Hi

Have you considered a straight razor with the blade snapped off near the middle.

The broken part has been transformed into a metallic butterfly.

You can still see the blade as the main body but has metallic wings.

The beads of blood on the lower blade have become droplets of stardust from the butterfly tail.

This will signify a move on…[Read more]

For me it is the look of horror on your face that made my ink worthwhile.

Me to my great aunt 10.8.09

😀

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Matthew

Hi

I actually had a run in with an emo – he was dating my daughter at the time – see my post it was kinda funny 😀
To be honest I thought she had turned lesbian when i first saw all the eyeliner and makeup..

Being brought up on the tide of punk and heavy metal I got nothing against fashion but what I always found hard was all these middle class…[Read more]

Hi Dani

I went on the Saturday – as I am not an artist I could not attend the lectures on the Friday 🙁

I was chatting with a guy on the phone and he stated that next year if i send them an email and proofs of my studies they will let me attend as an academic observer.

Shame I missed you would have been good to hook up i would have loved to see…[Read more]

Hi and welcome Nikki

I have to say I am excited at seeing your ink – 23 tats did you go for a theme or a partial suit?
There are some great ppl on here and they are seriously into their ink and the ink of others.

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Matthew

Hi Davide

Looking forward to sharing your ink.

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Matthew

Hi

You are looking at a min of 3 hours work there in UK it varies from £65-£85 an hour so in dollars I would set it at least $400.

It may vary by $100 eitherway but don’t skimp on price if you find a pro artist who can do it justice.

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Matthew

Hi ben

Click on my sig and please read the chapter on tattoo aftercare – it has most of the answers you will want.
The skin is starting to peel so you will get some which contains ink it is normal.
You don’t wash that tat you will end up with an infection that can ruin the tattoo and your health.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome

Koi make great tattoos I always fancied one on my leg actually.

As for names here is another we use in the UK

Crack Stack 😀

Looking forward to seeing your tattoo.

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Matthew

Hi

There are several styles you could have;

Angels, hearts, halo’s with the name.

A favourite animal curving around a name banner.

Flowers or petals.

It really depends on how big and what style you like.

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Matthew

Hi

There are plenty of images on the net of real Koi why not get a few that you like and find an artist to draw a more life-like version of one.

The Koi is a very popular tattoo and I haveseen hundreds so all tattooists of a decent skill will have exp in doing them.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome

Nothing wrong with having a coloured background on a sleeve.
Personally i think it would look fine on a guy.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome.

Looking froward to seeing your ink.

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Matthew

Hi

That tattoo you mention of Princess Di came about from a sick rumour that she was performing an act of oral sex on Dodi when the crashed – severing his penis in the process. 😮

There is also a subtle reference to the mercedes benz star on her forehead as there was another rumour that she had been embedded with it or could just be…[Read more]

Hi and welcome.

Some interesting pieces what was the design inspired by?

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Matthew

Hi and welcome.

Looking forward to sharing your ink.

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Matthew

Hi

Don’t worry too much as long as you are not swamping the scabs they will be fine.

Applying a small amount of lotion will stop the scabs from cracking. Looks like the area has been overworked a little but nice tattoo.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome.

What tattoo are you getting designed?

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Matthew

Hi teh

The area is fine to tattoo although likely to hurt more as very soft tissue area.
It is better to avoid tattooing inside the armpit because it has a high bacterial content and also the area underneath has lymphnodes which deal with immune system and is always better to leave these well alone.

Having these inflamed is a really painful…[Read more]

Hi

Deep floral as suggested would work.

You could get a religious tattoo and a ‘t’ so it reads ‘Christ’ maybe add some hearts and flowers underneath which in it reads Our Saviour or something that motivates.

Lotus flowers floating on water would also look nice or a set of roses with the petals dissolving into falling hearts would be good as…[Read more]