traces on a circuit board? haha

@yodaddynukka 130970 wrote:

Yeah I understand. I’m trying to secure jason butcher at that convention. Fingers crossed but it looks promising.

Oh nice, he definitely has great work!

@yodaddynukka 130968 wrote:

Also josh carlton’s convention in Feb!

Certainly gonna be attending, however not sure I’ll book someone. I’m finishing my lion cover up with Joshua in October, so I don’t think I’ll have the funds for another one quite so quickly. Plus, even if I did I don’t think it’d be responsible (given I’m not rolling in money)…[Read more]

@yodaddynukka 130965 wrote:

If u want portrait work in the west coast then nikko, roman, rich pineda would be my choices.

Sweet thanks, I like all of their tattoos. I’ll do some more looking and see if I can’t figure something out!

@poxphobia 130946 wrote:

Your little girl is beautiful, by the way.

As a tattoo.. I love the idea of her on the carousel horse! The pic is a bit blurry, so if you’ve got other pictures of her with that smile, bring them along to your artist! Any picture that shows her face will help. I can see this working very well as a big piece, with her on the…

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@Call_me_Lola 130944 wrote:

There are lots of good ideas here. I personally kind of like the more new school/slightly cartoony version that was suggested, if you pick the right artist they would certainly be able to capture her likeness. Not the style I usually go for but I can see this working out as an excellent tattoo in that style. But you…

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I have this pic blown up as my background at work, and yes it certainly looks like the lady is sucking the life out of people in this photo haha. Unfortunately it’s really hard to catch those beaming smiles in action, and this is one of the better ones, unfortunately it’s a bit blurry. I’d definitely keep that in mind though, and ask the artist…[Read more]

Considering my pace of getting tattoos is way slower than a lot of people on here I’ll stick with trying to book the best if they ever roll through Oregon. Luckily Jeff Gogue’s shop has a steady stream of good artists going through. I went down there once and got 5 hours of work in my back, made for a miserable 4 hour drive back

@peterpoose 130882 wrote:

There is so much talent out there now that you can get awesome artists for peanuts. I know of quite a few that are very cheap on a day rate, like 400 euros a day.

Yes you may have to travel but totally worth it!

Interesting, as someone who reads a lot on here I was under the impression everyone was all about going to the…[Read more]

Do you guys always seek out the top artists or do you just use a good local artist?

I noticed Tim kern will be out in Oregon in February for Joshua Carlton’s convention!

How much money do you think top artists make each year?

@peterpoose 130589 wrote:

MASSIVE thanks to Yoda for helping me get my final artist I really desired!

Booked in with Carlos Torres after the London Convention, he will be tattooing me at a private studio and not the convention, which is just how I wanted it

I’m like a school kid at the moment, kind of sad lol

I now have 4 artists between now…

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I’m going to start following your blog, I like it! thanks.

Apparently everybody on here gets new tattoos very frequently! Don’t think I’ll ever be going in that often! Certainly not if I can’t ever come up with any ideas. I’m gonna start checking out some of the sites people listed and see if I can’t find some inspiration…thanks!

I’ve always appreciated art, however I don’t often out of my way to look at it. However, with the amount I check out tattoos I’m sure art would be fun too. Who are some fun artists to follow or some cool sites to go to?

@poxphobia 130527 wrote:

I guess to me it’s by now just as much about the art itself, and the experience and person that performs it, as it is the motif itself..

Well said! I am kind of thinking along those lines for this tattoo that I’m currently getting. It feels neat to go to such a great artist and watch it turn into something beautiful

@Sam-I-Am 130517 wrote:

I’m constantly looking at almost anything and thinking what kind of tattoo it would make.

I got my first one in June, 2012 and I just hit 71 hours last Thursday (7-18) I have hundreds of notes, sketches, and pictures in a file ready to go at a moments notice.

What’s your next one?

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Wow that’s great! It sounds like you are in love with all of your tattoos! I’m certainly jealous of other people’s ability to think of great tattoo ideas. I’m always looking at them online, but rarely come up with any ideas. I suppose my creative side is lacking. That’s awesome though, I wish there were more people I knew in person to share…[Read more]

Months??? I didn’t realize it could take that long.

@Sam-I-Am 130294 wrote:

Welcome to the forum!
I have blue ink tattoos that healed fast, others have taken months.

How recent was yours done?