (post #6)
Congratulations!!
Thanks to all who submitted and got great tattoos supporting good tattooers!
PM me your shirt size and male or female style shirt with your mailing address please

To finish off 2012 and the amazing tattoos that have been posted in the years contest the winner is........
@HaydenRose
with the roses from Scott Sylvia while he guest spotted @ Kings Avenue Tattoo, NYC (post #6)
Congratulations!!
Thanks to all who submitted and got great tattoos supporting good tattooers!
PM me your shirt size and male or female style shirt with your mailing address please

To finish off 2012 and the amazing tattoos that have been posted in the years contest the winner is........
@HaydenRose
with the roses from Scott Sylvia while he guest spotted @ Kings Avenue Tattoo, NYC (post #6)
Congratulations!!
Thanks to all who submitted and got great tattoos supporting good tattooers!
PM me your shirt size and male or female style shirt with your mailing address please

I see a couple of people suggesting that its a bad idea to go the freehand route. sorry but that is false. if you go to someone and they cant draw a good design on you chances are that they wouldn't have drawn it any better on paper.
I am not saying they don't use stencils and I'm sure they do sometimes but I personally have never seen Richard Stell, Troy Denning or Chris Trevino use a stencil. also I work with both Horizakura and Yoni Zilber who I watch draw on entire sleeves and backpieces that become the most beautifuly executed tattoos. So what im saying is its not the process/approach that is to blame for giving you an unsatisfactory tattoo it is the artist that executed it. I'd hate to see you go into a situation where youre gonna get tattooed by a Chris Garver or Horitomo and he says he's gonna freehand it so you get spooked and end up opting out of it because someone on the internet said that freehand is a red flag.
also drawing on the spot is perfectly ok if the artist has the experience and skills to do so. if Gordon Ramsey offered to come to my house and make me dinner using whatever i have in my cupboard I'm not going to request that he figure out the recipe a week in advance because he's going to nail it.

This is mine. Traditional but also Christian. Done by Matt Howse Spider Murphy's. I also have a St. Michael on my back.

Just a mellow night as it tends to be amateur hour n NYE.
Happy birthday @slayer9019 !!!

You can never have too much black in a sugar skull. Sunny Buick did this one one me in 1998:

Thanks for letting us know!
I have disabled the flash uploader for now to avoid further issues - since it seems to be a bit flakey.
If anybody was loving the flash uploader and wishes it was still available, please let me know. ;)
Thanks again for your patience with this stuff.

Bam

If you are in Costa Mesa, you need to be going here. Artists « Gold Rush Tattoo
Let's put it this way, If i was in the market for a tattoo, religious or otherwise in Costa Mesa this would be the place to go.

Thanks for the welcome. No, that wasn't me the other night getting tattooed by Scott. I have an alibi. Promise.

Thanks! I will do a before & after pic as its a cover up.

Have you looked at the tattoo removal section here? Some people here have gotten and are getting really incredible coverups after some laser and there's a lot of great information here about that. Don't get me wrong, reapers are cool, but there are options other than blacking in your back. Hope this board helps you out, and welcome.

Had the last major session on my backpiece this past Saturday.
8 sessions over 6 months, 25.5 hours and 2 tubs of Aquaphor later, it's basically done. Have to go back next week to get a few touch-ups and darken the blue up a bit, but basically done. I'll get some better pictures soon.