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If I were in your shoes I'd probably try to go see Adam Duncan at Honor & Glory in Inman...wherever that is.

The only shop near Myrtle Beach that I would go to is Hero Tattoo, Myrtle Beach And Wilmington,NC has some good shops and it's about an hour away.
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Jinx proof in DC is another good shop.And some more in MD..
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The only shop near Myrtle Beach that I would go to is Hero Tattoo, Myrtle Beach And Wilmington,NC has some good shops and it's about an hour away.
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Jinx proof in DC is another good shop.And some more in MD..
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Out of those three I would go with Bill.He does a lot of Japanese work compared to the other two.
Alessio & Denny@ Avalon II Tattoo San Diego are real good with dragons.
Japanese Style Tattoos at Onizuka Tattoo | Little Tokyo, Los Angeles CA some good Asian artists at this shop.
Home - Small Paul Tattoo has a lot of experience doing dragons.
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I want to start off by saying I absolutely love this forum. It's introduced me to many tattoo enthusiasts like myself, just all around good people. Not only that I got the honor of spending almost a week in San Francisco with @Iwar. I know I haven't been posting much, I'm going through some personal stuff, including a divorce, and I just haven't been at the top of my game lately.
Here's why I'm posting, I've recommended this forum to a few people and while they've checked it out and even posted threads, they couldn't get used to the 'clickiness'. Fortunately @MikeL stayed and as a result we got to see his amazing work done by Rodrigo Melo. The guys that have been here a while are well versed in tattoo etiquette and the guys that stick around pick it up pretty quick. That's great, I'm so glad we can serve a purpose and be a place where people can learn about the Do's and Don'ts, they can learn what a good tattoo is and who to get it from in their area.
I really want to see this be a place where anyone can get comfortable and learn a thing or 2 without feeling less than. I want to be confident that if I send people here that they're just bummed they didn't find it soonerT. I guess what I'm saying is that there should be no elite bullshit over here. Everyone should have the chance to learn and share the fun we have over here. I just hope this can be considered when some noob says something stupid. Don't ridicule them, do them a favor and PM them to fill them in. The more knowledgable people here the more fun we can have and the more tattoos we can see.
I guess what I'm saying is, if someone says something stupid, think about how to reply in a way that they want to continue to post here. I'll do my best to start posting again, I love you guys and I love this forum :D
Thanks all, Ian

Dan used to work at Invisible years ago,and does very nice work.He doesn't work at a high profile shop,and is a low key dude,but both Ricky & Dan at Inkman do real nice Asian work.

Sorry for the poor phone shot but there is the progress...super stoked background finished up this past weekend.
Added photo to full back piece thread as well.
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Here is my newest piece by Eddy Deutsche. Created last Saturday at Smith Street Tattoo. This Photo was taken the morning after.

Just Had the best two days ever, got to hang with some tattoo royalty get tattooed and spend an early Valentine in a cool hotel with my mrs, first I got my thigh / knee Tattood by Tim Hendricks

Then I got my side / ribs done by Matt Arriola a day later

I'm feeling a bit tender now, but it was totally worth it, pain killers and booze? don't mind if i do :D

Dan used to work at Invisible years ago,and does very nice work.He doesn't work at a high profile shop,and is a low key dude,but both Ricky & Dan at Inkman do real nice Asian work.

I was talking with a client of Shinji last year,and he said he's booked up for over a year.Kaz is originally from Japan,and has a private studio in the city.You probably don't have to wait as long.
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Rich works at NY Adorned two days a week,and does real nice Japanese work.He did two sleeves on a friend of mine,and they look great. Instagram
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Instagram David does real nice Japanese work too.

Hello and welcome to LST! Who did your tattoo? In my opinion, it looks good as it is and there's no need to add anything to it. About getting a quote tattooed on you, I suggest you read this first:
Most Honorable Blog: The Letter of the Law: Laws for Lettering and Tattoos
You don't have to accept everything in there, and there are things in there that I disagree with myself, but it's at the very least worth reading and considering. I also really don't understand how you can at the same time come here asking about what kind of quote you should get but insist that it has to be meaningful. The two are kind of in contradiction, no?

I want to know why a tattoo shop is still open at 2:am They must be doing some nefarious activities in there.

Got this compass & rose a few days ago by Avi Nassi at Psycho Tattoo in Tel Aviv, Israel. Will add colors in the next session. Sorry for the crappy pic...

Was at the shop yesterday to get a Leopard head. Here's what Dano, the artist, came up with. Needless to say I was stoked, even tough it wasn't what I originally had in mind. However its over 9000 times better than what I had in mind and I was very open to suggestions. Which I think he appreciated, you could tell he had a lot of fun doing it and during the smoking breaks, he was constantly checking it out thinking about it. He said while tattooing he's in another dimension. Soo... bold will hold, here's the finished tattoo right after getting stabbed:

new dmitry vision piece and john barrett piece healed, start to big cat leg sleeve

My experience here is limited to what I've seen pictures of on the internet, and I'm not sure we're talking about exactly the same thing either, but I've seen pictures of 20+ year old black and grey Brian Everett portraits that still look fantastic. You'd never be able to tell that the tattoos are the age they are. So realistic black and grey done well has the potential to hold up and look great over a long period of time. In any case, I think the attitude @peterpoose has towards his tattoos, which is that they'll last as long as they last, and in the meantime he's getting tattoos that he's excited about and enjoys getting is something we should all feel about our tattoos.

Blue tiger/dragon by Danny Rossiter of Rain City, Manchester, UK. Fell in love with the painting when he posted it on Instagram so had to snaffle it up :) pleased and sore.

This past summer, I was sitting on the bench at Congress St tattoo, waiting for Chad Koeplinger to finish up the appt before mine. Turns out he was running a bit later than I initially thought and it was going be a little while till we could start. Soooo, I took advantage of the extra time and had Jebb Riley start a pretty huge panther coverup. Honestly, while I had been planning on covering up an older tattoo that I have, I didn't approach Jebb with that idea initially, but rather I just wanted get a nice medium sized tattoo by an artist I really liked, while I waited for Chad. After looking at his very awesome sketch book, I saw a really awesome little panther, and well, one thing led to another, and I couldn't be happier.
The night of my appt with Chad, he just lined the panther. This past Saturday he added the roses (love them), and did most of the shading. 4 and 1/2 hrs, and not all of it peachy :)
One more session to go for some more shading and color. Jebb is an awesome dude, and I had a blast getting this tattoo.
btw- initials were clearly there before, and spared during the coverup (hoping to have him clean them up the next time) The actual tattoo getting covered is a medium sized celtic knot tattoo from about 20 years ago. It was done well initially, then I made the mistake of having someone else touch it up. It was scarred and screwed from then on.
SORRY ABOUT THE SAGGY PANTS!! I was a mess at the end.
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I agree........
I know a lot of the "celebs" and I honestly think their notoriety is what has ruined it for me personally!
I mean I like them as people and most of their work....but don't agree with the whole going on TV and such and then the instant success they seem to be granted because of it!
I liked the old...smaller venue......and less quantity and more quality!
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There are still awesome tattoo artists coming to the show so I understand for most people it is very worth going and getting tattooed!
Just for me.....my next tattoo is a very big milestone for me and it needs to be done by someone I really have been waiting to get for a long time!
I only have one or two "meaningful" tattoos.....but this next one is more of who is going to do it....not what it is!

Probably going on Saturday..I think there's a lot of good & mediocre tattooers attending.But they could cut the booths in half,and just have all good tattooers.I personally like the bigger space,because I like to roam around the convention floor checking out all the booths.The only fucked up thing is getting in and out of the convention.

Here's some updated work from Kevin when he was workings in NYC.
http://www.kingsavenuetattoo.com/guest-artists/kevin-leblanc/

Welcome Dano.
It sounds like your on your way to becoming a pretty good collector.Uncle Allan does real nice work,and so do the other artists at his shop.I would like to visit Berlin too,there's just so many good tattooers there.You should come to Jersey,and get tattooed by Kevin Leblanc.
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Some of these guys do neo traditional like Uncle.
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