JimEHaynes

i've hung out with mike before, am a fan of his graffiti and drawings, have nothing against the guy, but...his tattoos are awful. his style doesn't translate well to the body at all and he has no real concept of tattoo design and it seems no intention of learning how to correctly design tattoos and execute them well. it seems that the main reason people want tattoos from him is they are fans of his other artwork. you're better off buying a print or drawing i think.
i also read that interview where he says flat-out that the clothing label pays him more so he quit tattooing. pretty fucking lame. but, to each their own. we all pay our own bills in the end.

A few years ago I thought I was re inventing the wheel and bought a bunch of the tattoo DVD's and was all about the "hyper realism" and no outline color work. I can't speak for anywhere else but in the Texas sun it was a poor choice. I regret all those tattoos and am bummed whenever I see one and it looks very weak and faded and much older then it is. I've argued that with enough black and good saturation they would hold but I really doubt it's possible while keeping all the color blends. Maybe alot of the art lovers that get these pieces will stay away from the sun and baby their skin to keep them alive but I know the bold will hold rule will help my active blue collar cliental's tattoos last the test of time.

These 2 are from Todd Noble. I thought they where quite nice. Tried to find a link or something to add here but I couldn't find anything? (I ripped them of visualamor.com )

The panther is, by far, my favorite tattooed image. Hard to beat a good panther and Mike Wilson is my gold standard. I also, really enjoy Mr. Jason Donahue's panthers.

The panther is, by far, my favorite tattooed image. Hard to beat a good panther and Mike Wilson is my gold standard. I also, really enjoy Mr. Jason Donahue's panthers.

The panther is, by far, my favorite tattooed image. Hard to beat a good panther and Mike Wilson is my gold standard. I also, really enjoy Mr. Jason Donahue's panthers.

The panther is, by far, my favorite tattooed image. Hard to beat a good panther and Mike Wilson is my gold standard. I also, really enjoy Mr. Jason Donahue's panthers.

The panther is, by far, my favorite tattooed image. Hard to beat a good panther and Mike Wilson is my gold standard. I also, really enjoy Mr. Jason Donahue's panthers.

The panther is, by far, my favorite tattooed image. Hard to beat a good panther and Mike Wilson is my gold standard. I also, really enjoy Mr. Jason Donahue's panthers.

Hi everyone. I enjoy lurking this forum and wanted to show off my finished back tattoo, completed courtesy Dave Kotinsley at Anthem Tattoo. The original outline was put on about 20 years ago by... uhhh... let's just say it was someone who stuck with it and evolved into an excellent legitimate tattooer and leave it at that. Anyway, I walked around with a scarred-up, blown-out scribble on my back for about 16 years before convincing Dave to redo everything and finish it up. Last sitting was last week. I couldn't be happier - when I was a kid I saw a pic of Rollo's famous Godzilla tattoo on Prince Hughes and thought, "That's the kind of thing I need on me." I walked around with a hot mess for a long time, never thinking I'd be able to do anything with it, so to get it finished is a real treat.

I wish I had something intelligent to say, or at least a witty comment or observation... but all I can say is - F@#k Me. By Mike Rubendall kingsavetattoo | Just another WordPress.com site

An interesting Grime back piece Skull & Sword

The patterns/details in the skull are really crazy, they look almost like vortexes or something? (especially in the cheek bones)

Here's a Nick Rodin from Blackheart tattoo picture of a ship...

Bart Bingham! Love this so much.

baily robinson Copper Beehive – Tattooing by Bailey Hunter Robinson
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