welcome to the forum, and its not a problem you just being here as a virgin… its the best way to do it rather than just go and get some random piece of crap flash just for the sake of having a tattoo…. respect to you for taking it so seriously, we need more people like you in the world so we dont do as many cover ups lol..;)

stop worrying, its healing just fine…. it looks as though the skin was slightly overworked but it aint butchered.

the grey area around it is sometimes refared to as silver skin and its normal to get it. what you need to remember is that your skin will take upto 6 wks to fully heal, what you are seing is new skin forming over the top of the ink…[Read more]

a couple of things i will reply on…

1. you have been a member here for long enough to know the rules
2. you have been around forum life long enough to know what people think about kits from ebay
3. if they were professional machines they wouldnt be in an ebay kit
4. if it was a professional kit then it would have an autoclave as you need one…[Read more]

its a funny thing that you bring this subject up KH, unless im wearing shorts then i only have 2 tattoo’s on show, an inner fore arm piece with the words “Only I Can Judge Me” and i also have a snake/jap half sleeve….. as an artist i do get comments about not being covered in ink and piercings.
from the waist down is colourful but it only gets…[Read more]

the piece you have looks nice although a better picture would be great 😉

and the idea with the 2 koi and the flowers is unusual but works real nice, i wont say anything about your scales…….. although i might comment on his front feelers…… 2 on each side is unusual :p

ps…. i love your portrait photo…. very beautiful

celtic work looks awesome if done properly, its all in the shading…… but i would not have colour in it at all, i would suggest stick with b&g and have your loved ones initials or names inserted within the weave 😉

welcome to the forum courtney, ramble on with pleasure, im dying to hear what ya got an what ya getting 😀

looking sweeeeeet mate

just as a quick note, most artists now have a pretty decent digital camera at their studio…. its always worth asking if they can take a photo and then email it to you…. normally they are more than happy to help 😉

welcome to the forum chubbz, when you say jersey…. do ya mean the uk chanel islands ??

i cant see the point in having something that looks like a scar, normally people want something to cover a scar

John Rubin;61431 wrote:
I make this question about top artists to see that are there any names that almost anyone put on top

so are you going to post your top 5 considdering as you started the question??

carpet burns babe… carpet burns :p

i wish it was LOL…

white ink is normally only used as an highlight or to create shades when mixed with other colours, white in a tattoo normally changes colour and becomes a pale yellow colour, so its not recommended at all as the primary colour in the tattoo. i refuse to use white in a tattoo unless its highlighting only.

as for the placement, i have done lots of…[Read more]

Slappy13;61384 wrote:
Actually if those are indeed rocks the shape of them is just like mine. I believe that it’s a design that has started to be incorporated into many more traditional looking Japanese pieces by American or Western artist.

ooops sorry if i offended anyone…. i didnt mean to sound rude

i totally agree with you on that one…
i had a guest artest stay with us a couple of months ago from australia…. theo royal of ocean ink in miranda nsw
http://www.oceanink.com.au/tattoo-artist-theo-royal-01.html

i just thought the member meant big name favourites lol…… mind you 4 out of five from my list are in my facebook buddies anyway lol..

hi james, welcome to the forum…

i just seen the coverup your having done and now just noticed where you live, Im not sure how close you are but i can highly recommend a good friend of mine at oldbury, her name is lisa from tat-a-holics
her site is here http://www.tattoo-shop-oldbury.piczo.com
if your anywhere near her then give her a call or…[Read more]

it looks more like the artist isnt going deep enough to me, it sounds like you have thick skin hence why it aint scabbing, they aint hitting the correct layer.

i like the design of the koi, but unsure about the rocks or whatever they are behing them cherry blossoms…. and to me the lizard looks like the best piece

John Rubin;61372 wrote:
Who are your TOP 5 Tattoo artists in the world?

1. bob tyrrell http://www.bobtyrrell.com/
2. paul booth http://www.darkimages.com/
3. jose lopez http://www.lowridertattoostudios.com/svmanager/jose/
4. victor portugal http://victorportugal.com/
5. brandon bond http://www.brandonmfbond.com/index.php?sub=brandonbond…[Read more]

great choice, its an awesome piece…
you will need it to be a nice size or the detail will be lost, but this is a great piece for black and grey shade work, whoever your artist is then he/she will love doing this piece.

post image up when its done please as it should look awesome 😀

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