Hi

That is some storming ink you have there. Not my personal taste in tattoo but some great line and shading work!

Love it!

Matthew

Hi Azure

I was chatting with a few friends who have them and what I was told if you can survive a tongue pierce you can manage a v labret.

There is a fairly high rejction rate but that is mainly down to poor aftercare – you are going through a part that is prone to bacteria so would need to be really careful with it and can take a while to heal…[Read more]

Hi DaddyHulk – Great nick btw 😀

Ok so I pulled down some info from a koi book I had kicking around Tamadachi M (1990). “Koi varieties”. The Cult of the Koi. This is one damn heavy book to read but gives you a full inside and out of everything about Japanese Koi also their colours.

To save you the hassle here is a quick sumamry from it;

Taisho…[Read more]

Hi Issabella

Welcome to the forum.

Matthew

Hi Hardhitter

I love the concept art you are looking at.

If I could offer some suggestions – then hands would look better if they were incoporated from flames and ash than actual flesh.

I would also suggest a burning trail from the tail that shows the rise of the phoenix and the searing of all things that would hold you back. (Hence the hands…[Read more]

Hi

Thanks for posting the close up of the butterfly it is a beautiful piece of art.

The lyrics also sound lovely. I will see about checking the band out as my eardrums are just numb from my usual head banging tunes. 🙂

Take Care
Matthew

Hi Sally

Do you mean blurring with age – yes that can happen to any tattoo which is why they could always do with a reshade every 10-15 years.

Or do you mean blurring because of changes in the breast size after breast feeding?

The changes are not usually enough to blur a tattoo – this can happen if you have extensive breast augmentation…[Read more]

Hi Bleeding Star

I would check out the BME site they have many skulls and angel tats.

Also try these links

http://www.religioustattoos.net/Other_Tattoos/Angel/index.php (58 angels of varying styles)

Also http://www.skinchaos.com/Large2.html

That artist is the one I think I am going to have my backpiece done through.

Anyhow I hope they help…[Read more]

I don’t know but I am running out of self control…
I just let about 100 comments sail by through my mind. 😀

Matthew

Oh lord – I am getting ink envy!

Great tat and much better pics.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi Lilly

Welcome to the forum and looking forward to seeing your ink.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi Don

You mean you are looking for a flash version (pre-drawn) of the cross tattoo?

My advice is take the picture of the tattoo to a reputable artist and tell them that you want this style of cross. You can then add your own interpretation (or not as you choose) to make the tattoo custom to yourself.

Personally I do not think that they will…[Read more]

Hi Canon

The ink does not suck it just needs fleshing out I will post some ideas that I think may maked it better (constructive criticism)

What I will say is try a new artist – check out one that specialises in black n shade as much of my input is to do with that.

1. Flames they do not do justice to the tattoo. I would recommend getting more…[Read more]

Hi Tdm

Brave first tat – I hear ribs proper hurt 😉

Anyhow a few things to consider;

Is the text going to be a stright black and shade or are you going for some colour.
Is it going to be open or in a frame eg border? I always say open as you may want to incoporate another tattoo later on.
The two things that make it look good is the font and…[Read more]

Hi Andy

Any chance you could get a friend to take the shot of your tattoo unfortunately I could not make it out at all from the pic.

That said – I did read the ‘Crackhead’ article from your blog. I nearly coughed a lung laughing 😀

Damn that shit was funny.

Take Care
Matthew

Hi Heartflower

I love the ink.

The flower on your foot reminded me of a drawing I once saw in Amsterdam. A very subtle piece, the shading almost looks like blown chalk – beautiful.

I love the flower on your arm as well – is it going to remian a black & shade? (If it is a small constructive criticism is that I would personally add some more…[Read more]

Hi

No you are not boring us at all. In fact I think it is a useful thing for first-timer tats to be able to follow the progress on so they do not freak out if it happens to them.

The vaseline thing well KH it comes from the fact that vaseline for some skin types is actually difficult to breakdown and clogs up the pores.

The thing about slow…[Read more]

Hi Norm

Most uk tattooists charge between £60-£85 per hour for work. A half sleeve can easily set you back £250-£500 or more depending on the scale of detail that you want.

I am not an artist but I reckon a piece that you are talking would be between roughly 6-8 hrs or so depending on the speed that the artist works and the level of int…[Read more]

Hi IT

Welcome to the forum and looking forward to seeing your ink.

Matthew

Spag

I am always skint – it’s called marriage 😀

What you have to realise is God gave us 2 sets of a lot of organs so we can sell the spare and keep getting more tats and piercings..

Lol

Take it easy
Matthew