I think it would look great with cherry blossoms and crane tattoos are only feminine if the artist makes it that way in their interpretation.

It is same with any animal/bird you can ‘soften’ the features and make the eyes bigger etc to feminise the piece or not depending on tastes.

As for flowers etc I went for some big orchids on my backpiece…[Read more]

That is some awesome roses.

Kudos to your artist and to your wife for sitting through a painful piece like that. I don’t think I could survive a big piece on my side ribs.

Keep us updated it is going to look sweet when done.

Take care
Matthew

I have a serious case of ink envy going on here…
That is going to be one really sweet sleeve when it is finished.

As for the order you get it done – since you have the planets lined it does not really matter which order goes first.

That said psychologically I would go with the gasses first myself because you can get more area covered in the…[Read more]

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Aww thanks.

Actually I get a stacks of shit daily in my job and work with some right nasty bastards who break balls for a living. Which is why I totally understand your worries.

I had a guy today ranting about how is going to rape my wife and kill my family etc. I told him I was gay, my family are all already dead and I KNOW where he lives…[Read more]

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You tried tracing them on a light box? For that idea I won’t be greedy I will just take half of your first born :p

Take Care
Matthew

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I have seen quite a few similar designs on straight males – as they say you get done what pleases you.
I wouldn’t worry a damn about it and they make for great tattoos.

Take Care
Matthew

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You need to chill out the car will be fine and you cannot get a bite from the engine until you hit second or 3rd gear because up until then the engine is just idling over.

The guy is just talking shit if he was gonna do your car it would be the brake cable, body work/glass or sugar in the tank all of which would be an obvious calling…[Read more]

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You are best waiting at least 6 weeks (pref 8) before getting a cover-up done. This will make sure that the skin below the surface has fully healed and will make the process a smoother experience.

Black over black should be quite straight forward and a reputable artist would be able to handle it with no issues.

Be interested in seeing your…[Read more]

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Just to step in for a moment before it sets the forum alight 😉

In fairness Senior is entitled to his opinion tipping is a cultural thing and does not come as standard in the UK as maybe as much in the USA.

Certainly when I visited the states there was a larger expectation for tipping in all the service industries I used. It was no biggie -…[Read more]

It personally does not do it for me but honestly I can see why he would want to do it.

The thing with tattooing it is like any art;

Some ppl want to keep it personal and locked away like a painting in their vault, or ink under clothes a only a lover might see.

Others want to flaunt it on their walls and public galleries, or in this case their…[Read more]

Why not use the idea of fun as the filler material to the tattoos you are having done?

There is actually no rules stating you must have a conforming sleeve but why not use one element to tie the rest of them together.

A friend of mine has a lot of random tattoos mostly old school but he sued a number of roses and hearts as filler around them and…[Read more]

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Outlaw is right and being a tattoo artist he def knows his stuff.

The only way to get a solid white tattoo is to use pigment that has a seriously high level of lead in it. This would create the block white effect you want but end up causing you blood poisoning, brain damage, or a mixture of the 2.

‘Clean’ white pigment simply will not last…[Read more]

The key to a sleeve is the theme and filler that is used to join the tattoos together.

Personally I had no idea what a squirtle was and frankly that is is one creepy looking turtle! 😀

If you saw that crawling out of your garden pond you would most likely kick it over the fence.

Anyhow you could make a sleeve no problem out of it – either add…[Read more]

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You will likely get a better response if you tell ppl why? Also what you are going to use the information for?

Also what about yourself? Do you have piercings or tattoos? Do you want to get some – if so what type?

As for mine –

The portrait tattoo is of my wife. I got it because I always want a memory of her on me. A friend drew the…[Read more]

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Great collection of ink. Oddly you looked so much like my ex-wife i had to take a double take 😀
Then I realised no way as my ex-wife would never have gotten tattooed.

Take Care
Matthew

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You can get the whole thing relined and shaded better and work on the circles no problem.

I would also fill in the knotwork with white or colour highlights – not so bad just needs a bit of a tidy up.

Take Care
Matthew

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I should have worded my post better (thanks Wak – I have a tendency to think faster than I write 🙂 )

Surgical removal whilst an option – should be the last option you consider.

I put it there in case the tattoo was causing serious infection or pain where it would leave you no choice for the health of your body.

That said the human body is…[Read more]

Not many people realise this but your on a translation site now.

type whatever you want into a post and then go to the bottom of the page and click the flag of whatever language you want to view it in.

for instance if you go to the bottom and click the japan flag you get redirected to the following page…[Read more]

That is going to look sweet.

You know it won’t end with just the upper back 😉

Take Care
Matthew

LMAO

Matt