peterpoose;109293 wrote:
Looks very nice, I like it alot.

Are you happy with it?

Yeah, absolutely, but it’s going to kill me waiting for him to return to the US to tidy it up and add the fine details. He went out of his way to do this much in 1 sitting though, so he did what he could.

See sig 🙂

Nice. Terry Ribera is one of my favorite artists.

Welcome. 🙂

When I saw the title, I didn’t expect such a big piece. 🙂 Looks very good. Congrats.

Spider looks ok, but yeah that pinup is rough man. I hope you have someone experienced in portraits doing that Hannibal piece. Portraits are tough to pull off if you don’t have a lot of experience doing them.

mrchen;108571 wrote:
josh does color portraits, very, very good ones, better than Shane,
personally I think black and grey is easier and doesnt present as well, you may disagree, if so why can so few handle the color portrait, every butthead on this block here in marietta can do black and grey

I would have liked to see Josh judged fairly, TV or…[Read more]

Both Josh’s and James’ portraits sucked ass. Personally I think James’ was worse, but it really could have gone either way. Josh is afar better artist than James, but these are judged based on individual challenges.

iggybuddi;108369 wrote:
Thanks guys! That’s what I thought. I emailed him a couple days ago. I’ve done a good amount of scrutinizing his work. I think he’s really good but of course I couldn’t just go on my opinion since I’m no artist. I made a post a while ago that was to get opinions on his work and everybody thought he was really good.…[Read more]

Start talking to him now. Heck there are plenty of guys you could call today and not get in to see until next year.

Welcome Jen. Can’t wait to see some pics. 🙂

Have a girlfriend do it. Be sure to post pics of the tat and video of the aftercare. 😀

The first link doesn’t work so given the choice between the other 2, I would go with this one. It’s your tattoo though so you should decide or let your artist decide, since he/she will know what would work best as a tattoo. Speaking of artists, post their portfolio once you find one you are considering.

Aussie Tom;108034 wrote:
Are you saying walk ins are a fad? That’s a 100 year fad if that’s the case.

No, he’s saying that many people these days only get tattoos because it’s a trend right now.

You really have a knack for misinterpreting people and starting arguments based on your assumptions.

Your first piece is a back piece from Victor Portugal? How are you going to top that? 🙂 It’s like banging a chick for 4 hours on the first date.

Awesome piece btw. Can’t wait to see the rest.

I can why the client would have to disclose it, but I am uncertain as to why the artist would be expected to disclose it. Call the health department and ask them.

Carnifex;107711 wrote:
Which shops?

I know All or Nothing, after that it seems there is huge drop off in Available talent & a shortage of good Artists.

Deano Cook’s Psycho Tattoo is in Atlanta also. So is Russ Abbott’s Ink & Dagger Tattoo. And Tony Mancia’s Mancia Studio. Thirty minutes outside of Atlanta you have Vince Vallavazo. These…[Read more]

metalmancpa;107625 wrote:
I’m a CPA living in a professional world. In that world I must deal with the perception of tattoos. They are still misunderstood. They are not taken for art by many, but still have a stigma attached to them. I choose not to deal with that. My tattoos are for me. That means I do not mind walking around with them covered…[Read more]

You guys are wasting your time. The OP has made it very clear that he doesn’t care about quality. Hell, he specifically posted a thread requesting a scratcher.

I don’t have any rib tats, but many people consider it to be one of the most painful areas to get tattooed so I would count on it being pretty damn painful unless you’re 400 lbs and have a good 6″ of flesh between the outside world and your rib cage.