Bunny Switchblade

That I love easily consumed, portable, chocolate covered fruits.

I love the tramp stamp. I think it looks sexy, not slutty. I have my back done and when my shirt rides up, my wife calls it my ass crack tramp stamp.

The issue is that this is a public forum built for tattooers and enthusiasts alike, most of us simply love getting tattoos and want a place to talk about our passion and have a place to check out new artists and discuss the radness of others work. We don't discuss the technical aspects of the craft because for a majority of the forum it is irrelevant to our discussion, and, being public, should we talk about the technicalities of tattooing, any jerk-off scratcher can come along, read what was discussed and attempt to use that knowledge in butchering their friends.

That tacos are the best food for discussing tattoos.

Pain killers fuck everything up.....makes it worse.....at least the time or two it was offered to me as an option and I chose it!
Some one told me if your going to take something then take an anti-anxiety med......just to relax you.....but honestly I wouldn't take anything anymore that isn't prescribed specifically for me!
People get all hyped up and syke themselves out and make it worse for themselves sometimes!
It hurts.....it is temporary pain though! :)

I've seen work from "name" artists that wasn't the greatest, but I wouldn't say any of them have "lost" it. They are all human and have off days. I used to get bent out of shape if I noticed anything on a tattoo what wasn't perfect, but now I step back and look at the piece as a whole. It would be ridiculous to write off a whole suit based on a couple blow outs/poorly healed shading here and there.
I'm in the same boat as @Graeme , I've travelled for tattoos based on how the work connects with me, and how the interaction was with the artist themselves. Skill is irrelevant if the person is an asshole.
That being said, Horiyoshi III finished this piece up in July. Can't say I'd object to being the owner!

I'll read this whole thread tomorrow.....but this pretty much sums it all up!
I have been tattooed by several "legends" as you call them......but most of these people are only legends in your mind.....in their minds they are just tattooers who appreciate that so many people are stoked to be tattooed by them! I think you would be surprised by how grounded a lot of these people really are!
I personally decided about 10 years ago i was going to concentrate on getting tattooed by tattooers who have 30+ years in the craft....leaning toward the 40+ year guys and gals! Some of them you may have heard of and others you may not have heard of.....but they put their time in and started tattooing in a time where tattoos really weren't socially acceptable and the "in" thing to do!
Some of their work might not be the most technical or most innovative BUT that shit doesn't matter to me....I have really solid work on me that has held up 20+ years and it still looks better than a lot of people's 10 year old tattoos!
To each his/her own though....that's how I look at it all!
I'll never say anyone has lost it though!
Tattooing is a journey.....just like life! ;)

I'll read this whole thread tomorrow.....but this pretty much sums it all up!
I have been tattooed by several "legends" as you call them......but most of these people are only legends in your mind.....in their minds they are just tattooers who appreciate that so many people are stoked to be tattooed by them! I think you would be surprised by how grounded a lot of these people really are!
I personally decided about 10 years ago i was going to concentrate on getting tattooed by tattooers who have 30+ years in the craft....leaning toward the 40+ year guys and gals! Some of them you may have heard of and others you may not have heard of.....but they put their time in and started tattooing in a time where tattoos really weren't socially acceptable and the "in" thing to do!
Some of their work might not be the most technical or most innovative BUT that shit doesn't matter to me....I have really solid work on me that has held up 20+ years and it still looks better than a lot of people's 10 year old tattoos!
To each his/her own though....that's how I look at it all!
I'll never say anyone has lost it though!
Tattooing is a journey.....just like life! ;)

I'll read this whole thread tomorrow.....but this pretty much sums it all up!
I have been tattooed by several "legends" as you call them......but most of these people are only legends in your mind.....in their minds they are just tattooers who appreciate that so many people are stoked to be tattooed by them! I think you would be surprised by how grounded a lot of these people really are!
I personally decided about 10 years ago i was going to concentrate on getting tattooed by tattooers who have 30+ years in the craft....leaning toward the 40+ year guys and gals! Some of them you may have heard of and others you may not have heard of.....but they put their time in and started tattooing in a time where tattoos really weren't socially acceptable and the "in" thing to do!
Some of their work might not be the most technical or most innovative BUT that shit doesn't matter to me....I have really solid work on me that has held up 20+ years and it still looks better than a lot of people's 10 year old tattoos!
To each his/her own though....that's how I look at it all!
I'll never say anyone has lost it though!
Tattooing is a journey.....just like life! ;)

I'll read this whole thread tomorrow.....but this pretty much sums it all up!
I have been tattooed by several "legends" as you call them......but most of these people are only legends in your mind.....in their minds they are just tattooers who appreciate that so many people are stoked to be tattooed by them! I think you would be surprised by how grounded a lot of these people really are!
I personally decided about 10 years ago i was going to concentrate on getting tattooed by tattooers who have 30+ years in the craft....leaning toward the 40+ year guys and gals! Some of them you may have heard of and others you may not have heard of.....but they put their time in and started tattooing in a time where tattoos really weren't socially acceptable and the "in" thing to do!
Some of their work might not be the most technical or most innovative BUT that shit doesn't matter to me....I have really solid work on me that has held up 20+ years and it still looks better than a lot of people's 10 year old tattoos!
To each his/her own though....that's how I look at it all!
I'll never say anyone has lost it though!
Tattooing is a journey.....just like life! ;)

I'll read this whole thread tomorrow.....but this pretty much sums it all up!
I have been tattooed by several "legends" as you call them......but most of these people are only legends in your mind.....in their minds they are just tattooers who appreciate that so many people are stoked to be tattooed by them! I think you would be surprised by how grounded a lot of these people really are!
I personally decided about 10 years ago i was going to concentrate on getting tattooed by tattooers who have 30+ years in the craft....leaning toward the 40+ year guys and gals! Some of them you may have heard of and others you may not have heard of.....but they put their time in and started tattooing in a time where tattoos really weren't socially acceptable and the "in" thing to do!
Some of their work might not be the most technical or most innovative BUT that shit doesn't matter to me....I have really solid work on me that has held up 20+ years and it still looks better than a lot of people's 10 year old tattoos!
To each his/her own though....that's how I look at it all!
I'll never say anyone has lost it though!
Tattooing is a journey.....just like life! ;)

I'll read this whole thread tomorrow.....but this pretty much sums it all up!
I have been tattooed by several "legends" as you call them......but most of these people are only legends in your mind.....in their minds they are just tattooers who appreciate that so many people are stoked to be tattooed by them! I think you would be surprised by how grounded a lot of these people really are!
I personally decided about 10 years ago i was going to concentrate on getting tattooed by tattooers who have 30+ years in the craft....leaning toward the 40+ year guys and gals! Some of them you may have heard of and others you may not have heard of.....but they put their time in and started tattooing in a time where tattoos really weren't socially acceptable and the "in" thing to do!
Some of their work might not be the most technical or most innovative BUT that shit doesn't matter to me....I have really solid work on me that has held up 20+ years and it still looks better than a lot of people's 10 year old tattoos!
To each his/her own though....that's how I look at it all!
I'll never say anyone has lost it though!
Tattooing is a journey.....just like life! ;)

I'll read this whole thread tomorrow.....but this pretty much sums it all up!
I have been tattooed by several "legends" as you call them......but most of these people are only legends in your mind.....in their minds they are just tattooers who appreciate that so many people are stoked to be tattooed by them! I think you would be surprised by how grounded a lot of these people really are!
I personally decided about 10 years ago i was going to concentrate on getting tattooed by tattooers who have 30+ years in the craft....leaning toward the 40+ year guys and gals! Some of them you may have heard of and others you may not have heard of.....but they put their time in and started tattooing in a time where tattoos really weren't socially acceptable and the "in" thing to do!
Some of their work might not be the most technical or most innovative BUT that shit doesn't matter to me....I have really solid work on me that has held up 20+ years and it still looks better than a lot of people's 10 year old tattoos!
To each his/her own though....that's how I look at it all!
I'll never say anyone has lost it though!
Tattooing is a journey.....just like life! ;)

Nailed it.

I can't get past the Eddy Deutsche "lost it" comment.

Tattoo veterans that have been doing it for decades have so much experience, that it's safe to say they know how to make a tattoo. Which is why I seek out those tattooers.
But the new generation tattooer need to get experience somehow too, so I like to seek out new tattooers as well.
At the end of the day, it all depends on the bed-side manner/if they are an asshole or not. I collect predominantly traditional, so if there are ten tattooers doing very similar work, then the customer experience is what will make one tattooer stand out from the rest.
Plus, I would much rather get several tattoos from lesser known folks, than one tattoo from a "name."

Lynch mob on the way. Eddy Deutsche is in my top 5 favorite tattooers of all time.
I'm getting to the point where I don't care who has a bigger name or the most Instagram followers. People like Mike Adams and Amanda Wachob have thousands upon thousands of followers but I could care less about their work. (YES, I AM PUBLICLY SHIT TALKING.)
I'll take Mike Roper over just about anyone everyday.
Edit; I'll also take Joel Long, Mike Dorsey, Andrew Conner, Mike Rennie, Will Lollie, Virginia Elwood, Bart Bingham, John Henry Gloyne, Josh Arment, Dave Regan, Matt Brotka, Katie Davis, Ishmael Johnson, John Rippey, Eric Brooks, Jason Phillips, Carolyn LeBourgeois, Sean Perkinson, Chuck Kuhler, Aaron Coleman, Josh Brown, and a gazillion other people who are well known or completely unknown that kill it constantly.
Tattooing is a rich community. There are so many people that do good things that it is impossible to narrow things down like people were able to 20-30-40 years ago. There used to be like 2 conventions a year, and now there is one every weekend.
I suppose what I am saying echoes what @CABS had to say. The experience and the radness of the person will trump just about everything. I'm a young tattooer, and I fully realize I'm not very good at this right now, so I will do my best to make sure my friends get a cool experience and can always look at those blownout lines and holidays and smile saying "That was a good day."

OMG can we please start that rumour?

Proper nutrition is very important for healing any wound. Add some kibbles and bits to your diet, you'll be healed up in 2 days.

Here is me getting tattooed this past Friday night!
DISCLAIMER --- I am a tattooer that served a formal apprenticeship!!!
(just testing out a new set of machines...before I use them on someone else)
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@SeeSea .......That's what i had thought you were talking about originally......but it does seem to have morphed into "anything goes" :)

You don't want me to post them all do you??? ;)

I have all different styles all mixed together on all different body parts!
Where ever something fit from a specific artist or where ever they wanted to place it is where it got tattooed on me! there are plenty of things you can do to fill in and tie it all together!
I personally like how my coverage has evolved over the years and with so many tattoos on me I have people crawling around on the floor half of the time trying to see all of them! It's not like you look at it and see one big scene or piece......it's like people look at it and see something new they didn't notice the last time they saw me! People who look at me all the time are always pointing to a tattoo I have had 10 years and asking if it is a new tattoo even though they had to have seen it before!
That's my take on this....

Here is me getting tattooed this past Friday night!
DISCLAIMER --- I am a tattooer that served a formal apprenticeship!!!
(just testing out a new set of machines...before I use them on someone else)
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@SeeSea .......That's what i had thought you were talking about originally......but it does seem to have morphed into "anything goes" :)

Here is me getting tattooed this past Friday night!
DISCLAIMER --- I am a tattooer that served a formal apprenticeship!!!
(just testing out a new set of machines...before I use them on someone else)
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@SeeSea .......That's what i had thought you were talking about originally......but it does seem to have morphed into "anything goes" :)

Haha, no, not what I meant, but anything goes? It all came from a night a couple months ago when I was surfing LST while getting tattooed ... this is what I had written:
And then the LAST time I was getting tattooed on Friday, the idea came to be again so I ended up starting the thread for real.
But like I said, anything goes!