marley mission

mmmm would love to see the return of a competition

ribs - the holy grail of tattoo pain!!!

well worth it though enjoy

ok people - here i sit without a tattoo appointment...yet :)

currently pondering a couple different options

would probably be my last before a summer 'break' from tattoos

though i thought that last summer and ended up getting tattooed twice during the summer

hmmmm...

@Graeme thanks man! lots of tattoo magic coming out of Electric

by Robert Ryan @ Electric Tattoo in Asbury Park NJ

36 minutes ago, j144 said:

 

you both sound awfully upset. probably because you have lazy tattoo artists that books 1 appointment a week so you gotta wait 2 years to have him. if you don't have links then why comment?

easy brutha - you just got into town here

lots of good info here for you

but if you come out swinging 

you wont get much help here

33 minutes ago, j144 said:

yeah but i was thinking about it and it seems like he's more into like doing womans faces and animals, you think his creative style would be good for what I'm trying to do?

why arent you just asking the tattooer

so dumb

try it first on your forehead

@exume thats sick 

instagram - to me - love it or hate it - is a game changer for evaluating what to expect from a tattooer

its not everything - but its huge

i like when artists post regular work

not everyone does this but when i can go a year or 2 deep into someones IG and i see hundreds of tattoos they did

well that says something

if you see a consistent body of work that pleases you then you can feel confident that you will probably be pleased with the outcome of your tattoo

like i said - its not everything but its a big thing in the current processes of choosing an artist

i personally love IG

i have mentioned to a few artists that i liken it to growing up and looking at the sports pages

following your favorite athlete

well - i dont follow sports these days like that

but i like going onto IG with a cup of coffee

and checking out the latest pieces of awesomeness that my favorite tattooers have posted

anyway

good luck in your search

i also am a big fan of the LST interview section

fun stuff and you'll get some good perspective on the world of tattooing 

slowburn the drift your not catching is that the subject of tattooing in the technical and professional areas is generally frowned upon here

not that your question isnt interesting or important i think it probably is

but its just not a discussion that will be entertained in these forum sections 

anyway - its a cool site - lots to enjoy 

good luck in addressing your questions hope you find the answers that bring you success

47 minutes ago, Graeme said:

I'll say when it's booked, no point in talking in public about tatfantasies.

see now you're just getting us all kinds of curious

old sorority tattoo? why cover it - keep rocking it and get something else in another spot

49 minutes ago, Graeme said:

Stomach just seems so bad.  I've heard from a few people that it's not as bad as the back...but the back had some truly brutal spots, so that's not saying much, you know?

you're good man - you know it will hurt - but who cares :)

sure thing man - i like to mostly dry heal and i definetly advocate the same for others but whatever works...works

i'm sure there is lots of helpful products out there

or you can do nothing

will still heal

black and gray realism - come to jersey

http://instagram.com/chrisadamek

i think my mentality on ear tattoos is you should 'earn' your way onto your face - like - you should be pretty covered if youre at your face / head

anyway - that just an opinion - if a person wants to start on the head / hands / whatever then go for it - dont listen to me

sorry i'm jersey - we cant see the sky here 

@Patrick Bateman i think i seen most of those

there are some documentaries / interview stuff i really like

-the LST interviews - doesnt get better

-true love tattoo series - fun / cool

-vice tattoo age series - also awesome

-gypsy gentleman - also top notch

-frith street documentary series - on the shoulders of giants - 1,2,3 out 4 coming - amazing

-sailor jerry doc - hori smoku

-ed hardy doc - tatoo the world

different spots heal different

mine have run the spectrum of easy to challenging

generally legs are tougher for me

spots of my upper torso were super quick heals

just the way it goes

both my forearms were easy tattoos

but tough slower heals

in the end they are fine but was lots of scabbing on the one

what makes it worse is that you kinda end up looking at it way more than you should because my forearms were always exposed during the healing

nothing to do 

it'll heal

you'll move on

get another tattoo

mostly like factor imo is location of the tattoo

certain spots are tough - some a breeze

the artists on the show right now are pretty good - was excited last week when they finally had an american traditional challenge

unfortunately i think most people on shows like these are portrated unfavorably - who knows what we would look like on a reality show right

sarah does some amazing color portraits if you follow her on IG

anyway - i watch basically because i'm sucker for tattoo type programs - but i would rather watch LST interviews all day long over anything spike has ever put out there