What kind of ointment are you using? Most people recommend using an ointment for 2-3 days then switch to a frangrance free lotion, lubridurm and curel are a couple examples. Some scabbing is normal, but its also possible to OVER due it as well with creams/lotions.

Like others said everyone heals different, it almost takes me 3wks to fully heal.…[Read more]

Cool! I live in New Ulm, about 30 miles from Mankato.

GnarlyBro;60113 wrote:
Wow nice tats both of you, those waves around your flower is sick Dubbs and the blooming skull heads is insane Blue1. I would never in my life think of that, haha good luck on finishing the sleeves!

thanks, I should really take better pictures, the lack of lighting doesn’t show the diff colors and such.

welcome, where about in MN?

GnarlyBro;60032 wrote:
Wow I didn’t realize that it had that many meanings. But now I understand it a lot more!
My friend also has a korean flower on his arm and he said it’s a cultural thing, so every flower/rose tattoo I have seen probably meant something else to them. Thanks for the comments!

Check my album I have a japanese style 3/4…[Read more]

Looks sweet, congrats on some nice ink!

welcome! Very nice work!

welcome 🙂

I like it, your artist did an awsome job! congrats!

The Mighty Ming;59652 wrote:
I’ve had a few people give nice comments about my tattoos, including girls 😀 but I’ve had very old ladies say “Oh, that’s very interesting! Is there more?” then I pull my sleeve up and they almost die of shock lmao.

I like it when people stare at me though, good or bad I don’t care. Only bad stares I’ve had as far…[Read more]

Jubakuba;59633 wrote:
Well, you’d have to find a talented artist that could get the placement completely straight.

And…
Smaller fonts are cool for a few years…
But really; the ink will bleed. It disperses/separates throughout time and you’d be looking at a lot of black smudges on your back after some time has…[Read more]

The first and foremost thing you should be doing is introducing yourself in that section, you may or may not get some replies, do to the lack of etiquette by posting this first. GL.

Benjaminho;59604 wrote:
O_o – stare… in a good or bad way? i like when people look at my tattooo, its an awesome piece of body art, shouldnt be cooped up inside a shirt or somewhere unnoticable, there is no bad blood for tattoos anymore where im from, more people like them than not.

Yeah I wonder if some are maybe trying to see what the ink…[Read more]

I have a good/evil sleeve theme going on as we speak. Just started adding some color. I told my artist what I wanted and I let him come up with a design.

http://www.thetattooforum.com/more-work-done-my-good-evil-t14422.html?t=14422&highlight=sleeve+work

I work out at the gym 4-5 days a week. But I skip out on that for atleast the first few days. Once its at the peeling stage I go back to working out, but with a loose cut-off shirt so theres no rubbing against the new tat.

My artist said that body sweat is fine, as long as its your own of course, and keep it clean. Right after I work out I take…[Read more]

It doesn’t look professionally done, atleast I hope it wasn’t, I would never take my shirt off for others to see, cause I’m lost for words.

The inner arm, elbow and I don’t know what to call this LOL, forearm pit? Opposite side of the elbow is what I’m trying to describe.

who cares? I’m sure people burn calories when they take a crap, just cause your sweating doesn’t necessarily mean your burning calories. Thats like saying if I were to lay out in the sun when its 90 degrees , I must be burning amounts of calories cause I’m sweating. Its targeting the right speed of heart rate which burns calories.

looking like a nice arm tattoo, like others said are you filling in the gaps or having your inner arm done?

thanks for the compliments, I’m super happy with the way its turning out!