zekiza;53747 wrote:
nevermind then. People here just seem to have a negative view to forum posting and i CBA with that.

Okay, I tried to be polite in my first post, but did you even read what I said? I said you would find help if you provided more information, but you respond trying to play the victim.

ArniVidar;53712 wrote:
Of course a tattooist could easily ignore the stencil if so inclined and you not paying attention, but do you really think that’s the reason behind the hideous tats shown in that link? The only reason is horrible craftsmanship and crappy taste, or alcohol.. or both combined

You’re taking what I said out of context. I was…[Read more]

ArniVidar;53721 wrote:
Surely you looked at the picture drawn on you at one point or another before he started with the needles?

Yes. Like I said, I saw the stencil on me, but didn’t watch for the first half hour. He could have been completely ignoring the stencil for all I knew. (Obviously he wouldn’t.)

First off, you are asking us to tell you what images to put on the sleeve, and then saying it’s very personal? Just think about that for a moment.

Secondly, the specific quote could change what images are appropriate to go with it.

People just want more to go off of to both show that you’ve put some thought into it and also to be able to help…[Read more]

ArniVidar;53712 wrote:
Actually, I think that most of that stuff is freehand work, not stenciled. All the same, the people getting the ink must be drunk out of their skulls not to see the horror being bestowed on them. 🙂

Not necessarily. I’m a wuss when it comes to needles, so I didn’t even look for the first half hour. I mean I saw the…[Read more]

You could also show the full skeleton and have it holding the heart closer to (or even in front of) himself. That would keep the concept but make it narrower.

Asenath83;53314 wrote:
Jedimaster, that’s exactly why I wrote this:

Ah. Sorry about that. Was responding quickly last time while I was at work. 🙂

Asenath83;53211 wrote:
I would certainly agree with you if her s/o showed that much willingness to compromise, but it sounds like he is just as stuck in his “women with multiple tattoos are slutty” rut as she is stubborn to get ’em anyway. Now, we only know the summary given by the OP, not how exactly he said it so I am not trying to give the OP…[Read more]

I was refraining from chiming in, because I was afraid my differing opinion would get shot down, but I feel a need to comment now.

Depending entirely on how strongly he feels about it, I would definitely wait a while on it. I think it’s a matter of how much you value you his opinion and how much you are wanting to get them. I mean what’s a bit…[Read more]

Outlaw;51230 wrote:
i have a funny feeling that this is his first piece he has done and not the first piece he has recieved…..

Looking at his introduction post, I would think he’s talking about the first piece he has recieved

r0wney wrote:
Hello to all. I got recommended to this site from a good friend and I am looking forward to learning…[Read more]

So I made an album with some other Star Wars tattoos I found that I liked. Can anyone recommend me a good tattoo artist in the Chicago area that could do something similar to some of those? I especially like the ones titled “WookieSleeve” that are in black & gray.

Yeah, I actually have that book. Mostly, I was wondering about how much I should come with to the artist ahead of time and how much I should let them come up with on their own. It would actually be cool to find some of the artists in that book, but most of them weren’t anywhere near me. 🙁

Just to clarify, because I realized my first post was unclear, but my tattoo only did something like that for a couple days. If you are worried, you could just give the place you got it at a call.

When I got my tattoo, the artist did say some ink would look like it’s coming out during the first few days and that it would be no problem. He said it was just the ink in the top layers on skin. It did happen to me, but two weeks later, the tattoo appears to be healing fine.

That’s what I figured, but I wanted to be certain.

Outlaw;49610 wrote:

welcome to the forum buddy
very unusual piece for a first one but it is a nice piece of work, who was the artist and where was it done ?

so what thoughts do you have then for the second piece

Thanks! In case anyone didn’t know, it’s the Rebel Symbol from Star Wars. I got it for a couple reasons. One, my earliest…[Read more]