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The lions would be best at around 1/2 inch and the scroll is a banner within the top of the tattoo where the name goes with the line work around it as a border.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome

Nice collection you have building up there.

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Matthew

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It is the interpretation on Levictius which is more to deal with scarification (but they include tattooing) that tattooing which was quite a common practice amongst the early hebronite tribes.

I have written a piece on tattooing prejudice and religion feel free to have a read and comment.

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Matthew

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Dont for get to post up your ink and enjoy the session.

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Matthew

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There was another thread with a similar theme if I recall why not have a snorting bull with a 4 leaf clover brand done on the shoulder?

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Matthew

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I really love the concept art even in the rough art – you have a talent there and a pro artist will def make that a great tattoo.

Are you sure on placement? The back is a big area and you may want to do a backpiece in the future. That piece would make a storming chest piece over the heart.

Eitherway post up when you are done i am sure it…[Read more]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

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matthew

Very nice piece you have had done there.

Kudos to you and the artist.

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matthew

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Sorry for your loss.

It is a nice wip and I am sure will look great once it is completed.
Please post up the end tat.

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matthew

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For a portfolio the key part is have it professionally presented. There is nothing worse than dragging in a few scraps of paper with drawings sketched on the back of a bus ticket etc.

Each piece should represent you as a professional so I would suggest A4 per piece (for ease of transportation).
They should also be mounted and sealed. If you…[Read more]

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Basically you mark out the sections on your legs with a marker and divide them up into sections according to size and placement.

Then you photograph each area so it shows the boundary and measurement and add the design by photoshop – you can also mark out the same with paper. each section should contain the image you want adding as a guide to…[Read more]

Not seen that one – damn the mental image of Cartman popping lipstick has put me off my breakfast :p

Thanks guys!
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Matthew

Hi and welcome.

As suggested feel free to read through the blogs or my wordpress blog it will get you upto speed on the basics of the tattooing experience.

Pain wise it starts at a cat scratch upwards and depends on the indvidual’s tolerance to pain no 2 are alike however the areas that tend to be the most painful are those close to bone;

Ribs…[Read more]

I was 26 because I grew up in an area where just about everybody had diy tats or gang/prision tats and I thought they looked shit.

I was tempted at 14 to get one done with am mate in the back of the pet store but the place was filthy so i said no.

I am happy with all my tattoos and I wouldn’t want to remove any.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome

Looking forward to sharing your ink.

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Matthew

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If bio-mech you can have a piston and circuit board running through the skin and showing as exposed flesh with the flag as a torniquet.

Otherwise is there any particular tool car badge or mechanic based item that appeals to you or symbolises that part of your life?

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Matthew

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Ink put in the ear is never good and they all have a tendency to blur. I have seen many that have blobbed after only a year or so it simply is not a good place to hold tattoo pigment.

As for paying for tattoo removal that really comes under the argument of whether you executed the service correctly at the time and the customer was…[Read more]

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Thanks I was thinking is it a acronym or something.

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Matthew

Yeah I found that some mad legislation I was chatting with artists who would say well been ‘open’ for 7 years but been tattooing 20 you know how it is…

I always say that legalisation means that it can be backed by better legislation and checks.

I am hoping to visit again next year so I can see some of my extended family.

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Matthew

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Well the design concept looks good – I can visualise the changes.

My main concern is actually the lions at the bottom – if you are going to add them they will need to be bigger and more detailed to avoid them going blobby with age.

I would also crop the centre so that the wording rests just above the guitar head as this will focus the eye on…[Read more]