best bet is always the same…………….pic an artist whose porfolio you like…….grab whatever reference material you would like to show them, you dont need alot…………go visit them and sit for a consultation, book the artist and have your piece custom designed for you………..you cant go wrong……..

a professional artist doesnt…[Read more]

whoa……..please yes, do not dictate to any established artist what he or she is going to use ink wise, like I said to you, if you dont see what you like on his or her workspace, dont book them, artists (I am one in a different medium) are picky about what they use and would not accept ciriticism about their choices very well………instead of…[Read more]

heck yeah, I like it

cool a couple marylanders, I was born in baltimore city ne, grew up in towson, loch raven area, still visit as much as possible, love my old city

my wife puts up with my large amount of ink but doesnt like tattoos really, she puts up with them because they are on me
she helps a little on aftercare, as I have had some very long sessions, she washes bled on multicolored sheets, doesnt flip over multicolored towels and wash rags, she is pretty good about it, she has no ink herself and will…[Read more]

bepanthen, a&d, aquaphor, h2ocean, there are many , never petroleum based products on a wound

http://black13tattoo.com/aftercare/

some additional aftercare advice for large and seperate advice for large work

welcome,

a professional tattoo artist wants you to bring him a refernce and sit down and discuss your piece with him, which he will then design,

he wants to draw up the work himself, it is part of his job, he wants to make someting that will suit you, work well as a tattoo and show well and last a long time, let them handle the drawing

welcome marylander / ink enthusiast, hope you enjoy the forum

buttwheat…….Im wondering how you are gonna survive……..I know you cant help calling it like you see (with no punches pulled)

besides what fell out this piece isnt very good, the bottom of the cross, the tribals lines on each side of it, different parts are different widths all over,sure a pro could make it look better, but it is just not good, this piece would have to come off of me………then Id get dad a REAL good piece by a REAL artist…………this is pretty…[Read more]

some guys are sponsored by a company (usually Eternal) so they will use all that kind of ink, others use the best from different companies,

there is a HUGE difference in ink qualities, I wanna see StarBrite white, Eternal, Skin Candy. AllaPrima and Intenze colors and a good black, if not, Id have to be asking why,

in quality is very good, even…[Read more]

the middle crossroad section is not as heavily shaded as the devil girl or guitar playing skelly, flow is ok, I would have a REAL GOOD artist shade it up to blend seemlessly……..it still looks like seperate pieces to me,
not bad, but I think it could be real good

welcome, hanging around here? we are gonna get you inked up

yeah shes a little horsey but the piece overall is very nice, I really like it,
my next piece ia a rabbit too (wish I had a nice space like you did)

Congrats I think its awesome

looks like a real cool fill for that spot, lower leg should be good, just dont dance a machine on that ankle bone!

my forearms are completely covered, they are very tough, it aint nothing, Id sit 10 hours again anytime

cool, welcome

alot of people who tattoo well loose alot on their hands, hands aint the greatest place to get a tattoo (though I think they look dope)

alot of people, ALOT dont hold white ink for shit, starbrite is the best white, recommended by Brandon Bond and other top artists who dont use any other starbrite color,

I guess you are a ginger? funky skin, I…[Read more]

some of you know back in the day when inkednation (at the time the largest tattoo forum) was at the peak of popularity, hundreds of beautiful women, including friends of mine had to remove their profiles because of sexual and non sexual harrassment…………for gods sake if a woman shows you a beautiful picture of a tattoo two inches from her…[Read more]

she got teased a little about her hair not being red when her forum name indicated a redhead, but thats not what I am talking about, she pm’d me and sai she had received alot of imappropriate harrassment, you and I will notget to read those messages, but I believed her and if I was a mod, Id ban anyone who sent that kind of stuff