I agree with the yodaddy. You might want to do some research before you go also. Japanese tattooing all have stories and meaning behind them. Really the best place to start is google. To add to the list of things, there are tons of deitys and gods in japanese tattooing. Like the god of wind and the god of thunder.
Also different animals…[Read more]

It’s kinda hard to tell what’s going on since its only line work and shading on your arm. I can see one of your foo dogs paws on your shoulder and a little outline of a peony on the back of your shoulder. You should take some pics without the wife beater on so we can see whats going on with your chest plate. It looks like its going to be a good…[Read more]

Looks amazing. Jay did a great job. Do you have plans for anything else. Congrats.

Patrick

uh……….. yeah, who doesnt love some anonymous lovin?

Patrick

Looks awesome so far. You know what sucks? Waiting for your next sitting. Its gonna look killer when its done.

Patrick

Thanks seaofc. Im 18 hours into it. My next sitting is on July 9. Ill post some pics when its all healed up.

Patrick

that thing is killer. Good luck with the nikko piece, he is amazing. congrats.

Patrick

Very nice. Did he use a machine or did he hand poke it. How long did you sit for. Are you planning to add anything else to it. Its awesome, congrats.

Patrick

To me it looks like bruising. i wouldnt sweat it. congrats on the ink. Have you had ink done by machine? If so how would you compare the two.

Patrick

Hello Michael welcome to the forums. I checked out your online portfolio, and you have some great work. You havent been at it long and your ink looks very seasoned. There are some very nice people on here and i look forward to seeing more great work from you. Its always nice to see a fellow Texan on here.

Patrick

Thank you for your service and stay safe.

Patrick

Asianjake, I did somemore homework for you and i found it. Its a vowel in the filipino alphabet and it means e-i. Here is the link.

http://www.eaglescorner.com/baybayin/symbols.html

Patrick

My filipino brother. Good to see you on here. Unfortunately i dont have an answer for you. But you might want to try googling Alibata tattoos. It might help. The problem with filipino tribal is there are so many dialects in the philipines, and i mean hundreds. It could be from any dialect. I would say its worse than translating japanese…[Read more]

Hello shazzer welcome to the forums. I’m sorry for your loss and this tattoo really does mean a lot to you. Your idea is awesome. You should find a tattooer to translate your idea to ink. What part of the country are you in. Maybe someone here can recommend a tattooer for you. Well good luck and keep everyone posted.

Patrick

You can try a scar tissue massage. I’m a physical therapist and we tell our pts to do it to reduce scarring and keloid scarring. With you skin tone you are prone to keloids more than others. Take some baby oil and rub over the scar tissue using your thumb. Be sure to be rough with it, I mean really push down hard on the scar. This will help…[Read more]

Hello dan and welcome to the forums. i dont know if im reading your post wrong, but im really not sure what you are saying. Are you asking for donations? What are we suppose to be interested in? im confused. please update. thanks.

Patrick

Looks great. its gonna be killer when its done. I met those guys at the tattoo convention in San Angelo Texas in Feb. There booth was next to my tattooist. I looked through there portfolios while i was waiting and they did some amazing work. Congrats on your ink and well done picking a tattooist. Post pics when you get more work.

Patrick

“If you want to see this last card, your going to stop speaking sputnik at the table.” What movie? Now to the post. What language is it and what does it mean? Well welcome to the forums and enjoy your stay.

Patrick

hello and welcome to the forums. one thing to remember, when it comes to tattoos, you get what you pay for. what did you have in mind as far as tattoo wise.

Patrick

Looks good to me. Who was the tattooist. Congrats and enjoy your ink.

Patrick