Hi Fotty

Just get a sign that reads ‘Don’t force me to come down there! G-d.’ 😀

Seriously though there are hundreds of things of you could get to represent your feelings from scripture, to doves, crosses, crucifixes, trequetra’s, praying hands etc

The easiest way is to pick something that means something that gives you hope or the feeling that…[Read more]

Hi Genwary

To help you decide we would need to know

Size and location

Colour or black n shade

Style; fantasy, biomech, floral, portrait etc

Most importantly your likes and dislikes

Take care
Matthew

Hi Gil

Nice to see some colour tribal for a change. It is a nice piece.
Are you thinking of something more custom or bigger for the next one?

Would love to help with ideas.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi Nik

First of all do you know how many years it has been since I have seen a V in my stomach – well to many lol
I am like a mini budda.

As for colours red and black are popular and stand well against any skin pigment.

I would advise against green and orange – green is a difficult colour to maintain and can fade rapidly. It is also the hardest…[Read more]

Hi and welcome

Gotta ask you ashamed of your face? 😉

There are several themes that you can have with language/script tattoos.

The first is a passage that is dear to yourself and each line is made up of a separate language you enjoy.

You can have a shape made from the words of the languages that you want. For example a friend of mine has the…[Read more]

Hi Jamdemos

Don’t worry – we should get a sticky put up really.
In answer to your question – no it is not healed.

What you are seeing is only the very top surface beneath it is still very raw and tender.

The average tattoo takes around 14 days to heal completely on the surface and 4-6 weeks to heal fully beneath the skin.

The pigment is…[Read more]

Hi Marcus

If you want surrealist and downright freaky HR Geiger site is the one to check out.

http://www.hrgiger.com/frame.htm

For Metallica artwork try this one

http://www.metcoverart.com/gallery/

Also for artwork I would suggest cover albulm art by Chimaira or Brutal Truth – not great music but some nice metal artwork.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi Tecratt is right.

Scripture tattoos are very nice but making a sleeve from them can be limiting if you want a singular theme.

I have seen many religious tattoos and they can be addictive as a genre in themselves, but my advcie is the leg, chest, or ribs are better placement as if you sleeve you want it to flow.

If you are interested in…[Read more]

Hi and welcome

Looking forward to seeing you around the boards.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi

Slightly off topic but here is a link to some interesting demon and devil tattoos that might inspire

http://www.eviltattoo.com/de6.html

I did try and copy the link to the archive i use but then reading the stuff it is for academic students only and won’t let me download the images from the old books for public use. 😡

I checked out the…[Read more]

Hi

I visited both High Voltage and Miami Ink on my tattooing tour of the states.

The orig shop was tiny but they had turned that into a souvenir shop and moved next door to a slightly bigger place but nothing huge.

I was lucky Yoji and Nunez were inside when I visited – I met Chris Garver on the way out – would have grabbed a tattoo if he had…[Read more]

LOL!

I feel all embarrased now. 😮

The tattoo is loosely based off the polynesian and samoan style of tattooing that is known as tribal.

The face is a modern concept of the scarification of the tribesmen that would have their faces cut and tattooed to denote family status, wealth, and power. As well as what region they are from.

Or it could be…[Read more]

Hey KH

What if we did that dick with a head band of flowers, the bong in the shape of a dolphin, and a pink skateboard – that would be girly.

lmao 😀

Matthew

Hi

Unscented dove soap is fine for tattoos as the mosituriser in it keeps the skin soft.
As with any new tattoo don’t scrub it hard and you will be fine.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi Joker

Don’t worry I did not take personal offence at you – which is why I offered to help you find the design you are looking for.

The description is what coms under satanistic art as it depicts the devil in goat form. If you like that kind of art I can help you locate some more detailed drawings.

I have done comparative religions as part of…[Read more]

Hi Joker

Yes the artwork would work well as a tattoo and I can give you some sites that are devoted to satanistic artwork if you are looking for something a little more detailed.

That said as a Jew I found that site very offensive and would like to beat to death whoever thought it would be a chuckle to call that site gas chamber.

I would nail…[Read more]

Hi

I have seen a couple but the easiest way is to decide between historical or fantasy or a mixture.

If you want fantasy look at the warhammer artwork (not warhammer 40k that is space marine) or if you prefer more realistic historical you can google image crusades or castles there is a stack of images there alone.

If it is something specific…[Read more]

Hi KH

You raise an intersting point I too have seen an increase in these and the praying hands type of tattoos. The symbolism has been around for centuries but like all things art they have popular trends and dips.

For the most part I try and keep my ideas fairly mainstream because I like the person to have a nudge in the right direction to…[Read more]

Hi Tony

Do you mean using Trichloroacetic acid on a tattoo?

Why not just read my cheap and easy tattoo removal joke thread using sulphuric acid because if you try and do it yourself the result will be the same.

You are talking about using a acid to chemically peel your skin off – this is not like some surface acne or some surface scarring. The…[Read more]

Hi

I agree with Iz you need to step back and take some time before committing to ink – things like that can take aa while to adjust to.

KH – I love that statue it is a very symbolic piece.

The quote “what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger” should read “what doesn’t kill you will eventually!” but that is just my twisted sense of humou…[Read more]