hello and welcome to the forums. always good to see a fellow texan.

Patrick

Large pieces like sleeves is hard to put an estimate on. There are alot of things that can affect the price of your sleeve. color or black and gray and most importantly who your tattooist is. large pieces are usually charged by the hour. seasoned and busy tattooist can charge up to 250 an hour, but i think the average is around 150 per hour…[Read more]

I think polynesian style tattoos have alot of skin incorporated into their designs. so a cover job probably wouldnt do it. you would be able to see it in through the design. im sure the tattooist could work around it. but if you want it to disappear i would go laser first. Good luck and keep us posted

Patrick

very nice. who is the tattooist.

Patrick

I think that you might be able to save it. The shading looks a light so relined and some shading should do it. Dont sweat it man, just find a good tattoist and they will be able to work with it. good luck and keep us posted.

Patrick

looks awesome man. nice clean shading and lines. Who was the tattooist? Are you in the service? Great memorial piece congrats and welcome to the forum.

Patrick

congrats on the ink. looks good.

Patrick

Awesome cover up. the originals look really old and worn. when your done with your piece, your not going to be able to tell it was a cover. your tattooist is doing awesome. good luck and keep us posted.

Patrick

i dont know what product you are talking about, but temp tattoos have been around for along time. i personally like them as a novelty item. i thought they were rad as a kid. my daughter loves them now. ive seen some pretty cool temp tattoos in gumball machines that i could see on people. i really dont have anything negative to say about them.

Patrick

congrats on your ink and welcome to the forums.

Patrick

Over tattooed is subjective and a matter of opinion. i think people that dont have ink are undertattooed.

Patrick

wow……holy hell……that is some amazing work. my favorite piece is the eye in the bend of your elbow. congrats on your ink. who is your tattooist? any future ink plans?

Patrick

your japanese sleeve and chest plate is awesome my friend. who is your tattooist?

Patrick

like the poster above me, i have never heard of this after a 6 hour session. i have heard of people getting sick during marathon sessions of 7 to 8 hour sessions for 3 days straight. maybe you had somekind of illness prior to getting your work done that you didnt know about. If your immune system was already weak, getting inked probably didnt…[Read more]

just ckecked out beths porfolio on her myspace and she does amazing work. well done picking your tattooist.

Patrick

it all looks awesome but my favorite is the salvadore dali piece. keep us posted on your sleeve.

Patrick

The Yakuza connection never really bothered me. Ive always admired japanese style tattooing, like the poster above i thought it looked “cool”. In Japan its still considered art, it just happens it has a negative perception being linked with the Yakuza. I bet there are more suited people in Japan that are nonyakuza than yakuza.

Patrick

im currently working on a full sleeve with chest plate and a full back piece, top of shoulders to mid ass and ribs to ribs. For me the spiciest areas have been (in most to least).

1. around ribs
2. inner butt crack area
3. elbow
4. towards midline on chest plate.

Ive heard that where your ass meets your leg is really sensitive. This is a great…[Read more]

looks great man, what was the name your tattoist. i like checking out online portfolios. enjoy the ink and welcome to the forums.

Patrick

vic i agree with gsouder. Man its your ink and you have to live with it for the rest of your life. the tattooist may not ever see your piece ever again. I do understand wanting to trust your tattooist artistic point of view though. My opinion is go with what you want. Who is the artist thats doing it. I always ask cause i love to check out…[Read more]