@The _Killing Joke 138327 wrote:
I should have worded the top “5” more differently. What I meant to say was that you don’t need famous people to do your work, but if in general most of the people you encounter love the work it is considered top notch. I bet your top artists will be different from other people’s top artists. So the way I see it is if most of the general public like the work it is considered great work. Not everybody will love the same work and not everyone will hate the same work. It all depends on the general consensus and how many years that they last in the business.
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Obviously, opinions will differ on who the best artists are, favorites styles, and so forth, but none of that is relevant to the actual quality of the work. For example, Russ Abbot isn’t even in my top 50, but I can still recognize and acknowledge that he is a phenomenal artist. If my 2000 Mountaineer is the least shitty vehicle in a lot with 100 cars, it still doesn’t make it a Porsche. Likewise, if your shitty tattoo is the best in a room full of even shittier tattoos, it doesn’t make it a good tattoo. I’m not telling you that your tattoo isn’t my style. I am telling you that it’s poorly executed.
@The _Killing Joke 138327 wrote:
The artist I used is still under a year of tattooing and a friend of mine. The artist you named above are probably excellent in there craft, but how long did it take them to get to that excellent status? I highly doubt they were considered excellent artist when they first started.[/quote]
Most artists do suck when they start out, but what does that have to do with anything? If you want to help a friend out by giving her some practice that’s great and perhaps in 5 years she will be a great artist, but neither of those things change the fact that the work is poor right now. We’re not looking to come down on her or you; we’re just giving it to you straight.
@The _Killing Joke 138327 wrote:
Finally I don’t disagree with anything you said and I would love to see some of their work if you have some pictures or a website of the shop where they have samples of their work.
Google their name followed by the word tattoo. They all have online portfolios, Facebook pages, Instagram, etc.
