Love the concept!!

Out of interest is it an Octopus or a giant squid fighting the whale?

19…. was a late bloomer!! :D:D:D:D

Wish I’d gone bigger from the beginning!!!

Well had it finished a week ago, really chuffed with it. Decided to go all Black and Gray… sorry about the kak pic, but haven’t got my camera on me!

I had another 2 hours work done on my ribs last Tuesday. Totals up to 5 hrs on my ribs, trust me it’s a sensitive area though! Chest, shoulder blades, spine, bicep were nothing compared to the ribs! Didn’t stop me afterwards booking another 3 hour session early Feb for the other side of my ribs!

Interesting thread this. I’ve been tattooed by 5 different artists, and as Tattooedhunter said they all have their own after care theories. My ex housemate was a very experienced tattooist and I watched him work a lot and found his aftercare seemed to work the best for me. I’ve heard some artists recommend keeping the tattoo covered for a few…[Read more]

Definitely!! Before you get inked ask to see the artists portfolio! If they are cagey or tell you no, then they probably haven’t got a very good reputation.

Definitely the ribs for me… chest wasn’t nearly as bad has the work done on my rib cage! Got another 3 hour session this monday there too… eish not looking forward to it!

bittytoffee… ya that’s my feeling!! I think if the lily stays as just line work it’ll be lost in the whole piece. At the very least going to suggest some lightgrey shading of the lily. I’ll discuss colour with my artist when I have it completed on Monday next week.

Thank god for cover ups!!

There are some really terrible ones out there… only consolation is that I’ve seen some really amazing cover up work turning even the worst tattoo into something amazing!

With reference to what L3arn1ng 2 7a77o0 said. Are the hands and the heart not done in grey as opposed to the rest which is in black?

Really nice piece by the way, love the idea of the text and I think it fits perfectly where it is! 🙂

You think I should get some light shading added to the water lily flower?

Ya the oil company I fly for blocks a lot of sites at their camps for no good reason!! 😮