#241
Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:
One on shoulder blade, one on bicep. My weight’s pretty consistent as my attempts to buff up seem to come to nothing but I live in hope. That said, I’m still at the probably-going-to-chicken-out stage
Posted on Wed, 25 August 2010 at 13:38
#242
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
It’s nowhere near as bad as you think… I was shitting myself when i got my inner upper arms done, and tbh, they weren’t as bad as the outside part!!!! It’s more just an annoying scratchy feeling than painfull.
Posted on Wed, 25 August 2010 at 14:33
#243
fatboy wrote:
The inner arm don’t feel that bad, if i’m honest. Itchey yes but not painful.
Posted on Wed, 25 August 2010 at 16:09
#244
Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:
Okay, next question… how do I find someone reputable to do it? I live in London…
Posted on Thu, 26 August 2010 at 20:55
#245
fatboy wrote:
ha, if you were in Swansea, Citizen I could advise you but since you’re in London where there must be on in every street I can’t really answer but you can do what most first timers do and get info from word of mouth, read the magazines and all that.
And remember this motto - A good tattoo ain’t cheap and a cheap tattoo ain’t good.
Posted on Thu, 26 August 2010 at 23:03
#246
Gav wrote:
And be prepaired to wait. There will be some awesome tattooists out there, but you cant normally breeze in off the street and get it done there and then - get an appointment.
The longer their waiting list, the better artist they probably are.
I’d get a tattoo magazine, browse the ads in there - normally they’ll give you a web site for the shop, check out their galleries - good artists will show off their work
Posted on Fri, 27 August 2010 at 06:55
#247
Gav wrote:
And chat to the guy / girl who is doing it. You should be able to tell if they understand what you want / expect. If you have any doubts - walk away.
Posted on Fri, 27 August 2010 at 06:57
#248
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
A girl called Katie who has just opened a shop in london called Tattoo-a-go-go is good. She’s the ex wife of the guy i go to and he’s got a lot of respect for her work. Not sure where her shop is, but google the name and see what comes up.
Depends what you want tattooed. Magazines are a good source, both for inspiration and to see who’s good at what. Total Tattoo and Skin Deep are the ones i buy. A lot of tattooists use Myspace or facebook to show pics of their work. What i done, was find artists in my area, googled their names to find out as much as possible about their work, then chose that way.
Posted on Fri, 27 August 2010 at 08:20
#249
fatboy wrote:
Those are good magazines. I read them regularly myself though I’m waiting for a bad write up of a convention from both publications - they praise them highly but surely some of them are not as cracked up to be.
Posted on Fri, 27 August 2010 at 11:53
#250
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
My tattoo artist is gonna let my son tattoo me. He’s going to spend some time with him and show him how the machine works and give hime some fake plastic skin to practice on first. I’m jealous lol :)
It’s just going to be something small in an area where it won’t be noticed too much. Just need to get him to sit and think what to do on me… Any ideas to help out?
Who knows, he might enjoy it and start drawing more and work towards becoming a tattoist some day.
Posted on Thu, 21 October 2010 at 14:39
#251
Fiona (Fiona Lamont) wrote:
That is so cool - I’d love to do that myself!!
Posted on Thu, 21 October 2010 at 19:22
#252
Gav wrote:
Posted on Fri, 22 October 2010 at 06:56
#253
Fiona (Fiona Lamont) wrote:
lol - have a go at tattooing someone!! Considering stickmen are my forte I doubt Chris or anyone else would appreciate my efforts :-D
Posted on Fri, 22 October 2010 at 10:00
#254
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
Lol… It’s prob a stickman or something i’ll end up with when Ryan tattoos me. :)
Posted on Fri, 22 October 2010 at 10:55
#255
Gav wrote:
keep him at it - you can have a full back ‘Lowry style’ design before the year is out ;)
Posted on Fri, 22 October 2010 at 11:14
#256
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
My mrs got this done today. I think it looks great!!
Posted on Sat, 5 March 2011 at 15:36
#257
Alan wrote:
Fantastic. Very well executed!
Posted on Sat, 5 March 2011 at 17:48
#258
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
Posted on Sat, 5 March 2011 at 18:10
#259
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
^ It’s in the “blood” menu.
Posted on Sat, 5 March 2011 at 18:11
#260
crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:
that really looks fresh ,its amazin how tats dont scab up like they use to ,im havin two sleeves done of american indians ,iv got both biceps(LOL) done so far!!!
Posted on Sat, 5 March 2011 at 19:27
#261
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
That pic was taken around 2 hrs after it was finished, so that’s why it’s so red looking.
I think the reason for scabbing less these days is, most tattoos are now less heavily worked, coupled with better aftercare advice and products available.
Get some pics of yours up!!
My next 1 is in 3 weeks time. Getting tattooed at the 1st Scottish Tattoo Convention… Can’t wait:)
Posted on Sat, 5 March 2011 at 19:40
#262
crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:
this is no joke but my tattooist recomends a pile cream ( called lasonil ,i think) as it forms a waterproof barrier over the tatt keeping moistuire in and any crap out ,and guarenteed no scabin up , sounds nuts but its true
Posted on Sun, 6 March 2011 at 10:28
#263
crazy horse (crazy horse) wrote:
iv took some pics for you CHRIS ,iv trised draggin and dropin but i cant seem to get em on the board ,
Posted on Sun, 6 March 2011 at 11:04
#264
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
Try uploading them to photobucket and then post a link to the album or insert the image using the formatting page. :)
Posted on Sun, 6 March 2011 at 13:07
#265
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
I always use bepanthen nappy rash cream on mine, as do most people I speak to on a tattoo forum I go on. Works a treat.
A pharmacist I know told me that someone came into his shop asking about pile cream for healing tattoos. He didn’t think it’d be a good thing, cos pile cream is designed to shrink piles and must work similarly on other areas.
Posted on Sun, 6 March 2011 at 14:50
#266
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
New tat I got at the Scottish Tattoo Convention at the weekend.
Posted on Mon, 28 March 2011 at 14:01
#267
Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:
Posted on Mon, 28 March 2011 at 21:36
#268
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
That’s the t shirt I showed the attired to base the tattoo on. It’s an awesome image. Going to put a sunken pirate ship round the other side to tie in with the mermaid.
Posted on Tue, 29 March 2011 at 06:36
#269
chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:
^*artist, not attired. Damn iPhone spelling correct.
Posted on Tue, 29 March 2011 at 06:45
#270
Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:
Right people, as of yesterday, I need your after-care advice - have showered carefully and have my nappy rash cream - was told by the artist not to swim for a month which sounds like a long time, advice on the internet seems mixed but sounds like once its scabbed and the scabs have gone I can swim again - any way to speed that up?
I have not had anything as huge or complex as Chr1s’s above (thought I’d give Chironexxa a miss this time). Kinda thought it was adequately painful though, although not as badas the guy next to me having his buttocks done.
No idea at this time whether I’ll have more - I come from a long line of non-tattoo-people and am pretty sure my folks are going to be less than impressed
Posted on Tue, 5 April 2011 at 08:23
