jeff ensminger FTW!! your welcome…

i think both ideas sound great and unique! as far as placement, it would work on any limbs as well as ribs. i have seen some awesome robot pieces so make sure u go to a competent artist.

a lot of traditional japanese artists “stamp” their signature in all the time. horiyoshi III does it a lot, so does shige and hori yen.

i forgot to add my favorite artist of them all; grime from san francisco. he has a 2.5yr wait list, but he likes to take travelling clients so u have a small chance to get a session. also michal from analog tattoo in san jose is really good.

ryannnnn;71168 wrote:
Thanks! I named her Sylvia… she’s all healed up.. i put lotion on her everyday!

sylvia for sylvia ji? is that where you got the inspiration from?

sometimes it takes multiple sessions to even get the black ink to lighten up even slightly.

whats wrong with traditional hand poking japanese style after his surgery? a few hori artists ive talked to say colors are more vibrant with hand poked tattoos than with most machines. im actually getting my back poked.

oh and if you want to use a numa, i recommend phil garcia. he uses numas and did my komodo dragon. check him out.

tons of artists in cali. check out jess yen at mytats.com, bill canales in san diego, fip buchanan at avalon in san diego. horitaka is good too, but he is in northern cali. if you are willing to travel, horitaka will be having a tattoo convention in october and you can check out the current master of neo trad japanese, shige, in his only US…[Read more]

-DMD-;71142 wrote:
Cute, it doesn’t look finished for some reason, maybe the uncolored tribal, but the most important thing is the personal meaning.
What makes you enjoy your tattoo is meaning, that’s all that matter!

I would advise you hitting the shop again and asking the artist for a way to “complete” it, maybe adding some B&G background…[Read more]

i like it the way it is, too.

i think when an artist sees that you have quality work and/or work from one of the greats in the industry, then they are more willing to do some work on you. i dont know how much of that statement is true, but that is a theory i have.

my first actual big piece was from aaron bell, who happens to be a legend in the tattoo industry, and once…[Read more]

that is the reason why i dont have anything on my ribs and stomach area. im 33 also and i also have a small (ok big) gut so i dont want to get anything in that area, lol. what about a whole back piece with one ship in the foreground and one in the background? who knows maybe your idea will work perfectly?

but anyways, i think someone like paul…[Read more]

that is good script! cant wait to see the finished piece!

Sherav;70987 wrote:
Hi

I remember this film purely because I was 8 years old and it was the only time my mean bastard of a father ever took me anywhere to celebrate my birthday.

The cinema then was a major deal (I never could afford to go) and I have to say that this film sucked so hard I was convinced the director must have had training in a…[Read more]

why are you nitpicking? the line work is clean. be glad you have a good tattoo and move on to the next one!

ppornan;70868 wrote:
Yo, youve definetly done your homework. All your ink looks awesome. Any future plans with any other tattooers?

Patrick

thank you! right now i have a probable appointment with nikko hurtado to add to my “where the wild things are” leg sleeve. and i also have an idea for my back that i havent decided on an artist yet.…[Read more]

my opinion is b/g. but color would be awesome as well. and i think your 3d idea wouldnt work only because that would be too much detail crammed into a pec. i mean obviously it can be done but it will definitely get muddy later on down the line. i still think if you want the full pirate ship with all the sails and masts and all, one pec would not…[Read more]

Gsouder;70944 wrote:
THe idea would be to have 2 complete ships, one on the front and one on the back, full mast and very detailed. I would think that playing with the perspective would be fun so its not the sides of both ships- making it 3d would be the key. I wonder if it would be possible to make it look like you can see through my body to…[Read more]