My half sleeve was started in February and finished in September. I didn’t wear sunscreen that summer and the bottom part that stuck out of my sleeve faded and changed color drastically. It was in the sun every day because it’s my left arm and while driving, that arm gets a lot of sunlight. When my artist finished my tattoo, he redid the color…[Read more]

I got mine when I was 28. I actually started it almost a year ago and finished it about two months ago. It’s a little soon for me to regret it. I think it turned out great. I’m also glad I didn’t get one when I was younger because I would have ended up with something that was more trendy and less thought out. I would have probably gotten a…[Read more]

Since nobody else has mentioned the obvious, I’m going to have to say it.

Boobs.

-Rev

CruisingComet;54449 wrote:
Nice colours, what ink is that artist using, do you know?

I have no clue. If you go to his website (Click here), there is an option to email them and you can ask him.

-Rev

Klijntjuh;54438 wrote:
Thanks for the idea’s! 😀

OH! I almost forgot. Squirrels on the grass would be cooler than children. 🙂

-Rev

I like the blue sky idea because it already looks like the candy and stuff on your arm is falling. What if you had the sky transition into a horizon and a green field that the candy is falling to? I like the green background on the girl’s elbow in the picture you posted. With the green grass, landscape, and sky, you could add any number of…[Read more]

dine;54230 wrote:
But who would you get to take the picture?

Haha! They make tripods so that the camera or video camera can stand on its own.

In response to the OP, I’d get something you’d want regardless of how your relationship works out down the road. Get her involved in the process of choosing/designing it so that it becomes meaningful…[Read more]

Thanks for the compliments. I’m really happy with the way it’s turned out. I’ll definitely go back to the same artist for my back piece once I work out exactly what I want and am not spending my money on other higher priority things.

-Rev

Here’s mine. It’s more of an eagle-type body, but colored more like a phoenix.

-Rev

I forgot to come back and post the final pictures. Here are some.

-Rev

Thanks! Bill Liberty is doing it for me.

http://billlibertytattoo.com/?page_id=365

-Rev

Thanks for the complements. 🙂

The sky and clouds behind the bird still need to be done along with the bird’s right wing and the rest of the fish. On the bottom in the middle there are a few flames that need to be colored in too. I didn’t have a 4th appointment scheduled previously, so the next opening is in 3 months. Hopefully someone…[Read more]

I want to reiterate what Matthew said about an “artist who specialises or has a lot of exp in animal portraits.” I’ve seen some really crappy bird tattoos on the net and some really kick ass ones. An animal portrait is nothing like a tribal tattoo, so make sure you’ve seen an example of work they’ve done that is similar to what you want and not…[Read more]

Don’t soak in a tub for the first few days though. Showering is fine.

Cheers,
-Rev

The soda is probably for a direct sugar injection. I don’t drink caffeine often though and when I do, it makes me piss every 15 minutes. So I have just eaten 30 minutes before each of my sessions and kept a bottle of water. I’ve only been twice though, so these guys above me have way more time spent in a chair on the receiving end of a tattoo…[Read more]

This probably isn’t where you’re going with this, but when I think of exactly what you described, I think of a guardian angel looking over me. I think of it in cartoon form though. For instance, I once drove a convertible mustang down the freeway coming down a mountain where it had big sweeping turns. I was going over 100 mph and constantly…[Read more]

I understand where you’re coming from. I am only 28 and my palms seem to be the only place I’m not growing hair now. I just had color done on the outside of my arm and on my bicep 2.5 weeks ago and the hair is already about 1/4th of an inch long. Right now the skin looks like it would be fine to shave, but last tuesday (two weeks from the…[Read more]

My tattoo doesn’t have a story. I wanted a big colorful piece of artwork on my arm and went and worked with a tattoo artist to design something I liked the look of. It’s about half done and I’m liking it a lot.

🙂

My tattoo doesn’t mean anything, but you already know that.

I can out her on anything you guys want. Oh and I think she phrased her question in a ditsy way on purpose. It was a genuine question, but she may have been trying to draw out some ire along with truthful responses. Keep an eye on her because she’s more than I can handle.

Welcome…[Read more]

They’ve scheduled me for two hours per visit. The linework took the first two hours and then yesterday he did the color you see on the bottom half in two hours. I’m thinking that I have 3-4 hours left to finish it.

-Rev