Oh, well if it’s that small it shouldn’t be a problem at all! 🙂 I was thinking more along the lines that if you had long sessions and a huge piece, you might end up feeling pretty bad and exhausted after, which seems to be a bad combo with a baby ;p

But yeah, I think you’ll be totally fine 🙂

I was kinda happy because I’ve been stressed out with masters applications and it gave me one less thing to check each day… :p

Well, no professional is ever going to tattoo a pregnant woman.
Breastfeeding… Depends. All tattoos, professional or not, do have a risk of infection. And a tattoo is a strain on your body, as well is breastfeeding I imagine(never done that 😛 ), so it might be hard on your body. Depends on the size of the tattoo too, of course.
Honestly I…[Read more]

Wait and see. It’s not healed yet, not even close. Don’t pick it!
Did you have it out in the sun/water while you were still there?
And he does hand made tattoos, right? Those don’t heal or look the same way a normal tattoo would. And it will never look quite as bold as when it was fresh, it’s perfectly normal for it to fade when it heals! 🙂

Wow, I thought it was really gone this time 😛

Thanks everyone ^^ I’m excited about color, new session in two weeks as long as it’s healed properly by then! 🙂 Think it’s gonna be a lot of soft colors combined with a lot of black.

But def not a spot I recommend for newbies when it comes to getting tattooed!! Ribs didn’t really hurt at all, but that soft spot in between.. Ouch. Should have had…[Read more]

Haha, cool trains! I like jerrys idea.

But I do kind of agree with your fiance. Think about all the people around you – how many of them would you get a memorial tattoo for?
I had this issue some years back; My first tattoo was for my grandma. But then my other grandma died, and I realized I wanted one for her as well, and my cousin who died when…[Read more]

I don’t necessarily agree that dry is good when it comes to massive scabs, because if it dries up, it might crack and you’ll start bleeding and all that. Depends how deep it is.
I’d recommend Bacimycin or a similar ointment that’s meant to be used on surface wounds and to avoid infection, and cover it up. Just a bandaid if it’s just a small patch,…[Read more]

Well to be honest.. It’s a poor design, poor placement and poor execution. I’d suggest going to someone completely different – someone more talented and see what they think.
But anything on that placement will have fading occur, it’s not just shoes etc, but the skin inside your palms and underneath your feet (and on the sides of them) regenerates…[Read more]

Here is the thing; You have a picture you want MINOR altercations made to. Any artist can do it, but it’s a boring job and I doubt anyone talented is going to do it for free.
Tattoo artists draw. They draw art that suits the body, the surface they are working on and the actual size. Almost no matter what design you bring in, the tattoo artist will…[Read more]

That totally depends on the value of the place. As said; You should know these things.
There will be a rent agreement for the venue, this is most likely non-negotiable except maybe minor adjustments. How much to put into the shop depends on the value of it.
Things IMPOSSIBLE to calculate without a proper evaluation. Completely impossible online.…[Read more]

Don’t think you’ll get any drawing help here, but that doesn’t matter. Just bring the idea and picture to a great tattoo artist, and they will be able to make you a beautiful design that works with your body and the placement! 🙂

If you’ve owned a shop before you should know how it’s done.

Last one means ” Time flies, like clouds, like vessels, like shadows” It’s from Georgics, a poem. A poem about agriculture. So there’s that.

Now for the first one. Memento Mori does mean remember your mortality. Now, the tarot cards. “Eliphas Levi” was an occultist, who in great part incorporated tarot cards in his magic. So, not some grand…[Read more]

I… I… No. I can’t process.
You’re an idiot.

I could actually provide plenty of advice. But the most important ones? Know what you’re doing before you buy a tattoo shop.
You know, things like; Be a professional tattoo artist. Know how to run and manage a business. Learn about the economics of running a business.
Understand how to calculate…[Read more]

It caaaame! 😀 Haven’t seen the dvd yet, but SO excited! Haha! Bunch of stickers too, one for beard conditioner.. Hahaha.

There is a picture FAQ in the announcements forum I think

A car emblem..? Why?

And you don’t need to draw a design to get a good tattoo, you just need an idea and a good artist 🙂 Take your idea to the artist, reference pics if you have them, and they’ll make you something unique.
Honestly I’m not a fan of chains tattoos at all, especially if you’re getting it around your neck. I think it looks like…[Read more]

I actually really like that it’s more of a machete. Makes it more genuine somehow. I mean come on, who’d hunt tigers with a tiny dagger anyways? 😀
Nah, but I like it ^^

So the post office lied and it hasn’t come yet… Hopefully tomorrow!

And I got an impression it’s not just for artists either, but anyone interested in tattoos 🙂 But I didn’t really check, I just ordered it as soon as I could, haha!
Will probably be giving the dvd itself to a wonderful woman and tattoo artist I’m seeing on Thursday, she’s a…[Read more]