It was rumored that there was a $2000 minimum to get inked on the show. While there are a couple talented people in that shop (Ami isn’t one them), none of them are good enough that I would get inked by them except Tim Hendricks and he said he was leaving last season.

Jason Lambert is the only name I know offhand in Pittsburgh. Aside from that, I can’t offer any names up unless you’re willing to drive a few hours. That’s not to say there aren’t any … I just don’t know them.

peterpoose;116420 wrote:
You make some good points, never thought about it like that.

So there are no moisturisers on the market that penetrate the derma?

What foods are good for the skin paticulary?

Nope, none of the moisturizers will reach the dermis. Again though, it’s not a bad idea to moisturize as necessary (personally I have no need…[Read more]

We’ve all heard the “only bold will hold” shit a million times, but no one really knows that for certain at this point. I think that if you take care of yourself – eat right, avoid excessive sun, exercise – your tattoos will hold up well regardless of style. In contrast, I think if you eat shit, remain sedentary, and often go tanning, even that…[Read more]

It’s not quite as good as the piece you have by Victor.

jasminesummer;116249 wrote:
(p.s. Does anyone know how to get the attachment privilege? I couldn’t throw the pic in this post because it wouldn’t let me. Thanks!)

Upload it to your album and then link to it in the album. Tat looks well done btw, congrats.

Not exceptional, but mostly pretty solid and there are a few standout pieces.

OMFG did you get that shit in prison?!

Oh sorry, we’re not up to that yet. Welcome! 🙂

Panter;115620 wrote:
Similar to here really, except I think you’d looking at 3-6 points (out of a maximum of 12)
Interesting you lose your insurance, I think I’m right in saying that you buy an insurance for yourself to drive anything over there? here it’s all based solely on the vehicle and you have to have insurance specific to that…[Read more]

m33k;115589 wrote:
Well, i dont agree. Like people who are living on hawaii or something, and are older. They look beautiful.
And i have searched the internet for like before and after with pictures of a tattoo that has been faded. But i could not find much. Anyways. They will all fade in time anyways. Maybe exept pale vampires who stay out of…[Read more]

Panter;115617 wrote:
What’s the penalty over there for speeding?

$220 and 5 points for this particular violation. (The fine isn’t that bad really. In my youth I got a $400 speeding ticket for not going nearly that fast in upstate NY.) Anyway, since I live in PA and got the ticket in NJ, it looks like I may escape the points (according to…[Read more]

It doesn’t really matter tbh. I typically shave the area a few days before. Throw some aftershave on there to help prevent razor burn.

The ink is looking great. Congrats!

I don’t know where Quincy is, but in Illinois I can think of a couple other great artists besides Brogan. e.g. Tim Biedron and Hannah Aitchinson.

jdub5;115350 wrote:
I think I’m just gonna let it do its fading which will take a while, especially where it is, and get it covered up later in life

Get lots of sun and avoid vitamins that are good for your skin (e.g. Vitamins C, B, D). Of course, this will also cause the ink to disperse throughout your body, which isn’t a particularly good thing.

My uncle found a stray cock (seriously) outside the garage where he works and it was actually very docile and friendly. They kept him as the garage mascot.

Nope. If I frequented conventions regularly, I probably would, but I would never get a whim tat from any local shop. I really prefer to think things through. Heck I even turned down a tat from David Corden b/c I just didn’t have time to think about it.

Keep the damn tattoo out of the sun until it fully heals. Period.

I’m starting to wonder if you got this done in a shop because your artist should have pounded this information into your skull considering it was your first tattoo. If you got this in some guy’s basement, maybe the sun is the best thing for it.

There are none that specialize in plant work, but any artist who specializes in realism could do it. Check out Stefano at Last Rites.

I haven’t been in the mood for anything in particularly lately so I’m mostly listening to my favorite radio station 104.5. Click the link for the current playlist.