Hi Arni

Always follow the simple rule – never borrow unless it is a necessity.
I would seriously avoid a loan for a tattoo and just keep saving.

You are young and plenty of time no sense in getting into debt over ink.

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Matthew

Hi

Looking at what the artist had to cover up he or she has done a storming job on it.
My suggestions are just that and do not take away from the fact it is a great tattoo.

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Matthew

So there are 3 of you?

That means 3x the amount in taste variation.

The things we would need to know are:

Colour or black n shade?

Genre: Fantasy, Text, Religious, Bio-Mech, Text, Portrait, Tribal etc

How big small initials to full back piece?

Anything you all have in common or particularly love?

Anything you all hate (it cuts the list…[Read more]

Hi and welcome
Looking forward to sharing your ink.

There used to be a pet shop in morley when i was a kid that would tattoo you if you said you were 14+

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Matthew

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That is a nice design for a name.

When you say gas masks do you mean modern, WW1 WW2?
Or a specific country they all have varying types/styles.

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Matthew

Hi Arni

There are some Norse legends about Ice Wyrms but they have become pretty mainstream in much of the fantasy genre.

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Matthew

PS

You could always have a thigh piece!

Are you having a stall under Outlaw Tattoos?
I am gonna try and get to that one work and funding allowing.

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Matthew

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Overall nice coverup. I like it.

Constructive Criticism

What I would do though is first of all sharpen the shading lines around the stated area and generally throughout the tattoo. (The cabling/bone segments seems little lost at the top of your arm)

Some of the details are lost in the heavy shade – it is not a big job.

I would also cap…[Read more]

Hi Bennpam

To be honest you need to make sure that the tattoo is not getting swamped when you put on the neosporin because that stuff is strong enough to disolve scabs.

I would advise washing it let it dry place an ice pack on for 15-20 mins

Then let it dry again and apply a covering of anti-septic which is jut enough to cover the…[Read more]

Hi

I did a tour across the states and tattoo studios and without been awful SF has some of the dirtiest pits I ever had the misfortune to hit – especially off the tenderloin area where i was based (never again lol)

That aside a couple of decent artists…[Read more]

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I have responded to your other thread.

There are hundreds of tribal and Polynesian style face and lizards on google images.
I would suggest taking a few and have the artist sketch something up ahead of time.

You will likely need to pay a deposit – my artist spent 20 hours drawing and re-drawing my backpiece so if I had failed to show for it…[Read more]

Hi

First of all using waxing products on a tattoo will wreck the tattoo prematurely – it takes off a good couple layers of skin as well as ripping the hair out by the roots.

You would need to cut deep to damage the tattoo as the ink is held in the lower dermis so normal shaving (once it has fully healed) is not usually a problem.

The tattoo is…[Read more]

Thanks fr that Outlaw!
Hope you have a great break – where you heading?

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Matthew

Hi and welcome

You got the design already set up for what you want?

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Matthew

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I would recommend that you test the hole first because the bigger you go the more chance you have of tearing the tissue.

The lobes are quite elastic but like everything they have limits and if you tear them it will require sewing back up.

I saw this happen on a colleague who skipped 2 gauges (no idea what possessed them to do that) anyhow…[Read more]

😀

It is why I slapped it in jokes and humour.

KH – I had to wipe down my screen on that cocktopus comment I was in the middle of a morning coffee and was choking with laughter.

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Matthew

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I would recommend The Comedian Tattoo

http://www.goodtattoos.co.uk/GMtribal.html

Especially Mo who does a lot of tribal based stuff.

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Matthew

Well I promised my wife no more… :rolleyes:
But I have always fancied a Star of David chest piece
Time will tell really I will see what i can get away with.

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Matthew

Hi Tana

I am looking forward to getting the tiger and rest of the waterfall added – just to get the outline sorted on my kidneys finished with if I am honest.

Looking forward to sharing your sleeve update.

Are you having any more ink afterwards?

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Matthew

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That is some really nice ink that you have.
A tiger would def go very well and could always have a phoenix as your back piece!

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Matthew