So I’m sure you all are tired of seeing my tattoos lol but I figured I would make a thread now that all of them are finished and I was able to get updated pictures. This will also include my right arm sleeve in it’s entirety now that everything isn’t so different with parts of it being fresh while others were healed. So enjoy 😛
Had touch ups done to this on October 11th:
Nothing new to report on my memorial piece but regardless, here it is anyway!
Left Arm sleeve. Touch ups also done October 11th.
Underarm
Back of my arm
Front of my arm
Right Arm sleeve. Started in March, was completed in it’s entirety October 31st
Front of my arm
Back of my arm
Inside of my arm
All of my tattoos were completed by the same artist. My Ankh was done by someone else originally and he made it look awesome again. I don’t foresee myself going to anyone else locally, but if I ever get the chance to be tattooed by someone well known I definitely would jump on it. Doubt i’ll be posting my tattoos again for a while, at least not until I have something new to show off.
@Sam-I-Am 136845 wrote:
Really nice work there M.O.P.!
Tattoos to be damn proud of.
(A Very Merry Christmas to you)
You bet i’m proud to wear them. I get compliments every day at work!
A Merry Christmas to you Sam 🙂
@Mistress_Of_Pain 136870 wrote:
I think I’ll always be a fan of how tattoos look right after they are done but mine have remained just as bright.
Moisturizing regularly seems to keep tattoos bright.
@buttwheat 136877 wrote:
Still really liking the Grandpa one
Thanks Butt!
Sam, I apply lotion or cocoa butter every day. If I plan to be out in the sun at all or have my tattoos visible in sunlight I also always apply sunscreen. I’ve gone through more bottles of sunscreen in the last few years than I have my entire life. Call me OCD but I paid good money for my work, I don’t want them to fade faster than they will as I age.
Funny, I didn’t take care of my skin when I had skin cancer as well as I do since getting tattoos!
The best sun screen I’ve found is Margaritaville brand Parrot Head instant dry. SPF 50, It really does dry. (I bought a case of it)
And yes, cocoa-butter out the ass. (Figuratively! not literally)
@yodaddynukka 136890 wrote:
+1
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I will also have to agree with this. The skull really sets up the rest of the piece and showcases the vibrant colours in contrast.
There is a story behind that skull piece with the butterflies coming from the head. When I completed my left arm half sleeve i knew I wanted something a bit darker, a little more grotesque in a way while still staying feminine. The image of the skull and butterflies I actually found and it was titled “Life After Death”. Everything else were my ideas or his. I gave him ideas for my inner arm when it came time for that and he liked the hour glass idea the most.
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