marley mission

show those sleeves with all those sleeves you must like it a little :)

@Naiemh hey everyone has a right to express themselves here and thats a good thing and you know what you got me thinkin people enjoy tattoos for different reasons we'll each have a priority of things that draw us to certain tattoos or styles of tattoos and we'll each have technical application preferences too within those styles and thats ok me - i think first and foremost is the gut reaction element certain tattoos hit you like that and you dont forget them thats whats most important to me in the tattoo not the perfection its the impact rob ryan does a nice job explaining this in this vimeo piece which doesnt seem to want to show itself :) so go to vimeo and do a little searching 3 minutes long but cool nonetheless

yeah i think his tattoo looks fine..."lol" everyone heals different - every piece of skin is different but yeah hes good to go - though you seem intent to convince him otherwise but hey - your advice is probably what the OP wants to hear anyway as one of the other forum members on here always says people get the tattoos they deserve and in this case - i think they ultimately listen to the advice they deserve too - - - Updated - - - yeah i think his tattoo looks fine..."lol" everyone heals different - every piece of skin is different but yeah hes good to go - though you seem intent to convince him otherwise but hey - your advice is probably what the OP wants to hear anyway as one of the other forum members on here always says people get the tattoos they deserve and in this case - i think they ultimately listen to the advice they deserve too

go to the interview section - plenty to watch / learn there

couldnt disagree more - OP - your tattoo looks like a tattoo - it will 'settle in' more - lose its 'shine' so to speak - but you're good - now - maybe you have a misunderstanding of what tattoos are - they arent digital prints magically attached to your skin - they're tattoos - as for the vaseline - well aftercare is a whole other topic isnt it - imo - you're better off dry healing - but thats just me - - - Updated - - - couldnt disagree more - OP - your tattoo looks like a tattoo - it will 'settle in' more - lose its 'shine' so to speak - but you're good - now - maybe you have a misunderstanding of what tattoos are - they arent digital prints magically attached to your skin - they're tattoos - as for the vaseline - well aftercare is a whole other topic isnt it - imo - you're better off dry healing - but thats just me

he seems pretty consistent in his efforts in that style what would you call that style it seems like a water color meets trash polka type of thing it may have a proper name? anyway - good luck @Vivian - - - Updated - - - he seems pretty consistent in his efforts in that style what would you call that style it seems like a water color meets trash polka type of thing it may have a proper name? anyway - good luck @Vivian

@Vivian i hear ya - good points - - - Updated - - - @Vivian i hear ya - good points

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hmmm - not necessarily my style of tattoo but i like the work i see there so i dont really follow that type of tattooer closest i can think of that has a style in the ballpark of that would be Georgia Gray http://instagram.com/georgia_grey she used to tattoo in jersey but is now tattooing with bangbang in new york

just commented on this in another thread...i think anyway - the dilemma with what i call collector mode is the that the more you are trying to collect new and different the harder it is to get back to tattooers you really like and want more from only so much money and skin right anyway - the challenge increases exponentionally - is that a word as you meet more awesome tattooers just something i was thinkin about

kind of enjoying this period here - looking to get something done late spring - nothing happening in the summer so that will be a good slow down for me - but....not sure who or what - problem is - and I'm not complaining now - is that i have had so many great experiences with different tattooers - and i'm torn sometimes - do you go back and get another from one of those tattooers - or do you stay in that 'collector' mode - wanting to have another awesome new experience with another tattooer in another shop - my recent trip to maryland to see chad koeplinger kinda opened my eyes a little to the possibilities of traveling further out to get tattooed anyway - like i said - not REAL problem - just some fun stuff going through my head as i ponder the immediate tattoo future for myself i do think i know the piece i want - its a classic and so many of the tattooers i'm thinking about would kill it - got the spot picked out too ah - rambling now - - - Updated - - - kind of enjoying this period here - looking to get something done late spring - nothing happening in the summer so that will be a good slow down for me - but....not sure who or what - problem is - and I'm not complaining now - is that i have had so many great experiences with different tattooers - and i'm torn sometimes - do you go back and get another from one of those tattooers - or do you stay in that 'collector' mode - wanting to have another awesome new experience with another tattooer in another shop - my recent trip to maryland to see chad koeplinger kinda opened my eyes a little to the possibilities of traveling further out to get tattooed anyway - like i said - not REAL problem - just some fun stuff going through my head as i ponder the immediate tattoo future for myself i do think i know the piece i want - its a classic and so many of the tattooers i'm thinking about would kill it - got the spot picked out too ah - rambling now

where's the problem now?

oboogie - check out the interviews if you havent - so much good fun - - - Updated - - - oboogie - check out the interviews if you havent - so much good fun

i think i've gone into collector mode little bit nothing wrong with it love meeting new people checking out new shops having a good time with it all all good imo

diggin this collection - welcome!

agreed - interviews should be mandatory viewing for all - - - Updated - - - agreed - interviews should be mandatory viewing for all

if you're not sure 'what' you want it to say i'd suggest considering an image its worth more than a thousand words - - - Updated - - - if you're not sure 'what' you want it to say i'd suggest considering an image its worth more than a thousand words

from Chad Koeplinger @ Tattoo Paradise in Wheaton, MD

from Chad @ Tattoo Paradise in Wheaton, MD

had a great time today Tattoo Paradise with Chad lots of driving though - I'm beat don't know how Chad does with all that travel also got to meet @21stNow who stopped in and brought food for myself and the shop thank you so much - very sweet of you sorry we didn't have longer to chat but it was great meeting you - - - Updated - - - had a great time today Tattoo Paradise with Chad lots of driving though - I'm beat don't know how Chad does with all that travel also got to meet @21stNow who stopped in and brought food for myself and the shop thank you so much - very sweet of you sorry we didn't have longer to chat but it was great meeting you

it had to happen right....lets see those fat belly tatts folks - crossfitters - look away

do it! from a fellow fattie ;)

do you have to 'come out' as an atheist?...hmmm... anyway - rock that design anywhere you want just get a solid tattooer to do it otherwise you're gonna be on here in a month complaining about your blown out atheist tattoo capisce!

gotcha - cool man - make sure to say hello its gonna be a long day for me probably 6-7 hours in the car round trip and i guess an hour or so getting tattooed i hear chad is fast - beyond fast and i am gonna pick from his flash have no idea the what or where its going which i really enjoy at this point his style of tattooing is definetly the type of tattooing i most enjoy so i have a feeling i'm in for a treat he'll be in jersey at the end of his tour but the date wasnt working for me when he announced them anyway - the idea of the travel / new shop part of things is fine with me - - - Updated - - - gotcha - cool man - make sure to say hello its gonna be a long day for me probably 6-7 hours in the car round trip and i guess an hour or so getting tattooed i hear chad is fast - beyond fast and i am gonna pick from his flash have no idea the what or where its going which i really enjoy at this point his style of tattooing is definetly the type of tattooing i most enjoy so i have a feeling i'm in for a treat he'll be in jersey at the end of his tour but the date wasnt working for me when he announced them anyway - the idea of the travel / new shop part of things is fine with me