@poxphobia 130814 wrote:

Remember that expenses etc take out a lot of that..
It costs a shitload of money to run a tattoo parlor ;p

Yes it does, I had a friend that owned his own shop he had a lot of overhead and between that and keeping dependable artists working there he was losing his ass. He closed it down and went to work at another shop a…[Read more]

@poxphobia 130814 wrote:

Remember that expenses etc take out a lot of that..
It costs a shitload of money to run a tattoo parlor ;p

Yep it does, either way they are earning good money.

@poxphobia 130754 wrote:

Well, you have a few things to consider here. Has the apprentice or mentor ever done anything similar?
A LOT has changed in 40 years. What was impossible to imagine 40 years ago, is common today. The tattoo industry changes, machines have changed, ink has changed, techniques have been improved, hell, needles have…

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@poxphobia 130754 wrote:

Well, you have a few things to consider here. Has the apprentice or mentor ever done anything similar?
A LOT has changed in 40 years. What was impossible to imagine 40 years ago, is common today. The tattoo industry changes, machines have changed, ink has changed, techniques have been improved, hell, needles have…

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@poxphobia 130527 wrote:

I guess to me it’s by now just as much about the art itself, and the experience and person that performs it, as it is the motif itself..

Well said! I am kind of thinking along those lines for this tattoo that I’m currently getting. It feels neat to go to such a great artist and watch it turn into something beautiful 😀

@poxphobia 130442 wrote:

YOU HAVE A TRAMP STAMP! Hah, awesome

Yes. I got it last year. I should have had it in the 1980’s when I was a plumber!

@poxphobia 130386 wrote:

You should be good. It looks pretty glossy, so I’m fairly sure you don’t need to put MORE lotion on it..
Some people have very strict after-care regimes, and everyone has a different one. For most people it works fine, so there is no one thing that is by far the most right.
As long as you don’t get a very thick scab, it…

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@poxphobia 130002 wrote:

Cool with more tattoo blogs, I’ll check it out 🙂

If you make it as funny as this one; Angryink.com, you’re golden.

Oh I’m sure I’ll be able to throw in a few funny stories. I’ll have to read that one later 🙂

@poxphobia 129264 wrote:

The skull would be easiest to work with and make a sleeve out of. Tons of things you can do and add to it! You can add more skulls, make it a horror piece, add portraits, chains, whatever you want really. I’d suggest finding a new artist first of all, figure out what you could imagine adding, and have them re-do it a bit to…

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@poxphobia 129264 wrote:

The skull would be easiest to work with and make a sleeve out of. Tons of things you can do and add to it! You can add more skulls, make it a horror piece, add portraits, chains, whatever you want really. I’d suggest finding a new artist first of all, figure out what you could imagine adding, and have them re-do it a bit to…

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@poxphobia 129139 wrote:

Just “I’ll place a leaf here, and one there!” with no regard for how it all works together. Artists usually have a very good eye for just this, but whoever did this design, doesn’t. Or they were having a terrible day.
The top leaf is what made me notice, the placement should have been more centered.

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@poxphobia 129139 wrote:

For me it’s two things; The linework is uneven. Not everywhere, but it is in quite a few places.
It’s the composition of the design.. It looks like it was drawn by someone who doesn’t get design. Just “I’ll place a leaf here, and one there!” with no regard for how it all works together. Artists usually have a very good eye…

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@Tyler224 129082 wrote:

@Tyler224 129130 wrote:

Did I miss sarcasm?

No not at all I don’t like it.

@Tyler224 129134 wrote:

Oh okay. I just don’t see what you’re talking about can you enlighten me?:)

@poxphobia 129113 wrote:

but with the top one the lack of symmetry is irritating me, and the minor mistakes in where the light falls.. The leafs…

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@poxphobia 129113 wrote:

All looks very good, but with the top one the lack of symmetry is irritating me, and the minor mistakes in where the light falls… 😛 But that’s just me being all kind of weird! The leafs look all wrong. But it’s probably just because I can’t see the entire tattoo! Looks like very solid work though 🙂

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@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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@poxphobia 128970 wrote:

you’ve got tons of time to figure out all the things you want! A sleeve takes time anyways, and you can figure it out as you go 🙂
I just started my second sleeve six months ago, and I’m having ideas for other things I’d like to incorporate in it like three times a day ;P Let your artist run with it, communicate with him…

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@poxphobia 128969 wrote:

But damn your artist is slow!!! Five sessions on that piece on your back?? That’s insane. My entire sleeve took about the same amount of time.
Artists work in very very different speeds, but I’ve never heard of anyone taking that long on something like that! Good thing you’re so happy about them! 🙂

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@poxphobia 128970 wrote:

you’ve got tons of time to figure out all the things you want! A sleeve takes time anyways, and you can figure it out as you go 🙂
I just started my second sleeve six months ago, and I’m having ideas for other things I’d like to incorporate in it like three times a day ;P Let your artist run with it, communicate with him…

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@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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@poxphobia 128899 wrote:

But I also discovered that pretty much every single tattoo artist and collector with amazing ink, has some pretty shitty ones as well.. 😉

I don’t 🙂