my first tattoo - Tattoo Forum

August 7, 2011 at 11:19 am #37277

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@dessel

hey everyone, i’m new here on this forum

yesterday i got my first tattoo, its a koi tattoo.
i took about 3 hours to get it on my arm
the first 2 hours the pain was bearable, but after the 2nd hour sometimes my skin got really sensitive and i had to really bite through it 🙂 but it was defenitly worth the pain.

sorry if my english isn’t so perfect haha 🙂

here are some pics

August 7, 2011 at 12:22 pm #109380

BigZach

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@bigzach

Linework is a tad off

August 7, 2011 at 12:25 pm #109381

dessel

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@dessel

BigZach;93435 wrote:

I noticed on a few of the scales near the head it looks like that where you might have twitched a little bit?

Overall though, looks pretty good, I always hate looking at outlines because you never know how the finished product will be

yeah i had a little twich indeed, at the end the limit of my pain was over the roof en i accidently cramped a little bit, but my tattoo guy guaranteed me that he can work it out when the shading will be done

August 7, 2011 at 12:58 pm #109383

BigZach

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@bigzach

That’s usually how it goes, that is just simply an outline for now, with shading added I’m sure it will look a hell of a lot better

August 7, 2011 at 12:59 pm #109384

BigZach

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@bigzach

Just remember, no matter how bad it hurts, DON’T sit there and move around. Not only do tattooers hate it, but your tattoo might get a little jagged in the process

August 7, 2011 at 1:36 pm #109388

Amok

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@amok

Looking good so far, should be a ripper when its finished

August 7, 2011 at 3:36 pm #109394

buttwheat

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@buttwheat

Oh boy another Koi. :rolleyes:
It looks pretty clean nice work. To me 4 hours seems to be a pretty long time for that.
Thanks for posting it. Congrats

August 7, 2011 at 8:20 pm #109417

dessel

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@dessel

buttwheat;93451 wrote:

Oh boy another Koi. :rolleyes:
It looks pretty clean nice work. To me 4 hours seems to be a pretty long time for that.
Thanks for posting it. Congrats

it lasted just 3 hours, the guy how inked me is doiing this for just a year, but i can assure you that he knows what he’s doiing.

and yes koi tattoo’s are really populair right now but i didn’t take it for beiing part of the populair tattoo group or something like that, i took a koi tattoo, wich for the biggest part i drew myself, for the meaning of a koi tattoo and what it stands for.

now its just waiting for it to be completely finished 🙂

August 8, 2011 at 2:51 am #109448