welcome to the forum. its a great place you stumbled on 😉

arghhhhh stars.. pmsl…… we love doing stars lol….

serious note…. i like the ones you got, they look real nice

i wouldnt recomend buying a kit, i know that you have good intentions but its not a good way to start.
why have you decided on buying her a tattoo kit?

i would just like to start with a big welcome to the forum, there are some fab people on here.

that is a big piece for your first and yes your choice of placement is an uncomfortable place to have done, but no pain no gain :p
it is going to be an awsome piece, but when you said less detailed…. its unusual, normally people go big pieces to have…[Read more]

yeah i do have a zoom facility, but i cant be arsed with it, i would rather see the whole sentence..
but its ok for a quick catch up on things if im tied up away from a computer lol.. :p

not got an ipod, but i do sometimes view the forums on my iphone, only the txt is rather small so i only use it as a last resort

im not sure what response you were expecting ??

take it to the artist of your choice, he will look at it and say what it needs to make it work on you, if it needs any tweeking then he will do it for you. I dont think the hat looks quite right IMO

design wise it looks pretty cool, and as for length of time to do… all artists work at different…[Read more]

i dont know what the law is in your country or state for the legal age to have a tattoo done ?
im in the uk and over here its 18, even if its legal i think 16 is too young

on myself i prefare colour… bright is beutiful….. but as an artist i prefare doing b/g work

ooohhhh yeah that one, stunning bit of tribal i remember now… did you get to find where the artist moved to ?????

looks like its my turn again lol..:p

how about a koi dragon. ?
The koi dragon in Japanese folklore represents the overcoming of obstacles.. it starts life as a koi fish (symbolising strength) and swims up the yellow river, and when it comes to the end of the river it transforms into the koi dragon; thus overcoming the adversity represented by the…[Read more]

looking brilliant, there aint many more sittings left with the speed your artist is going at, have ypu got anything else lined up afterwards ?

nice idea of them flowers but that would not cover the original black. as stated you could possibly hide it with a butterly. but i think it would take something stronger such as an school style rose.

you could go for a pheonix, the mythalogical eagle like bird that rises from the ashes to start of a new life
it could symbolise a new begining for you

i dont want to sound like a complete twat here, but did i read that correctly…. you have only been together for 7 months and your married to him allready ??????

i could suggest leave it as it is for now, then when you both start to throw tantrums like we all do (part of married life), then you can explain to your hubby that you are going to…[Read more]

i have never heard of it meaning it will cause the death of one of you, but we always say to people dont tattoo your partners name as it is an omen, most coverups we get asked to do are to hide the name of a previous partner as the relationship has ended, if you are very young ie… 19 yrs old and been with your partner for say 3 weeks then its a…[Read more]

i refuse to do what we call public viewing, the reasons being is that you cant cover it, and it can hold back your posibilities of career moves…. unless of course your a tattoo artist or a rockstar lol

i didnt know if you wanted crtique in the way of thoughts of how it looks from a public point of view or from an artists point of view

i will diplomatically say…. it could have been better executed
im probably biased because even as an artist i dont like hands faces or necks being inked
and I refuse to do them

there are a few wobbly lines but nothing that cant be touched up, i dont think the swords at the bottom are doing his work any justice, and dont think the swords blades will withstand the challenge of time,.. im probably being premature and he may have just put quick scratch outlined to save having to re-stencil it, then sculpt the lines next time…[Read more]

yes there is a topical anesthetic cream , i have 2 brands in my cabinet, they are ametop-gel and emla-cream.
they are sold in small tubes. you apply it to the area prior to tattooing and cover it with cling film for aprox 20 minutes befor you start. it starts to wear off about 45 minutes later in most cases but sometimes it stay numb for a couple…[Read more]

nice post, great to see photo’s of a piece as it progresses, i like the dragon, they look great in blue… nice choice :thumbs up: whos your artist ?