Tattoo Forum | LotusCordova | Activity https://www.thetattooforum.com/members/lotuscordova/activity/ Activity feed for LotusCordova. Thu, 21 May 2026 07:09:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c6d163a80e091e783950551708ee3566 replied to the topic Just a rant really! What better place to share it! in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/32576-just-a-rant-really-what-better-place-to-share-it/#post-80564 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:20:57 +0000 If sagging ink is all I have to worry about at the age of 80….Im doing good. Im more worried about things like bladder control and the ole’ heart. haha

]]> cd78c6e6cfbb9373faaa776b2e17b49b replied to the topic Washing/ in the forum Tattoo Aftercare http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-aftercare/32388-washing/#post-79156 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:38:59 +0000 Vasiline for the first day or two….then I switch to an uncented lotion. Everyone skin is different, so as long as you arent picking off scabs, and putting to much lube on that its soaking in causing the scabs to fester up…..and not putting on anything harsh, you will be good. I wash mine a couple of times a day. Just taking dial antibacterial…[Read more]

]]> 8fb179292edc9c4c7426a35dbb111613 replied to the topic Sleeve/half sleeve question in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32364-sleevehalf-sleeve-question/#post-78995 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:01:08 +0000 Thats why we consult, take a down payment (that goes towars the work) then draw. People are to flakey to work off of the fact they “really” want it.

]]> b5a3d7715de84ed47bf9ba35f333d1bf replied to the topic My bodysuit progress in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32373-my-bodysuit-progress/#post-78994 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:57:57 +0000 Impressive!! About how many hours do you have in, and over what time span?

]]> a9c01cde1ad93401e7c2664e6f593f8b replied to the topic Sleeve/half sleeve question in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32364-sleevehalf-sleeve-question/#post-78946 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:36:48 +0000 Yea, I havent really tought about it much untill recently. People calling saying they need to set an appointment to come in and work on a sleeve design…then when they get there, it a large shoulder piece, or a piece on the underside of the forearm. I just try to explain its not that it stretches from point to point, but has to “engulf” the area.

]]> fd17b6f9a539a3f86f3d970ba3532b3c replied to the topic First Tat, LOVIN it. Finish the sleeve ? in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32247-first-tat-lovin-it-finish-the-sleeve/page/2/#post-78913 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:48:22 +0000 Man, that looks real nice. Post some pics when you get some color in there and keep us updated. Also, I like the swallow idea in there as well to finish it off.

]]> 94b5e45154028c2f65489e822f15dca1 replied to the topic Help in new Tattoo in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/32344-help-in-new-tattoo/#post-78871 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:14:26 +0000 Stu;57409 wrote:
Bit harsh I feel BIB as not everyone knows forum ettiquite and can push people away with that attitude! :rolleyes:

In regards to your question frankiedux – you haven’t said what style, size etc etc personally I’d start looking at something on google searches or the gallery to get ideas

Forum ettiquite is on the main page.…[Read more]

]]> 07d5dac43e2efbddc9dec132af3c8221 replied to the topic Help with finding a Design?? in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/32358-help-with-finding-a-design/#post-78870 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:11:24 +0000 Swing by a book store. You can find lots of traditional dragons in books in the art section. Scour the web, they arent hard to come by really.

]]> 3ef39a66e9f2c0f04a9c11e3eef6de42 replied to the topic Looking to get my first tattoo, need some advice. in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/32352-looking-to-get-my-first-tattoo-need-some-advice/#post-78869 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:09:28 +0000 You have a general idea…and the rest is up to you. So like you said in your post, get motivated and pick it out. Someone cant choose a language and saying FOR you.

You need to study up on it a bit….thats the best advice you are going to get.

]]> b846493766d32c51c3f1b4aa539ae94f replied to the topic White Tattoos in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/32324-white-tattoos-2/#post-78550 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:51:20 +0000 With the Skin Candy UV white, you can see it a little bit with out the blacklight. Its very light, like the discoloration of a light scar. But hey, if your hanging out in a room with blacklights….You will be the coolest!

Skin Candy has a youtube demo out there with them using the ink if you want to search it out.

]]> 866e04523b4a2325a396f10f0f28803d replied to the topic My Fore arms!!!! in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/31106-my-fore-arms/page/2/#post-78543 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:42:53 +0000 Really like the design on your left forearm. Looks good man. You working on filling both arms up at once? I would love to get that much work done, and I work in a shop!!

Keep the thread updated with the progress….Congrats on owning some really nice ink.

]]> d8a4e01695e8587c57511c4f0efea980 replied to the topic My second tattoo (Half sleeve) in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32300-my-second-tattoo-half-sleeve/#post-78533 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:01:33 +0000 Joker1;57033 wrote:
A lot of people would say you’d have to do under the arm as well to consider it a half sleeve.

A half sleeve should be inked all the way around indeed. As of right now, you have a nice dragon tattoo on your arm…..not a half sleeve.

]]> f7f419ea5c1d2503483dfa25f2eb7c28 replied to the topic 2010 in the forum General Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/off-topic/general-discussion/32316-2010/#post-78532 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:55:32 +0000 “May 2010 bring lots of ink to us all”

-Happy New Year-

]]> 894b439d6d2c44ec85d82b3c918a28d9 replied to the topic Cover up ideas in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/32319-cover-up-ideas-3/#post-78531 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:53:46 +0000 Id say from the looks of it, and shape….your artist should be able to make the first pic work for you. CAts head would cover a bulk of the “body”….and the roses can cover the “butt and the head” of the two…..Critters.

Good luck on the Cover.

]]> a7023344314246bea1b61417e009b634 replied to the topic Full Sleeve tattoo in the forum Tattoo Aftercare http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-aftercare/32322-full-sleeve-tattoo/#post-78530 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:51:01 +0000 Well of course you will be swollen and bruised. I think people kinda of lose focus on what the tattoo machine is actually doing to you, weather you feel pain at the time or not. If you go to the doctor and get a little shot, you most of the time have a bruise the following day, and are tender in that area. Think, or TRY to imagine how many times…[Read more]

]]> 4ba812d9f23bb3bb6a9d86f8d36a07bd replied to the topic May the force be with you! in the forum Introduce Yourself http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/introduce-yourself/32317-may-the-force-be-with-you/#post-78529 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:43:25 +0000 Comics: Check
Star Wars: Check
Action Figures: Check
Horror Movies: ????

You have just about everything down to the T to make it in the industry!! ha. Welcome!

]]> b16240c44a851262d4e2d4658f4a1733 replied to the topic White Tattoos in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/32324-white-tattoos-2/#post-78528 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:40:44 +0000 White doesnt hold up. Like Outlaw said above, maybe a bit of shading. A suggestion, just get the snowflake done in the light blue, with the white as hightlights to show reflection. That way, you still have the white and blue, and its doesnt stand out to much.

]]> 6034d342dc3a1d4608188006cfebb4c2 replied to the topic Hello World. in the forum Introduce Yourself http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/introduce-yourself/32320-hello-world/#post-78526 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:35:43 +0000 Its only takes one tattoo to get you hooked. Good luck on future ink!

]]> e046b3bd175b0a9ab6e94484a7db741c replied to the topic I know what I want - Just not good enough to draw it. in the forum Design Requests - Find An Artist http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-designs/design-requests-find-an-artist/32297-i-know-what-i-want-just-not-good-enough-to-draw-it/#post-78441 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:02:46 +0000 IF you dont mind my asking…What are you thinking of getting?

]]> 04ff327ef0cde1a44f8cf9689c78d72f replied to the topic New here, Hey all in the forum Introduce Yourself http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/introduce-yourself/32306-new-here-hey-all/#post-78440 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:58:13 +0000 Welcome. Sounds like a neat idea with the chasing koi.

]]> 38da67ef264183f2934fc6e1b8d4ed3e replied to the topic Is it acceptable to do this for a new tattoo? in the forum General Tattoo Discussion http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/general-tattoo-discussion/32305-is-it-acceptable-to-do-this-for-a-new-tattoo/#post-78438 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:54:00 +0000 Just make sure YOU ARE UP FRONT. If you start talking it over, and he or she starts sketching it up even while conversing, and you then mention you want to get it in a few months….You will leave a bad impression. Just look at portfolios, and express some ideas. Let the artist know you are really looking for a artist to do this piece, and…[Read more]

]]> 7159aee884e1aace778e0d434dc67aa2 replied to the topic Weird pain afterwards in the forum Tattoo Aftercare http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-aftercare/32301-weird-pain-afterwards/#post-78366 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:51:09 +0000 I know when I got my side worked on…..I felt pain all over!! You get bruised and beat up sitting in the chair for almost 5 hours. But in my case, after a few days, I could see light brusing. So I would say, yea…..Its normal. BUT as with anything, if it worsens or doesnt ease up, see a doctor. I think its just a result of being tattooed in a…[Read more]

]]> 18e63731aa1007665c64f5775289d225 replied to the topic Good evening in the forum Introduce Yourself http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/introduce-yourself/32290-good-evening-2/#post-78363 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:45:38 +0000 Im with Outlaw. If you like it, get it. Its art!! You like it because it looks good, thats enough. Does every person that owns a painting have a deep emotional story as to why they bought it? No indeed. You can get what you want, and just tie a meening to it that suits the person asking.

]]> 9b650850556dda8d7c0fe4a2561ce278 replied to the topic Seventh Sitting in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32299-seventh-sitting/#post-78361 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:42:05 +0000 Man, that is looking fantastic. Can you maybe upload to a site where we can see it closer? I just want to see everything in it, and I cant from the small picture.

]]> 8197bc14652d0f3f63cb805dbd6b8877 replied to the topic My second tattoo (Half sleeve) in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32300-my-second-tattoo-half-sleeve/#post-78360 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:38:24 +0000 Cant really see the line work to close, but from the distance looks good. Are you going to fill the rest of the upper arm, or just the area with the dragon??

]]> ac34dd9d34b9a5fc8388faa887c83d97 replied to the topic My latest work in progress in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32286-my-latest-work-in-progress/page/2/#post-78359 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:34:11 +0000 Thanks a ton guys!

]]> b1d89b76368c7b80308e6b89bdcc3566 replied to the topic Polish Hussar Tattoo. in the forum Tattoo Flash - Show Your Designs http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-designs/tattoo-flash-show-your-designs/32262-polish-hussar-tattoo/#post-78269 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:55:56 +0000 I like the sketch….looks like Derek Hess work, without the death and blood of course. ha

But its a neat design I would say…I would say in the finall piece, it would look really god, and add some needed depth, if there were dust kicking up from the horses hooves. You got it in there a little, but it would lok really nice if it actually ran…[Read more]

]]> eefa76b57da76dbf09e15cf841d0b005 replied to the topic Me & my Ink in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32264-me-my-ink/#post-78267 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:51:30 +0000 Blue1, I see you are from Louisiana as well. Where do you go to get tattooed?

]]> a8e6a41946182973abefb510579277d2 replied to the topic Body Mod in the forum Pierced Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/pierced-skin/32251-body-mod/#post-78264 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:36:56 +0000 I have seen this mod before. There is a body modification site on the web (I wont mention the name because im not sure of all the rules just yet) that has extreme body mods, and quite a few people have got into the elf ears.

I think the sharpening of the teeth is one that is TOO much…..for me anyway. I guess there are some that love to push the…[Read more]

]]> ab0740d3b30f59fe85863320411910ee replied to the topic Some f***ed up tattoo ideas in the forum Tattoo Ideas http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-designs/tattoo-ideas/32266-some-fed-up-tattoo-ideas/page/2/#post-78262 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:33:00 +0000 Joker, that kinda reminds me of a hot rod style paint scheme. It has that certain feel too it. I would say some nice pin striping coming from the flames would look real cool, but would leave alot of skin open and you said you want it to be full. How about something to go more with the voodoo doll piece? Like a new skool styled candle, or a burning…[Read more]

]]> d95c27d532ee154dd185395ec1ef0493 replied to the topic My latest work in progress in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32286-my-latest-work-in-progress/#post-78249 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:46:06 +0000 51czec.jpg

Heres my bicep on the same arm….I love this all red piece! This is about 8 months old…maybe a little older. Still bright and vibrant.

]]> dd04ef12bf882e15f780b0fe102caad4 replied to the topic My latest work in progress in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32286-my-latest-work-in-progress/#post-78247 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:41:03 +0000 Thanks. Just shooting for some original art, original ideas. I do appreciate the comments though.

]]> 6d13da84ce57cb3a37e02aef53d6c5b6 replied to the topic New Member here::Tattoo Apprentice in the forum Introduce Yourself http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/introduce-yourself/32285-new-member-heretattoo-apprentice/#post-78246 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:38:10 +0000 Ahh…well, makes me feel special! Its something I have always wanted to learn, just finally was persistant enough, and became a shop rat, brought in more drawings, and more people were showing up with my material to get put on them. I would always send them to my artist too. Finally, I got my foot in the door, and give 100% to the learning of it.…[Read more]

]]> f69a9d3589a16ae9bf417cef0ac5d657 replied to the topic My latest work in progress in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32286-my-latest-work-in-progress/#post-78243 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:18:02 +0000 BIKERinBLACK77;56778 wrote:
Looks good.
What’s the story behind this piece?

Story is basically….I wanted something to signify conspiracies. The lady on the front, on the roman styled column represents being blinded, having the wool over the eyes. There are other hidden images tucked away in the filigree. You have the skull near the elbow,…[Read more]

]]> 60e6c118cf36958541b2741e446a1180 replied to the topic My latest work in progress in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/32286-my-latest-work-in-progress/#post-78241 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:13:32 +0000 Thanks alot. I love it….and hopefully can get it finished off soon. Id like to incorporate a roman lion of some ort, maybe the lion head that is used as a “knocker” on some of pre modern doors. Other arm is going to be color, and have alread begun my side…..all by the teacher.

]]> a6dabdbd9991002a0ba238aa5688e99d replied to the topic New Member here::Tattoo Apprentice in the forum Introduce Yourself http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/introduce-yourself/32285-new-member-heretattoo-apprentice/#post-78235 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:57:38 +0000 Joker1;56773 wrote:
Welcome, we don’t get many apprentices on here 🙂

Is that because you get a lot of scratchers….or you just pulling my leg:D

]]> 129679735e6eb2bac300abe9d0686538 replied to the topic New Member here::Tattoo Apprentice in the forum Introduce Yourself http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/introduce-yourself/32285-new-member-heretattoo-apprentice/#post-78231 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:33:18 +0000 BIKERinBLACK77;56765 wrote:
Welcome to the forums.
Post some pictures of some of your sketches, and of the piece you do this weekend!
We’ll give you some feed back.

Cant wait to get some pics of it up when its done. Im going to do a gypsy/day of the dead piece, I wanted it to be my first one, and a good friend gave me the skin to do it on. I…[Read more]

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