That’s your room? I thought it was Cabrini Green.

Congrats man, wish I had the talent. Good luck!

I’ve only got 2 tats atm, but several more planned. If I was going to get another B&G portrait, I’d definitely stay loyal to Shane O’Neill. However, if I wanted to get a traditional Japanese piece in full color, I would go somewhere else … to someone who specializes in that style. If I’m happy w/ an artist’s work and I want the same style…[Read more]

Get at least one of each. It’ll make the decision easier. 😀

My first thought is: don’t get a tribal design – but as you said, it’s a personal choice. My first was a silhouette of a hiker and his dog, as that’s my #1 hobby.

Larajoyce;85565 wrote:
I get a lot of people stop me and ask about my tattoos. This happens in the gym or while being served in a shop. It makes me laugh that some people hate them but they are the one tjng which gets humanity talking x

It is interesting how many people are opposed to tattoos. I do animal rescue and posted up a pic of my…[Read more]

stuart_little;85524 wrote:
Hi

I am going to have a tattoo to sybolise this meaning too, I am getting 3 birds – from the Bob Marley song Three little Birds, which contains the words “every little thing is gonna be alright” I haven’t fully finished the design and I am still wondering if I should have the words or not, cant decide!! – hope…[Read more]

I occasionally catch myself staring at people’s tats at the gym, trying to figure out what they are or just generally judging quality b/c I have yet to find a good local shop. I’m not sure what it says about the quality of the work that I often can’t even remotely guess what the heck it is I’m looking at much of the time.

maniacthw;81378 wrote:
It’s so funny to see this because everyone I’ve met who’ve gone to Miami Ink have said all those guys are assholes with an ego… And they’re “not that talented.”

Then again, the city I live in considers Atomic the “premier” tattoo spot!

Tim’s stuff looks good and Garver did some really nice stuff on the show, but aside…[Read more]

Is this a Rorschach test? Looks like 2 mating Terrordactyls to me.

Koi fish! no j/k, please don’t lol

This may not help you much but when I turned my life around, I chose something that symbolized my new life rather than something that would remind me of my old life. So perhaps consider something that you enjoy now rather than looking back at all that s**t.

I like Deano Cook’s stuff and have even contacted him before but his portfolio is 99% sea-related so don’t know about going to him for animals. Tom Renshaw is an excellent choice but probably a very, very long wait.

One thing I thought of was “Highway to Hell” and that lead me to think of roads with walls of flames. On the abandoned road idea though, my first thought was how the sky looks in the midst of a tornado – dark, desolate, etc. Tumbleweeds always come to mind as well when I think abandoned.

I can’t really picture how those things would fit in…[Read more]

I am not sure about animal-specific artists, but for B&G portraits Shane O’Neill in DE (not far from Philly), Phil Young @ Hope Gallery in CT (not from from northern NJ or NYC) and Chris Adamek in NJ (does more painterly style work) come to mind. Shane has about a 7-month wait atm, Phil about a month, Adamek not sure, couple months maybe.