take a needle or some sharp instrument. blow on it to get the germs off. insert in belly button and put a earring in. don’t mind all of the bleeding. you may have to poke around 10 or so times to get it even or get the hole large enough.

wait a few days for infection to occur. take earring out and notice the puss and swelling. you will be the…[Read more]

yes, they can be removed. i had one removed but I don’t have a pic handy. Best to talk to a professinal laser place.

I think 3/4 is my favorite

I am sorry for your loss. What a great way to carry a memory of your dog.

since you say it will be vertical i would say the arm would be cool, maybe on the inside of the arm.

That’s a crazy story! I can’t believe that woman reacted like that. As if you knew you were bleeding and just walking about all willy nilly.
I know what you mean about family giving crap about tattoos. My mom is very against them and recently my boyfriend got a 1/4 sleeve. I couldn’t ask him to hide it. We went to dinner with my mom and basically…[Read more]

I think you should be honest with your friend because they are going to see you got it reworked at some point.

Nice, if you are only going to get one it’s cool you went big.

yes, this happened to me too. It would get itchy sometimes and raise up. I think when it got too wet it would raise up too.

I don’t think it matters what direction. I googled some koi images and see them going in several directions. Best to find a pic you like and take it to your tattoo artist. I think they look best swimming downward but really it’s your personal preference.

I think if you had a theme the individual tattoos would be cool. I would stick to one style to make it flow better like japanese or old school.

find out from the artists you are interested in what they charge per hour and have them give an estimate. they should be able to give you a rough idea of how many hours it will take them. you could always scale down the piece if price is an issue.

very nice work. welcome

i wouldn’t rush into it. both of the tattoos i got when i was 18 are now gone.they weren’t horrible but i just didn’t like the work. i didn’t have alot of money to get anything spectacular. also, as you mature what was cool when you were 17 may not be so cool when you are 30. my mom was also competely against tattoos and i hid them from her for…[Read more]

I am getting some cherry blossoms on my mid back. I’d like to get some other botanical type tattoos that are soft and feminine. I would also like to get a portrait of my dog but that will probably be later on.

I think some pretty, colorful flowers would cover it up nicely. But you are looking at alot of $$ to get something nice.

I think we are so used to tipping in the States (hair & nail salons, bars, food service, massages, etc) that it’s automatic to assume we tip tattoo artists as well. I think if you really like the work and felt they did a good job you can tip, but from what I have heard it’s not expected. I think at $175/hr you are already paying a good chunk. I…[Read more]

better pics would help

I wouldn’t do a wrist tattoo for job reasons and I wouldn’t do a boyfriends name since I don’t think any relationships are ever permanent.

I agree, great tat, horrible picture. You don’t see many black/grey koi.