practice your art,drawing,painting,etc,etc

and be patient ,

get to know people in the tattoo world in your area in a respectful manner,

and wait for an apprenticeship to come up in your area,it will sooner or later.

so you must have read and agreed to the “forum rules” when you signed up here,and you already said that you know it’s frowned on here,yet you still posted a second thread about it,it’s against the rules to discuss that here for many reasons.

and as you said to Amok,that he was being rude,well he was just doing his job here. how is “Indeed it is.…[Read more]

LOL well it would only be random in the “maori” style that you want,that’s the whole point of that style, and it would be an original that way anyhow,

and most importantly,do you know all the meanings behind all the maori symbols and patterns ? I sure don’t, that’s why I prefer to leave it up to my well chosen artist.

when you find a good artist that is good at that style they will draw an individual tattoo made specifically for you and who you are.

I have 2 Marquesas tattoos that is similar in style,but both of mine were drawn directly on my body with me & my life in mind.

let the right artist draw what they want in that style.

yep ! love the end tuck and dive,I also like the way it looks around while it’s soaring down.

@Sam-I-Am 143666 wrote:

But my tattoos don’t have a stellar approval rating on this forum either.

LOL I’m in the same boat.

part of having a tattoo IMO is earning it through the pain,

btw,it’s easy to control it in your head.

try this before you go get the tattoo,and during,

1)pre-hydrate the day before
2)get a good nights sleep
3)eat a good meal before the tattoo(quality food,nothing greasy)
4)bring a couple bottles of water and some candy like skittles,M&M’s,jelly…[Read more]

@nuggins 143572 wrote:

I will post pics but I’m not going to put a link to his work as I don’t want to put him a blast on the internet – that’s not my style. any input would be greatly appreciated

you need some type of web site to host the pic,or use your “album” here and link to that,
read > http://www.thetattooforum.com/important/announcements-gu…[Read more]

hi Stacy, sit and stay a while 🙂 New Zealand looks like such a beautiful place,you’re lucky to live there.

sorry to get off topic,but

I am planning a possible Tahiti trip next year,and I will plan it around this show and get a traditional hand tapped tattoo there. https://www.facebook.com/PolynesiaTatauTattooConvention?fref=nf

I know we have all seen this one a lot,but it seemed fitting in this thread.

very nice,I like it a lot.

no bad days 🙂

here’s to me ! 55 today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

those are going to be regrettable tattoos for sure LOL

I did’nt do it,it’s not my fault.

sounds like a hell of a fun trip !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“they” are right LOL,just wear flip flops, what’s the big deal for a couple weeks out of your life ?

some days it’s worse for me,some days I can block it out,
my mom,my father,and my mom’s father all died of cancer,
I’m turning 55 in October,some days I think about it more than others,
it scares me a lot.
ya,I know that’s dark,but it’s in my head,
today we went to a funeral of a HS classmate that passed away from cancer,
on days like this it gets…[Read more]

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