hi Mark….

wow, that coat of arms is almost the same as the name “REAY”
I was given this as a starting point to designing him a family crest piece

as matthew quite rightly said, there is no unlicensed tattoo discusion allowed on here..

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you certainly have some weird shit running through your head buddy….. im sure you will do very well

what it could be is a mixture of an allergic reaction to the latex gloves and or just where the skin has traumatised with the stretching to get the ink in, did the artist struggle getting a good stretch ????

perfect explaination once again from matthew, but might i also add that white ink will taint in sunlight and normally turns a yellowy colour after a period of time….
dependant on your skin colour, with the right artist and the correct use of shading normal skin can look white.

take a look in my album there is a face done in blue….. the only…[Read more]

without a clear close up photo of it then it is hard to give any feedback…. it sounds to me like he has extremly overworked the skin, keep your eye on is turning deep red all around it and it raising up and it seeping yellow fluid..
if it does then make an apointment to see the doctor straight away.

i gotta ask…….. was it done at a…[Read more]

you can work right the way upto about half an inch away from a fresh piece with no problems as such, but if you are going directly onto an area of fresh inked skin then you need to leave it at least 4 weeks, 6 weeks is better… it might look healed up by looking at it, but the lower layers of skin are still healing up from your last session.

did your artist give you any aftercare instructions ?…… i now give each client an aftercare information sheet plus a free 40g tube of savlon.

dont use moisturiser until about the 4th day, wait until it is scabbed

try google.com and goto images or deviantart.com 😉

all valid pointers and taken on board mate… thanks for the honnesty and constructive critique, i knew it wasnt right but when you do a piece you become blind to the inperfections, its only when others comment that you start to see beyond them.
many thanks for the input mate, it all helps 😉

Izarrasink;41388 wrote:
i take valium before mine mwahahahahaha:eek:

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
just wake you up when its finished lol…. :p

it does thin the blood out and that will cause you to bleed more, your body will try to act against the tattoo being done as it causes stress and trauma to the body. the bodies natural reaction id to pump copious ammounts of adrenaline around your boddy which will in effect raise your blood pressure, now with the blood pressure rising and the…[Read more]

wow…..

awesome work, its been great to watch this piece evolve through each stage, thanks for sharing it with us, i agree with matthew….. mucho kudos to the artist and well done for sitting all that time, thats the only problem with ongoing pieces…. you have to be patient and wait untill the last session has completely healed before getting…[Read more]

white should only be used as a highlight not really for solid packing, white dont normally stay white… it will change to a pale creamy colour in most cases, if you have pale skin then just get the artist to leave that space clear of any ink and to add some shading around it to make the tattoo look white, that should not be a very hard task for…[Read more]

here is another link as well 😉
http://www.deviantart.com/#order=9&q=star+tattoo

the artist should not be using fabric and soft furnishings, it is supposed to be washable and hygienic which that blue cloth is not…… 😡

that is more of a silhouette than a b/g piece, its going to be very hard to make that into anything much different, how long ago was it done????
i hate to be a negative person…… but what actually is it??? its hard to tell from the image

words…

i couldnt have put it better myself

if you want a decent artist in essex then there is a great one in harlow, he goes by the name of OZ.. trust me his work is awesome..
his studio is Sinister-Scrawlings Tattooists. Tel: 01279 410030| 8, Staple Tye Service Bays, Perry Rd, Harlow, Essex CM18 7NW.

here is a link to some of his…[Read more]

cripes0103;41076 wrote:
how important is choosing a tattoo artist when I am just going to be getting a times new roman font tattoo, there will be very little precise detail going into this, just a lot of straight lines.

your having a giraffe…… there is lots of precise work in doing script of any style, and straight lines need to look…[Read more]