@Swansoda 139318 wrote:

So hubby and I just watched Ink Master and he wants skulls like the one in the flames of the demon tattoo. Can somebody please help me?

This is why these shows are fucked up.

Find a tattoo artist and they will design something for you. That’s their job. Perhaps you’ll end up on “Tattoo Nightmare”

@Swansoda 137664 wrote:

Oh…ok… It didn’t seem like you were joking around, since you guys seem to take getting ink pretty seriously.

The humane society would be pissed for sure.

@Swansoda 137658 wrote:

Dude chill out! When did I say I was going to spend $200 on that? My next (2nd) tattoo that I want to get is similar to this one I found on pinterest but done to fit on my calf… https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/45187_1555951940049_681033_n.jpg but with different drawn cherry blossoms…….and my friend…

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@Swansoda 137654 wrote:

Yes! It’s so hard to save money right now, and the one I want on my calf will be at least $200, ugh 🙁

You talk about money being short and then spend $200.00 to tattoo a fucking farm animal? I think your priorities are a little off.

@Swansoda 137508 wrote:

huh? what on earth does that mean?

He is a famous guy on these forums with cool tattoos 🙂

@Swansoda 129181 wrote:

So then why do people get white ink? Are that many people unaware of how it changes? Why do the artists use it?

A friend of mine, who is of Ukrainian heritage and tans like a fiend, got a tattoo recently and the artist used a ton of white on it. She was going to go back to have even more white added to it until I told her…[Read more]

@Swansoda 129181 wrote:

So then why do people get white ink? Are that many people unaware of how it changes? Why do the artists use it?

My artist uses it just to enhance a tattoo. It’s pretty much expected that it will be getting retouched in the future.

@Swansoda 125407 wrote:

That is freakin’ awesome! Do you have your work on like etsy or anything?

No but you can follow me on facebook 🙂 I’ve got all of my work on there plus stuff I currently have for sale as well as a link to my website.

https://www.facebook.com/ReflectiveCreations

Would appreciate it if you liked my page!

@Swansoda 125396 wrote:

Ah, cool…..well that sounds like a really good offer, would e saved them money I think for a bit

It’s something I may offer again with a different artist… You never know when someone may jump on sterile supplies, but I’d always do cash. I know if I was tattooing people, I’d be tempted to treat it as a sterile…[Read more]

@Swansoda 125408 wrote:

That’s what my original intention of the question was….like how do you decide how much cash to tip your artist?

I’m at least a 20 percenter. But I have gone to an artist that charges by the piece but ended up with 2 sittings. Paid in full and tipped full 20 percent the first visit. Tipped another good size chunk for…[Read more]

@Swansoda 125203 wrote:

sounds like you’re being a grammar nazi to me 😛 but I am one and the your/you’re thing bothers me.

One that gets me is: Where’s it at?

Grammar: The difference between knowing your shit, and knowing you’re shit.

@Swansoda 125135 wrote:

I’m not sure where the crooked lines are, it looks fine to me.

It is always hard to see the bad with something as personal as your tattoo. I walked around with my first tattoo thinking it was the best in the world and absolutely perfect. Well now I see blown lines non even shading in it.

For example on yours look at the…[Read more]

@Swansoda 124819 wrote:

What makes you think I feel the need to be cheap? Tattoo goo for one is not cheap and its popular and it works great for my friend, she has four so far and she really likes it.

I was speaking of the tattooist not the tattoo goo crap. As the first I said was don’t use anything with the word tattoo on it you are just wasting…[Read more]

@Swansoda 124829 wrote:

I guess coming to this board everyone wants to see big and detailed or whatever tattoos

Not at all. Everybody here just wants to see GOOD tattoos, although some obviously prefer big and detailed.
Us liking or not liking the subject matter has nothing to do with liking or not liking the actual tattoo work 🙂

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@Swansoda 124819 wrote:

What makes you think I feel the need to be cheap? Tattoo goo for one is not cheap and its popular and it works great for my friend, she has four so far and she really likes it.

I think he was talking about your tattoo artist 😛

@Swansoda 123835 wrote:

Thanks for giving me your opinion….oh, yeah sugar skulls sure are popular, but I don’t like them.

Yep. They are popular – and I don’t particularly care for them either!

@Swansoda 123972 wrote:

Really? Seriously? Like what have you guys given?

most of my work is not from artist from my area so Local T shirts, Smoked salmon and since I knew Josh Woods was a big hockey fan I got him a jersey from my local WHL hockey team (hopefully soon we will have a real NHL team)

@Swansoda 123972 wrote:

Really? Seriously? Like what have you guys given?

For the holidays I smoked a whole pile of beef ribs. (artist is from Texas) His son was three years old and didn’t have an electric train. He does now. I’ve taken food in for the shop. Crab cakes, burgers, Seafood stew, meatball subs, etc. (as well as a slow cooker for the…[Read more]

@Sidn22ey 123856 wrote:

I am afraid you will end up with a pile of shit

@Swansoda 123862 wrote:

Excuse me? Why do you say that?

I think that person is a troll or trying to be funny

@Swansoda 123784 wrote:

So how do you base your opinion on Larry or Todd being not half bad and the rest being not good? To my “virgin” eyes, they all look good to me.

It is somthing you learn about line work color saturation shading ect. stick around you will learn.

Which is beter?

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