Yeah, sorry. It’s not a matter of time, it’s a matter of a mind stuck in overdrive. You are probably right, that model does look like a dodo

This is a tough one. This is clearly a tattoo that has deep personally meaning to you and whatever we may think about the design will probably be trumped by the fact that your daughter drew it and the deep feelings you must have about it. At this point you need to go and talk to a few artists until you find one that you are comfortable with and…[Read more]

This is a tough one. This is clearly a tattoo that has deep personally meaning to you and whatever we may think about the design will probably be trumped by the fact that your daughter drew it and the deep feelings you must have about it. At this point you need to go and talk to a few artists until you find one that you are comfortable with and…[Read more]

The search button is your friend.

Wash 3-4 times a day with antibacterial soap, use unscented lotion and relax. If you picked a real artist you are mainly fighting off any infections that will affect the wound.

Hey man, Cool tat. It’s pretty good- way better than the average tat we see floating around on this site here. I’m really happy that you are happy with your ink.

That said, if you are going to go full sleeve on this you should stay open to other artists. I think you could get more detail in there and the composition could be better. Here are…[Read more]

You guys are way off base. You really shouldn’t just make shit up to be funny. This guy clearly posted this because he was into the tattoo… and it needed someone with some knowledge to explain it. Enter me.

This tattoo has origins in the east african tribe called the Med-alladoris. The Med-alladoris have a strong cultural tie to the growing and…[Read more]

Here’s the progress from the other night. This was 6 straight hours of tattooing and by the end I was DONE! He still has a lot of work to do on both this tat and the doc from further up on my bicep. We are going to see how dark the girl heals up and then darken the doc and blend a little more. We still need white highlights and a lot of work on…[Read more]

Rockysmom;72459 wrote:
What was her artist’s recommendations for aftercare? I have never heard of using vitamin e, just aquaphor or other similar lubrication.

Me either. Antibacterial soap three times a day, unscented lotion. Forget the Vit E, IMHO

teh_universe;72462 wrote:
Hi everyone. I want to get a tattoo. I have a half-sleeve I’m planning, but I don’t want to get that for a while. But I do want to get something on my left arm. (Half-sleeve is for my right arm.) Unfortunately, I’ve never gotten a tattoo before, and I’m not sure what to get. I’m not religious, and I don’t want something…[Read more]

zinni;72465 wrote:
Thats brilliant! So when you say four characters and four quadrants does that mean 16 or four? Please excuse my lack of knowledge

The way I see it going down would be as follows:

Left arm:

One good character on your inner bicep
One good character on your inner forearm
One bad character on your outer bicep
One bad…[Read more]

Rockysmom;72460 wrote:
Honestly, I would pick one set of characters and fill the sleeve up with elements from the video game. Otherwise it’s just a bunch of characters all over the place.

Not sure I 100% agree here. I wouldn’t get lots and lots of little characters but if you picked, say, 4 per arm and used them in the 4 quadrants of your arm…[Read more]

I agree with Gnarly. At this point there isn’t anything “more respectable” that you can cover this up with with out making the situation worse for yourself. As I see it, you have two choices.

1)Suck it up and live with your poorly thought out choice or
2) man up and get it lasered. this will probably leave a scar.

I hope your choice doesn’t…[Read more]

The problem is that you have to cover it with something much bigger than the original and very dark. You would probably have to get it lightened a bit by laser first. It doesn’t look all that bad. If you wanted to get creative about it maybe you could have a sun rise coming up behind it? That would make sense for the Moose to be black and you…[Read more]

how about a giant dumbbell?

It looks like a headless, legless and tailless technicolor two stripe tiger in full bondage with Wal-E keeping a close eye.

Yeah, I somehow find time between reruns of star trek: the next generation and the Anime channel (I had to get a Japanese cable provider for that) to put down the cheetos, wipe my hands on my pants and interact 500 times with my fellow tattoo peers here on this forum, who, for the most part, don’t even know my first name.

I’m 3/4’s rockstar.…[Read more]

From what I have heard it’s no more painful than getting the tat in the first place. If it means that much to you than it’s worth the effort.

By the way, feel special, I just gave you my 500th post. 🙂

http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=cross+wrist

Try here too.

THis is a tough one. You have large, dark spots on your arm. You would have to cover them with dark shading. The best best for you is to laser it a few times to lighten the color and then figure it out from there. I can’t think of anything you can do that would fit in between the tat you already have.

It doesn’t look so bad and you are pretty…[Read more]

This is a strange thread!

I agree that there are parts of the outline that don’t work but I also understand that there is A LOT of work between now and the end of the tattoo. I hope that the OP can take the solid opinions that Arnivider threw out there and just pay attention as the process goes on.

I think Arni brings up some really great…[Read more]