That is a solid piece of work.
The blue really makes it stand out amongst the solid black tribal.

Do you intend to add to it in the future?

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Matthew

Hi and welcome

50webs.com is a web hosting site that some ppl use to promote their work.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome

Looking forward to sharing your ink

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Matthew

Hi and welcome to the forum

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Matthew

Hi

You could have a staff added in the background and give it the medical symbol.

There are plenty of other options really;

Floral designs either at the base or wrapping around the edges.

Could have some lattice or knotwork as a border.

Add some some other animal totems or heads eg a larger snake rising above them – not sure if feminine…[Read more]

Hi Jason

First of all if you took the outline of the saggitarius design and the name a tattoo artist can trace the outlines and then place dots where the lines meet up.

You just need to decide on the font style and then the sagg style and they will combine that for you.

Secondly are you 100% about wanting UV ink?

The life span on them is a lot…[Read more]

Hi

Need to discuss with the artist but I reckon a couple of hours work at most so prob $200-$250?? Guestimates really as depends on how much work you want to do to it.

Have a chat with the artist and see what you want doing but don’t let price put you off – it is on for life so waiting a bit longer whilst you save is no big deal as it is not an…[Read more]

Hi Bozek

Couple of things really – I am not going to try and dissuade you just letting you know a few hard learned basics;

Cost

If you are going to go for a really detailed piece you want to be looking at closer to $800 to $1000 – you may seem some change from 1k but a reputable artist is not going to be cheap.

Design

The design is ok – but…[Read more]

Hi

There are hundreds what do you want to express?

Poignant, romantic, cynical, humour?

Give us a bit more to go on

eg you could have

Love bears all, as the heart is the anchor of the soul, from which all hope, springs eternal.’

Or

Love bears all but it is the hope of never find the body that keeps me going 😀

Take care
Matt

Hi

For a couple of hundred you could goto a pro and get a full reshade and a bit of fresh line and really make that tattoo shine.

The design is great it just needs a little more love to really do it justice – nothing huge but again that is just my opinion.

I would;

Deepen the outline on the pool ball – specially round the circle and nine. Also…[Read more]

Hi

Sweet I am from Leeds

I will pop a PM tomorrow as I have a concept i would really love on a leather, canvas or similar. I need to dig the design out.

It is a present for a dear friend of mine.

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Matthew

Hi

They are possible but you need a pro and I mean PRO artist to pull off a proper lightening tattoo without it looking cartoony or frankly lame.

You also need to go quite big to stop shrinkage.

The use of inks is also an important factor as you would need something very vivid to replicate that and most black n shade would run a risk of looking…[Read more]

What part of the world are you in and do you take commissions?

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Matthew

It depends on the artist.

The concept of day and night are constructed by certain parameters that the brain is conditioned to think about.

For example it is not darkness that registers in a picture as ‘night’ it is usually the presence of say stars or a moon.

If it was just black with nothing it would be a black blob.

That said if you had a…[Read more]

That is excellent work.

Hats off to you on the skill gone into that.

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Matthew

Hi

Depends on the skin health, sun exposure, and ink quality.

Black can fade to a duller type of black not quite grey but not a deep black either.

At worst it can go spotty where the pigment has been flushed entirely leaving small dots or patches.

Grey wash just fades away until very pale.

All tattoos blur and have a life span of around 10-15…[Read more]

Hi and welcome

For tattoo tech if you goto outlaw’s forum that should be able to satisfy the tech side of things.

I too would love to see your work – I enjoy (nearly I am excluding some modern shite such as ‘screwed up paper in a room’) all art and have seen a little of the leather burning stuff when I was in the states.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome.

Are you already inked or considering a first piece?

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Matthew

Was the symbol 2 snakes wrapped around a staff by any chance?
That is the ancient symbol of healing

You can always get an artist to draw it up for you

The first link is for a series of guardian/warrior angels that might inspire

http://art.thehomeofjon.net/tag/good-and-evil/

These are a few medical…[Read more]

Hi

Well I would be interested ins eeing your design work if you want to post some up.

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Matthew