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Hey guys I'm new to thread and forums. I recently got a tattoo cover up under my arm by armpit. I've had it for 2 days and it is inflamed, and very bruised. Is it a possible infection?

I've had both my armpits blasted, 6hrs one side, 9.5 for the other. Swelling like that is par for the course with that sensitive area. I was swollen for about week afterwards, very uncomfortable and probably the worst spot I've experienced yet.

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Welcome! There are quite a few nor calians on this forum.

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Welcome! There are quite a few nor calians on this forum.

Oh you're the guy with all the Cecil porter pieces!

Ok I got ya, your the dude with the wild things pieces from Cecil, right on man. I dropped off that other forum, too buggy. Yeah I just got a couple more pieces from him over the weekend, Churchill and Capone portraits

really? all the respected artists i talk to over here in cali and surrounding areas know who he is.

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and i see youre from the bay area like me lol.

You are probably way more plugged into the scene than me bro. Thats good to hear, I was getting discouraged when other enthusiasts weren't familiar with his work.

I can think of maybe 2-3 artists I'd trust with a portrait. Even ones from otherwise good artists that I've seen.. eh.. not so good as I'd have hoped to see.

Rob

Just goes to show how difficult portraits are to do, your right even well respected artists have hits and misses. I only trust 1 artist for that kind of work.

thats because this forum leans heavy on traditional.

I don't mean this forum I realize that, I mean in the industry in general. Seems like every time I drop his name to other artists I get confused faces lol. Obviously his location probably has a lot to do with it but his work should be more internationally known imo.

peterpoose those are some beautiful works of art! I honestly think there is no better artist in the entire world than Dmitriy when you consider his ability to do color and B&G pieces.

A dude here has a bunch of his work:

thanks man, I love seeing his work. Its a shame not many people out west are familiar with his fantastic pieces of art.

The Eel on my chest was a 6hr battle, I wanted to throw in the towel multiple times. Around the armpit, sternum, and collarbone were rough treading. Soon Im going to be filling in my armpit, I can't even imagine what fun that will be.

Im surprised Dmitriy Samohin isn't more of househould name, even in the smaller circle of realism artists. His skill set is truly incredible!

I saw portraits that were much worse than this in artist's portfolios at the Musink convention, it was shocking:eek:

I uploaded a bunch of pics to my gallery

Just started my historical figures sleeve this weekend (by artist Cecil Porter)

Hello everyone, fellow enthusiast here from Nor Cal. I love all styles but mostly into realism, new school and BG. Just started my collection 16 months ago but already have 13 pieces.... always eagerly awaiting for the next appointment lol.

So far the most painful had been my chest (12 hrs of fun) but Im sure that will change when I get my arm pits blasted. Shins are also not fun for skinny people.