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Fala

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    Fala got a reaction from jaimilyn in The LST Tattoo Advice Commandments:   
    Thou shalt not argue that thou's drawing on a piece of paper makes for a better tattoo than a (LST recommended) tattoo artist's rendition of the tattoo, especially when thou hath no tattoos.
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    Fala got a reaction from kassandrac in What are tattoo appointment essentials?   
    Hasn't this question already been asked several times in the past, with lots of advice already given??? 
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    Fala got a reaction from Hands On in Couchsurfing LST-members. Let's hook up!   
    Always happy to host LST folks coming into town. I'm in Brooklyn - Greenpoint/W'burg area.
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    Fala reacted to guitguy in Tattoo of the Month November 2016 - PANTHERS   
    Well, I guess I'll throw my "cat" in the ring (groannnn haha). 
    I'm very happy with how this turned out. The pics are of the fresh tattoo. It has healed beautifully. Done a month ago by Franz Stefanik at the Okey Doke in Toronto, ON. 
    I'll toss in the before and after pics too as it was a cover up of a sad old bird. 32 years old to be exact. And, I love the line work !





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    Fala reacted to bongsau in Tattoo of the Month November 2016 - PANTHERS   
    here is my one-shot psych-panther crawling up my inner thigh into the buy-me-dinner zone
    made by Shawn O'Connor in 2014 before he setup shop in Nelson, BC


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    Fala reacted to Graeme in Tattoo of the Month November 2016 - PANTHERS   
    Here's a panther bursting free from a rose.  This was done a little over three years ago by Chad Koeplinger and is a bit beat up like a tattoo should be.

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    Fala reacted to Rob I in Tattoo of the Month November 2016 - PANTHERS   
    I didn't see anything in the rules regarding multiple submissions... so here is another panther done buy Nick Colella at this year's Montreal Tattoo Art Show. Healed pic

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    Fala reacted to Steve in Tattoo advice   
    Welcome to LST!
    Nice looking work you have there - who did it?
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    Fala reacted to Steve in Hello   
    Hi Charles, welcome to LST.
    Could you point us to a website or any online reference that shows your tattoo work other than what you have posted in our gallery? Tattooing for 20 years you should have a lot of work to show us, and we'd love to see it.
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    Fala reacted to bongsau in Please help me decide what to do about tattoo. Opinions wanted!   
    it looks good. it looks like a tattoo.
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    Fala reacted to Dan in Please help me decide what to do about tattoo. Opinions wanted!   
    stop looking at it so close,
    it looks great !
    let it finish healing and enjoy it.
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    Fala reacted to LizBee in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Finished my upper arm this weekend at the Richmond convention with the (holdout) inner bicep area. Thanks, @darcynutt! She did the outer/shoulder portion of it last year at the convention, and I booked her Saturday to go ahead and finish all the way around. She made it look like it was all done at the same time, and I'm thrilled. She once again used my own aquarium fish in the design. 

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    Fala reacted to DJDeepFried in Searching for an American artist who creates soft, botanical tattoos   
    Not a big fan of the no outline tattoo. Conventional wisdom is that they don't age well. Something to consider. If you tell us where you live maybe we can suggest someone in your area.


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    Fala reacted to AverageJer in Your First Tattoo   
    I got my first tattoo about 5 years ago when my wife decided it was time for her to get a new tattoo after a long break. 
    We decided to get matching tattoos of a terrible drawing I had done on a Mother's Day card of the two of us and our daughter all holding hands. Think of those stickers people put on their mini vans except drawn by someone who can't even print his own name legible most of the time. 
    It is by far my worst tattoo and one of my favorites. I never thought that it would lead to all these other tattoos. 

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    Fala reacted to exume in Please help me evaluate this artist!   
    I'd go to immaculate in Mesa, you might not see a lot of this type of stuff in their portfolio but everyone at that shop is a solid tattooer and should be able to give you something you would be happy with.
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    Fala reacted to Kate1939 in If you're new to getting tattooed, how do you know how to pick an artist?   
    My first tattoo was flash right off the wall and done kind of spur of the moment (I was 19).  I loved it for about ten years and then decided to cover it up.  I did a lot of research in the area where I was living at the time (this was now the mid-1990s, so the internet wasn't really a "thing" yet).  I just did legwork.  Checked out shops, portfolios, talked to artists.  Found someone I was comfortable with whose work I admired.  He did I great job.  I've done the same kind of research for my most recent two tattoos, but the legwork started online and ended with meeting the artist in person, talking design, etc.  I'm very happy with him, and very lucky that he works not too far from me.  But I'm also kind of heading into a new phase here on LST and getting an even better education about what makes a "good" tattoo.  I'm reading a lot, checking out the artist interviews, absorbing things.  It's been a real education and I plan to stick around so I can become even more informed.  Best way to find out what makes a good tattoo?  Spend time with people who HAVE good tattoos!  
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    Fala reacted to Synesthesia in Need ideas to improve it   
    Please don't get that. Tattoo artists are professional artists who specialize in that medium, if you choose a decent one, they'll be able to design something that will look great and still get across whatever message you want.

    In general, I discourage people from getting words on them, unless it's a bold font. Words tend not to age well, plus you're going to have a lot of people grabbing whatever body part you get them on and twisting you around to read them. It's bad enough when people want to see what an image is, they're extra nosey about reading words for some reason. I would encourage you to think of an image that represents what you want. Images usually look better as tattoos and you don't always have to be so literal about what you're trying to express. Whatever you do though, you don't have to draw what you want. Maybe find some examples of the style or elements you like and bring in the pictures to the artist to help steer them, but they can (or should) be able to handle the drawing portion.
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    Fala reacted to DJDeepFried in Need ideas to improve it   
    Yeah, this has been coming up a lot. Calls for caps lock I think.

    YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DESIGN YOUR OWN TATTOO.

    YOU SHOULD NOT DESIGN YOUR OWN TATTOO.


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    Fala got a reaction from DJDeepFried in Upcoming Tattoos   
    So you are one of the lucky few who got in with Jondix!  JEALOUS!  If I had seen this sooner, you could have crashed on our couch.  Sorry about that...
     
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    Fala got a reaction from Rob I in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Was great meeting you too @Rob I!!!  Love that panther and snake!!! 

    Was thrilled to finally meet @BrianH, @Shaun1105 and @polliwog too!!!  It's always a pleasure seeing @Graeme and @Pugilist.  I love how this place brings us all together. 
    Polliwog - you got some lovely tattoos at the convention.  That skunk is totally cute. 
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    Fala got a reaction from Shaun1105 in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Was great meeting you too @Rob I!!!  Love that panther and snake!!! 

    Was thrilled to finally meet @BrianH, @Shaun1105 and @polliwog too!!!  It's always a pleasure seeing @Graeme and @Pugilist.  I love how this place brings us all together. 
    Polliwog - you got some lovely tattoos at the convention.  That skunk is totally cute. 
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    Fala got a reaction from polliwog in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Was great meeting you too @Rob I!!!  Love that panther and snake!!! 

    Was thrilled to finally meet @BrianH, @Shaun1105 and @polliwog too!!!  It's always a pleasure seeing @Graeme and @Pugilist.  I love how this place brings us all together. 
    Polliwog - you got some lovely tattoos at the convention.  That skunk is totally cute. 
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    Fala reacted to polliwog in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Here are my yokai made by Dave Cummings. Love them so much. 
    @a_beukeveld your hannya is gorgeous but that's no surprise! I bet it's already healing super well!
    I also got a great little skunk from Nick Colella!
     
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    Fala reacted to Rob I in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Had a blast at the convention!  Was great to meet @polliwog @Fala and was also great seeing @Graeme and @Pugilist.  Briefly saw @Shaun1105 which was cool but missed @BrianH due to walking past every booth except the one he was being tattooed at. Feel pretty dumb about that since it was directly behind the one I was hanging out at. Also bummed to have missed seeing Sam  whose handle name eludes me at the moment.  (Mitslam??)
    Got this by Nick Colella on Saturday in the same booth and at the same time as @Graeme was getting an awesome tattoo by Robert Ryan. Absolutley love it and had a great time talking to Nick. Such a great dude and awesome tattooer. This is my first leg tattoo. On the side of my left calf. 

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    Fala reacted to Shaun1105 in Surgical excision...?   
    It's like you can read my mind.  Very impressive.
    I'd recommend the laser if you really don't like this tattoo.  Have you considered just getting another (good) tattoo somewhere else on your body and learning to accept this one?
     
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