Although not to my personal taste

I do have stuff by Cold Hand Of Christ and Nile which are both pretty damn heavy bands.

Deicide is one I saw live years back lost my hearing for 2 days lol

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Matthew

A few more pics

Full waterfall in now.

I will have some proper pics done when this bit is healed and my mate can shoot well with his camera.

Comments and constructive criticism always welcome. I am building the piece and tweaking as I go.

I was getting changed at work and the guy in there was screwing his face up and saying how awful it…[Read more]

Hi peeps

Here are some pics of the second sitting it is still bruised and swollen but is 6 days old now.
I have to say this was much tougher on me than the first sitting especially on the tiger. 😮

Me and the artist were discussing stripes (I said seen a few where they just don’t seem bold enough and shall we experiment) – he said that he can…[Read more]

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What do you want your tattoo to represent in your cultural heritage?

Do you want something of a political or religious nature?

Or praying hands that instead of rosary have shattered manacles.

You could have some scripture on a scroll beneath which are placed some broken chains which represent the political and spiritual freedom of both…[Read more]

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Sorry didn’t realise it was a slender leg as opposed to a muscular arm :p
You know I really oughta stop certain habits they are clouding my brain.

😀

Still it looks great and to be worn with pride.

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Matthew

Not a worry.

Post up when you are done. Would love to see it.

Also have a great shabbat and do you intend to kick back over sukkot?

I am building a sukkah with a few friends – its always a case of beer, tears, and chuckles getting it made from scratch.

😀

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Matthew

Hi

It is UV and UB light that affects ink as it breaks down the cells in the skin which in turn loosen the pockets of ink in your tattoo as the skin breaks down allowing the body to flush it away.

Only natural light or sunbeds can do this normal house lighting is fine.

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Matthew

Hi

It is looking very nice some close-ups for a better look at line work would be great.
Who is the artist?

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Matthew

Hi

Very nice piece of work you had done.

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You could go for a mixture of jewels and sugar skulls.

Murder-flies (butterfly/moth with a womans had or a skull)

There is the aztec style or you could go for more deaths-head skulls.

I would personally redo the skull outline so it is bolder and more colour on the jewels.

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Matthew

I have to say that Giger does great art for tattoos I also like Dali
I wanted to once blow 3k on a concept sketch by Dali but my wife went mental 🙁
As she poinetd out a credit card does need repaying 😀

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Matthew

That is some great ink you have had done there.

It will look great if you continue it although you would need huge arms for all the characters :p

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Matthew

Hi

If you check out this thread there are the answers that should help.#

http://www.thetattooforum.com/color-ink-question-t12663.html?highlight=skin+colour

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Matthew

Hi Grommet

I fully understand where you are coming from being an inked jew myself it can be difficult for others in the community to understand.

I wrote a piece on it on my blog actually that may help with the Torah arguments – whilst I respect the Talmud it is philosophy of jewish law not a direct commandment from G-d so I guess I am a bit of a…[Read more]

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You are right!

Lol

I meant to put labret then snake bites and was rushing.

Well spotted!

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Matthew

Hi Joker

This is a Monroe (after the beauty spot of the departed Marilyn)

Labret Piercing

Industrial Piercing

Personally the labret looks really, really painful.

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Matthew

For me anything portrait in black n grey and japanese styles.

I also really love religious tattoos.

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Matthew

Hi

Do you have any idea how much effort it would take to build your muscles by 2 inches??
We are talking serious body building everyday for about a year and prob through in a fist full of steroids.

What most ppl confuse with tattoo stretching is the difference between muscle growth and fat.

The skin is a elasticated organ that can stretch quite…[Read more]

Liverpool Football Club

(Soccer to you americans)

Being tattooed releases endorphins at a massive rate into the blood stream.
As these are natural painkillers one of the feelings sometimes felt is a sense of euphoria or well-being.

There is actually no such thing as physical negative energy in the body as that would be anti-matter and since we have positively charged electrons should the 2 meet…[Read more]