After three days use only an unscented natural moisturizer, something with a healing agent in it, such as aloe, or vitamin E.

UV light is a tattoos worst enemy, it will fade even from the slightest exposure. That’s why laser removal works so well.

Tattoos are used as scar cover. If yours are not that bad you can cover it up with something very nice and not have to worry. Some artists, depending on the level of expierience, will be able to mix his or her own skin tone and cover almost anything up. Scars are a build up of tissue, and if the tissue is thick it will need more passess over…[Read more]

Welcome to the forum. And I agree with turbo, wait to see what he’s like and represent him with something unique.
Good luck!

First off welcome Sean. You could come up with your own symbolism too. If not you should check out the unending letter styles. Most of my clients go with old english or another lettering style they came up with. How big is it going to be? Maybe I will draw you something. usually you only get crap for free, but I’ll give it a shot if I get a chance.

Welcome! Cheers to a fellow skater……

Welcome jakeruston. Hope the forum is good to you.

Yes, welcome izzy! We have some good people here, so post away…

Well Richy, first I would like to say hi……..hi!

Second I would like to say It would be best if you went with something darker, but if done right you should be able to have it covered up nicely with anything you pick, assuming you pick a coverup tattoo. Over the scars, tattooing is used for many different types of things including coverup of…[Read more]

Hello JessG, it depends alot on your ability to take pain. Women have a higher tolerance for pain because of the way the body is built, for child birth and such. It will hurt more in the healing process than it will during the session, because your endorphines are rushing to attack the source of pain. It won’t be an excrusiating pain though it…[Read more]

Very nice…….Very nice!

Good choice for that part of your back!

Awesome!

Glad to have you here Markus.

We are a friendly folk here……

A friend of mine was UFC Heavy Weight Champion in Wisconsin 4 years ago, until he went to prison. He get’s out in 4 months and wants to get right back into it.

One thing that does not help is the drunken, drug ridden whores that keep feeding them some crap to boost their egos, when in reality it’s bringing closer and closer to their own destruction. It happens in all styles of music, look at Johnny Cash he was strung out on drugs so bad, dressin’ like a more country Elvis, hell look at Elvis. It seems…[Read more]

I also am a professional…..

Being so new there are much more posts to be made in the introductions, and the question and answer forums for me…

Welcome Welcome Welcome…….

Hello Ashley, welcome to the forum!! I replied to your other post…….

Good Luck!

No I don’t think your tattoo is ruined. It is normal to have some flaking from it. The redness and swelling could be an infection, but as long as you’re keeping it cleaned up and putting some anti-bacterial cream on it, like A+D. Your tattoo is somewhat distressed, it was an open wound that went through a tramatic expierience, just make sure to…[Read more]

Sorry about that I was to busy cutting and chopping my hello, and jumping here I didn’t read what you had asked.

Machines is a price thing, cheap or expensive?

Millenium inks are good, I use them and have had no problems.

Pelikan black was always a good black for me, but it has varnish in it, not enough to hurt anyone but it’s there.

I use…[Read more]

As for equipment it depends largely on what kind of money your talking about. Their are alot of great machines out there, some good prices, and some are very expensive. The very first machine I bought was a Spaulding Rogers Reaper I believe, and to tell you the truth that machine was one of the most reliable machines I have ever had, it was around…[Read more]

What’s up Haji D’Natrix, glad to have ya’ at the forum. There are alot artist who know what their doing here, so hope you like it. As for equipment it depends largely on what kind of money your talking about. Their are alot of great machines out there, some good prices, and some are very expensive. The very first machine I bought was a Spaulding…[Read more]