Get a big skull giving the finger with a joint hanging out of his mouth right in the center of your forehead. That would be badass!

Like this tribal band:

^^^ Yes, and discuss this with the artist too…let him know that you don’t want to get tattooed until you’re 100% satisfied with the design, and then find out how much it will cost for the ‘brainstorming’ process. Usually, the drawing money goes towards the total price of your tattoo anyway, so you’ll be paying that anyway.

Dude, that entire piece looks fucking AWESOME!!!! So that new piece is on your side, the rib section? It’s kinda hard to tell by the pic. I agree, that does sound very painful! I like the dragon too!

That’s fucking badass!

If you’re really sure about this tattoo, then go to a tattoo artist and have them draw it up for you. It will cost you money for the drawing, which will also be used as the deposit for your tattoo appointment.

Think really hard about this one though, because it sounds like something you may regret years down the road. How old are you anyway?

I’ve been tattooed 7 times so far, by 4 different people total.

I’m not a tattoo connoisseur really. I get an idea of what I want to get tattooed on me, then I find a reputable shop. I look at the portfolios of the artists’ work, and I make an appointment with the one that I like the best.

I got my first 4 by 4 different artists.

I got my…[Read more]

Boost;68848 wrote:
Hey Irishman, guess what… the top part I have drawn on in marker pen! 🙂 I mentioned it in my 1st post with my pic to say, the top hasnt been finsihed yet….so I have drawin it in with a black pen and shaded in inside to show u how it would look. But, now you have mentioned it…. I have time to look into this…[Read more]

That looks awesome!!!

One thing I don’t like though is that the grey (smoke) background continues at the top making it look like the whole scene is engulfed in this big grey oval. I personally like wavy pointy lines (like from the flames and flower tips) to extend out onto bare, non-backgrounded skin. It looks really cool that way. Just my…[Read more]

Poesy;68774 wrote:
Speaking as a girl, I kind of agree. It’s one thing your boyfriend thinking another woman is hot – I don’t mind that my bf adores various beautiful women, but if he tattooed them on him as his idea of ‘perfect beauty’ I’d definitely feel second place to the tattoo…

I couldn’t agree more.

Then lastly, I got the ‘circle of fifths’ tattooed on my forearm. Music is my shit, and I’ve never been formely taught, but I taught myself enough shit about music theory that I could sit and have an intelligent discussion with someone who has a degree in music. Rather then going with a music note, or song lyrics, or something like that…I went…[Read more]

Here’s my first one. It’s a leprachaun, and I’ve never seen another like it. The artist who did this one was probably the least skilled of all the artists I’ve went to. This is before I knew shit about tattoos or professionalism. This guy was recommended to me by a friend, and apparently he was still an amatur, but I loved the shit out of this…[Read more]

^^^^I hear ya man.

As an update, this actually healed pretty nicely! Some of the # signs are small, but overall I’m happy with it, and I will not be going back to get it touched up.

dmc1980;68415 wrote:
lol, if everything in life was symetrical, the world would be a boring place.

you are looking at the shadows of the picture. once the colour is added the life will be breathed into it.

im very happy with what has been done, i dont want some straight edged, symetrical run of the mill thing that any chavtastic smicker will…[Read more]

Those are some excellent works of art my friend! Good stuff!

I like it!! My first tattoo was also of a leprachaun. Very cool!

It’s funny, until now I never even heard of this ‘kitchen magician’ or ‘scratcher’ tattoo stuff. I knew to not let my unlicensed buddies that bought a gun off ebay tattoo me….that’s common sense. But I always assumed that a guy in a legitimate tattoo shop that has a nice portfolio, has art school degrees hanging on the wall, and has proven…[Read more]

By the way, these are the last 2 pieces that I got done by him:

http://www.thetattooforum.com/well-got-bug-and-love-t15506.html

The first one, he did all the stuff around the guitar playing skeleton. The second one, he just did the tribal. Both great pieces IMO though.

S.Neill;68031 wrote:
You are one of those people who would rather get bad work than pay for good work and you help to hurt businesses like mine.

I 100% hear ya on everything you have said except this. Money is not an issue when it comes to getting a tattoo. I would much rather pay triple the price for an excellent piece.

Like I said,…[Read more]

S.Neill;68029 wrote:
I have been out of circulation for a LONG time, family issues, business issues, personal issues, ect. So you probably don’t know me. I’ll work on being polite, which doesn’t always work for me, so if anything I say comes out rude, just ignore the rudeness and focus on what I’m saying.

First, I agree with what everyone…[Read more]