Hi

I spoke with my friend who is Chinese born and he looked at the drawing for me.

He said that the top half of the tattoo means ‘middle’ and the bottom has no specific meaning in Chinese.
His wife who is a musician said it could be a take on a musical note, but is most likely just an abstract art piece.

So at least it is nothing…[Read more]

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Orange and/or black would go very well with the yellow.
Maybe just a few scales here and there to break it up and a bolder outline.

It looks good and nothing wrong with tinkering with ink I regulary had small details done on mine just to get it how I wanted.

Take Care
Matthew

if you check out http://www.targettattoo.com they sell some really good fonts for tattoo’s

i think they are only about $10 for the lot also. good collection if you cant find them elsewhere.

Hi

The key to shaving on a tattooed area is 2 fold;

1. You have to really get some decent shaving gel so the blade glides. This is so you don’t slice through the skin and risk scarring your tattoo.

The skin cells that are taken off by normal shaving is no worse than shedding normally and as Outlaw says don’t damage the tattoo as long as it is…[Read more]

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The sleeve looks great. The koi could do with some more shadowing and poss a bit more vibrancy on the yellow looks a little pale and washed out.

I would also add a bit more emphasis and detail on the fin and scales.

Small re-touch is all – but looking sweet.

Take Care
Matthew

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First of all I actually like the tattoo a lot – what is it you dislike about it?

For a cover up you would likely need to go very big to get covered over the shape and prob need a few hits with a laser if you wanted something other than very dark pigments such as black or purple.

It can be worked over but would need something huge to do…[Read more]

Hi Ben

What he means is goto an artist who is much cheaper because their artistic skills are not top notch – those artists who are good can charge more.

$500 is not so much for a tattoo when it is on your skin for life.

I think it will make a great tattoo.

Take care
Matthew

Hi and welcome.

Yep they don’t allow what is classed as unlicensed tattoo discussions but if you click on Outlaw’s sig there is a forum there that will help with your questions.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome to the forums.

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Matthew

Hi

That amount of fine detail so close together will blur with time and you end up getting ink spread.

If you are willing to spread out the detail so that there is more space between the vegetation and have the spiderweb as the distance focus and the human in the foreground it can be done as a ok tattoo.

I would also space out the spiders so…[Read more]

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I am meeting with a friend tomorrow who is chinese for lunch I will take a copy and ask him what the character means and get back to you.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome Luke.

Looking forward to sharing your ink when it is done.

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Matthew

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Actually it is not the artery that causes the pain you have a large cluster of pain receptors because of the high concentration of nerves.

This means that it will sting and swell up you prob at worst may grit your teeth from time to time or at best have a moderate-medium discomfort.

From my studies of talking with a sample of 100 who had…[Read more]

Hi Hops

They are all good but it depends on what you are after some are more technical than others, some focus or artist interviews, some are more babes and ink. Others are more ethnic based eg afro-american ink. Or you can even get fetish ink tattoo mags.

What is it you are after in your magazine?

Skin Deep and Skin and Ink are both excellent…[Read more]

Hi Ryder

With regards to your tattoos I am glad they came out ok and look nice.

Here is a list of instructions please follow them before S. Neil blows a gasket :p

Do’s

Wash your tattoos daily – preferably at least twice a day in the shower with antibacterial soap and wash with bottled water or clean water at work midday if you can.

Pat dry…[Read more]

That is going to be a really sweet sleeve.
Looking forward to seeing some fill in.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi

I just wanted to clarify on my earlier post.

Laser treatment is by far the best option. There is no way around that it would disperse the black nicely enough to allow a cover over with much more ease.

My idea for the cover up would require that the writing be done over with black onyx style slabs that create the top of the walkway. This…[Read more]

Please read the rules regarding unlicensed tattooing. We do not allow discussions on anything like that here.

The correct way to do it is get an apprenticeeship not to find someone stupid enough.

sorry

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As already mentioned the proportions are way off and I am sure that you can find much better examples of Griffin art.

I had a lurk across the net and deviant art, and here are a few which might…[Read more]

Hi

Read the thread with interest.

My advice is in 2 parts;

I am not going to bang on about where the tattoo was done – my concern is how the tattoo was done.

Did the guy use sterile disposable needles and tubes? Were these broken out in front of you?

If not did he take them out of the autoclave in front of you? Did you see the spore count…[Read more]