Thanks Asenath for the post up I am useless when it comes to getting images set up right.

Also thanks for the kind comments – you do get a bit paranoid at times because I have spent so long on this piece I am constantly looking at it and thinking how best to progress.

My next dilemma is whether to get the horns coloured or black and shade…[Read more]

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The artist will draw up the tattoo as part of the service they offer but if you have photos or pics of the inspiration as well as the sketch this would be a major help to them.

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Matthew

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There are many water and vegetable based oils that can be used eg palm oil which do not contain petroleum so you should be fine.

Good luck with the tattoo and post up when you are done.

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Hi and welcome and ignore Joker is just jealous he cannot be one of the chosen! 😀

What are you planning on having done?

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Hi and welcome.

There was me about to ring up all my single female friends and say hey I saw this great advert..:p
Just teasing good to have you on board and feel free to share tattoo ideas.

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No it does not sound girly at all I am having plenty of flowers added to my backpiece. That is if you mean cherry blossoms in the form of petals?

Is Cherry Blossom a Marvel comic character?

If so you can prob have it so that she is reflected in the chest of venom distorted and such.

With the right artist eitherway will look good. (I can…[Read more]

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I fully agree with Chief there is nothing worse than saltwater on unhealed ink.

If you are completely scab free then possibly but it takes upto 6 weeks for a tattoo to fully heal beneath the surface so rubbing against a wetsuit is not a good idea.

If you really must I would suggest a strong barrier cream before putting on the skinsuit.

Take…[Read more]

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The issue of adding to the tattoo concept depends on the factors of how big you are willing to go.

I would suggest against a dragon as the style of the anime girl is actually modern tech as opposed to feudal or fanatasy so unless the dragon was of a tech/modern nature they may not meld together.

If you are going from scratch here is a link…[Read more]

That is some great work you got going on there.
I would possibly add a shrunken head on a spring like a creepy jack in the box.

Here is some melting clocks (the dali ones have already been covered…[Read more]

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I like the choice of the verses you have had done.

If the tattoo is the handwriting of those close to you then that is how it should look. I personally always think it makes it a bit more special.

My concern however is that you have had what looks liek a small blow out on the cross where the ink has seeped outwards from the outline.

I would…[Read more]

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With regards to the tattoo I will be honest it is not the best that I have ever seen but that said it is certainly not the worst either.

As for whether an anime character should have a fat arse is down to the individual wearing the ink. Admittedly the majority of Japanese artists draw their characters with their ideal in mind;

Massive…[Read more]

I am gonna toss it out there…

Anymore requests like that will get your arse banned 😉

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I have looked at this issue in the past and it really depends on the disclaimer you signed and whether the tattoo has been done in line with the interpretation of the artistic request made of them not the quality of the interpretation.

So for example I want an elephant and he does a really shitty stick image of an elephant I would be hard…[Read more]

Yes sorry you are right it was his brother in law who topped himself.

I thought it he did himself in with the syphilis but on checking it was the pneumonia – I still stand by the barking mad bit though! 😀

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To be honest they hurt where ever you get them and I get struck aroudn every 3-5 years for another.
I promised my wife my backpiece will be my last but it is always there in the back of your mind when you see a really great design you just know.

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To be honest Nihilsim and Existentialism are quite separate in their philosophies although one can support the other in the overall idea.

Nihilism is from the root latin word of nihil meaning nothing which in summary can be taken to believe that nothing actually exists or nothing has any moral value or worth so no action can be condemned as…[Read more]

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I certainly do have a laugh at some of the tattoos I have seen but lets face it if it makes that person happy then kudos to them.

I like elvish script – nothing wrong with fantasy tats

I even considered get Frodo tattooed on my arse screaming about his ring been destroyed but my wife ddint see the funny side.

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Hey Joker

As long as you aint a deviant 😉 I got a spare Matresse in England you can use on your travels.

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I think you have a great collection of ink and I am always amazed at how ppl always judge each other – dig deep enough and everybody has something they would hate to be picked on about.

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For the whole piece I would say be prepared for 4 hours to include breaks. If you have to trvael I would suggest booking the whole day from work etc as you will want travel and recovery time.

Size wise it will be better for bigger as discussed and 2″ is better than 1″ but depends on how big you want to go. However I would say…[Read more]