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full sleeve dragon on one arm. and full sleeve tiger on the other. for balance

@BrooklynDude spend some time looking at other styles of tattoos. When I first found LST I thought I would be relegated to some blackwork which I think can be awesome but got great advice and ended up lasering my back. Early on I thought all black and grey (which i still find very cool)but quickly saw that bold traditional or Japanese was great for longevity and really started appreciating it. Fast forward 4 1/2 yrs and I have all traditional style tattoos and I love em. I see tattoos everyday most just re affirm that I made good decisions thanks to the help here.

full sleeve dragon on one arm. and full sleeve tiger on the other. for balance

A dragon from your upper arm to chest would look sick with the koi on your forearm.
https://instagram.com/p/0cD35CEC0G/?taken-by=johansvahntattooing

First off, congrats on your first tattoo!!
I've read through the whole thread and I have to say that some of these replies have kinda pissed me off. As a tattooer, I see a couple of sides to this thing. From a responsible professional standpoint, I would never do someone's first tattoo on their neck for all of the reasons that everyone has already been so quick to mention.
From a personal standpoint, fuck yeah!! That's really cool to me that you went with what you felt like was right for your first tattoo. The only reason that getting your neck tattooed off the bat is so heavily frowned upon in the tattoo community is because of the prejudice and general hassle that it will cause you on a practical level from regular people in the daily world. So to see the same sort of prejudice and heckling coming from folks in the tattoo community toward another person who is now in the tattoo community, is like a major fucking bummer. Like obviously the tattoo may (or may not!) make the dude's life more difficult in some ways, do we really need to be compounding that too? Like is everyone trying to make the kid hate his first tattoo? Yeah I definitely think that was a quick and heavy decision, but I also think about where tattooing would be without people like the Great Omi who left the Royal Navy to file down his teeth, tattoo his whole body, and join the circus. All because he wanted to and didn't give a fuck what people thought about it.
And this post isn't directed toward anyone, just my thoughts on the scenario.

The answer is to add something like this: https://instagram.com/p/x5W25FG_o-/?taken-by=rg74
It'd look great with what you have.

The answer is to add something like this: https://instagram.com/p/x5W25FG_o-/?taken-by=rg74
It'd look great with what you have.

The answer is to add something like this: https://instagram.com/p/x5W25FG_o-/?taken-by=rg74
It'd look great with what you have.

The answer is to add something like this: https://instagram.com/p/x5W25FG_o-/?taken-by=rg74
It'd look great with what you have.

@TheAsian
You dived straight in off the cuff, without thought and recklessly without giving a fuck apart from just wanting to get tattooed...just like a lot of us did when we were 18 ;)
Tattoos are the stories of our lives, they form part of our life experiences and you've just embarked on one of your own.
It's done man. Love it.
A lot of us come from a generation of where having your hands and neck slammed are areas that were "earned" We also came from a generation that a tattooer wouldn't tattoo your hands or neck until you had earned it by having a high proportion of your body already committed.
As my original tattooer told me when I was 18, "there will come a day, at least one that for whatever reason you will wish no one can see your tattoos, and when you're in that moment, I don't want to be remembered as the person who tattooed your face, neck or hands"
I never gave that much thought when I was 18, but I learned to understand what it meant.
I waited until I was suited to hit solid hands and neck and I love them. I'm still as reckless as what I was when I was 18...AND, I hold s respectable Govt management position. I just have to work harder to show motherfuckers I know my stuff.
We're in a different generation now. We don't have the same "code" as what a lot of us here were brought up with.
My parents couldn't understand why I pierced my ear at 14 and tattooed my arm at 17. I can't understand why the youth today plug their ears or choose a hand or neck tattoo as their 1st, but it's not for me to understand. It's for you :)
Now!! Start working on your bodysuit!

this thread seems like a classic case of ''It's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission."
if this thread started, "hey... i'm thinking of getting my first tattoo on my neck. what do you LSTers think?" the answer would be a overwhelming and resounding "OH HELL NO!!!"
for some reason, folks have seemed to go easy on the fella and i guess it's because what's done is done... and was done with a certain naivete. if you haven't caught on @<a href="http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/member.php?u=53505" target="_blank">TheAsian</a> , there are plenty of unwritten rules in the tattoo community and you just happened to break one of the big 'uns right off the bat. now that you're part of this great forum and dove neck first into the tattoo community, it might be good for you to peruse the rest of the site, read up on some neck and hand tattoo threads and watch some (or all) of the interview vids. there's plenty of information to absorb and growth and humbling to be had.
we're (mostly) a nice bunch ;) and can provide guidance for how to handle this recent life change of yours and other tattoo related changes to come, if guidance is what you're looking for. as you've already found out, advice often comes whether solicited or not. don't take it the wrong way... there might be a few folks on here who are racecars in the red...

https://youtu.be/QOBvGGaDnKQ?t=39s

so fucking smooth. theres just something about shige's work that makes it so unique... is there anyone else with a similar style?

Perfect. Everything flows together nicely. Thanks for sharing.

lol i've been getting so hooked since then. i still revisit that one too to look through all the artist suggestions again.
im glad i found this forum - mad helpful community

Google is your friend.
Don't forget to add "sailor" "biker" or "convict" to the search string.

Really bold, traditional roses

Got an appointment with Johan Svahn, a guest artist at Kings Ave during May. He'll be extending my sleeve to the forearm with a snake wrapping around. so stoked
Here's one of his snakes: https://instagram.com/p/uu-GA7EC5r/?modal=true

lol i've been getting so hooked since then. i still revisit that one too to look through all the artist suggestions again.
im glad i found this forum - mad helpful community

lol i've been getting so hooked since then. i still revisit that one too to look through all the artist suggestions again.
im glad i found this forum - mad helpful community

Got an appointment with Johan Svahn, a guest artist at Kings Ave during May. He'll be extending my sleeve to the forearm with a snake wrapping around. so stoked
Here's one of his snakes: https://instagram.com/p/uu-GA7EC5r/?modal=true