I looked at your pics and I’d have to say it looks like you got lucky considering the symptoms you described. I had thoughts of MRSA,Septicemia, Acute Pigmentation Allergen to the other extremes such as use incorrect pigments such as indelible inks or ammonia based pigments going through my head at first.

I can’t say for sure what the cause was…[Read more]

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Moose, Im happy to see you had the presence of mind to be concerned enough to ask, but you’re not talking about something as trivial or casual as you seem to think it is. No matter what you may have seen on the streets, tattooing is NOT something that can be considered a hobby or something to do at home with a few friends. It’s a serious…[Read more]

Injun;48145 wrote:
Whens your next vacation bro? We could use this punk for a Urban Combat Scenario. Live Fire Exorcise, and consider all individuals armed and extremely hostile!! hehehehe

That would be too quick to be enjoyable. Especially if there are more than 1 or 2 shooters with us, only one would get the win. We should use him for T&E of…[Read more]

manax;47834 wrote:
WOW!!!!!

Holy shit

you know what?

did i ask any of you fucks to look at me, or my work?..
i know some of yall probibly beat off to my pictures but common man damn i didnt know i was THAT big a deal haha..

thanks for the hating though i think its cute..

So just sit behind the computer and type some more about me i like it…[Read more]

I won’t get into the arguement about Antibiotic Ointments because it’s been hashed and rehashed and everyone has their own “written in stone” opinions about them. But I do have a bit to offer about post healing ink protection to offer. I have a fairly simple theory about how to keep your tattoo ink and color looking bright and even for many years…[Read more]

Maybe “No ink flow” is a sign from God. Maybe your clients are lucky.

I admit there have been a very select “few” who’ve been able to pick up a machine and do decent work right off the bat with no prior training. I can think of maybe 2 I’ve heard of in my lifetime. These are rare exceptions to the rule, and I relate them to Savants or Prodigies.

Kari Barba was one of these rare individuals who collided with her…[Read more]

The only way I’d consider that a fair deal is if the shop was a very well established high volume, upper tier studio, where artists are making a living off the name of the studio, or the owner instead of themselves. I doubt somehow that’s the case here though. If it’s a shop like my own, where we still actually have to “work” for a living, 60%…[Read more]

Figuring out how a tattoo may feel in a certain area is really quite simple. It’s comparable to being scratched by a cat. I don’t mean a Tiger, but just a scratch from cat claws. Unless you’ve led a completely sheltered life you’ve probably experienced an abrasion or two just about everywhere on your body. Tattoos feel just like another scratch.…[Read more]

manax;47834 wrote:
WOW!!!!!

Holy shit

you know what?

did i ask any of you fucks to look at me, or my work?..
i know some of yall probibly beat off to my pictures but common man damn i didnt know i was THAT big a deal haha..

thanks for the hating though i think its cute..

So just sit behind the computer and type some more about me i like it…[Read more]

Maybe something like one of these? These I did several years ago, but came to my mind when I read your description

I just looked at hs MySpace profile. I don’t see any point trying to dissuade this idiot from what he’s doing. He’s obviously not someone who’s going to listen.

His profile advertises him as a dope smoking street thug wann a be gangsta who “Will kill ya.” He even admits in his pics that getting high is what he does in his off time.

This guy…[Read more]

Oh no, this kid’s into guns too? Now we’re really wandering into my lane. Now I have to take a closer look.

manax;47550 wrote:
didnt know you had to have a liecence to post here.. im not trying to be an asshole but thats kinda how tattoing started.. One idiot said to another idiot, lets make this perminant.. the other idiot didnt say “do you have a permit to do that?”… just saying..

So you’re just basically saying you don’t mind a bit if tattooing…[Read more]

I agree with the first reply. A tattoo in that location will bring you most of the negative aspects of tattooing while rewarding you with very few benefits. At best it will be a very simple design, while it’s meaning may be significant to yourself, making it visible to everyone means you’ll be constantly judged by others who have no idea what it…[Read more]

Soldiering iron. You can change tip shapes and sizes to accomodate the lines or fills in the tattoo, removing the tattoo while leaving an identically shaped keloidal scar for rememberance.

JK of course. See a dermatologist. Or a psychologist.