Cool! Keep us posted. We like pictures!

will do! thanks! 🙂

Welcome to the forum!

With your complexion, have you considered colorful tattoos?

thank you 🙂 and yes i have considered them but not really my cup of tea. I prefer my B&G personally

Welcome to the forum!

I like it. It’s not a style that I would choose personally, but it is well done.

Congratulations. (What’s your next one?)

OK so the pics do show up? Yeah it’s very well done I have no problems with my tat guy, he’s done 13 of my 14 tattoos. But I’m just a little self conscious that’s it’s a little…[Read more]

Welcome to the forum.
As long as you keep it clean and dust free there is no reason you can’t go out even sooner. I just got a large tattoo on my lower arm on the first day of a three day convention. (10:00 AM til 2:00 AM with all the partying) I just washed it occasionally, applied a NON PETROLEUM ointment, and was careful…

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That would be one difficult tattoo.

I agree with Dan about the water drop.

I had thought the water might translate badly tbh.

Since I clearly don’t know much about realism tattoo work, would you be able to tell me why that picture for example would be difficult to do (or is it just the water drop or are there other…[Read more]

Welcome.
You posted on the wrong page. There is a forum here for tattoo artists and professionals.

Thanks Sam much appreciated 🙂

Welcome.

Yes, the petals are not perfect. Keep in mind that it is a tattoo of a flower, and flowers and plants in nature are seldom perfect. (That’s why people buy plastic flowers)

I like it.

Thank you 🙂

No respectful tattooer would copy another artist’s work. Most want to draw up their own work.

That watermark is like a copyright.

Cheers, sorry I should have said that’s the overall quality I want it to end up like, I don’t want exactly what’s in the picture, I’m just having trouble finding someone local.

Welcome!

A photo would be helpful.

Hi there Sam.

I don’t know how to upload a photo here. Can you give me some guidance?

Welcome to the forum!

You must read “So you want to be a tattoo artist” in the general category.

Good luck! (Post some of your paintings and drawings)

Thanks man! And i already read “So you want to be a tattoo artist” before anything 😀 also I guess I can show some stuff I’ve made, but what thread do i share it on?

You have quite a head!

I will consider that a compliment and say thankyou. Haha

I, too, wear a lot of black, but I recently got some bright retro style tie-dyed tank top shirts that go very well with my colorful tattoos. (yes, mine are all colored)
My skin takes and holds colors very well. My main tattooer is from Texas, and I’m quite a novelty for him. (seems the norm in Texas is Mexicans and sunburned…

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I like your plan, except I’m for full vibrant colors.

Thanks SamIAm, are all your tattoos color? I’ve thought about both and love the look of black n grey, I wear a lot of black and not a lot of coloring clothing as well, glad the color on my wrist doesn’t clash with clothing colors I wear, that would bother me..

Tattoos take a minimum of three months to fully heal.

Most quality tattooers / artists will have back-up machines. If he’s banging it on the table, I see a tattooer with a lack of general knowledge, or patience, dealing with tattoo machines. As an apprentice, a person usually learns all the intricate details of a machine…

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What is the point?

Just to see what other people think of your tattoo compared to all the other ones.

Me too. Borderline copyright infringement.

Theres a difference between inspiration and plagiarism.
Nothing wrong with using a reference if its not copied.

@Dan 146224 wrote:

so bottom line is you’re here just asking for money.
no thanks

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I think we all have different standards, just as we all have different tastes.

I’m just glad that people here told me my first tattoos were shit. Otherwise I would still be getting them.

Precisely my point, how will any one learn to up their standards if they aren’t aware their standards are low in the first place lol

I think I need some Tabasco sauce!

Oddly enough I have been thinking of that. Do you have a source for Palmer’s?

I think I need some Tabasco sauce!

You and me both

Awesome peter!

Thanks!

I disliked your post by mistake and can’t undo it now lol

The big 200! I hit 200 inking hours today. I’ll post some photos of my latest tattoos.

If I send any creepy messages I let everybody see them!

Bro you totally cant quote me and then edit my quote to suit your perverted nature lol

Looking great there Peter!

Thanks Sam 🙂

If I were a machinist I’d be checking it out with my micrometer. I’m not a machinist, so I’d live with it.

Just remember to check out the tattooer’s profile, and pick a better one for your next tattoo.

(Welcome to the forum)

I am a machinist. Eh it could be worse.

Hopefully you can find a better tattoo than that.

Really? I like it

Good luck.

Thank you Sam

Here’s my thoughts. To cover the tribal, I suggest the flag known as the “Jolly Roger”. Not a whole flag, but just enough to cover the tribal, and perhaps giving the appearance that the pirate is sitting on it. Then just put pieces of treasure (coins, jewels, etc) in various spots in the vacant areas, and top it off with…

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Welcome to the forum!

Be sure to post some pictures!

I will of course 🙂 – 1st session the 4th of November!!!;)

like the forum some good tips and people taking this piss out of each other.

Welcome to the forum.

Why in the world would you want a tattoo such as this?

Are you going to recite all those verses standing there facing away from the person asking about them?

The tattoo isn’t really for other people, that’s why I’m getting it on my spine. No one is really gonna see my spine. So I’m not imagining many…[Read more]

If you get to the US, let me know Arni.

I visit the US every other year or so Sam, but since the Oz/NZ trip is a 4-8 grand thing, I don’t think I’ll be visiting the states for a few years now 😀

Welcome.

It’s hard to tell without a photo.

I put two photos

If jobs were fun, they wouldn’t be jobs.

Actually, I’m one of the lucky few whose job is very fun. 🙂

I have four hours booked on Thursday. Lindsay wilson will be working on my back.

I’m taking smoked turkey wings for the whole shop. (6 tattooers)

@Sam-I-Am um i need the recipe……

i do chicken wings all the time but i have never smoked any food. and from the look of these i need to

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The hair is complete on the whole head. That’s what threw me off. The main thing is that YOU are happy with them.

I am happy with them. The heart was my First one. And it became a addiction after that. So if my wallet allows me, i’ll get some more ☺

Glad it’s back!

Thanks a lot mate 🙂

Welcome to the form!

It looks okay, and like others have said, use ointment sparingly.

What is the tattoo? A brand name? (I’m an old fart and don’t keep up with some things)

It’s actually a personal logo I use on things I design anywhere from graphics to photography and sculpture and music. So a personal crest if you will.

It looks like a sheriff’s badge. It is located to the left of the “report post” button. (when you have one)

You mean this one?
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Go for it Turb!

(what happened to my reputation button?)

Reputation button? which one was this. so many old plugins i cant really recall which one did rep?

I guess I ought to see what Dan and Arni are doing!

Definitely not out gardening. Even if I had a garden, it was close to freezing outside 😀

I just quote this to get it back on top of the heap.

Sam it’s a Sticky thread, it’s always at the top! You silly goombah.

Absolutely true Arni!

Thought you might approve of that one 😉

@woody_asap 143803 wrote:

so help me out here, how exactly does a cover up tattoo work?

A coverup needs to be bigger and darker than what is there before. It needs to cover the old tattoo up.

You could never cover your tattoo up with those hands as they are. I…[Read more]

Absolutely true Arni!

so help me out here, how exactly does a cover up tattoo work?

I was thinking about this getting this over it? would it work out?

Welcome to the forum!

It’s nice if you get a cheap tattoo. The money you save can be spent on laser tattoo removal later on.

Who’s going to do it?

The artist who will be doing it is Fil wood from black crown tattoo studio here in the uk . his work is very good. Plus he specialises in Japanese traditional tattoos.
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I’m going to be brutally honest here, not to offend you but to help you make an informed choice next time.

That tattoo is very poorly done, the person who did this on you has no skill at all and should be in prison for doing this to you, and probably hundreds of other people. Speaking of prison, it actually does look like a…

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I’ve never been a fan of text tattoos. I follow the “1 picture is worth 1000 words” philosophy. The hands aren’t done as well as they could be. If you really like them, that is what matters. You could get them worked on and get some background added, but I would go to a different tattooer.

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Welcome to the forum!

Was there anything in particular that four dad had a passion for? Was there something in particular that you and your dad did together?

I would come up with a design incorporating this and with some color, and no text, and cover up what you have. Sorry I’m being blunt, but you can do much, much,…

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But my tattoos don’t have a stellar approval rating on this forum either.

LOL I’m in the same boat.

Hello,

I’m going to visit Seattle Washington in May.

I should be there May 15, 16, & 17. My wife is planning things with her brother, but I plan on checking out a few things on my own.

Tentative plans are to keep Saturday, May 16 open. Picking out a place for the evening.

Nice work!

Thanks! 😀