kcgreyhound;106344 wrote:
I have been teaching high school for 14 years. I’m now ready to get a full sleeve, but I’m hesitant because of my occupation. I have worn 0g ear plugs at work for all of my career, and never a word has been said about it. I also wear a labret piercing…no comments. Sometimes students will ask, “Do they let you wear…[Read more]

Maybe your getting confused. Many of the great artists, draw the design then transfer the outline onto the paper and transfer it onto the skin. There may have been many many hours that has gone into the 30 second transfer onto the skin. With many of these traces there has been quite a bit of back and forth between the customer and artist over…[Read more]

Very Nice.

Welcome. Enjoy. Warning they are addictive.

Welcome, nice work, although I prefer a coat of Arms you can eat. Make sure you post the finished result

Welocme, by the sound of it your drawing skills are better than mine. I go with my vague concepts to my tattooist then after some discussion we come up with the design.

Welcome. The US military has some strange rules relating to to tattoos, it maybe worth checking them out (if you haven’t) as a number of the forces don’t permit tattoos to be showing when in a PT uniform.

Nice, Can’t wait for a better photo. Did you get the elbow tattooed, or is it just red from the tattoo around it?

Welcome, I trust you enjoy it here

I prefer full sleeves, but then I’m biased – I have half sleeves and I’m making an appointment to turn them into full sleeves. They would have been better if I had gone full to start with.

Ummm I think we have been here a few days before. In fact
“I said don’t mention comments recommending I don’t get the tattoo because of my age. Also I don’t know how active members on a tattoo forum are so uneducated but it is perfectly legal for me to get a tattoo with parental consent at age…[Read more]

Very nice. Welcome

KittyKat, they are from Perth (Western Australia) apart from 3 weeks a year there is contest between Hell and Perth to see which is the hottest (and the smart people ain’t backing Hell). I also like tattoos that are partially hidden, so long as you can make out what is going on. If they are going to be frequently partially hidden I think less…[Read more]

It depends on the person and the tattooist, but Armpits, Elbows, Knees are I think universally the worst (not from experience yet). Ribs (pending on the build of the person) are also up there. Basically the less padding between the tattoo and bone the more it’s gunna hurt.

Very Nice. I was expecting it would be BIG and you didn’t disappoint. When is the other hand getting the same treatment? Has your hand started to swell, as apparently a lot hand tattoos do?

I would track down a good tattooist. This is frequently used as a throw away line, so in case you already know please accept my apologies.

How to find a good Tattooist.
Stage 1 finding them
Ask around e.g. here, but you need to give you r location and approximate distance you are prepared to travel
Look on the net for studios that meet your…[Read more]

Don B,
I know the year is young, but have you approached any tattoo studio’s yet? I don’t know what your current job is, but I suspect your skills are being wasted, if it’s not some sort of illustration job, you are certainly talented and will one day make a great tattooist. There are a number of apprentices here, doing some amazing work,…[Read more]

You could always put the names around the cross in an oval / circle pending on the style of the cross, but I agree with the others that in the cross it would be to cluttered.

There are a number of Paramedics here whom will know all the answers, who will hopefully see your thread. I know what normal things thins the blood, many Headache and anti inflammatory tablets are blood thinners, so stay away from them. Coffee is blood thickener, although I don’t know in what quantities and time period (in large quantities…[Read more]