I was going to go about my sleeve one piece at a time but my artist talked me out of it because it’s much easier to have everything blend together and look right in the tat.

Personally, I think this is a lot for one tat. I think you could make something really cool with the Squid/ship/lighthouse thing with maybe a storm and some water. That said,…[Read more]

The worst part of a really hot night is the thin layer of sweat that forms over my whole body- it actually prevents me from going to sleep. You wouldn’t think that what amounts to a spoonful of liquid could be so destructive- Which reminds me how much I hate football. I told the 7-eleven cashier today that he had to “help me Obi-Wan, you are my…[Read more]

looney bin escapee;75163 wrote:
start with a concept of sorts……go from there. If not, i’m just going to suggest a big plum tree with a dragon coming around it with a dead bunny on the side and some ants eating it with some mice playing in clover fields. Or some random shit like that. Hahaha.

Seriously, come up with at the very least a…[Read more]

Well, first of all, people will judge you about all kinds of stuff, black/white, short/tall, fat/skinny, old/young and many many more things. It is really sad and pretty lame but you are smart to understand and accept that even if it doesn’t make sense or is unfair.

Like you said, I would avoid the neck and above, and the elbows and below and…[Read more]

ppornan;75069 wrote:
Good god man, that is unbelieveable. I remember when you first posted the doc. It has come a long way. My favorite is the gas mask girl. What is going in the empty space above the skull? Any plans for future ink?

Patrick

This last section is going to be the window with the scene of desolation. The surreal parts of…[Read more]

xxTOPDOGxx;75074 wrote:
Talk about 360. Didn’t you just give that kid shit about wanting his face tattooed and now when this chick wants to pierce her cheeks similar to the thread about the woman that was told to put a bag on her head and she looks fantastic and should keep going.
I thought kids these days need to think of the long term and how…[Read more]

board_riider;75057 wrote:
That looks unreal, man!!! His work is amazing! Wear that with pride, for sure!
Nick is gonna be at a tattoo convention here in a couple week, my tattoo artist is actually getting some ink done by him there, so I’m gonna swing by and check it out for sure!!
And again, what a great piece! Love it, the black and grey is…[Read more]

Ok, it’s been a while since I updated this so I thought I would put some progress photos up. I’m going back in on Friday to start the work on the final part. We still need to go over the whole thing with white and to refine the detail’s a bit more. It’s good to be coming towards the end, watching the final pieces come together is really…[Read more]

I don’t have an issue with the 0/1’s and the japanese that you have above- I see where you are coming from and I think it’s pretty cool. The problem is putting them in a tat that will LOOK good together. I think you need something to tie the idea together.

How big are you going? I was going to suggest some sort of background image that these…[Read more]

It would be cool if you could do the asian script made out of a series of 0’s an 1’s. It would have to be a massive tat though for that detail and if youare going that big you might as well get something more detailed.

Keep on doing what you are doing- you look fantastic. What tats are you thinking of getting?

I guess it depends on what you are getting. From the link you provided it looks like this artist is strong on black and grey as well as portraits. The color… not so much. The first thing I look for is talent-does the artist make a tat look good. The second thing I consider is style.

I personally wanted a hyper-realistic incredible tat. While I…[Read more]

What are you thinking about getting for your tat? (I guess I’m curious about both of you so if you want to answer too that’s cool j!)

sunsplash;74958 wrote:
I’ll have to try taking the flash off and see what I can get. The kid handwriting is cool – like crayon scribble?

Here’s what I would do for the photograph:

Turn the flash off and go to a well lit window that is not in direct sunlight. Turn her faces the the lint is off to one side. Play with the light, take a few…[Read more]

I think it could be a cool tat but you need to change the light source. Instead of using a flash try to get the light to come from above and off to the side so that there are some shadows there to give the picture some depth. Once you get that I think it will look way better and a lot let creepy.

The quote you pick will also make the tat- the…[Read more]

What are we looking at here?

Is this flash, work that you have done, work you are thinking about doing?

this could be a great tattoo, I’m not sure it’s going to look that great in the long run in red but that’s just my opinion

ppornan;74875 wrote:
It’s not too detailed. That could be done easy, probably even better with finer detail. You just need to do your homework and find the right tattooer. Good luck.

Patrick

I think it’s really linear… do you want it to be all lines like this? You could take this idea and get it shaded instead and have a lot more detail…[Read more]

The main problem for me when I drink after I get a tat isn’t the oozing but the falling down/running into things/leaning on walls/annoying friends smacking it etc.

I agree, as long as you don’t get trashed you should be fine… maybe even better as sometimes the tat can be sore for a few days.

I agree with Patrick- this is where a good artist can really come in an help you make this both perfect for you and unique.

Welcome to the forum shane!