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Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

Yesterday 15-05-2013 I got my right fore-arm inked, with the classic Death Before Dishonor.
By Robert Aalbers'
@ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

My simple answer is no, I would not get a "realistic" tattoo. Not because I don't appreciate the art and what it's doing for the tattoo industry. It's more because realistic tattoos have stopped looking like tattoos, and to me, look like temporary body paint. The whole culture of tattoos and the evolution of designs is what I love about getting tattooed--being a part of that. These realistic tattoos are such a severe deviation from what tattoos have been and have become. This doesn't mean it's not something to be admired or respected. However, realistic looking tattoos have allowed consumers that never would have gotten tattooed to find something that they like. In some ways, it feels like its only creating this other tattoo culture where everyone in the world has at least one tattoo, but doesn't know what it means to be tattooed. They don't take on the burden of setting themselves apart and defining their own subculture. All because they don't want a tattoo that looks like a tattoo. They want something that looks like a photoshopped nature photograph on their ribs. Now I'm just getting biased and cold.... But I hope someone understand what's I'm saying.
As for the tattoos lasting, I don't think any tattoo truly "lasts". I'm not expert as I don't have many and I'm not that old. I do have a almost 6 year old solid black outline which looks the same as the day I've got it done. But that's because I took care of it, SPF 50 always. If you take care of it, it will probably look better than some one who didn't.

My name is John, I don't tattoo I just get Tattooed, but only Old Skool !!!!!