Yeah, I got the website.. I PM’ed him through that but then I noticed that there’s nothing on the calendar and the latest blog post is from march. I messaged him on FB too, we’ll see if he responds. The wierd thing is that I can’t find a shop that he works out of- He might not even want to do this piece because it’s outside of what he normally…[Read more]

I can’t find this Carlos guy, are we sure he really exists??? Geez!

I sent a PM over his site but those usually don’t go far. I tracked him down to a shop in Long Beach but he doesn’t work there anymore. Then I found some of his art at a gallery called Timeline but there are no hits from Google on there, at least not in the LA area. Any other…[Read more]

You might be able to get this tattoo to a point where it’s not laughable. Do your research and find someone that can do some magic here because you need it. Not trying to be mean, just brutally honest. This is why you need to take more time to research your artist. And if you tell me “DUDE I RESEARCHED HIM FOR LIKE 10 YEARS” you needed 11 because…[Read more]

buttwheat;92105 wrote:
Sometimes I will sit on my hand until it falls asleep then I masturbate my hand is numb so it feels like someone else is touching me. Oops wrong forum.

Post a fucking picture

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHA

but no, really, I’m married so I have to do…[Read more]

yodaddynukka;91732 wrote:
now THIS is a chest piece…

What he said. Keep looking until you find someones work that knocks you off your feet. For me, it was Nick, but you’ll know when you see the right one. It will be like lightening.

If you want to kill the skulls, go here: http://www.nickchaboya.com/site.html

buttwheat;91613 wrote:
That is called the ditch and tattoos do not typically heal well there.

where did this information come from? I have a tat that covers that area that healed find, as well as some friends that have the same.

I think what you are trying to do needs to be larger than what you stated you want. The square vrs round thing is a communication issues with your artist, you just need to be firm and tell them what you want. If you want this tattoo to be good, however, you really need to be thinking larger scale, IMHO.

You said you wanted to make room for other…[Read more]

Maybe I missed something here. Why tell anyone what you paid for something in the first place? People ask me an I generally ignore the question. If they continue to ask I start asking them questions like how much they have in savings, what they make a year, etc. As far as I’m concerned, what I paid for my art is my business, and until I share it…[Read more]

Amok;91147 wrote:
Damn nice art man. That’s dedication.

Your arse looks bruised btw, judging by Gsouders post above, maybe it was his fault?

No, I was nice and gentle. This isn’t prison anymore.

Wait, what?

yodaddynukka;91134 wrote:
thank you sir! the ride home turned out well because AF was in LA anyways and he ended up needing a ride back home with me and ended up driving my rental all the way home.

i also met gsouder and saw his awesome plague sleeve. man nick chaboya is brilliant…

Ha! I KNEW you were going to post photos! Looks off the…[Read more]

Nukka- My wife and I are coming by to the shop, although I realized that I don’t know your name so I’ll be the guy that’s wandering around looking lost. What time are you there until?

I don’t know if you are going to check this or not but we are off for the day. I’ll PM you my email, ping me if you get this.

You think he’s shouting, he thinks you’re whispering.

MR DOJAGUY, THIS ARTIST NOT SO GOOD BUT THANK YOU FOR TRY.

You guys crack me up. Carlos looks amazing, I just wonder if her would do what I’m thinking. It’s kind of a combination of hyper realism and abstract shapes using depth of field. I’ll stop by his shop and see what the deal is!

I don’t know who victor sepulveda is but I G him and he looks like a painter. Do you have a link to his work? I was going…[Read more]

Done.

Any other thoughts on LA artists? I found some guys at Lost Soul tattoo in Fontana (near LA) but I want to keep my research broad and open.

http://www.thetattooforum.com/album.php?albumid=3622&pictureid=10240

Here’s a link from this site if you are paranoid or whatever.

Ok guys, Sorry, I know I told you I would post my finished product but then I didn’t. Honestly, I took some photos of it but I couldn’t do it Justice. Just a couple of days ago the shop where I got it done posted them for me- in all it’s Hi res beauty.

I present to you, my finished…[Read more]

yodaddynukka;88619 wrote:
wazzup bro. im still around. i actually just finished my half sleeve 2 weeks ago. i remember you mentioned you were moving to la. are you looking for color or bg? i know roman abrego has done some sick gears (in color tho), but he does side more on the biomech side. maybe if you just tell him you want more gears and…[Read more]

shaneslawns;77614 wrote:
jesus did u take out the dictionary on that one to make yourself feel smarter than everyone else….my style is my own ….and you are on a tattoo forum where people express there differnt styles…one ass hole jumped my shit… now im fending everyone else off….and its people like you who judge people for being…[Read more]

cool painting, bad tattoo. Find the right artist, go in with this as an inspiration and let him figure out something cool and surreal to do with this.

My guy uses a rotary for shading. I think that contributes to me liking it more. When I heard the ZZZZZZZZZZZ of the liner and then I feel it literally digging through my skin, the layers parting as the needle rips down the flesh of my arm I cringe. I like shading a lot more. I can almost fall asleep on the shading…. almost.