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Bump! Long time listener , first time caller, I'm Sinclair89 but feel free to call me Nathan

First image is of me..not a pin up a haha!  My Tattoo artist was drawing a thin line along the leg and it was a bit pain train

 

2nd image is the outline completed

3rd and 4th are fresh on on (under?) The skin shots

 

5th shot is it now after about 6 months with complementary batman slipper

So basically I have always wanted a tattoo of a Pin Up girl but could never really decide what design I wanted.

So why not design it on my wife? She's Scottish  (I'm from Liverpool, England) so we went with the tartan mini skirt and bra, we had a sword at our wedding to cut the cake which my parents got engraved so the sword is based on that, and the long golden hair and big...ahem...are basically her, also comes with her little star tattoo.
It's nice to have her with me whilst I'm out trucking up and down the UK all week ?

 

This was all designed by Holly at "The Painted Ladies" in Liverpool. 

 

Got my the lower part of my sleeve worked on today - Dragon scales done and the colour done on the Jizu and on the Kannon. After 3 appointments of solid lining, I'm happy to have some shading done.

Down with my demons
Done at Electric City Tattoo, NJ by Caz

Inside of my right upper arm. Adding more floral elements to connect the inside and outside at my appointment next month. We both got tired, and the shop was closing. :-) Hurt like a fucker. That unexposed baby skin inside my arm (as you can see, I'm very, very pale) was excruciating.

I've been busy recently! First up I got this really cute cat and umbrella from Wendy Pham at Brighton Tattoo convention. I've been after this piece of flash for years so happy he's now mine! 
Next up (and also at Brighton), I got the side of my knee done by  Jody Dawber. This was the most painful tattoo I have ever got. I was whimpering like a baby (and I usually never make a fuss). I had to dig deep to get through it! Thank god she's fast.  
And last but not least, my latest addition (again on the side of the knee) from my super talented co-worker Lucy O Connell. Had my eye on this babe for well over a year, so happy to finally give her a home. 

Got this good lookin' little guy yesterday from Ron Wells.

Here's a couple I've gotten recently:

Dagger/rose by Charlie Roberts

Greg Irons SNCL skulls by Candi Kinyobi

Three wishes by Chuco Moreno

Lady head/peacock/rose/name by Freddy Corbin

Surfing Mahakala by Eddy Deutsche

Next stage of my Japanese dragon sleeve was completed today. 5.25 hours of black and shading for the background. Artist: Scott Ellis, Triple Crown Tattoo, Austin Texas.



 

Fortune teller by Marina Inoue
 
 
There is also an image on her IG:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFpjEQFigYn/
 

guys - this is the latest lowdown - somebody throw down an awesome tattoo and get this thread back on track please

I had my first sitting on my knee with Grez the other night. We ended up sorta running out of time because he had to leave right when the shop closed and it took a while for him to draw a lot of things on when we started. But he got done the outline and shading and it looks fuckin killer.
The real highlight of the trip was after we wrapped up though. He had told me last year that he was going to show me his tattoos from Hardy, Higgs, and Conn (his three favorites). So Thursday night he showed me tattoos he has from all three of them. Then he asked me if I wanted to see the art he keeps at the shop (aside from all the insane shit he has on the wall). He showed me a shitload of originals from all three of them, from flash sheets to commissions to sketchbook pages. He also showed me a bunch of originals from Sailor Jerry, Mike Malone, Timothy Hoyer, Tim Lehi, and a ton of others. It was absolutely bonkers.

by Robert Ryan @ Electric Tattoo in Asbury Park NJ

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFWh_a2FGP6/. Went down to Denver yesterday to say hey to Chad... Of course I'm going to get tattooed.
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Little Friday the 13th tattoo from Joe Haasch at Elm Street Tattoo, Dallas, TX

Got this panther from Steve Byrne when he was guesting at invictus in Oslo.
 

Received my first tattoo "Saint Christopher" on this day 13 years ago from the one-and-only Steve Batt (Edmonton, AB).
"Look kid, I'm not going to draw the Last Supper. You want a tattoo today or not?"

I can still smell the speedstick scent he used to apply the stencil.
And in an ironic twist of fate, with the fresh tattoo of the patron saint of travel on a swollen arm, we got in a car accident 5 minutes after leaving the shop.
The tattoo is as rich, bright and colourful as it was the day it was made. In fact it keeps looking better each year as it ages.
Dropped in this afternoon to see Sensei Steve and thanked him for 13 years of capital "Q" quality tattoos he has made for me.
cheers everyone !

First session on this ROA tattoo done by Grez at King's Ave in NYC, still red and swollen. More pics next month after it's finished.
 

gonna repost in this thread cause i'm super stoked on my latest n greatest
Snake by Scott Rusnak / Lucky Strike Tattoo Edmonton 2016
body wraps onto the inside of the wrist. i'm really happy with the placement which was tricky because I didn't want to lose the dragonfly above. i'm stoked about the negative halo to keep it pop'd. the snake tongue is super legit.
Dragonfly (aka Snakedoctor) by Shawn O'Connor / Ink Machine Tattoo Edmonton, AB 2014
considerably lower anxiety during the healing. it's 1 week old now and the snake had it's first shed. the tongue is really scabby but so far everything is holding. hands are a bitch to heal. so now both hands are done and sleeves dropped down all the way to the edge of the wrist. ink is leaking out of my long sleeve shirts yeeehaw
 

Just finished Jack and i couldn't be happier with it! So excited!
 
Done by Zaed from Radical Ink in Bucharest.

Sorry it's been a while since I've been here. Looking at other people's tattoos makes me want more, and my wallet can't afford it.
I recently changed jobs, and to celebrate I got this. This was done by the same tattooer that did my other pieces (Papa Joe in Boise, ID). My back is nearly complete. This is a pic of the fresh tattoo.
 

Got a gecko rose morph done this week; waiting for the healing to finish...
By Nick Agnew of Kingsland Ink, Auckland, New Zealand
https://www.instagram.com/p/BELE1HbCSjf/?taken-by=karliahquinn&hl=en

Had my next appointment with Dan at the Pearl. More outlining - this time elbow and ditch. Honestly once he hit the elbow I think my nerves went on vacation and the rest of the sitting felt like licking kittens! Dragon section was drawn on with no stencils.
Next session scales and shading.

 

I popped in to see my artist Josh last night, and I got this. I've loved Prince since I was a kid, so it seemed appropriate. #musicnerd

from Chad Koeplinger @ Tattoo Paradise in Wheaton, MD