TattooedMumma

for those playing at home- I have decided on a sad eye cloud (cloud, eye in middle, raindrops) for the right elbow. Still trapesing through images for further inspiration for left arm through.

I have had way too many late nights completing this stupid assignment for uni- its time for something fun. If you won a lifetime of free tattoos, but the catch was that each tattoo had to be/ or incorporate a specific motif what would you choose? my answer is skulls. Every day of the week. No particular reason other than I fricken love skulls

Everyones painscale is different. For me- a 10 is childbirth . None of my tattoos have felt like I was pushing a 10lb 7 oz baby out of my vagina again, but some people do state that some tattoos are a 10. Everyone will have a different idea of pain based on their lived experiences. ( compare someone who has only stubbed a toe vs someone who has broken a bone for example ) If you want easy peasy pain- go arms. outside of arm is a piece of piss. Inner forearms more sensitive than outer, but still nothing hard to deal with (very low pain scale for me, more of an annoyance than pain). Eat a decent meal the day of and the night before, be well rested, well hydrated, don't be loaded on drugs or hung over from a night on the sauce and you will be fine. As far as the design goes, they may just use skin breaks instead of actually using white ink. As far as communicating with the artist- research who is out there and see what they prefer. Some prefer email, some in person, some say fill out an online booking request. Do the research and you'll get the answers you're after.

looking great! How long before the next session?

*Trying to delete my response cos my sleep deprived self didn't notice this post is forever old 🙃*

I was going to pop this in latest tattoo thread, but the rest of my collection is here, so I'll just keep it together. Initially, today's appointent was going to be 3 pieces, but have to hold off - so just grabbed the dragon head. Back of the bingo wing. Next week Andrew will touch up the reds he's done previously (axe, butterfly, strawberry, little bit on swallow) as he isn't happy with how the reds looking. Happy with my dragons head 🐲❤

Rather excited. I asked Kyle if we would have time to at least start the thigh as well as do the left inner bicep in the one appointment and he gave the green light- so booking request form was filled out this morning which means circus horse and flipped lady/demon head on the left thigh to come in August - woo! Thigh we will size up and decide if its front of or side of when I'm in the shop in July. (Possibly similar positioning and sizing as current right thigh tattoo shown in previous post- depends on what Kyle suggests as I am pretty flexible on it) for the mean time- the lucky rabbit foot and elephant have finished flaking and I am in count-down mode for my appointment with Andrew on July 7 . Autumn/Winter has been/is busy ! (Australia)

Not my style but it's very tidy. F*** what anyone thinks and just get the tattoos you want. 🙂

Thanks Dan! July I'll have a couple to share again, and Kyle is taking bookings for August from this Sunday and I am really keen to have him do one of those flipped demon/lady heads on my other thigh, or / and the horse on my left inner bicep... soooo.... but after that I may slow off again until next year.

I'm playing catch up since I haven't been on this site in years! so the last tattoo I shared was my sternum which I got back in 2016 Fresh Then in 2021 I started my thigh (totally different designs to what I'd previously discussed here I'm pretty sure) The outline was the first session, 5.5hrs and easy going. the outline was done in the April by Dan in June I went back to the same shop and saw Kyle who did my Kraken I then returned to Dan in the July for colour on my thigh. We thought it would be finished this appointment, but at the 6 or 6.5hr mark my thigh was that hard and swollen that it was unworkable. I then returned in the September to get my panther dagger from Kyle and to finish my thigh with Dan. We added the red circle, thorns and bit of other colour. That rose near my arse sucked! And the sections where it's 3 shades on top of eachother.... bloody spicy! Otherwise it was really fine. The panther was easy peasy. I didn't get any tattoos in 2022. (I'll start a new post for 2023 tattoos... the pics won't add in here ) So, nothing in 2022. Then 2023, I went to book back in with Kyle and Dan but they were both booked. I then found they had a new apprentice. After checking his stuff out I found he had quite a lot I liked. Feb- little axe March- I went in for 2 little birthday bangers. A strawberry and a Diamond (strawberry left wrist near panther dagger, Diamond near top of dagger) April- swallow on inner right arm and butterfly on inner left arm Then June I saw Kyle for a lucky rabbit foot near my swallow and a circus elephant on the right inner bicep. Everyone talked it up to be a shit spot to get tattooed, but I found it was fine to get. The healing is what was shit- swollen, bruised and pins and needles(likely from the swelling) . I'm keen to get a horse on the other inner bicep! I finally get to see Dan next month for a snake/flower combo on the right top of forearm, but before that I'll see Andrew again for a dragon and a couple of others on my shins 🙂

It is now forever since this post, I would love to see what you ended up getting!

That Goat ! ❤️

I did a search last night, but the images within the tattoo thread I found aren't all available for one reason or another. I love American Traditional and variations thereof. My right arm is starting to fill up and I'm thinking of getting my elbow done before it reduces to too much of an odd space. My left arm has heaps of room , but I thought I'd also get the elbow on the left done while I have more room to work with. I'd love to see what you did with your elbows , if they were done earlier in the arm journey or later! I'm unsure what I'll go with as I keep flopping between wanting roses on both , or having two totally different designs.

leg tattoo - this pic was taken after it's final session (it is now 2 years old). First session was outline which was fine. Second session was bulk of the colour , had to stop after 6 hours cos she was all sorts of 3D- swollen pretty bad and Dan could not do any more with it. Final session finished off roses, thorns and the red circle behind the crow. Got a few smaller pieces coming up to go on shins, before I add to other thigh.

It has been forever since I have been on this forum! Been super busy with life and remembered this awesome group! I have just uploaded the last few tattoos I have had- during covid in 2021... I got a thigh piece done- hip to knee. skulls, roses, crow (posted pic in bird gallery) which ended up taking 3 sessions: one for outline which was a 5hr appointment, first lot of colour which was super close to being finished but after 6 hrs my thigh was crazy swollen to the point it was not workable, then final was to finish thorns and the red circle behind the crow; a kraken taking down a ship (posted in nautical gallery)- easy session with Kyle , and a panther dagger combo (animal gallery) also with Kyle. That was right around when our shops were yo-yoing here between being open and shut down. Start of this year (feb- pic in object gallery) I got a little axe on outer right forearm by the new apprentice- Binger, near the wrist; March a little diamond and strawberry on my birthday (both in object gallery) also Binger, April a swallow on right inner forearm and butterfly on left inner forearm (bird and butterfly galleries respectively) also Binger , then last weekend I got a lucky rabbit's foot (object gallery) on my right inner forearm which sits under my swallow (toward the wrist) and a circus elephant on right inner bicep by Kyle(animal gallery) . I have two appointments booked for July- as I work in a school, I have booked a day with the apprentice during the school holidays (he did my axe, diamond, strawberry, butterfly and swallow) for 4 more- getting a dragon on the right arm, a trio of roses under the right knee, sad cloud front of ankle on the shin (right) and skull and cross bones on same placement, opposite leg. (hope that makes sense) End of July I am booked with Dan (did my thigh) who will do a snake/carnation combo on right outer forearm. Dan books 3 months in advance and his appointments fill up fast. Kyle is only booking a month at a time, while Binger takes everyone as he can. I will add pics once these appointments arrive 🙂 now to go back through and see what everyone has been getting while I have been absent from here! I was a huge Michelangelo fan as a kid! Mum reluctantly gave in to me getting a "boy's toy" when I was 7- a Michelangelo figure with nun-chucks and a working parachute! That toy shit all over Barbie I tell you 😄 Wow , so close to completion! I bet that's a bizarre feeling! Looking forward to the photos!