wow, I really hope this wasn’t one of those “I think I got a shitty tattoo so I’ll test the waters before I claim it on my body” type posts. If it is you, go back to an artist, preferably in a shop this time, and get it redone.

Demure;66125 wrote:
The quality and lighting of that photo makes it hard to tell how well your tattoo is doing. So I have no comment on the progress of your healing without a better picture.

…Stole my words right out of my mouth. Seriously, the quality of feedback you get and the quality of the photograph are directly proportional.

Cool, It’s tough to know how someone is going to take you when you can’t see each other, you know what I mean?

Once you get the general idea, IE, You want an eagle flying through a cloud that looks like the flag of whatever country you may like then we can help you refine that Idea. It’s just tough when you have nothing… we can’t know what…[Read more]

It’s interesting, I’m going in on may 12th for a tat that was mildly inspired by the same voodoo doll photo. It’s morphed to the point that it’s not really all that similar any more but I saw yours one there and I thought that was interesting. Check out this photo of a sketch I did for a different tattoo later on based on the same thing:

I’m…[Read more]

I think you are asking us the question you should be asking yourself. What does this mean to you? What represents a non-conformity ideal to you? What symbols speak to you?

Asking us to come up with things that are meaningful to you is a direct conflict to the meaning of your tattoo. If you are the person who “should never change your personality…[Read more]

“Anime enthusiast tattooist”- I hope this is a thing because it sounds ridiculously cool.

gnarly;66029 wrote:
Not always.

As it’s already been said, a picture would definitely be helpful. Do you just want to add more words? Or would you consider adding some images?

I wrote up this while thing about how sushi is defined as raw fish and how you could possibly think that it was sometimes cooked but I decided to google it first and…[Read more]

Personally I think it’s way too much verbage for the inside of your bicep. It’s either going to wrap at least half way around or it will be cramped and possibly be illegible in a couple of years.

Why do you want all that text? Is the whole thing important or can you sum it up in a line?

I don’t have the photoshop skills that you guys have but….

Those hands, with the rosaries.. what if you added an angel in profile looking up towards your should wrapping around the back of your arm to the hands? I mean, the hands that are there will be the angels hands and you just add the body to it with wings and a robe and all that jazz.…[Read more]

(just for reference to my story, I work mon-friday 8ish-8ish and I have weekends off)

Last night I woke up on the hour every hour freaking out because in my reoccurring dream I had a massive meeting with the CEO’s of a few companies that I could not miss. Every hour I woke up, checked the time on my phone, saw that I was X:00 and then I fell back…[Read more]

Great work!

And GOD DAMN women with sleeves are sexy….

This is where the fun starts…. But you are a long ways off from getting your tattoo, though. I would start with a list of ten things that define who you are or inspire you. That list might be philosophies in your life, things you have identified with and maybe some stuff you think is just plain cool. Mull this list over, think about it day and…[Read more]

How much is it fading? the reason I’m asking is because they fade a bit naturally during the healing process. Think about it: you have ink sitting right there at the surface, wet, fresh and beautiful. It heals, and a few layers of skin grow over it…. You can see why it would settle in a bit, yes?

do you still have scabs at four weeks? that’s a…[Read more]

can you put a URL up so we can go see it? I’m really more just curious…

I bit my tongue so hard that it bled and it bled a lot so I took a paper towel and pushed it on there and stuck it there and after 20 minutes I took it off and when I did it ripped the cut open again causing the bleeding to start all over agin.

Wow, what a shitty tattoo! was your artist drunk?

Just kidding, it’s amazing! I can’t wait to see the finished product.

Great looking tattoo… I’m glad you have a great relationship with your wife because if you didn’t this would take a lof of explaining to the next young lady that comes along 🙂

Welcome, can’t wait to see the photos!

Very nice tattoo! Looks great!

LiezeLFeliZ;65961 wrote:
I’m wondering if there is numbing cream in the market that you can recommend.. I’m going to have my first tattoo at my lower back and some of my friends told me it really hurt. i just want the tattoo not the pain!:(

The pain of the tattoo is the whole point. It’s the cathartic experience that makes getting a tattoo…[Read more]