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June 15, 2012 at 1:26 pm #127980

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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion especially on an online forum! That said I don’t think any of my work is amateurish.

The anal warts comment if funny – I haven’t heard that one before. As for the Braveheart dig – I once had someone tell me that it was William Wallace and that I was wrong for suggesting otherwise. Maybe instead of Alba I should have had Calgacus down my calf with an arrow pointing this out.

Anyhooz; I love and am very proud of all my work.

Shuggy

June 14, 2012 at 6:14 pm #127910

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My only regret. After being very ill and the end of 2000 I wanted to celebrate my good health returning by being inked by Dave Crossley. Even though I knew at that point that I wanted heavy coverage in the style of a short sleeve bodysuit I decided to get this. Japanese Kanjii for Good Health*. I love this tattoo but I cannot see it ever being part of my backpiece so it will be lasered at some point. You learn by your mistakes and this is the only tattoo that I have not been incredibly anal in studying then thinking about placement.

Only eleven years old but is seems that my skin sometimes really pushes ink out faster that would be expected.

Shuggy

June 14, 2012 at 6:13 pm #127909

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My Scottish themed right calf. All done by Dave Crossley from Stirling from 1998 to 2001. The warrior; who is my loose interpretation of Calgacus (and not fucking Braveheart as I have to explain regularly) with all the background below his waist was my first tattoo. The background above his waist was the last work.

Going up my shin; which everyone assumes – and I feared – would be murderous was fine despite me having a hangover. The band across the top of my calf as it hit that little knuckle below the knee was; shall we say, a trifle uncomfortable.

Shuggy

May 16, 2012 at 6:28 pm #126826

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I have a black and grey tattoo of Robert Burns on the inside of my right calf. It is part of a Scottish themed lower leg.

This was inked by Dave Crossley from Striling, Scotland, around eleven years ago and has held up very well.

Out of curiosity what do people here think colour, photo-realistic tattoos will hold up over time? Is it a fad that will be over in five years or shall it continue its popularity? I don’t post here often so don’t want to start a new thread so hope it is ok to ask here.

Thanks

Shuggy

November 16, 2011 at 5:47 pm #116165

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I am surprised at the instructions given to the original poster.

Recently when I get tattooed I am wrapped in clingfilm which I take off when I get home. Then, whenever I am not sleeping or whenever possible, I shower the area with the hottest water possible, pat dry with a clean towel, apply loads of a good skin cream (I use Palmers’ Cocoa Lotion) then apply new clingfilm. I continue to do this for three or four days.

I find this removes any scabbing or flaking and it seems to kill any itching.

As an insulin dependant diabetic I need to be careful, although strangely I seem to heal very quickly and find this method works best. Each to their own though.

Shuggy

August 22, 2011 at 6:40 pm #110493

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I have a Scottish themed right calf from Dave Crossley which includes tattoos of Lion Rampant, St Andrew’s cross and a portrait of Robert Burns.

On my left calf is a two level cartoon house from the amazing Ian McAllister at Redhhotandblue in Edinburgh which is a few hours from completion.

I am studying the history of various cultures beliefs in Dragon’s and Phoenix’s and will probably go for Chinese iconography as it seems that their creatures can live in harmony rather than the aggressive relationship in Japanese mythology. This is something I would like as wraparound elbow to wrist on opposing arms.

My main plan is to have a short sleeve Japanese style bodysuit. I waited until I was 25 before getting inked as I didn’t want youth or immaturity to make a poor choice. Furthermore I always knew that the chances were this I would end up with heavy coverage – even though I can’t think of who or what influenced this.

Anyhooz I am coming up for 38 now and want the Dragon and Phoenix completed by the time I am 40 – the artist I have in mind has a waiting list and involves travelling down south. Once I have these designs complete I then need to decide what the design or recurring theme of my bodysuit will be and if I should go for an all over design or collection of work from various artists. Nae rush though as I do want to be in my fifties and still getting fresh ink.

Shuggy

March 19, 2011 at 3:13 pm #100569

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The only visible ink that I have just now is those wrapped around my calves which are only on show when I wear jean shorts – which I rarely do now as it makes me the oldest guy after Bret Hart to still wear them.

When I was asked by my head of department to consider how parents and children could perceive my tattoos my response was that I found it to be an icebreaker and I went on to ask whether they put the same question to inked female staff who chose to wear clothing that displayed their ink. The response to my question was to backtrack especially as I threw in the suggestion that some people could consider only asking that question to a male in a mainly female environment to be discriminatory. As that word is feared in my line of work the questioning ended there and then.

Shuggy

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