@poxphobia 129004 wrote:

Talking is fine, but man.. 30 hours. That is insanely slow. I would’ve guessed 6-8 hours on something like that. It’s a nice piece, but it’s not that detailed or complex really.
I would’ve expected to see linework and shading finished in one, and then color in one.. I just can’t wrap my head around how that process must…

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I’m living in Smyrna Georgia for the summer;
I looked at that list and I’m planning on visiting the few around me this week 🙂

@Wardy 128967 wrote:

Every tattoo has a meaning, whether or not it’s a meaning that’s personal to you is another thing.

I disagree, but to each his own.

and my back piece took so long because my artist and I waste plenty of time talking.

@poxphobia 128930 wrote:

You need to go find an amazing artist and have him/her draw it up for you. You can have someone make you a very pretty drawing, but that doesn’t mean it’s gonna work as a tattoo. This kind of thing needs to be drawn to fit your body, and the artist you chose probably wants to do the entire artwork themselves.
A lot of…

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thanks everyone 🙂

I’m talking with my artist about some more ink at the moment, so I’m very excited to continue on in my collection.
Your support is greatly appreciated!

also, I mean no outline so it looks like this:

But I would like as much detail as possible in the face area, so I could see there being outlines there and then fading into the colors/no outline.
(I am aware that technically this does still have outline, I was just using a quick example)

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@buttwheat 128885 wrote:

I think she means a traditional phoenix design not a traditional tattoo.

Exactly.
I’ve discussed it with my artist and he says that he would like to DO the tattoo, but suggested I try to find someone else to ensure that I get exactly what I want. He’s excellent at the fantasy work I love but he seems to think that this is…[Read more]

Thank you both!
Never too late to get started, thats the most accurate way to say it 🙂