I went for my most recent consultaion for a half sleeve in January, dragged a few idea in with me off the net, Japanese style, for pheonix…so having ayour own ideas is always a good starting place.

Anyway he made a suggestion if I was up for it, which I was; he is taking new direction with his work and wanted to get away from heavy outline…[Read more]

Hi Guys

haven’t posted for a while but how strange I got a notification via email on this post today. I have just arrived back from having a large upper arm piece finished……and I tipped!! Yep, I added on a drink on top because it just felt right. I know I raised the question before about tipping and I can’t remember if it was on this…[Read more]

A trip to Waterstones proved frutless. Not much in the way of Japenese art. When I expalined what I wanted the book for, the girl very kindly pointed to shelf below about tattoos,, along side books on Banksy and street art. I can pick up a leasst 3 differnt tat mags from my local Smiths. Womams Weekly and Company aren’t really inspirational.

Back…[Read more]

Thanks Guys

I’m off to renew my membership. I’ll let you know how I get on.

PurpleStar

I posted a sminliar question a few months back, anyway, I stuck a couple of drinks worth in a small card and handed it to the artist as I was leaving the studio. Drink appreicated.

Purplestar

I posted a similar question few months ago. I had never tipped an artist before. Anyway, after a second sitting I handed him a little envelope and told him to have a drink on me. It was unexpected but appreciated.

UK South coast artist

Purplestar

KnightHawk;42505 wrote:
You know, I’ve never thought about wether freckles disappear under white ink or not. That actually threw me for a second. Still, now that I HAVE thought about it, it seems to me that no, they would not. Your tattoo is like a piece of art seen through a tinted window; the lighter the tint and the more powerful the colors…[Read more]

Ha Ha….do they disappear under white ink.

No freckles on me. They talk about the Luck of the Irish, but I guess that is not the case for all.

purplestar;42318 wrote:
What’s left to be said, that hasn’t already been said. You can’t check out a place enough. Do you have any mate who are tattooed that can recomend a tattoist to you?

The closest tattooist is always the best a good artist is worth travelling a distance to and waiting for a slot, even if you have to wait a few…[Read more]

Maybe it wouldl work if you had a pastie white Irish complexion. Then you wouldn’t need to fill in the white!

Are we all not made of STAR stuff, I mean th sun is a big sun and without its energy we are nothing. So maybe the reason we choose to have a STAR is becuase it represents us on very primal level.

Purplestar

p.s
I have a star in the form of pentagram on a purple background )O(

why do ya wanna go and put star in their eyes (Just Jack) …….no silly it was on her face.

Ouch and double ouch! Looks like you’r on the way for your first cover up. Thankfully there only outlines, tjat should make the job easisr, but please reserch your next tattooist. Yoo could hardley call the person who did this one.

Purplestar

That’s interesting!

It doesn’t have to specifically a tattoo book, but any image that inspires you. Then find that artist that can translate in a tattoo.

Purplestar

What’s left to be said, that hasn’t already been said. You can’t check out a place enough. Do you have any mate who are tattooed that can recomend a tattoist to you?

The closest tattooist is always the best a good artist is worth travelling a distance to and waiting for a slot, even if you have to wait a few months.

Good luck with the next…[Read more]

What’s the Irish connection?

Purplestar

What a purrfect first tatto, I really like it. It reminds me of a cat that owned me. He was a really cool cat.

Purplestar

KH

you make me laugh, I can just visualise that and it’s not pretty…funny, yes..pretty, no.

a bit like labour wards, they are padded also…to drown out the screams as the female of the species pop a sprog out of her lady bits.

I only ever did that once, un like a tattoo….