thanks! No, not crazy painful. I have 1 on my shoulder blade & another on my abdomen, and neither of those hurt at all. This one did hurt in a few places, but not horribly. I find the most pain when it’s on bone, which most of this is, but everyone’s different. Don’t alter a tat because you’re afraid of the pain– if you really want something…[Read more]

Welcome to the forums 🙂 Excited to see what you plan out!

I am NO good at visualizing things, but I bet that if you got a large enough piece, you could work in the two elements… a koi pond near a building/in a garden, etc. Sounds like a fun big plan!

Welcome! We seem to like similar designs, as I’ve always wanted a similar koi idea too. Lol. Any chance you’re a pisces, or just a coincidence with the two fish? Anyways, welcome!

I am *not* not not (!) recommending stealing some else’s design (clear? lol), but I saw a really gorgeous piece of art on here… a design, not a tat… it was a swallow phoenix concept that was really pretty, really original, and really feminine… wish I could find it again… You could use it for ideas… It’s in someone’s album on here somewhere!

Looks fantastic! Can’t wait to see it coloured!

Nice to meet ya 🙂

WOW Sherav. That is amazing! Stunning piece! Kudos to you and your artist 😀

Baha! He says I will eat your wallet, then perhaps that girly little dragonfly, and any mofo who looks at me wrong! Love it 🙂

Ya, I teach grades 7, 8, and 9… Tough crowd! Love it though… wouldn’t trade it for the world 🙂

Ya, mucho colour! Going to be a bunch more hours on that table. Don’t worry about scaring me– I knew what I was getting into. I also have no plans in the foreseeable future of getting pregnant. I have 20+ kids all day at my job, and it’s nice that they go home 😉 I’ll burn that bridge if I ever get to it.

Thanks! 🙂 I really liked the design he came up with. Not as cutesy as what I brought him, but not the same vicious phoenix that a lot of people have either– still a little cute. Going to have a lot of fun adding stuff in on the tail too 🙂 I feel really good knowing he’s excited about it too…. Guess I’m going to have to plan on never getting…[Read more]

🙂 I just posted some crummy cel phone pics to an album, so you can see em. 🙂

Welcome 🙂

Ya, you know what, I’m remembering that he actually said something like “sorry, I totally forgot about that arm. Gotta be careful with that.” or something, and I had no idea what he meant because I didn’t feel it. Now I think I know! Lol, I think it’s a mixture of that & a sore muscle from tensing– totally figured out now. Thanks for your help…[Read more]

I hope so… I’m almost wondering if I’m such a wuss that it’s from my artist’s hand being in one spot for a while or something… The tat doesn’t hurt, it’s just this one swollen owie spot about 4 inches away– kinda over where I think my ovaries are… My guess is it’s normal & fine, just my girl parts being bitchy as always, but it seems weird!…[Read more]

I am shocked!! I always think of coverups as being not as nice as something done NOT as a coverup, but this is amazing!! That’s a fair amount of pain there, and I’m sure more work than she was planning on! Tough lady, great work 😀

Nice to meetcha 🙂

Just find an artist who has a style you like & like what you’re looking for. Bring them the drawing you have for inspiration. Just remember that they know how things will look on your skin, and they might have some suggestions for changes that will really improve how the finished product will look. It’s like Christmas to see what they come up…[Read more]

Welcome! Am I wrong that stretch marks aren’t a big deal? My artist was telling me they aren’t… We went over a couple yesterday on my new piece, and (for the outline at least) they seem fine so far… Mine are pretty faint and old, so maybe that makes a difference. Anyways, welcome! Good luck finding a good artist– the prep stages are fun!