welcome to the forum…….

(its not your first forum your a member of now is it ….. i first seen that backpiece on another forum where you use the same member name as well…)

it turned out great though, much better and i see you have had lots more work done in the last year, it certainly has turned out a nice piece.. and the praying hands…[Read more]

you should never let sunlight get onto a fresh tattoo, once it has fully healed its fine, but personally i would recommend wait until you return home.

@thetasteofink 30518 wrote:

I’m from New Jersey, and yes, it’s young. I’ll be perfectly honest and admit that I went to a place that would do it illegally. I know it’s the farthest thing from an intelligent idea, but I was desperate, and I have the typical adolescent “It won’t happen to me!” attitude. However, I do plan to wait until I’m 18 for my…

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@Dresden 30511 wrote:

Admittedly, I’m a pretty big guy- if I lose/gain weight, will my tattoo get skewed and end up looking strange?

Will the artist sketch my idea, or should I print out what I want and bring it in to the shop?

Are you supposed to tip the artist afterwards?

Also, is there anything else I should know?

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you jammy git…. lol..

you will be ok, but when you do take your top off just make sure you use plenty of sun block and often,

i dont know what the legal age for a tattoo is in your state or country, but 16 is too young here in england.
where you from ?

hi there and welcome

welcome to the forum, that sure is a nice piece…. pretty big piece for a first as well

your artist did well in 1 hour bro bigs up to him/her,
and as for the driving after having it done, i know how ya feel….
my longest sitting was 8hrs but i ook a week off work to let it settle :p

made me chuckle….. your a crazy dude for sure lol..

thats looking sweet, im glad you decided to get some of the missing space filled in this time, its a horse at last lol….
how long was the first sitting ? and how long was the shading?

unfortunately that is a big bold piece to try and cover, if you went tribal it would be hurendously big…. i would suggest a couple of hits with lazer to lighten it down, that way you would have a better choice on what to go with.

just my 2 pennies worth

i always use the same place for inspirtions, and there are endless sheets of flash uploaded daily, plus normal artwork as well, here is where i use

http://deviantart.com

very tidy piece of work mucho kudas to ya,
i did notice it was a cover but there was no way i could make out it was a rose,

well done and i cant wait to see it after the next sitting

its fine to go over stretch marks, just take it steady and take care not to overwork the skin,
just make sure you get a good stretch going as it aint the same as normal skin texture.
but it is more sensitive and does hurt more for the client.
this was my first ever attempt on stretchmarks and there were no problems with it at all.

everybodies skin reacts in some way with different colours,some get irritations and some cant keep colours in, especiallyreds and yellows. the only sure thing is that all colours will fade in the sun if you dont protect them with sun block, white will never stay white, it will turn a yellowish browny colour after time.
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