i was thinking of peonies, but no chrysanthemum. i have a big one on my leg already. i came up with this idea after some thought.

i want the foo dog to be the main object in my tattoo and a cherry blossom and a temple that can be the seen in the distance. i want the cherry blossom to stem from the inside towards the back of my arm and incorporate…[Read more]

oh, this is going to be black and gray if that helps any

vaseline pulls ink from the tattoo, last i heard. not sure about cocoa butter

love it. is this the inspiration piece? i used it as a reference for my tattoo as well.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DMsvL7sD9Pw/SN_mfUyoKUI/AAAAAAAABAY/k5hXuN5_8eA/s400/tattoo-picture-of-a-phoenix.jpg

depends on the shop. some let em others dont.

not sure if you’ll want to get this route, but i’ve seen oriental sleeves that were all black and grey except for maple leaves and the lotus flowers and i really like that. so maybe u can do black and grey for everything and have the flowers in color?

NTshaw;25227 wrote:
Seven hours so far. One more four hour session to go! The sun and clouds are going to have a very sombre and deep, kind of charred gray wash.

Please tell me what you think.

The tattoo has a tremendous amount of meaning to me, namely concerning my former pcp addiction. I’m 16 years old and this is my second tattoo, done by…[Read more]

Sherav;54967 wrote:
Nice piece of work.
How long did it take in the end?

Take Care
Matthew

thanks man. 3 hours.

BCbud;54965 wrote:
I like the statement, Tomorrow Is Promised.

good vibes.

Awesome tat!

but it wouldn’t be true 🙁 haha
thanks 🙂

miss_ivy;55003 wrote:
WOW thats a really nice piece there hun! x

thanks 😀

BIKERinBLACK77;54743 wrote:
Nice.
My chest/collar bones weren’t too bad but they did suck!

surprisingly it didn’t for for me at all until it got to the middle where the pecs meet and that wasnt bad either

illume666;54396 wrote:
correct! i do remember the shin being horrible aswell!

really? i found the shin to be nothing compared to the calf…maybe i should get my rib piece 😀

not my cup of tea, but different, in a good way

thats nice!

i had my chest done, but i didnt find it too bad until it hit the middle of the chest where the 2 pecs met. but that wasnt so bad either. maybe i didnt go low enough on the chest to feel that pain? haha. either way, loving the cobra. whats between the cobra? i can’t reallly make it out.

regarding the price, im sure it will be the shop minimum since its so simple but some shops have a minimum price regardless of how big or small it is that thats the price you at least have to pay.

miss_ivy;53123 wrote:
Same here is a really hard thing to find pics of for some reason. although they might be enough for your artist to base your tat on. x

yeah, the first pic is a work of the artist im most likely going to for it if i actually decide to get this done.

opinions on what can go on the inside of my leg are welcome too. i would like a main piece on the inside of my leg like the koi but not sure what i would like. i plan on sleeving up my left leg with these and a background in black and grey. i would like to have negative wind bars?( is that what its called?) it can be seen in the image. as well as…[Read more]

thanks! i found that one also, but that was the only other similar one to it that i found 🙁

i love it! im just looking for some more inspiration of it, which is causing me trouble.

im a college student 🙁

finally finished it up! but camera phone does NO justice to the tattoo

yeah, thats how i wanted it MissP83. i think the artist did it really well.

JoeyBear, yeah, i’ll try and take a better angled pic with the camera phone unless a friend has a camera i can get a hold on.