Iwar

General tattoo news that's worth sharing, but doesn't necessarily fit in any of the existing threads (or deserve a new one)
Like this...
I checked out Black Heart's official website/blog today, and was suprised to see that it had gotten a big overhaul since I last visited. It looks really nice, and it had some pictures of tattoos that I had never seen before. Check it out: Black Heart Tattoo |Black Heart Tattoo | » Bad Ass Tattooery | Bad Ass Tattooery

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I personally don't care for this style of tattooing, but I'm curious to hear what the rest of you think. To my untrained eye it looks like it's applied decently enough, but I suspect the "no outline" thing won't age with dignity...

I can finally contribute to this thread :) Got tattooed by Bob Roberts today! Picture will follow soon.

I thought we could use a thread that shined a little light on some of the artists we love, but aren't necessarily very renowned or getting the recognition we feel they deserve.
Lets get the ball rolling....
I've been a fan of the work of James Tex of Deadly Tattoos inc, located in Calgary, Canada, for a few years now. I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with his work, and some members here might even know him personally and/or have tattoos from him.
Anyways, I stumbled across him a while back in another tattoo forum where a member showed off the progress of a Samurai sleeve he was getting done from Tex. I was blown away by his work, and to my great viewing pleasure he had a fairly large online portfolio on his shops website: Deadly Tattoos inc.
I'm not sure if everyone agrees with me in that he's "low key", but I can't say that I have read an article about him or seen any pictures of his tattoo except on his website (and obviously the forum I mentioned).
Here's a few samples of his work from his online portfolio:

Got a small filler from Grez yesterday.

Super stoked that I finally got tattooed by Eddy Deutsche!

I've been on a tattoo hiatus which was supposed to last until October, but this weekend I kinda sorta fell off the wagon...

By Nico, Blue Arms Tattoo (photo stolen from his instagram)

Marcus Kuhn's "The Gypsy Gentleman" is returning with a new episode.
 

Got this weird little frog today from one of my favourite local tattooers at the moment.
Done by Tato Toby at Thank You Tattoo, Copenhagen.
Photo borrowed from Toby's Instagram

Finished off this eagle/snake with Grez a few weeks ago. Hard to get a good photo by myself!

Also got this weird reaper from Chad around the same time. For the first time I'm having trouble healing red ink but it's getting there! 

finally got the nerve to go onto the chest and decided on Walter McDonald at the Bay Area Convention. flipping thru his books of designs took FOREVER!.. the dude puts out so much work, Adam Shrewsbury called him maniacal.  i fell in love with two different designs that fit the center and chest panel well. The center eye was actually dice in Walt's original design, but i asked him to change it up and he gladly did. he's a great dude with a glowing personality! now i just have to find something to fill that empty space to the right and perhaps the collarbone... although i'm not looking forward to the pain that would bring me. even just the tips of that glow were felt in my teeth. strange sensation, but damn stoked on the result!
 

Super honored to have new peonies from Henning on my right calf. Done at Kings Avenue last Friday. More than a little thrilled!

I just got back from the SF convention ,it was a beautiful day in the bay area,got this from Greg Christian.
I met up with Zetroc and Hands On,both really nice guys.

action shot

Finished the pit rippers ! The first session lined both, this second session we finished em up. Challenging second sit but a strong finish, where's my bactine sponsorship ?! Made with expertise by Handsome Dick tatts at Champion Tattoo in the Champion City, Alberta, Canada, Earth.

Went to Smith Street about two months ago and had the opportunity to grab this NYC rat from Bert. It's above my ankle. Pretty thrilled.

Awesome, been waiting for that for years!

Marcus Kuhn's "The Gypsy Gentleman" is returning with a new episode.
 

Marcus Kuhn's "The Gypsy Gentleman" is returning with a new episode.
 

Always up for some good news. Thanks, @Iwar!

Marcus Kuhn's "The Gypsy Gentleman" is returning with a new episode.
 

Marcus Kuhn's "The Gypsy Gentleman" is returning with a new episode.
 

I applaud the initiative, @Dan! Here's a little filler rose I got from Tim Hendricks at last years London Convention. 
 

I applaud the initiative, @Dan! Here's a little filler rose I got from Tim Hendricks at last years London Convention.