And, this goes without saying, no matter how much it itches, do NOT scratch it. Just rub the lotion on gently. Just the motion of the hand with the soothing lotion should take care of the itch (temporarily).

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Quote:
I have a very thick skin when it comes to my own tattoos I am surrounded by friends and family that hate them. I openly say I couldn’t give a rats arse if they like it or not the fact is I like it. If others share that feeling then that is a bonus, if not I am not shedding tears.

You’re a better man than me then man. I headbutted the…[Read more]

Rather than Kanji, which are are the only tattoo imagery more played out than fairies, butterflies, and skulls, why not get a larger piece with imagery that means something to you with their names worked into the design? I saw this one memorial piece that was flowing vines with flowers with the names worked into the vine work. Yes, vines are also…[Read more]

Tits or GTFO!!

…errr, wrong fourm. I meant pics of your TATS not TITS, or GTFO. :p

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Demure;33933 wrote:
Interesting, just not my style.

What she said. Maybe I’m a racist bastard, but for some reason, chinese dragons just don’t look right on white guys to me….unless it’s a zombie chinese dragon, in which case, it’s just fucking awesome.

Still, the line work on it is solid–it’s gonna be a good piece.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

The last thing I’m putting on an open, possibly still bleeding wound on my body is something that came outta someone’s “butt”.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

smallville_hero;34855 wrote:
sounds cool going back to college. hope you enjoy the forum. show us ya ink when ya get chance please.

Already done my man ^_^

Love. Peace. Metallica.

So, here’s the plan. I am totally gonna get Miley Cyrus tattooed life size across the back of my body. Then I’m gonna sneak into her room, remove the mirror from her wall, and stand perfectly still. In this manner will I learn her inner most secrets so when I meet her in real life I can use them to win her heart away from that pedo Jason…[Read more]

The reason you don’t get solid answers is because there aren’t any. Unlike with most professions, there is no set standards for tipping tattoo artists, reguardless of whether they own the shop. For instance, my guy (who’s the owner) did a back piece for me that was done over eighteen hours broken up into three six hour sessions. His tip–a…[Read more]

Izarrasink;34793 wrote:
You always have such good advice matthew, i go in to look at posts see you’ve answered and think ….say no more lol:D

Yeah man, what she said. All to often I think of a response to a post, read down, and see that you already said it, and said it better than I would have.

Cut it out asshole. You’re making the rest of…[Read more]

Only, only about eighteen hours plus four of touchups. I did all eighteen in three six hour sessions (not including lunch and smoke breaks–me and my artist both needed a nic fix several times).

Weird thing is, that squid took much, much longer than that back piece did, even though the squid came alone almost five years later.

Thanks for the…[Read more]

That seems like alot of effort Matthew man when he could just use a powersander.

(by the way, LOF’nL man)

Lover. Peace. Metallica.

As long as you don’t have rolls, you’re fine, and as long as you don’t get them, you’ll continue to be fine.

So lay off the fried foods fatty 😀

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Bloodtrocuted by Deathklock.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

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Oh my god, I don’t know which of you is a more hilarious idiot. Seriously, you’ve made my night.

sesso;26997 wrote:
are you being serious? i have never heard of this

On second thought, he’s the most hilarious idiot in this thread. Thank you my friend, you’ve brought a smile to my face.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

My back piece.

You can’t read the text in that pic, but it reads “Squeeze and suck the day, Carpe Diem Baby”, lyrics from the Metallica song “Capre Diem Baby”.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

While that’s reasonable Outlaw man, my guy usually quotes me a price and sticks with it reguardless of how much time he puts into it. While technically he charges $100 an hour, he put about 20 into the zombie squid on my arm and only charged me $600 (plus tips, which I have to force on him).

But, on the other hand, I’m a walking portfolio of his…[Read more]

What he said man, and, hell, for that matter your artist can only give you a ballpark. He might be feeling like crap the day of your appointment and it could seriously slow him down, or he could be on a serious caffiene high and whip it out in no time.

So, other than your artist’s ballpark, it’ll get done when it gets done.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

A) Go to a doctor asap. Yes, it Is that serious, go now! Hopefully, it’s just minor muscle irritation.

B) Jesus Titty-Fucking Christ, don’t EVER do that again. There’s a reason anyone with even the most basic understanding of tattooing tells you to go to a reputable professional–Hint: because of shit like this.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Now THAT is dedication to your dog man. I think my pit bull’s gonna be envious.

Love. Peace. Metallica.