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    Preferred tebori styles

    in General Tattoo Discussion

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    Slightly different topic, can anyone give the accurate name's for the different suits depicted here -

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    Here's my stab at it. Let's start at the top row from left to right:

    Gobu sleeves (five tenths) with hikae (chest plate), Shichibu sleeves (seven tenths) with hikae, classic munewari with gobu sleeves and thighs or basically a gobu munewari, next is a variation of the munewari with hanzubon (shorts) where the inner thigh is completely filled in with tattoo work, full body suit or donburi soushinbori with nagasode (long sleeves), the back piece diagram is kame no koh (turtle back) then the last suit is a shichibu munewari (seven tenths).

    How do you react to stares??????

    in Tattoo Advice

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    Funny thing is one time I was at a public function couple of years ago and there in my official government capacity. Think town hall style type of meeting. Most times these things are pretty civil with people inquiring about quality of life issues and who is responsible for such and such. This go around I get the luck of the draw and it's a tow truck driver (a business type which my agency regulates and oversees) and he's laying into me saying how terrible we are and I'm sitting up there all high and mighty and looking down on him cause he's an average working joe with tattoos on his arm. I told him he was wrong and we treat everyone fairly and he was mistaken if I'm judging him on his appearance. He continues to rant and said he noticed me sneering at him when he first walked into the meeting and gawking. I tell him if I was staring, it was probably more in admiration of the artwork on his arms and I basically tell him he is unfairly judging me based on my professional appearance to which I take off my suit jacket and role up one of my sleeves to expose my 3/4 sleeve.

    Couple of people in the audience laugh, some applauded. He catches me at the end of the meeting and apologizes for pre-judging me and states he's just frustrated with the regulations thats putting a strain on his business. I give him my card and tell him to call/email me so we can discuss his concerns further.

    Ryan From NYC, Photographer

    in Initiation

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    Welcome from one native NYer to another! Very interesting sleeve you've got there, I LIKE it!. Would be interested in letting you take professional photos of my tattoos and share stories. I always feel my amateur iPhone photos don't do my tattoos any justice.

    Fixated On Planning My Next Tattoo. Join me and help =)

    in Initiation

    Posted

    @KBeee hey thanks i took up on your advice and ordered a couple books through UCSB's Interlibrary loan program! fuuuuuuuuuckyaaaaaaaaaa lets see how that goes. books should be gettng in within the week

    anyone familiar with takashi matsuba? hes coming around SF in May and im tempted to make an appointment with him to get something from him. any thoughts on his work?

    I believe he works out of Brooklyn NY appears to be well respected locally. My opinion is that he does decent work based on his gallery and Instagram which in full disclosure I do follow. If you are set on tebori work and you're out on the west coast, I would give heavy consideration to making a trip out to San Jose to see Horitomo or Yokohama Horiken

    Does anyone know of any skin care products to prevent fading?

    in Initiation

    Posted

    As @Graeme mentioned, the best bet to keeping your tattoo fresh and vibrant would be covering it up from direct sunlight. If you want to show off your tattoos or like being in the sun, sunblock is alternative. I personally love warm weather and going on vacations in the Caribbean. I've researched and tried several different brands of sunblock and know what works best and monitor my application time (better to err on the side of caution and over apply).

    Short of that if you keep hydrated regularly, some lotion now and then will keep your skin in good shape and the tattoo looking nice. Welcome to the forum!

    Full Back Piece Thread

    in Tattoo Designs, Books and Flash

    Posted

    Been 2 sessions since my last update on my back piece. Saturday was my last for 2013 and going to start back up in January. All work being done by Rodrigo Melo at Northstar Tattoo NYC.

    BEAUTIFUL Mike! Looks like a good portion of the background has been filled in. I feel your pain brother. Looks FANTASTIC though!

    Preferred tebori styles

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    I'm no expert. I defer to any artist or non who can lead you in a better direction. Traditional Japanese can be hard to understand because there are certain things only done in a particular fashion by a particular Family in a specific region. There are Family differences and regional ones.A good example might be how low the back piece extends or how much the chest is covered. Some extend just above the nipple, while others cover the whole pectoral. What might be right and proper in the south and for one particular Family could vary widely from say a Family located in the northern region of Japan. That said I really enjoy these books below (there are many more out there too):

    Bushido by Horitaka

    Studying Horiyoshi III by Jill Mandelbaum

    Horitoshi I by Roberto Borsi

    Bunshin II (about Horitsune II) published by Tätowier Magazin

    A History of Japanese Body Suit Tattooing (focuses on Horikazu) by Mark Poysden & Marco Bratt

    Horikazu published by Edition Reuss

    Also I haven't seen a copy yet but "Wabori" appears like it might be interesting. There was a post on a few days ago under the media section. I believe iron chef posted it. Horikitsune's books look like they might be worth an investment too. But I've never actually had the chance to see them.

    Sorry, too lazy to post the actual links. I'll have to let you do some legwork.

    I really want that Horitoshi I book. Is it available anywhere online at a decent price? Found a local shop that has it in stock, but at an inflated price.

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