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I definitely got a bit sad after my arm was done, but it was definitely more of a 'oh, its over' moment than a 'oh what have i done'.

The only sad part now is the wait before the next one :P

^^ I'll be looking forward to seeing photos of this!

"...6 hour session...i was a bit sad that it was over"

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Haha I know it sounds weird, my fiance thinks I'm nuts too. I'm not going to lie, my elbow and ditch were pretty brutal but overall I kinda enjoyed laying there all day talking shit and watching it being done.

Thanks Jimmy, as a bonus he is a lovely guy so the 6 hour session blasted by. I was a bit sad that it was over on Sunday night haha

To say I am pleased would be a massive understatement! Cheers for the kind words :)

@hifire sounds like you probably mentioned it awhile back, but who is the artist?

Hi Hayden, it was done by Dan Bursell here in Brisbane Australia. Ex Westside Tattoo but he works from a private studio these days.

I'll definitely be going back to him to get the other arm done :D

Link to his instagram below.

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We finally got around to finishing my arm off on Sunday, I am absolutely stoked with how it turned out! I can't wait to get onto the other arm after I get the wedding out of the way next year

Here is two updates for me. We are 12 hours in now (2 x 6 hour sessions). First one was all the linework and yesterday was nothing but shading and coloring, I can't wait to get it finished off so we can start on my other arm!

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The artist is Dan Bursell, ex Westside Tattoo (Brisbane Australia). I'll be having him do my other arm too as I love his work.

I figured I'd update this thread with my progress. We crushed another 6 hours yesterday (bar a half hour lunch) and we are still not done. Getting all that black into me has been a struggle to say the least.

I've got another half day coming up in a fortnight to finish it off

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My wife is Maltese. Speaks 3 different languages. Prides herself that her theoretical understanding of the English language is sound, until.....

My mates rocked up the 1st time when we got together on their bikes for a bar b and a few sherbs.

Cranking the sounds, knocking back the ales, swapping lies with the general lingo happening.

She said to me the next day, "why can't you blokes just speak normal English? I had no idea what you's we're talking about"

My reply was, "but babes, we're not English. We speak faaarkin' Australian".

Even after 13 years together she still at times struggles to understand our humour and lingo.

God love her, keep her guessing eh hifire!

Haha that's it mate, it keeps things interesting. My full blooded Australian fiance struggles to keep with with the shit I come up with sometimes.

Triangular = hipster?

Haha, nah overly buff dickhead festival clones that seem to be breeding at an alarming rate on the gold coast (and Brisbane i guess). Their arms/shoulders are so big they resemble triangles.

BrianH. Yeah we certainly have a way with words! Poetic might not be my first choice when describing our arguably loose grip on the english language.

Everyone I know that rides getting slammed these days which is such a shame. Brisbane used to have a great riding culture.

I've heard about the almost outright ban on the gold coast but to be honest I try to avoid the place as much as humanly possible! I am nowhere near triangular enough for those venues ;) haha

I do find it amusing that tons of places on the coast are selling the clean skin pullover stockings for the arms. That shit is hilarious.

Nah not at all mate, I only ever go out to drum & bass gigs or metal gigs these days which are usually full of kiwi's with massive maori work so I'm doing ok!

Have you had issues at any particular places?

Interesting thread to say the least!

Out of interest a question to the people who are getting negative comments. Where do you live? Here in Australia tattoo's seem so incredibly common theses days I can't imagine people getting much flack for it (well apart from my mum but that's a given haha)

Hey Mick, always good to see another Brisbane-ite about!

I'm in Australia so rolled up sleeves are a must in summer!

I don't have any issues at the moment (working in the arts / education) and I am hoping to stay that way as it fits my personality a lot more than office work ever did!

Probably a good move, my guy seems very keen on long sessions and ended up booking me for two six hours sessions (a fortnight apart). The first one ended up being about 5 after we did the drawings on my arm but it sounds like this sunday is going to be 6 solid hours of shading and coloring!

Good luck Anak! I know the feeling, I was getting a bit stressed in the days leading up to the session but I managed to find a nice little zen place in my mind the moment I hit the chair.

Can't wait to see the photos. Are you getting it done in a single session?

Yeah I had considered going all the way to the wrist though I figured it was best to cut it off on the forearms. Just in case I ever have to go corporate again (heaven forbid haha).

Thanks guys, yeah I'm pretty happy with it so far. It's healed up brilliantly so I'm dying to get it finished.

Hi Hogg, I've been fortunate enough to score some bookings with Dan Bursell here in Australia. I've caught him just before he moves a few hours away which is awfully fortunate.

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Hey crew,

Just thought I'd introduce myself, I'm James. Awkward wave.

I wanted to say a bit of a thank you to the members of this board, I've been lurking around for quite a while gathering info before I got my first piece done (5 hour session last sunday to be followed by a 6 hour next sunday). It's great to find such a friendly and helpful community.

I'll be sure to post up pics once the piece if finished :)