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Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:28:36 +0000

Figured I’d get crucified for that post but it’s what I’m feeling.

D3FiANC3;96998 wrote:
Well there’s a hell of a lot of distance between what you have now and spectacular. You don’t need to be an enthusiast to see that this piece is A1 scratcher work. As we have said before, no respectable artist is going to do some minor adjustments to…[Read more]

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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:53:47 +0000

I know this may sound weird but I’m not looking for the worlds greatest back piece. I’m not a tattoo enthusiast, I just want a good looking phoenix that won’t cost me an arm and a leg. I’m not trying to impress anyone with a spectacular tattoo, I just want to be happy with it myself. And for that I don’t think I need an entire new cover up, I…[Read more]

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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:19:43 +0000

D3FiANC3;96964 wrote:
Rent one then. :/

I’m a Poor College Student….

I have about 1000 to my name and that’s going towards the tattoo. I’d rather find something somewhat in the area or reachable by subway than blow a chunk of the money on car rentals or cab fair.

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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:03:27 +0000

D3FiANC3;96915 wrote:
Pumpkin … works looks clean, but certainly nothing exceptional out of any of these guys.

Redemption … better than Pumpkin, though again, nothing phenomenal. Also, it looks like virtually all traditional work, which your phoenix is not.

Stingray … I only went through the first 5 artists. Definitely not impressed…[Read more]

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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:30:30 +0000

I’ve been suggested 3 parlors and a lot of the artists look pretty good but figure I’ll get another opinion.

http://www.stingraybodyart.com/

http://pumpkintattoo.com/

http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=28105&Akey=XAPSX3K7

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Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:59:25 +0000

I work in a connivence store and it was like Easter or something, business was slow and I needed a picture with good lighting so I took it there.

Talisman;95801 wrote:
I really am worried about the level of skills out there, this is what I would do…. Just my roughs as usual:) Ive also turned the head… took me 5 minutes … more can be done…[Read more]

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:55:33 +0000

D3FiANC3;95182 wrote:
Have you tried contacting Johnny Thief at Seppuku Tattoo? He seems to do quite a few cover-ups. He’s quite good imho, but doesn’t have that world class rep so he should be easier to book.

Here’s a cover-up he did:

I would but I’m moving to Boston for College. If I haven’t found anyone by Winter Vacation I’ll…[Read more]

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:26:38 +0000

D3FiANC3;94886 wrote:
Again, you were being really difficult with Pangburn so you can’t really blame him. I know that waasn’t your intent but it should have simply been “I want this fixed or covered up. Are you interested?” and if his answer was yes, then book the appointment. The better artists won’t waste time with someone who isn’t sure…[Read more]

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Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:17:22 +0000

Amazingly enough…I still haven’t gotten anything done. The Pangburn and the other artists I was talking too basically broke off communication with me no matter what I tried…I move to Boston in a week, does anyone know of any artists there I should check out?

Thanks again for all the help everyone.

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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:33 +0000

Doesn’t look like I’ll be getting any of the recommended artists, but no one looks particularly bad imo, so I think I’ll still go and see what the remaining artists can do.

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Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:54:07 +0000

buttwheat;92456 wrote:
Along with who Yodaddy suggested. I like Christian Perez https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1238554670

Not sure if what I need is up his alley but he has nice work, I’ll probably send him an e-mail to see what he thinks about it.

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Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:04:06 +0000

Well I’ve contacted both Kerns, Timmy B, and Pokorny. Pokorny is booked for the weekend but said he would contact me if anything opens up. Haven’t heard from the others yet.

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Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:49:48 +0000

ArniVidar;92347 wrote:
Did you even look at the convention link you yourself posted?

yodaddynukka;92359 wrote:
Haha. Yeah these guys are going to be at the convention.

Yeah? I looked and only saw 2 or 3 of the guys listed. Maybe there were only a handful listed on the page I was looking at.

I’ve obviously never been to a convention before,…[Read more]

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Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:31:15 +0000

yodaddynukka;92342 wrote:
S

I see a few good artists. I may have missed a couple and a a few i mention might not be the same style u are looking for, but u can check them out and decide:

Tim kern
Timmy b
Sean zee
Myke chambers
Daniel pokorny
Dan henk
Billi vegas
Caesar

And out of those artists my recommendation would be tim kern.

I’m…[Read more]

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Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:38:48 +0000

yodaddynukka;91518 wrote:
nowhere near as good as tim .but he isnt BAD. i dont see any coverup work in his portfolio either…

I’m not 100% about a cover up, I think it’s fixable, but I don’t know to what extent. Though I did see cover ups in his full portfolio at the shop.

I’m going to a Tattoo Convention on the 30th to see if there’s anyone…[Read more]

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Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:56:27 +0000

I’ve been trying to meet up with Tim for some time now but he is very difficult to get a hold of, and he recently moved studios so its going to be even more of an issue. I’m heading to Massachusetts for college at the end of August and he says the earliest I’ll be able to even have a consult is mid August so I’m thinking it’s going to be an…[Read more]

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Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:21:18 +0000

NickPrender;88750 wrote:
hahaha sorry man. im not the one walking around with a piece of shit tattoo covering the greater portion of my back. ya mad? seems it.

Haha this honestly made me laugh, get a life pal.

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Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:36:52 +0000

NickPrender;88725 wrote:
wow thats terrible. i dont get why people go to these hack job artists? dont you look at their portfolios? and he sketched out the outline…that in itself is garbage. the color work is disgusting but the design is terribly flawed. i could have shit on a piece of paper and it would looked better than this. i hope you…[Read more]

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Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:34:49 +0000

D3FiANC3;88621 wrote:
Well, imho, therein lies the problem. Rather than simply booking an app’t to get it done, you’re dancing around it and asking him to sketch something up and so forth. The sketch is typically done the day of your app’t, as the artist really needs to have you there in person to get an idea of how the piece will flow on you…[Read more]

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Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:56:26 +0000

D3FiANC3;88615 wrote:
Can you be more specific? So you emailed/called Pangburn’s shop and said “I’d like to make an appointment for the coverup we discussed.” And he said …. ?

Or have you kept going back and forth with him as you have here?

I’ve tried calling several times and no one ever answers, even though I then hear the answering…[Read more]

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Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:03:02 +0000

Seeing how difficult it has been contacting Pangburn for the past month (its been like pulling teeth trying to arrange this…) I have to assume he isn’t confident about doing it or just doesn’t want to so I’m thinking its time to start searching again.

I’m thinking about going with an adjustment rather than a full blown cover up.

replied to the topic sleeve update 21/05/11 in the forum Inked Skin

Mon, 23 May 2011 01:30:45 +0000

Came out great, really like the flower on the elbow

replied to the topic First Tattoo, Want changes in the forum Inked Skin

Mon, 16 May 2011 22:34:13 +0000

Well guess I just don’t know what to look for, glad to see I’m at the right place though.

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Mon, 16 May 2011 21:01:01 +0000

BertNaked;86788 wrote:
Did you even see their gallery before going there???

I don’t see anything wrong with their gallery.

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Mon, 16 May 2011 18:47:19 +0000

D3FiANC3;86771 wrote:
Is Southside where you got the original tattoo?

No, I went here: http://www.galactictattoos.com/index#!__index/gallery/vstc1=al

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Mon, 16 May 2011 03:19:29 +0000

Went to Southside Tattoos and the sketch for the fix was much better but I still want to see what Tim can draw up for me first. Though he’s hasn’t replied to my question yet. I think I’ll just call him sometime this week and set everything up just to get it done and rolling.

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Sat, 14 May 2011 18:47:29 +0000

ArniVidar;86707 wrote:
Well, it would always have to go higher, wider and lower than your current one. Since that is most of your back already, I’d think it would look strange to leave nothing but the tramp-stamp place left empty.

Well as you can tell from the original I wanted something that size.

Adler;86714 wrote:
I understand that it’s…[Read more]

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Sat, 14 May 2011 15:47:49 +0000

buttwheat;86684 wrote:
Tim will do it and you have to think about it? Of coarse he will have to do almost a full back piece to cover it. In case you forgot what your tattoo looks like:

Well I don’t see why he can’t just go a little bigger as the wing span is already at its maximum length, so the only way to go bigger is to go further down…[Read more]

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Fri, 13 May 2011 19:39:23 +0000

D3FiANC3;86658 wrote:
Yep, I know who he is … just missed the post above mine. 😮

I would at least let him show you what he has in mind. Even if it costs a few bucks for his time, it’s worth it imho.

Hm, I think I’ll ask him if he could possibly keep it to just my upper/mid back but I’ll have him sketch what he was planning either…[Read more]

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Fri, 13 May 2011 18:30:18 +0000

So Pangburn got back to me and said he could do it, but said I would have to do my entire back. Not sure if I’m looking for a full blown back piece, was hoping that he could do it but simply make it a bit larger if need be. Don’t know what to do.

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Fri, 13 May 2011 01:23:31 +0000

D3FiANC3;86611 wrote:
What happened with Pangburn?

See my post above. I just can’t get a response from him for some reason.

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Thu, 12 May 2011 22:13:17 +0000

Well I messaged Tim through his website, waited a few days, and then sent a similar message along with a friend request on facebook. He accepted my friend request but didn’t reply to my message -_-

I guess I’ll shoot him another message tomorrow if he still hasn’t replied.

replied to the topic Having color remorse....options for new tattoo in the forum Inked Skin

Wed, 11 May 2011 01:55:25 +0000

BIF1;86470 wrote:
do you like the color?

Yeah the color looks good. Think it over for a bit and if you still dislike the color try to do something about it then. Don’t rush yourself.

replied to the topic Having color remorse....options for new tattoo in the forum Inked Skin

Tue, 10 May 2011 19:46:39 +0000

Wow, I think it looks great. Though I really have no idea if it’s possible to black/gray it out.

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Tue, 10 May 2011 02:59:05 +0000

Adler;86419 wrote:
First, I’ve been tattooed by Sean Zee and he was really cool and seemed like an upstanding guy. I doubt he’d send you to someone who couldn’t do the work professionally.
I also wonder how this has been talked about with artists because I’m hearing two different things I think…”fix” and “coverup”. I might be wrong but as far…[Read more]

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Tue, 10 May 2011 01:59:34 +0000

ArniVidar;86414 wrote:
That should ring all sorts of bells right there. Any layperson that claims that they can do the job of a medically trained professionals, better and cheaper, is lying through their teeth.

“I’d set you up with my buddy who does all my lazering and all the top tattoo artists in the world…”

I don’t know, it does really…[Read more]

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Tue, 10 May 2011 01:51:53 +0000

yodaddynukka;86411 wrote:
im curious as to which artists were the ones having serious problems about the cover up. the “big name” artists some of us have mentioned shouldnt have too much problems about covering that piece up, considering how light it is. maybe because of the size?

As I said the guys at Electric weren’t really for it, another…[Read more]

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Tue, 10 May 2011 01:21:12 +0000

I was under the impression that with the light coloring it shouldn’t be too difficult to fix up, but they all seem really hesitant. Again, most likely because they generally don’t do Cover Ups.

He didn’t show me how the colored product will look (Do artists generally not do this? Because the first guy didn’t either which was the major…[Read more]

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Tue, 10 May 2011 00:36:55 +0000

Wow the whole thing turned out incredible.

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Tue, 10 May 2011 00:32:27 +0000

So I went to Electric Tattoo today and although he fixed the head the rest wasn’t really different. He really didn’t seem too sure about the whole deal so I think I’ll wait to hear back from Tim. If he can fix it for me I’d definitely go with him.

Everyone I’ve talked to seems to have a serious problem doing it but hopefully since he specializes…[Read more]

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Sun, 08 May 2011 23:52:18 +0000

I guess age is a factor but I’m pretty young and even I am aware of the obvious.

But hey if you like it that’s all that matters.

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Sat, 07 May 2011 14:06:27 +0000

yodaddynukka;86200 wrote:
I guarantee u with tim victim, u wont need to lighten it up. He can make a pile of dog shit look like gold.

I don’t doubt it, his work looks amazing.

D3FiANC3;86201 wrote:
Pangburn specializes in cover-ups so given the choice, it’s well worth the very short wait. There are artists booked for years so a month or two…[Read more]

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Sat, 07 May 2011 04:33:39 +0000

ArniVidar;86193 wrote:
Depends on how long ago it healed, but no..tanningis never pointless if you want to be rid of it. Whether it will do anything at all to it in the time it takes you to get it fixed, however, is a question.

I believe it is just about healed and it really depends on where I end up going for how long it will take. I think…[Read more]

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Fri, 06 May 2011 23:43:29 +0000

Should I try going tanning or something to fade the tattoo? Or would that be pointless.

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Fri, 06 May 2011 22:37:44 +0000

ArniVidar;86181 wrote:
He’s actually a member of this forum, although he doesn’t appear much on here. I say that’s the mark of someone that’s truly enthusiastic about the tattoo scene.

Oh wow had no idea, and I definitely agree.

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Fri, 06 May 2011 17:03:43 +0000

buttwheat;86151 wrote:
Most great tattooist with waiting list aren’t going to want to fix someone else’s work unless they specialize in cover ups. Just because they have less to gain from working on someones crappy tattoo work so they may not want to do it. (the actuality of having a waiting list really has nothing to do with anything just a way…[Read more]

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Fri, 06 May 2011 02:56:00 +0000

buttwheat;86146 wrote:
Never feel that you are obligated to an artist just because they drew something up for you. I have looked at drawings and said “no thanks man heres an extra twenty for your trouble”.
The guy that you have doing your sketch at Electric is probably the weakest guy there but his work does look solid and will probably do a…[Read more]

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Fri, 06 May 2011 00:12:30 +0000

Adler;86137 wrote:
It’s not like Heller is terrible, I just think he’s not quite as good as some of the others I mentioned. Not everyone will be willing to fix someone else’s work, too, without doing a complete coverup. Besides, anyone that’s been mentioned is better than the original artist of that piece anyway so regardless it’s going to be an…[Read more]

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Thu, 05 May 2011 23:45:08 +0000

Adler;86135 wrote:
To be honest, I doubt you’ll hear from Chris Adamek. He’s booked pretty far out and he’s selective as to the projects he’ll take on. From Electric, Yak, Schweigert or Ryan are all real good although they do a lot of more traditional stuff. The more I think, William Webb at Evolution or Sean Zee would be great because their use…[Read more]

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Thu, 05 May 2011 23:18:15 +0000

Adler;86131 wrote:
Electric Tattoo in NJ has some excellent artists, unfortunately the artist doing your sketch isn’t really one of them. If you want to go to a great artist in NJ, try looking up Sean Zee. I’m not sure exactly where he’s at and I don’t know if he keeps up with a website but trust me he’s incredible, especially with color pieces.…[Read more]