hey outlaw –

it looks pretty good already! a few hints i would have for you..

in your sketch, you have a very shallow value range. you should have values all the way from 1 (the lightest) to 10 (nearly black) also, with the hair.. shapes translate into portrait tattoos very well. try sketching in broad strokes and highlights (the hair on the…[Read more]

scarlet –

my advice would be to just tough it out. taking pain killers thins out your blood and will possibly increase bleeding while being tattooed. (also potential for a lower quality tat)

tattoos hurt.. but the pain makes them so much more gratifying when they’re done, doesn’t it?

my longest session was 7 hours and it was…[Read more]

looks pretty good.

your friend looks like a tool

also, if you have pigment on your skin outside the area of the tattoo it’s not to worry about and once the tattoo has healed it will most likely be gone anyways.

it’s best to gently wash excess ink and plasma off your fresh tattoo for the first few mornings. this discourages the forming of scabs and hard… stuff. after a few days it should start the peeling stage

KnightHawk;39255 wrote:
Well, I can tell you’re seventeen because your reading comprehension sucks.

I never said any of that. What I said was, if you reread it, was that of course you don’t care what people a littler older and wiser than you think because you’re sixteen, therefore you know it all and are a flipping moron, but that’s…[Read more]

I think that’s a very unfair statement. I’m seventeen, and have many tattoos. (half sleeve done when i was 16) i don’t believe that because of my age, i am a stupid kid who will regret his tattoos later in life. it’s all very subjective.

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elgato72;31347 wrote:
1500 but it was worth it

definitely a great great deal. the fact that he took 26 hours in total means isn’t anything but good if he charged you that little.

elgato if you don’t mind me asking, how much did you end up paying for the whole shibang?

standard rate is around 150$ / hour… and if that’s what you paid i feel sorry for you..

but if he charged by the piece, maybe 1400 or so for both arms that’s completely reasonable and actually preferable that he took (so, so, so) long.

once again though,…[Read more]

Demure;31283 wrote:
Tribal takes longer in some cases than other designs… Precision is key and if done incorrectly it would look tacky with blotches and unclean linework…. So they look good from what I can see.

blotches and unclean linework make any tattoo look tacky, not just tribal work.

these are completely symmetrical and obviously…[Read more]

10 hours per arm?

that should have taken 8 hours total max.

looks like you got ripped off, but those are some nice tribals!

thank a lot guys!!

the greatest thing about this artist is that he is an incredibly nice person in addition to being an incredible artist; he is also relatively unknown and appointments can be made as little as 4 days in advance

heres a piece from my artist

a fresh tattoo is a fresh open wound. homeostasis kicks in and sends more than enough blood to your fresh tattoo in the first place. (hence the fresh “red” look of a tattoo)

assuming your artist did a half decent job at the least, you will have no problems with scabbing if you simply wash excess plasma/blood away and keep it moderately…[Read more]

no, it is not good to bathe the first night of the healing process.

your tattoo artist will give you aftercare instructions. regardless of what you read on the internet or heard from other people, always follow the specific artist’s instructions!! (different artists suggest different things)

if you’re placing your trust in an artist to break…[Read more]

personally, i have never been a fan of lower back tattoos on females.

if by “reflecting your personality” you mean reflecting your femininity, i find it too vague to be just; almost like barbed wire arm-bands on men. it seems like the butterfly doesn’t have any important sentimentality to you. if the “eye-catching look” is something you’re going…[Read more]

@hem 25306 wrote:

dude, it doesnt get scabbed as such. . dint the artist give you instructions . .

ur supposed to stay out of the sea for one week . .
do not use soap/other strong chemicals over the area.
do not keep rubbing it if u feel an itch.
take some cotton & apply childrens rash cream (j&j) thrice a day after cleaning it with water .

your…

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might as well throw mine in there..

thanks guys :]

i had it finished today, so i’ll post pics tomorrow when the bandage is off.

i imagine your foot tattoo as looking freaking awesome in flats :]

these are all really sweet tattoos.