Bethenny Scott

Not sure this qualifies as a "full" back piece, but here it is anyway. This is after my 3rd session with Chad Koeplinger and I'm pretty thrilled with it. I don't particularly enjoy sitting with Chad for super long sessions, or at least I don't think i'm capable to sit for very long sessions with him. With that factored in, he thinks we have about 3 more to go. Happy to break it up in small sessions, as that is more opportunities to spend time with Chad. I love that guy.
some insanely stunning pieces on this thread.
Rob

Quick appearance on the beach. Still a lot left to do and layers to add, but it's coming together. Back in the saddle on Friday.
Dude asked me, "Please don't tell me you did that all in one sitting." :rolleyes:

It was 1985, I was 17 and my best mate Dave (RIP) came around home to show me his new tattoo, a Chinese black and grey dragon he had tattooed on his arm. I was like, fuck! ya should have told me mate, I would have got tattooed with ya. So with that, off we went to High Energy Tattoo in the valley. I was nervous as fuck, a biker run no bullshit shop. I think I was more nervous about saying or doing the wrong thing than the tattoo itself. When I walked in, it was funny, I instantly felt at home and knew this was the beggining of something that I had always wanted.
Dave took the chair to have his second tattoo done. A couple of hours later it was my turn. Sitting there holding the album cover to "The Day The Country Died"
I've had a few tattoos covered from the early days, and some better than this one, but would never even think about losing this. It was the beginning of it all.

i think you need to find an artist that has a lot of good biomech pieces in their portfolio.

Hey guys,
I'm a 21 year-old from Birmingham, England, looking to get some work done. I'm quite in to illustration, so I've spent a lot of time refining a concept that I'd love to have somewhere on my back – a combination of a creature from the old video game, Super Metroid, and Giger's Alien. I realise it's got a hell of a lot of detail in its current state, but that's just my style of illustration, and one of the things I'd like to work with or around.
I've also spoken to a studio about having one of their artists rework this design to make it more tattoo friendly, but I wouldn't mind the advice of a couple of people with some ink know-how before making any commitment, and so I know what to potentially ask for.
This is what I've got so far:

Looking around, I worry about how well this thing would age – particularly the lines on the leg and thigh, which are pretty important for that Alien influence. I've messed around with the contrast on Photoshop in order to draw out the boldest lines and help with this. The Size would probably be somewhere in the region of 8 inches across – I'm open to working with that as well, though money is a factor.
Anyway, I'd be grateful to know what else I should be considering.
Cheers.

Session two on my back. Mercifully we stuck to lining and shading the background on my upper back. Next time I think we're hitting the lower back, ass, and thighs, which I'm sure is going to be a lot of fun. Can't wait.

If I may throw in my 2 cents as a newbie:
If thou art new to tattoos and tattooing, thou shalt read this forum prior to joining so that thou hast a basic understanding of what it stands for.
Thou shalt back down and reconsider thy position when contradicted by a forum member with greater knowledge and experience.
Thou shalt be willing to learn.

10. Thou SHALT freak the fuck out if you get a microscopic tattoo on your pimple.
11. Thou shalt not EVER get tattooed by a friend of a friend in his kitchen, motel room, truckstop, etc. Use ONLY reputable tattooers working in actual shops.

I like this one by Lauren Jayne Gow:

wrapped my back up yesterday with max kuhn and it is a great feeling. 4 sessions total, around 13 hours.

Was told I might fit in over here.
Back piece done by Josh Damnit Classic Tattoo Upland CA.
Took about a year and a half (slow and steady). Couldn't be happier with it. Tribute to cousin who passed.

The dream list, in no particular order:
Seth Wood, James Tex, Matthew Gordon, Rubendall (how could you not?), Theo Mindell, Horiyasu (would love a sword as well) Chris O'Donnell, Dean Sacred, Geordie Cole, Jeff Gogue... And on and on...
(Having made this list it realized how flippant 10 was, it's probably more like 20!)

pre columbian Coastline Tattoo - Provincetown, Cape Cod - Custom Tattooing & Art Studio - pre columbian backpiece, aztec sundial

Everyone's tattoos are so awesome! This thread is killing it.
Here's a pic of mine from yesterday's session.

the middle tattoo is just awesome!
i really love it, plus that girl has a sexy bum

This is from Jeff Rassier's blog. I rarely use the word brilliant, but I think that it is appropriate here.

IF I can, my reasons for joining this forum is to become more educated in tattooing in general due to the fact that I have had a reactions to hypoallergenic steel so I am a little worried as to any possible reactions I may have.I have even looked at some of the older forms of tattooing(shark tooth or bamboo) and those just sound painful. I have been invited to sit down and speak with a visiting artist monk that is coming to Edmonton in October.