Hi and welcome! I’m a former Michigander too, also transplanted to Florida. Got any ink yourself? If so, pics please.

If it were English, you’d be right. However, in Latin, the verb is almost always placed at the end of the sentence. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but sentences in Latin aren’t read left to right like they are in English; words are put together based on the declension/case/number/etc. they’re in, and read that way. If you want it to sound…[Read more]

ClarkCSM;81862 wrote:
I’m thinking either Animus est Invictus- The spirit is invincible, or Animus Invictus- Invincible Spirit, under my right collar bone.

I also want it all in caps and the U’s turned into V’s because in traditional roman carvings, that’s how they wrote the language.

If you do decide to get that particular phrase and would…[Read more]

I used saran wrap on my most recent tattoo upon recommendation of my artist. I left it on overnight initially, then washed with Ivory soap and wrapped in new saran 3x a day for two days. No ointment, no lotion, nothing for the first 48 hours. It was completely healed in 5 days, and it’s a pretty large piece that takes up most of my upper arm.…[Read more]

bigj0110;81551 wrote:
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Please tell me I’m not the only one who laughed at this. There must have been too many complete sentences in the first draft.

OP, sorry, but for crying out loud: SPELL CHECK. GOOGLE. ANYTHING.

Wow, that is almost hypnotic!!! Very well done; congrats!

The pin-up bike piece is KILLER!!! Thanks for posting.

That piece is STUNNING. Thank you for sharing. It makes me think of The Old Man and the Sea. 🙂

maniacthw;81263 wrote:
I live in Brandon, of course I beat you :D.

As for Battlestar Galactica… It was written by a comic writer… You into any comics? 😮

Nah, I’ve never been much into comics. I have great respect for the art, but I’ve never really sat down with anything. Nothing against it really, I’ve just always been drawn to more…[Read more]

Welcome! I really like your man diamond, as you call it. Got any more planned?

maniacthw;81239 wrote:
Welcome. And by “BFE” Florida, are you referring to Gaskin? :O

Ha, no. I had to Google that to figure out where that even is. I’m down on the Space Coast, smack in between Daytona and Cocoa. It’s pretty desolate out here. Looks like you have me beat though!

reefdiver;81241 wrote:
what is that tattoo on your arm…[Read more]

Fantastic detail. Love it.

I got my thigh piece (see my album for a photo) done by Enrique Zayas at Chrome Lotus in Orlando; he’s a little heavy-handed but I can’t recommend him highly enough.

Thanks to all for the warm welcome!!! I’m looking forward to working on the rest of my half-sleeve; my ideas are still pretty nebulous, but once my artist and I get some better ideas, I’ll be sure to post.