sboyer

unknown pike tattooer.

Curious if anyone else in here collects old acetate stencils? I would really like to have a peek at other peoples collections. For some reason I almost enjoy collecting stencils more than flash. I just like holding an old acetate in my hand and imagining how many people got tattoos from it. Here are some of my collection. I have a bunch more I need to take pictures of.
Bob Shaw

Owen Jensen

Curious if anyone else in here collects old acetate stencils? I would really like to have a peek at other peoples collections. For some reason I almost enjoy collecting stencils more than flash. I just like holding an old acetate in my hand and imagining how many people got tattoos from it. Here are some of my collection. I have a bunch more I need to take pictures of.
Bob Shaw

Owen Jensen

and as a whole it looks like it came out of a coloring book or some of garage sale signage.

Ok, I'm late to the party again, but I'm gonna drag up the Guns vs Machines thing again...
It doesn't fucking matter. I used to think it marked a difference between 'them' and 'us' but then I learned it's regional too. So I dropped it.
Many older English (or maybe even from elsewhere in the British Isles) tattooers used to call their machines 'guns'. Many still do. It doesn't mean they can't tattoo. That's guys we'd consider 'Old School' or 'Traditional'. Yeah, maybe their equipment didn't shoot anything, maybe they were using equipment with electromagnetic motors rather than a doorbell circuit with just regular coils, but that's what they got called by working professionals. 'Guns'.
Get over it.
Stop getting high and mighty because you heard some 'insider' terminology at the Tat Spot or the Tattoo Parlour or the upscale Dermagraphic Adornment Boutique, or maybe you read it on the internet. I guess you can be the authority on tattoo terminology now. Good for you.
I'm gonna keep slingin' ink on my bitchin' clients with my tatty-zap guns and also I'll be tattooing my regular customers as per usual. They way I say it shouldn't be of much concern.
Recently I've heard so many time-wasting, lazy-ass, no-talent-goons tell me how much they 'Respect the Craft', 'Honour Tradition' & put their 'Heart and Soul' into their half-assed doodles while asking for an apprenticeship/job/critique/applause/handout/validation, that the terminology has become meaningless.
The end result of the effort should be by what measure they, we and I'm, held accountable.
Sorry to be so Off Topic.

Maybe you should find a new and more experienced person to apprentice under again. Sounds like you didnt learn very much from a shitty teacher.

Hands down best tattooer at any style or genre, he can draw ANYTHING and tattoo ANYTHING... Richard says, "best tattooer in the world".

The price is the price. His work is amazing so if you want it.... go and get it!!!! If it doesn't work in your budget or mind so-be-it.... There are many other fish in this sea.

sky james was nice enough to tattoo an image off his flash sheet he did for the book on both kayla and i. both are zeis/bill jones referenced. they were done with a zeis machine built by steve turner.

We are the greatest country in the world. Ya'll are jealous.

All of you are welcome to join us for the release party. Release party for Tattooing As You Like It : The Legacy Of Milton H Zeis | Facebook

All of you are welcome to join us for the release party. Release party for Tattooing As You Like It : The Legacy Of Milton H Zeis | Facebook

All of you are welcome to join us for the release party. Release party for Tattooing As You Like It : The Legacy Of Milton H Zeis | Facebook

done by david bruehl at think ink in norman ok soon to be tattooing at Red Letter 1 in Tampa
I already bought a shirt a vote for me means someone gets mine if I win, Although champion sounds good everyone wants to be a winner(contest winner)

Sarah Schor

I am curious what the roster will be for this year. a mike wilson, scott sylvia or richard stell episode would be pretty killer.

I am curious what the roster will be for this year. a mike wilson, scott sylvia or richard stell episode would be pretty killer.

I am curious what the roster will be for this year. a mike wilson, scott sylvia or richard stell episode would be pretty killer.

I am curious what the roster will be for this year. a mike wilson, scott sylvia or richard stell episode would be pretty killer.

I am curious what the roster will be for this year. a mike wilson, scott sylvia or richard stell episode would be pretty killer.

on my partner kayla. done by scott harrison.

dan rick