Panter;99574 wrote:
This.

What do the victims die of, gangrene or skin infection? Or. is it blood borne?

*perches on edge of seat*

OOOhhhh…. and does he keep them alive for a few weeks until the tattoos heal???

“It rubs the lotion on its skin”….. takes on whole new meaning. Wait… what kind of lotion would he use??? Or would he make…[Read more]

Bonus points if he goes to a convention and a well known tattoo artist recognizes him by the scratcher tatts he’s done on his own arms and kills him with a needle through the nostril into the brain….. then tattoos a very well done “GAME OVER” across his forehead.

I personally would never get text, but if you must get text.. I wouldn’t get that. My first thought was that it’s a backwards quote of the U2 song “One”… but that’s just me. If that’s what you’re going for, then I’d suggest “Did you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your head?”. Although rather than text, find a good artist and get a B&G…[Read more]

I think that last one needs to go in the thread where the guy’s looking for a penis tattoo…. simplify and shrink that down and it’s perfect. LMAO

buttwheat;99353 wrote:
I have no idea the second one is just a random guy off of the internet. I guess to be fair I should have posted a pic of me in a suit.

My boyfriend has a tattoo on each forearm and biceps. Wearing a dress shirt and tie with the sleeves rolled up so the ink shows is the hottest thing ever. Just saying.

Being in a suit…[Read more]

buttwheat;99347 wrote:
A suit just is more professional looking.

Which one of these guys would you rather take investment advise from?

Does the guy in the suit have any tatts?

Wardy;99327 wrote:
not sure what you mean because i can tell what everything is on there?

Very nicely done Nick look’s good quality and i also love the color scheme.

Ditto. I can definitely tell that’s a phoenix. I can’t see much of the detail because of the glare, but I’m liking the koi.

Aahzz;99309 wrote:
Also, there’s a link at the bottom of this article to another one she wrote regarding how to properly evaluate an artist’s portfolio – I’d recommend reading that one as well, good stuff.

Both of these articles should be mandatory reading.

buttwheat;99281 wrote:
Get it on your neck. Fuck your parents what the hell have they done for you those rotten bastards.

LMMFAO. Buttwheat… you’re back!!! 😀

Hahaha….. yes Zorba!! That all sounds about right. At points I’m sure I seemed giddy to anyone that wasn’t aware that I was just trying to focus on the beauty of the art and not the fact that I just wanted to rip the needle out of his hands and make it stop. LOL

How are you guys even having this conversation?????? I’m in pain thinking about it, and I don’t have a penis!!!!!! Well, not one that’s attached to ME anyway.

Wardy;99246 wrote:
I wouldn’t jump to the answer just yet. Obviosly it depends if you didn’t know who they was obviously you would want to check there portfolio.

But say for example if somebody like Chris Garver or something said they will tattoo you, i don’t think you would say Erm, No let me see your portfolio.

I know it’s different with…[Read more]

Welcome. We’d like to see some of your work.

I would rethink any text as well, simply because it doesn’t sound like you want a BIG piece, and small text will look wonky fast. This is definitely something that’s probably best as big as you’re willing to go if you want a detailed feather.

One suggestion would be rather than the entire rose, maybe consider a few petals. That would allow the…[Read more]

m1c;99231 wrote:
the ‘top layer’ is coming off, where its heavily shaded. i know it says not to pick scabs off but these arnt scabs, even when i apply cream i seem to end up with black bits on my fingers. is this normal?! i dont seem to have lost any detail but still i wasnt expecting this

That’s exactly what should happen, You don’t want…[Read more]

Do you have any pics of the current tattoo so we can see what it needs to cover?

The problem with some portfolios is that some artists don’t feel the need to keep them up to date…. so in some cases you’re looking at older work. I checked portfolios for basic style and consistency, then called around, asked where I could see some recent work etc. Without seeing ANY of the artist’s work, hell no. That’s asking for trouble.

As…[Read more]

I’d recommend lots of sun.

They put shitty work out there. That work gets seen, and people form opinions of tattoos, tattoo artists, and maybe tattooed people based on seeing that.

My favorite are those little swirly things around the craptacular half assed attempt at script. It looks like the handwriting of a 12 year old.