AuntTudie
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AuntTudie reacted to treeoflife in My first tattoo - go big or go home!
Greeting,
I am currently living in Bangkok, Thailand and have been yearning for a tattoo for years. My journey began when all I wanted was a tree on my back - the next phase was what design - hence the years its taken to decide. A friend of mine sent me a picture of a tree and the process of umming and ahhhing over the butterflies and flowers went on for ages. The day and moment of action stations came when I was sitting on the beach along the coast of Thailand. Everything is very chilled here but I was quite shocked to witness a man getting some brush ups done on his tattoo - right on the beach! Gulp! That can't be very hygienic but I inquired if they had a shop and went to check out the scene there. They looked experienced and everything looked hygienic and a well run business.
I duly turned up for the creation of my work of art - after the first hour I kindly informed the tattooist that if he didn't step back I was going to punch him. Im not a person of violence but in that moment the pain was so unbearable that I didn't trust myself - lol! Shame, in the tattooist's defense he was a little Thai man and realised that this almost 6 foot Farang meant business. The outcome of the tattoo after 2 sittings wasn't what I wanted - there was no shading but I blame myself there - he was genuinely scared of hurting me.
I returned back to Bangkok and got hold of the 'big guns' who had been referred by numerous tattoo lovers. Ten hours later, 2 sittings, pain killers and numbing cream changed my life. The numbing cream worked wonders and I left feeling empowered and proud of the art on my back.
In the past, before wanting a tattoo, I used to look down on tattoos but through this journey I have realised that it is something that is cherished, shown off and special to each individual - it sets us visually apart from anyone in the world!
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AuntTudie reacted to Rad Kelham in Upcoming Tattoos
I have a Thai mythological leg sleeve and hand tattoos. Done by IG: @fulltimetattoo back in 2007.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from Kingdomhearts25 in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from omeletta in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from Tornado6 in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from SStu in Full Back Piece Thread
I'm so glad I found this thread. Although I never screamed during my back piece, it was brutal at times. I literally saw stars during the session that we did her face and shoulder area. I did this in 2-3 hour sessions. By Matt Dinovo out of Black Squirrel Tattoo in Omaha, NE.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from SeeSea in Thread for posting while getting tattooed
One of the rare occasions I got to lay down during this piece.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from Swifty in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie reacted to purplelace in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
Saw hello to my new tattoo, which I got done yesterday, pic was taken by tattooist shortly after it was finished.
A tribute to H R Giger, a portrait of the man himself, it wraps around lower left leg and, was roughly 6 hrs, done in 1 session. I slept through most of it.
Tattooed by: Tommygunn in Belfast City Skinworks, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from xcom in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from graybones in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from PinkUnicorn in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from marley mission in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from beez in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from Petri Aspvik in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from sophistre in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from Diehardonvhs in Full Back Piece Thread
I'm so glad I found this thread. Although I never screamed during my back piece, it was brutal at times. I literally saw stars during the session that we did her face and shoulder area. I did this in 2-3 hour sessions. By Matt Dinovo out of Black Squirrel Tattoo in Omaha, NE.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from motsimus in Latest tattoo lowdown.....
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AuntTudie got a reaction from Cork in Full Back Piece Thread
I'm so glad I found this thread. Although I never screamed during my back piece, it was brutal at times. I literally saw stars during the session that we did her face and shoulder area. I did this in 2-3 hour sessions. By Matt Dinovo out of Black Squirrel Tattoo in Omaha, NE.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from Graeme in Full Back Piece Thread
I'm so glad I found this thread. Although I never screamed during my back piece, it was brutal at times. I literally saw stars during the session that we did her face and shoulder area. I did this in 2-3 hour sessions. By Matt Dinovo out of Black Squirrel Tattoo in Omaha, NE.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from knucklehead211 in Full Back Piece Thread
I'm so glad I found this thread. Although I never screamed during my back piece, it was brutal at times. I literally saw stars during the session that we did her face and shoulder area. I did this in 2-3 hour sessions. By Matt Dinovo out of Black Squirrel Tattoo in Omaha, NE.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from redoid in Full Back Piece Thread
I'm happy to say I just finished my 30+ hours full backpiece. I alway get lost in my tattoos so this time I kept a diary of each visit. As I read through it, I realized most of it is pure whining.
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AuntTudie reacted to jen7 in The ladies thread
I just had to turn down a summer booking to finish my back because of the bra issue. I have to wear bulky sweaters/sweatshirts to hide my braless self so warm weather is a no no. The artist looked at me like I was nuts when I said no. Damn boobers!
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AuntTudie got a reaction from MoistTowelette in Top-notch tattoo artists based in Sweden?
Johan Finne' of Evil Twins is an amazing artist. I follow him. Unfortunately he is way to far from me. I did have a tattoo inspired (not copied) from his work.
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AuntTudie got a reaction from SeeSea in Full Back Piece Thread
I'm happy to say I just finished my 30+ hours full backpiece. I alway get lost in my tattoos so this time I kept a diary of each visit. As I read through it, I realized most of it is pure whining.