Looking good, solid

because it is so large I dont think a cover up would be easy, might end up being real big, Id get it lasered

well thats better, at least she didnt book over your chance, I can imagine how you feel, I couldnt wait for Carlos, Id lose it!

definately chill till it fully heals,

no doubt this piece will really jump in color, good spacing and fairly solid linework, I think its going to look great

Carlos is in my opinion the finest black and grey artist on earth, she’d have to cancel or go alone…………sorry man, that’s jacked up

well if you need any help let me or yodaddy or some other members know…………Id love to see all of our members covered!

Ive met alot of artists all over, if we can ever help you with shop info, artist info just shout,
I love ink, ink on me, ink on you, doesnt matter, all this new great work coming out, I just like to see people getting…[Read more]

welcome to the forum……………….yup, I am addicted, bad

great story, I like a good story behind a tattoo

thread jacker assault, a piece like you are thinking of getting could cost $40 in a trailer to $400 for a really good local text and lettering specialist………….I would suggest you choose a good artist, then get a price and pay what they want

I believe your right yodaddy, taking care of the canvas, really good care should help the piece last longer,

working on it, still working, Im not a fan of trying to heal big ink in the Georgia summer weather so the next larger stuff isnt till fall, but some small stuff till then,

yodaddy I am waiting on some pics from you! Im running out of skin

Artists speed varies widely, that piece is gonna take 4-6 hours for regular guy, check rates in your area, please tip

Go for as much ink as you can, my back isn’t very sensitive, you can dance onit ten hours, tip every session for best results

Im not going out of my way to look for fine detailed tatoo but if Oleg was tattooing here in town today Id be in an 8 hour sitting!

the other debate, we see older men and women at conventions that have pieces from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s that are revered because of the artis who did them or just that fact that it is such early work,

now to the general public it looks like an old wreck of a tatoo, but a Bert Grimm original looks damn fine to me now in 2012

will I care if…[Read more]

also in defense of fine detail artists that dont need my defending,

no one said certain tattoos wouldnt need a touch in 10-20 years, is there anything wrong with their work, no, its as perfect as it can be…………..but they cant stop the ravages of time, sun, growth, body aging, etc…………you all know this is ink locked in the dermis…[Read more]

that is a decision only you can make, I choose not to choose that kind of work,

I am 48 years old, been in shops every week all over the world since I was 15, hell, Im going today,
I KNOW what happens, I am not guessing, I have seen the detail dissappear, people I know wear some of the pieces I have seen fade and change drastically, I watch them…[Read more]

Myke Chambers is world renowned for his crisp simple designs, this traditional is proven, it will last forever!

Mike Demasi is known for his amazing color portraits, notice now in 2012 how has has cooled off on the detail and uses alot of negative space……………smart man!

Kurt Flagerland worked with Russ Abbott and it shows, amazing color…[Read more]

I know we would like our tattoo to look the same 20 years from now as it does now, but it wont,

worse yet lines dont always grow the same the entire length of the line!, they may grow thicker on one end and not the other, cant help, nothing you can do about that kind of stuff,
one part may grow the other part wont!…………this kind of stuff…[Read more]

good stuff!