Those pics are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Don’t be hesitant, that is a fine piece of ink. 🙂

I agree with what the guys said above, take your time and take a good look around.

One thing I will say though is try not to get too hooked up on meaning. I find some get so obsessed with trying to find meaning in everything they have that they seem to forget that it’s OK to just get something because you like it. Sometimes, meaning is just an…[Read more]

The cauliflower/peanut butter thing definitely works. I use that every time. 😀

I’m one of those that believes the pain is all part of it. If it was as easy as puting some cream on, it would lose half it’s appeal for me. The “challenge” of getting through the pain just adds to the experience.

Really like that. Great ink. 🙂

Folks on here seem keen to use Bepanthen, so if mixing and chopping and changing is your concern, maybe just switch to the more readily available Bepanthen and be done with it?

The bug can get some people real bad. I know it did with me. 😀

I agree. That looks fantastic.

Thanks for the comments.

Like I said, the pictures aren’t great and they do look a little washed out but the last pic is a good representation of how they are.

Looks great buddy.

Outlaw;65802 wrote:
welcome to the forum buddy, where abouts in se england are you… im in kent near folkestone;)

I’m Kent as well, but in Tunbridge Wells. 🙂

I’d just ask my wife.

Pics posted here;

http://www.thetattooforum.com/all-my-ink-part-1-t15361.html & http://www.thetattooforum.com/all-my-ink-part-2-t15362.html

Just had a bit of a re-tough on my chest, so I won’t take pics of that yet, but I’ll get some up of a few of my others later. 🙂

Thanks again for the welcome.

Have heard the term, but it’s not something I’d use.

A lot of thought is what is needed when making a tattoo choice.

Not sure if it is the same as your thought, but I have lots of personal things dotted around on my arm with a tribal design acting as a frame for each piece and tying it all up together. Worked really well so I am waiting on my artist finishing it off by doing the rest of my arm.

Butterfly;65399 wrote:
this has been asked so many times , you know it is free to search the forum :rolleyes:

Oh is it? Thanks for the great forum tip! 😉 I asked because it wasn’t a recent discussion and with new members and new people getting ink done all the time, I saw no issue in asking again.

Can I also point out that this thread…[Read more]

Chief D;65223 wrote:
Well… she is freaky hot in a throwback pin-up kinda way. Tattooed by her? No.
Chris Garver for Traditional Japanese. Amazing.

Can’t say I find him that hot, but each to their own! 😀

Never seen a bad piece by him personally, but I haven’t seen all of the Miami ink episodes.