if you are having this many issues with a plug i would consider changing the plug material. i have a piece of carved bone for mine which seemed to fix the issues i had with a surgical steel one.

also stretching can be done up to 14mm far quicker than 4 years. i stretched mine from 1.6 to 8mm in about a month using a tapered ring.

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yep im aware of this issue . in the meantime you can access the forums part with no issue http://www.thetattooforum.com/forum.php

ill be fixing it next week when im back in the UK.

there will also be full mobile apps soon so keep your eyes peeled.

@Panter 119660 wrote:

I can’t view the site from my phone for some reason, just get this blank…

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@ArniVidar 119408 wrote:

Yo Satan, what happened to being able to click a member’s name to get to their album?

I need to add the plugin back on again. will be doing that soon

@Wardy 119417 wrote:

In all honesty i like the new layout it seem’s nice, will take a lot of getting used to but i prefare the old website 100% more.

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cool

i have checked in a few and seems to have worked.@maniacthw 119345 wrote:

Looks to be gone from my browser.

The issue with these numbing creams is they typically use lidocaine or similar at around 4% – 5% strength.

In reality this means it can take upto an hour to take effect and then usually lasts around 30-45 mins before having to apply another dosage.

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silly side scroll bars in posts should be gone now. can anyone please confirm.

That is a solid piece and really do like it.
Can you put some more pics up? There is plenty of detail that is not being captured.

Take care
Matthew

yep ill be adding them over the coming weeks. there are a few nice looking versions of this skin with different colours etc to be added.

there are some bugs to be ironed out like importing old thanks messages etc which ill be doing shortly so hold your fire buttwheat and hopefully that will work.

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I laughed so much at this I threw up a little, then I laughed some more.
I would be worried about the melee weapon would get caught in the girly fishnet stocking on his arm.
Take care
Matthew

Looking very nice and good use of outline. You can def extend that piece.
What was the artist’s name?

Take care
Matthew

@buttwheat 119165 wrote:

I will have to agree Most of the space is wasted with a bunch of crap that no one cares about (level, points, how many post, awards, ect.) who gives a fuck then there is this tiny little box were the actual post is WTF? Now that I have used this more it pisses me off more.

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Absolutely hating the…

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it taken such a fucking enourmous amount of time and thigns are still broken now.

will hopefully be able to fix the remaining issues while the forum is live though.

the embedded videos and stuff should now be working again

just got to work on thr translations and such and then some big announcements to be made also!!

Hi

I personally don’t have an inner lip but when I was studying tattoos and tattoo culture many ppl I spoke with all stated the same issues from theirs;

The inside lip has softer tissue so that the pigment of the ink tends to blowout much easier leaving the tattoo looking blurred and messy.

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I am all for getting an apprenticeship as you state paper to skin is 2 worlds apart.

Also there are many fine techniques that an artist can show you on machine control, pressure, use of contrast etc that unless shown you will not learn.

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Hi

The style of tattoo you want is called naive style art (child like drawings).

Check out the Haitian artist Préfète Duffaut for style (or simply look at artists who draw in this style using google images) and then find a tattoo artist and say can you do something similar to this style but showing your idea.

Write the idea down and break it d…[Read more]

Now that is some proper art!

Hi Wardy

Nice piece for your nan.
My grandad used to make them as toys when he was a boy/teenager in Russia.

I think they are called Matryoshka (nesting) but sometimes ‘babushka’ which meant woman (in traditional sense).

I know that they sometimes used to make them as love gifts to girlfriends or fiance’s (I think because they had no money so…[Read more]

Hi,

First of all I like the tattoo idea and think it will look good with the right font – just make sure you go 12 pt or bigger so it don’t blur out in future.

The ribs it has to be said are a sadist’s playground of pain. 😮

I spent 33 hours on my back and when the artist did the edges of my back ribs I was in serious pain. Frankly it was…[Read more]

Hi Mistress

First of all apologies for not commenting earlier – work and other demands take up far too much of my time and not enough on my hobbies (posting here 🙂 ).

I like your sleeve a lot and think that it is a good mix as not too busy and can really focus in on butterflies and lady birds which set the piece off nicely.

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Hi Wardy

Whilst I am happy to ‘agree to disagree’ on the matter of conspiracy sources – we are all entitled to our own opinions, I would express concern at citing David Ike as a source.

This guy back in the early-mid 90’s started a turqouise coloured shell suit wearing group of followers and convinced them he was their religious leader and was…[Read more]