Tatts and Stuff

Post yours etc, I was hunting through cyber space and found this

went in a couple weekends ago to see if what i want for my next one is even possible. Was pretty fkn happy to find out it is. Will be pricey though me thinks, more ink than my last one

Post yours etc, I was hunting through cyber space and found this


(http://www.ratemyink.com/images/ul/265/joker-tattoo-26517.jpeg)

and what is it that you have planned for your next piece of ink, quazz?

other leg, a pic from one of Frank Millers Sin City books. Dwight, pre make over:)

other leg, a pic from one of Frank Millers Sin City books. Dwight, pre make over:)

Oooooer!!!

lol you a fan of em lex?


Would post the pic here, but have been unable to track it down on line

Oooooer!!!

OH HELL YEAH

So here's some ideas I have for my forthcoming tatt...

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Griff reckons I should get my sleeve designed all in one go, rather than get a tatt first and work around it, which makes sense.

So I'm thinking of getting the first one on my back somewhere... or maybe down the side of my ribs. I really like the second one, but I don't like the stuff around the girl... I'd like to have it redesigned with something else. I'm not sure which way I'm gonna go yet. If I got the second one, I think I'd get it on one of my shoulders.

Quaz, you still getting the one of Dwight from Sin City?

I'm hoping to have my little ones name across my wrist by the end of the year, I gotta pluck up the courage first... 

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pm me if u want more i have about 10,000 images if u need inspiration

I am shortly having this added to my right arm.

葉隠

Just below this symbol

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get my "James" tattoo finished next weekend. Cant wait

 

For Lucy.

Thanks baby!

I love the first one Lex, but it would need to be HUGE cos there is so much detail in it. Or you could simplify it, but that would ruin the design IMO

I have so many tattoos I want to get done..

I've got a friend designing me one based around the celtic symbol for three sisters which will go on my foot

My next tattoo is going to be an open blue lotus flower on my nape though

Nessa - I just got one on my wrist. It hurts, but it's tolerable... Surely nothing can be more painful than child birth! I reckon you'd go OK with the pain..

Can anyone suggest where to get one of those temporary tats done , I want to try b4 I buy 

i just have the one - "James" in Kanji characters down the centre of my back. if i can be bothered hosting the pic i'll post it, or just check my myspace 

i'd like another on my back tho... undecided bout where or what yet

Hmm, well since mine is a gift from someone, I don't want to get a huge one cos that will cost heaps. Perhaps I should go for the second one on my shoulder or something... HMMM... I DUNNO.

I'm thinking I might like one on the nape of my neck too, but I think I would want something different there.

Can anyone suggest where to get one of those temporary tats done , I want to try b4 I buy 

if you have that much doubt i would say tattoos are not for you.

if you have that much doubt i would say tattoos are not for you.

You might be right, im trying to avoid big decision’s atm but i was thinking of getting "it’s a long way to fall from the dizzying heights" around my upper arm

just too many ideas in her head atm

once she loves one thing im sure she will be sure

 i was like that

You might be right, im trying to avoid big decision’s atm

doesn't sound like your in the right headspace to be getting something that will be on your body for the rest of your life.

is the ever really a right headspace?
for anything in life

spontinaity makes life exciting.
if it feels good do it i recon.
regretting you did it is better than regretting you never got it done cos at least ya saw what it was all about
and broadened ur own horizons

is the ever really a right headspace?
for anything in life

spontinaity makes life exciting.
if it feels good do it i recon.
regretting you did it is better than regretting you never got it done cos at least ya saw what it was all about
and broadened ur own horizons

i'm sorry, i couldn't agree less.

there's a difference between spontaneity, and going way to far with a spare of the moment idea. for instance, when i was bout younger, i LOVED harley davidsons, i mean LOVED them! i loved them so much that i thought it'd be great to get their logo tattood on me... well look a couple years later, i would be HATING that now. i think hobbies/personal interests are dangerous cos they change so much. just like these girls i know that got tattood "xtasy 4 life" on themselves 1 night, they're gonna regret that pretty fucking soon.. if not the morning after 

be spontaneous, but there is exceptions, and having ink needled into you that will never come off should go in the exception box imo

i never really had a tattoo i just knew i had to have until this one, and even so i put myself 40yrs down the track and could definately see myself loving it still. especially for its meaning

my 2c

gonna try get mine around aussie day

this is the design needs to get a good copy cause i have been using paint to get rid of bits i dont want from the designers sketch

its only ink bro
and can be removed now
im not saying do stupid shit

but if it meant something to you at some point in your life
its just a reminder of who u were and why u will be the person u are then.
wear what ever it is fuckn proudly. laught at it if its a bit wrong 4 sure

like battle wounds

life experience scars lol
harly davidoson over here

some bitches name here
doh
 etc

its not always negative

there's a difference between spontaneity, and going way to far with a spare of the moment idea. for instance, when i was bout younger, i LOVED harley davidsons, i mean LOVED them! i loved them so much that i thought it'd be great to get their logo tattood on me... well look a couple years later, i would be HATING that now. i think hobbies/personal interests are dangerous cos they change so much. just like these girls i know that got tattood "xtasy 4 life" on themselves 1 night, they're gonna regret that pretty fucking soon.. if not the morning after 

be spontaneous, but there is exceptions, and having ink needled into you that will never come off should go in the exception box imo

i never really had a tattoo i just knew i had to have until this one, and even so i put myself 40yrs down the track and could definately see myself loving it still. especially for its meaning

Dan! Harley Davidson Logo would look sick! 

I know someone who got one that apparently means "crazy ecstasy" or something in chinese letters down her back

Hahahahaha yeah right!

Tattoos arent for me, I think there are some good ones out there, but it seems to be getting all too common to go get a tatt.

Maybe its just because I grew with a lot of friends who got obsessed with it when they were like 18 and all they would talk about was getting their next tatt and if you'd like to go down to the tatt parlour with them.

:yawn:

thats  the beauty of it
eveyones different
long as your happy with ya decisions fuck eveyone else
but still respect their right to be be different

get my James tatt coloured this time next week. Very excited. After that, itll be my Dwight Sin City one, then we start the sleeve:)

get my James tatt coloured this time next week. Very excited. After that, itll be my Dwight Sin City one, then we start the sleeve:)

Respect

 

My new tattoo is a Japanese Reiki symbol for embodying the spiritual into the physical, grounding, protection and balance. It's on the back of my neck 

I think i have all the tattoo's and piercings i want now, well for now 

Quazza's tat is hot. 

I really like this one...

Thats perfect Lexy 

My advise Lexy would be to research your artist and then sit down with them and come up with something totally original. A good artist will be able to get whats in your head out onto paper.

Thats perfect Lexy 

 

My advise Lexy would be to research your artist and then sit down with them and come up with something totally original. A good artist will be able to get whats in your head out onto paper.

Yeah, I want to take in some pictures of what I like and go over it with them. There's so many things I want in a few different places so I feel like I need some guidance from the person who's going to be doing it. I'm going to need to find someone super special to design a sleeve for me too.

Ooh ooh, I want a pin up girl tatt as well...

For example:

I want a tattoo on my toe. Polynesian styles...Which is gonna kill!
this is a funny tattoo...wouldnt get it tho...


And i'd love a koi on my back...too hard to find a design i want, probably something thats a bit more modern/graff art than this..


the thai tattoo artists do some awesome art work, it was very tempting whilst i was over there!

and finally...i'd love one of these piercings but wont ever get it...

Yeah, I want to take in some pictures of what I like and go over it with them. There's so many things I want in a few different places so I feel like I need some guidance from the person who's going to be doing it. I'm going to need to find someone super special to design a sleeve for me too.

id look into someone who specialises in doing the style that you want. esp for a sleeve. Esp for a pin up girl! Even if it means interstate of overseas artists, I know its not really an option for everybody but i think its worth it for something you have to look at everyday. Thats why I'm stuck until i have funds to travel to my fav artists to get more work done.

id look into someone who specialises in doing the style that you want. esp for a sleeve. Esp for a pin up girl! Even if it means interstate of overseas artists, I know its not really an option for everybody but i think its worth it for something you have to look at everyday. Thats why I'm stuck until i have funds to travel to my fav artists to get more work done.

There's a guy that I'd like to ink me in the US, but I really can't see myself getting over there any time soon

Where do you want to go to get your stuff done?

Since the one I'll be getting soon is a gift, I'll be getting it done in Adelaide, so I'll have to find someone here who can do it. I'm pretty sure I'll go with a geisha for the first one. I reckon I'll incorporate a pin up girl into a sleeve. Getting a sleeve is a little way off at the moment, so I'll have plenty of time to make sure I get the right person to do it. I don't want to end up with super crappy tattoos!

Liverpool. So a good year or so off yet.

chris garver

is the shit

Why, because he has been on tv and exposed you to the standard all tattoos should be.

Sure he's good, but you'd have no idea if it wasnt for a tv show.

no i wouldnt, you would never know who many people are if it were not for media such as television.  nice try tho

yes all tattoos should be perfect
but they arent
infact very few are thats now she goes.

in saying that mick at semaphore road tattoos is realllllllyyyy good, and i recommend him to anyone considering getting one.

Liverpool. So a good year or so off yet.

Who is that? I am told there is a really good tattoo place in London called In to you, apparently the artists have to all do like an apprenticeship there before they can tattoo, even if they have already been tattooing elsewhere.  The place we go to aint half bad either, apparently David Beckham gets his tats there too, if that's anything to go by.

why not get that piercing? ive had it before and its really flattering, had to take it out for a job interview years back, but still want to get it done again - so will do!

when im in nz next year, im going to get a traditional maori tat, maybe by my Uncle. it will be ouchy, seeing that they use a boiling hot, sharpened shark's tooth... *cringes*

no i wouldnt, you would never know who many people are if it were not for media such as television.  nice try tho

yes all tattoos should be perfect
but they arent
infact very few are thats now she goes.

in saying that mick at semaphore road tattoos is realllllllyyyy good, and i recommend him to anyone considering getting one.

He does wicked black and grey portraits

design complete

time to book it in for my 21st boh

Joe Rogan (Ex Fear factor host & UFC Colour commentator) has a pimp sleeve IMO:





Buddah + Ganga + DMT = WINNAR!!!

If irezumi (Jap Tats) is your thing, check out these sites:

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http://www.black-eyes.jp/gallery-top.html

http://horihito.com/gallery/?num=42

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http://horihito.com/gallery/?num=42

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I'm thinking of getting some hieroglyphics somewhere now. I've always loved Ancient Egyptian history and culture since I was young.

 

thats hilarious!

yeah, i want to get somethang related to my 'fakapapa' (family) or the area where ive felt a special connection to the land as a youngin.

i luurrve that metalheads symbol too, let alone some of their releases!

sorry for this unrelated post - but wtf?!!!

keri-keri (as in the bay??! pronounced kera-kera bay is where i had my connection) the bay of islands is where my descendents are from - the te huetu family.

sorry for this unrelated post - but wtf?!!!

keri-keri (as in the bay??! pronounced kera-kera bay is where i had my connection) the bay of islands is where my descendents are from - the te huetu family.

whoops yeh thats it

The one near Kawakawa whoops not matamata LOL

All kinda sounds the same

Keri-keri is a beautiful town

whoops yeh thats it

The one near Kawakawa whoops not matamata LOL

All kinda sounds the same

Keri-keri is a beautiful town

OMG alana u may be long lost cousins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111

Hey cus

Choice ey sis

 

Hey cus

Choice ey sis

 :lol:

 

well got my James one finished, pretty fkn happy with it too, feel great to finally have it done.Not the best pic as the flash drains the colour a bit, but ya get the idea





Already booked in to get a Koi Dragon on the back of the arm, turn it into a half sleeve. Excited

Looks awesome mate.

design complete

time to book it in for my 21st boh

so who recommends what place and where for a tat need someone to make this tat the best it can be

got a evil looking baby devil with a bomby knocker in his hand. right shoulder. i believe lex bought it for me a few years ago for a birthday prez.x needs a touch up and its on the spot where it cained. fuck it hurt. right on the shoulder blade.still love it though. hooking up to get another one on my leg. graff style. cant wait!!!!!

so who recommends what place and where for a tat need someone to make this tat the best it can be

for somethin like that, Id go to Tribal Mike on Rundle Street. He picks and chooses what he does, but reckon he'd be into that. Did a wicked job of my Tribal Welsh Dragon and has won a ton of awards

got a evil looking baby devil with a bomby knocker in his hand. right shoulder. i believe lex bought it for me a few years ago for a birthday prez.x needs a touch up and its on the spot where it cained. fuck it hurt. right on the shoulder blade.still love it though. hooking up to get another one on my leg. graff style. cant wait!!!!!

how can you afford that?

Quaz ur tattoos are amazing, love the koi. and the colours are great.

Quaz ur tattoos are amazing, love the koi. and the colours are great.

Thanks 

Love this !!!!! was actually looking at this tatt the other day for inspiration... Been thinking on something for years now... just trying to get all of what I want into something...  Want a whole back tatt done but the getting old factor really turns me off how it will look when I am 70 (if I am still alive I guess) really love whole back tatts though and so keen for one...

how can you afford that?

wheels are in motion chris. who knows, u may even be pleasently surprised.   

wheels are in motion chris. who knows, u may even be pleasently surprised.   

well it would be a surprise.

So I'm having lunch with my mum on Sunday and a chick with a sleeve walks past, mum enteres into a 10 minute rant about how shit tattoos are and how bad they look on girls. How she would never trust anyone with tatts and how disappointed there parents would be. How back in her day no one ever did things like that rah rah rah. I just had to look at her and mention how disappointed i was with her for not remembering the shit she gave me when I've had my tatt's done!

She went quiet rather quickly!

All those mega lectures and she doesn't even remember that i have tatts! haha i think its time for more now!

Yeah my mums not huge on em, but she's hasn't used the D word "disappointed" Dads been suprisingly cool. He used to hate them, but says his views on em have changed, as they have changed, and they type of people who get them now, are also completely different. Even says he's gonna get one when Hawthorn win a premiership!

will see how they feel when i start my full sleeve

Ow the first thing my mum said when i showed her my first one was 'you always do things to disappoint us'!!! That alone made me want more!

Cos yeah i only have them to rebel and look cool!

the disappointed card, is never a good one when played by the parents

awwwwwww

Adelaide Ink
Body Art exhibition

Host:   Nexus Multicultural Arts Centre
Type:   Music/Arts - Exhibit
Time and PlaceDate:   Thursday, March 6, 2008
Time:   4:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:   Neuxs Multicultural Arts Centre
Street:   corner North Terrace & Morphett Street
City/Town:   Adelaide, Australia
    
Contact Info
Phone:   088.212.4276
Email:   nexus@nexus.asn.au

________________________

my mate is helping out with this
could be interesting

it is as an event on Facebook also

sweet Is it an ongoing exhibition during the festival? or a one-off?

I'll ask my pal

well i;ve just sorted the design for my next one (my 4th), simple but awesome...its a secret til my bday though! now i;ve decided, i cant fucking wait! i want it now dammit!

well i;ve just sorted the design for my next one (my 4th), simple but awesome...its a secret til my bday though! now i;ve decided, i cant fucking wait! i want it now dammit!

Is it Captain AM?

Is it Captain AM?

Suspicious IMO

checkit, scarlett johannsen has a tattoo..

looks like it'd rub off

yeah it DOES look a bit photochopped also

sway needs to post her tatt in here if she hasnt done so already

new tatt? what does she have now? the last one i saw was her bling

she got a set of lips on her forearm, but its all pink ink with no outline, so it looks like a big lipstick stain - i dig it!

cute!!!

she got a set of lips on her forearm, but its all pink ink with no outline, so it looks like a big lipstick stain - i dig it!

Its HOT!

Hope she doesn't mind me posting it....

well it would be a surprise.

pleasantly even? im going the old skool compass and pen ink style.  mmmmm i can feel it now.

OOoWWOOWOowwww just found out my brother is getting a tattoo!! tomorrow!!! a celtic-type scarab beetle in between his upper/back shoulder blades area. COOL!

OH i want one now!

Doooo iiiit anna! you should get some rocks n shit haha

  maybe i should get a termite mound or summink! or a gold bar!

my brother's tattoo is AWESOME! and i love where it is on his back. My sis is keen to get one too, so maybe i will finally get a tattoo... i am keen to get koi still, but would like to get it on my upperback between my shoulder blades like my brother, as a sort of sibling thing...specially as his is symbolic for our family and my mom is particular.

PS u will have to lookit them if you want, cant be farked hosting em )
so, something like this would rock, probably just two koi circling eachother, about 10 cm across, maybe one red and one black or navy koi. i dunno. but i LOVE the style of the tattoo.

http://www.tattooartists.org/Images/FullSize/000050000/Img50619_100_1068.jpg

I like the stylisation in this one too, a dark/black n white tattoo appeals to me, tho I would like colour...but i like the clean feel of dark colours.

http://www.tattooartists.org/Images/FullSize/000003000/Img3436_koibyInkst3r.jpg

this one is super sweet...
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and this tattoo is great too! i like the modern vibe it has, as well as very anime/cartoony...
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when i was in thailand, i saw some wikkid designs from the thai guys.. hope i can find some hot tattoo artists here which may do what i want in a tattoo. will have to talk to my bro about his tattooist friend, and which designs he'd be good at.

booked on for my next 2. Getting the outline to finish my half sleeve and a collarbone script piece.........on the same day

Gonna be a painfully awesome day

ooh thats a lot of tatts!

i had a dream last nite about getting tattoos...cool!

Yeah i know what i want, and it's a lot:)

wooo here's my hot new tatt i got today! ooo yeh!

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YEH!

booked in for 5pm on wednesday for my third one.
owwww yeahh. quite a bit excited

my old man got a tat on saturday. will post a pic up soon. basically its a rose with tamika rose written above and below it, all to do with my niece 

Does he have a tupperware container with "Plastic Lover" above and below it for his son?

 

not that i'm aware of.

0o0o really like that. Simple and elegant

gold

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This is my latest, rather small and simple, but, it's taken me a few months to find a lotus design I really liked. I have my next three planned. Booked in for my next one early next week. Owww yeahh

had my dude send me me the artwork he's done for the Koi dragon for my half sleeve. Looks wicked too. Fkn excited

Because I like rock guitars, Nintendo, weed, surfing, and I am now a born again Christian, I decided to get this tat done for my birthday...

for those interested that havent already seen or heard about it, Tattoo Wars on foxtel is insane.

2 different artists have a certain amount of time to put their own spin on a theme or picture.

the skill from the different artists that have been on so far is just unbelievable.

makes you appreciate the art in a deeper way and shows the story of the whole progress rather than just the end result.

 

nice, watching now

awesome show. Shits on both the "Inks"

Get my collar bone script and the outline for the rest of my half sleeve sat. Fair to say im pretty excited. Bring the pain

got my anchor done the other day along with my name "DAVE" acrpss my right hand knuckles so pumped will post pics soon

8 hours at a tatt place-good times! Heres one i got. Real happy with it, the shading and shadow work is awesome(not the greatest pic/chest sorry)

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will post up the outline for the rest of my sleeve when i get a better pic

Not bad!

cheers mate. Lol my artist is convinced I'm a psychopath cos i dozed of for a bit during that one

ooh i like!!!!

and the tattoo's not bad either

I told Quaz his gonna be every mother's worst nightmare 

He's

 

nazi !

Going too 

They call me Adolf Driftler.

love the shadow work, where do u get it done? might wander past n chat about my tattoo idea

semaphore rd, ask for Warren

oh and tell him i recommended him, maybe the cunt will give me more discount!;)

ooh semaphore eh, semaphore styles! i likes. will suss it out when i am back from fieldtrips, thanks!

yep i will pass the name on

and he's not already??

good point, well made

i'd say father over mother.

lol, maybe "parents worst nightmare" is better

I think I am gonna get 'diligo victum totus' tattoo'd across one of my shoulders. It's latin for LOVE CONQUERS ALL, just gotta find a nice script for it

comic sans ftw

i thought that said DILDO VICTIM totus.

lol

i'd love to get something kinda like this adapted to a tat

3 hours later my dragon is mainly coloured(still some reds to go in) Starting to look really fkn cool i reckon. Really rate my dudes colour work

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Mate that looks fuckin sweet!!!

Been watching way too much Miami, LA & London Ink lately.
Def starting to think about what I want to start with. Not an easy decision!!!

cheers mate.

If ya want a lot, i can't say enough about finding someone and sticking with em.I Have a really good "tat relationship" with my dude. Really trust him, so i just tell him "yeah reckon a Koi dragon this time" and let him do whatever he wants. He says himself it brings the best out of him cos he has basically free creative reign.

Not bad Steven, not bad!

off to get a few more hours done on saturday. Should only be one more sitting after that

Heres one of my dudes most recent. He's always said black and white is his specialty and with this Demon Fetus, i can see why

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After looking again, that guy has a bloody massive arm on him.

freckly too. Bless him

big up the freckles i also like the fetus

Pic doesnt do it any justice, but 3 hours of colouring on the water looks fkn nuts

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also can we move this thread? Maybe soap box or somethin.....

colour work is awesome!

you can pick out the highlights if you look closely, but would be madness in the flesh

yer they are teals, spose to be able to pick em lol

cheers for the move mystery mod person

That James Brown Tatt looks more like Andrew Symonds.

so true

into that peeling stage now. Anyone looking for some bright blue skin? Perhaps u like the Xmen, maybe it's a weird alien fantasy, what ever it is, I got lots and it's all gotta go!

pm me

Some people are just fucken retarded!

oops, dont know my latin, but you know how some latin words are similar to their english translation?

i read that as 'dildo victim whatever'   

A tattoo shop has opened up just down the road from me called London Ink. There is a sign on the door that says 'by entering the premises you give permission to be filmed for tv'. Just did a quick search and its a TV show here, similar to Miami Ink etc, run by Beckham's tattooist with three other artists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Ink

been on for a while now. not as good as miami ink imo. don't really watch any of those shows anymore.

The artists (especially the senior guy) there seem like real tossers!!! LA Ink FTW.

The first episode was filmed at London tattoo London Ink is situated at 332 Goswell Road Angel EC1 7LQ London.

Do you live in Angel???? Maybe they moved.

I got my tattos at a shop claiming to have done vic and beck's tatts, hmmmm cunts!

they only just opened it a few weeks back, season 2 has just started filming apparently. seen camera crew in there a couple of times.

Time to get a tattoo then 

he does doesn't he. He's good, but yup, a knob

Tattoo Wars is the best tat show goin round imo

HAHAHA!!!

U get to see more artists impressions of different tatts in the tatt wars, but I've really got to like every artist on LA Ink... between them, their skills cover every aspect of tattooing!!! Especially Kim & Corey!!! If I could, I'd wait until I could get Corey to freehand my first Tatt... but the chances of waiting until I get to the US for a tatt are very slim!!! One day....

Miami ink season 3 starts June 22 with 2 new artists. One's a chick, the other is Tim Hendrix who has been on the show before and is real good

(oh and agree on the Corey call-dudes sick)

Does anyone have Amy Hodgeson's contact details?

A mate of mine used to know her and wants to get inked.

He says he couldn't find any details online...

PM me. Thanks!

I'm working on a tatt design, and have almost finished, but I'm wondering where to get it done...I've heard really good things about some bloke in Mt Barker? Can anyone back this up

Don't know anyone who's been there.

Only heard good things about Glenelg though.

really?


speak to more people then-It's a def mixed bag

sorry if you've already covered it, but, steve how is your sleeve coming along?

my partner is going in on sunday for 4 hours to get his sleeve started off, going for biomechanics / h r giger style art. quite excited about seeing what it looks like.

i'm thinking about a career change so that i can get more tattoos [mainly a sleeve] haha
paid my deposit to book in to get my ribs done, getting it next weekend. quite terrified / excited

 

yeah pretty good actually. had 3 hours of colour added to the water a couple weeks ago(pics in here somewhere i think) Should be finished with another 3 hours, fom there dunno. Never had any plans on goin all the way of goin up the arm but yer, I've never been good at sticking to plans:P

Where's he gettin it done cos the dudes at Semaphore specialise in Bio stuff. Some really cool sht on their website

website please its ok , found it!!

http://www.semaphoreroadtattoo.com

Quaz, your 'sing for absolution,' is on there.

ooh that's a bit exciting! haha well if you do decide to keep it as a half sleeve, could always get started on socks / whatever leg sleeves(pant? haha) are called! i know what you mean about not being able to stick to plans though :p

he's planning on doing it at glenelg, though some of the work on the website looks pretty sweet. might get him to head down there between now and sunday and have a talk to someone about it!

haha yeah i know. Warren reckons it's his fave lettering piece:)

and yer anna, I've got more planned for the legs. My next one is from the sin city books on the same leg as my dragon, and then Warrens putting his own spin(so yeah-dark, evil, twisted) on  a tradition sleeve(sock?) on my right lower leg. So skulls, dice, webs etc etc

My plans for my left arm sleeve have been a tad controversial lol so I'm still debating that one. It will be something dark though to contradict my Japanese stuff


fk i love tattoos hey:)

Good luck hey. I've been trying to get in to get her to add to what she done on me. She works about half a day a week and is booked up for a good 3 months.

are u sure that isnt courtz?! she wants to get that exact one too

dunno, i havent seen her from that angle before.

is that chick wearing a bling dog collar?

yes

lol funny

nice curve to her body though. I'd venture a wager it's better than most willing to back up with a dog collar

no arguements from me there

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this is my bf's start to his sleeve, got it done yesterday, only took about 2 1/2 hours cos his skin takes really well to the ink. sorry it's so shiny. damn cream making it all glossy.

got mine quoted and paid a deposit, so next week i'll getting some rib work.

steve, kaleb want's to get some sin city stuff done too, wants kevin but doesn't have anywhere to put him lol.

i need about 4 more arms to get all the sleeves i want done : (
one day i'm going to get a really girl sleeve, and then a dark evil one on the other arm!

awesome that you're gonna get something dark to go with your japanese one though!

impressive that that only took 2.5 hours!! Its not very dark(tho could be the pic) Is it black or more a grey?

Sin City wise, I'm getting a pic of Dwight from book 3, pre make over. Very evil looking. Orig was gonna get it basically a straight copy but not so sure now-definitely want some red in it

it's a lot darker, i just made it lighter so you could see the detail more : )

ah that would look mad no matter how you decide to do it!
such awesome pics in the books. bought the first 3 last night, can't wait to start reading them !

yer warrens keen as hell to do it. Every time I'm there "when are we doin the sin city one!?"

should be cool:)

liking this guys stuff, bit different

http://www.siddhamrastu.co.uk/

Not bad, some would make you feel sick after a while i reckon tho.

Got my sleeve finished yesterday. Looks wicked. Will wait til my dude emails me the pics before i post it up(better than my phone camera)

Next month its back to the leg:)

ok though most have seen it, here's those pics

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Really happy with it. Love the blue swirls behind the wave and the way he's tied it in with the James one

On to the sin city one next week

i really like how your arm covers your face in that 2nd pic


but seriously... looks great, he's done an awesome job

lol cheers mate

Yeah that blue is awesome!

I'm arguing with myself big time about the hanging monkey i want. I want it so bad, but it's so silly, but that's why i want it. ARGH! Think i might just have to do it and think about it later.

hanging monkey? like the barrel of monkeys?! DO IT!!!

Yeah. I want it on my arm, so it hangs off the sleave of a tee. It's a bit random though. I'm not sure i'd find it as funny in 10 years. Would be fucking rad though!

just hang it off somewhere else then! (or get one of those necklaces they make with the monkeys linked together. )

go for it! I'm getting one that's a little silly soon. Fun is good

you gonna get boxers tattoo'd on ya?

haha no but not bad!

nah gonna get a really classical/traditional black and grey Jesus





but with bright coloured sleeves:)

Are you Christian, Quazz?
I ask as I have seen a LOT of religious based tatts on people that aren't religious and I wonder why they get them. Each to their own.

I am still craving the "C'est la vie" tatt that I wanted to get on my inner wrist but in my business it's hard enough being female, let alone a female with a tattoo! May just have to get it somewhere people don't see, but what's the point of that?
C'est la vie works for me as if anything gets too hard or horrible I can just shrug and go "c'est la vie" and move on.

i am far from religious, hence the blasphamus touch of getting a Jesus with Tattoo sleeves

are they bruises up your arm? lol
the blues look so vibrant! love all the colours you have there.
pretty excited to see how your sin city one turns out too,
booked in for the 10th : ( to get more rib work done, hopin it heals up quickly since im on holidays a week later and want to do lots of swimming and snorkelling etc.

ha thought someone might say that. Nah they are just benadine stains from disinfecting the area before hand.

It's not really wise to have a week old tattoo out in the sun. It could make the colour go blotchy. If it's still scabbing, getting it in the sun to much will make the ink lift.

being ginger, dodging the sun is second nature so I'm lucky in that sense

yeah was just thinking that last night, actually. have called up to try to get in sooner and am waiting to here back. ah well, worst case scenario, i'll just spend my holidays relaxing in the shade with many cocktails instead 

Real nice mate, look forward to seeing it with colour.




(Have to get off my arse and sort my next one out)

okay i have been working on a tattoo for a while and only got the font left to do.
what is a good site to see what your lettering looks like ?

Yeah, can't you see the turntables

Just called up my tattoo place to see how busy my guy is in the coming weeks. Some chump cancelled and I am now booked in for an 1 1/2 hours on Sunday 
Only problem is I don't know which of my 3 pieces I want done first, or whether I should start my sleeve early

Im in for 3 hours this sunday too:)


Start the colouring on my LD dude hopefully

Oh nice one!

Seems like the day for them. 

i'm in for a session tomorrow

go timmy!

what u gonna do when ya back? Or will ya been done by then?

LD portrait?

lol nah. Yellow doesn't hold that well

i've had 1 session, got 3 more to go with the last one being the day before i fly back

I never knew Rob Frost got some work done...

cool idea but could've been executed a lot better I reckon

Why were you taking photos of his penis?


Quaz, you might like this link:
http://abduzeedo.com/85-great-tattoos-tattoos-art-and-inspiration

Nice link mate. Cheers

very nearly hit exit when the first 6 artists were from Miami Ink but the link was saved By Niko. That dude is a fkn genious

i don't know this guy but some people on facebook do. they are all commenting on how awesome this tat looks. maybe if a 5 year old did id you would be happy with it...absolute piece of shit imo



edit - i know it ain't finished etc, but i think it looks far from "awesome"

tho uncompleted, that's shit house

I like the idea, but yeah, execution FAIL.

Hey Steve, is there a particular tattoo artist you would recommend for a touch up? (at the place you posted about earlier).

I'd recommend either Warren or James at SRT hun:)

Have seen em both two real nice touch ups are cover ups

That looks like something a year 8 would draw! The poor bastard!

What the hell is going on around where the snakes body turns into it's head? Looks as though the red coloured part of it's body splits away from the green. Or is the tiger supposed to be ripping it to pieces or something?

Either way, nice tat fag!

Awesome town, thanks for the heads up.

Let me know when you're ready. I'll head in with you. Wanna have a chat with Warren about getting my sleeve underway.

sleeve???

yar It will be something that gets added to over many years. So i wanna get the start of it laid down before i go o/s. With what i'm gonna do it's gonna look good at any stage so no rush to get it all in one go.

Nice:)

bahaha

lol

fairly decent work mind you

met a guy on the weekend with some decent tatts, this is one...

Yea, that was awesome - great detail. Had some really good stuff on his sleeves too, did you get them?

Done. As soon as I get most of these blasted assignments out of the way

finished my other shoulder/upper arm yesterday, pics soon

nice! Smashing through it!


fuck I wish my dude was that fast. 4 hour session coming up fri and prolly wont be able to tell  the difference lol

lol the shoulder took 2 sessions cos of the design but the pattern i have for my arm is quite simple so he managed to knock it all out in 1 session which was i'm happy about!

3 more hours in the chair last friday and got a good chunk done. The rock LD is standing on is all coloured, and we knocked the trunk of the tree out. The tree-my fucking god. Closest I've come to saying "Yeah nah-lets have a break" That was a world of hurt. That said, starting to really take shape now

Q, That avatar rocks man!!!

paul Acker mate-the best in the world imo

What have people heard about Fran Dragonlady in Hahndorf?

is that the same fran dragonlady who used to be on rundle st?

I'm not sure but it's very possible...The studio is in Hahndorf now and I vaguely know someone who works there, just wondering if anyone can vouch for the price/quality and so on?

from memory she did me and my friend's piercings, cant comment on the tatts tho but i believe she had a pretty solid reputation. hopefully someone else can provide a first hand opinion for ya...

good at Dragons

  Fair.

That's pretty much all that's on her website. It's just I live a whole lot closer to hahndorf than I do to semaphore...although this dude seems to be getting some pretty serious props so its more than likely worth the drive. Quazza how likely is it that he will be booked out in exactly a months time?

depends how long the session you need is. If it's only small piece should be ok, but if its something big, would be more looking at 2 months I reckon

I had stuff done last month and couldnt get back in until October (I go 3-4 hours a session)

Oh its only a small thing so the session wouldnt be long, but i went to dragonladys today and booked in with one of the other dudes there. It's about 10 minutes from my house and they gave me a good price so yeah

Fran must be pretty fuckin good though as shes booked out til next may...

One needs to be careful with the "wow booked out-must be good" train of thought. Whilst yes, often true, the other side of the coin is that they may work their own hours



what are ya getting anyway dude?

Yeah man for sure, I was never going to get her to do it, just wanted the parlour to be close and to have a bit of respect around the place...Seriously though there must be an awful lot of people out there wanting dragons  

I'm not getting anything too crazy like most of the stuff in this thread, or any of yours...Its my first and its the initials of a mate who was killed last year, and yeah getting him inked on me is one way of making sure he's with me all the time both physically and mentally Guess some people might think that's a tad gay but whatever

If it's the Rundle street Fran she did Geez's tats but they were only text so difficult to get a great idea.  They looked good tho.

lol thats how I started. Already had by Welsh dragon, but when James died, i went in to his name on my arm. Ended up as a full sleeve lol

Haha yeah it'll probably be a sleeve by the time the year is out...

Cheers for ya help anyway mate  Will have to check the semaphore place at some point

Get some new jokes Noddy! 

I bet he cant hold it up when she passes the age of 50

haha

awesome

Errr... huh?

no idea what it is, but ya can't knock the work itself

Steve Buscemi with something on his neck?

Darth Buscemi is your father, innit.

Apparently so...

And yeah Q, while I can't deny the quality of the image, personally I think the concept is kind of retarded...

On a sidenote, I know a guy who looks like Steve Buscemi. Creepy.

the Cub/Joey leader at my Troop looks like Steve Buscemi    

His name isn't Danny or Dan is it?

negatory

would like to meet him for a photo so i can tell my friends i met the real one..



can anyone reccomend any artists around adelaide??

I would want the best, as if its going to be there forever, it has to look good.. my design is simple...

Ive had the idea for ten years, so its not like that bird who had a 'whoop whoop' and a system 6 tattoo who will more than likely wake up of the binge and go wtf was i thinking!


is ink pit on anzac  the best??(seen a bit of his work, looks sick)


 I just want to keep clear of shoddy artists!

what is it you're looking at getting?

if I had a scanner I could show you the design, I have the piece of paper on the fridge which reminds me of the tattoo everytime I go to get a beer...

its a 'celtic' style of writing i believe, it says 'luceo non uro' which is my clan motto (being a scot) in gaelic which translates to 'i/we shine not burn'..


I also have an idea for a later one which would be a 1200 on my leg playing mid way through a record with notes coming off of it... I know I love all music and that will never change...

Im pretty glad I didnt get that dead kennedys tattoo when I was younger!! still like them, but not the biggest thing in the world to me...

Im setting up all my tattoos as meaningful and things that will not change to me...

well the dude that does my shit (warren at semaphore road) considers lettering a specialty

my chest

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looks good excellent man, do they have a website??

dunno how up to date they keep it but

http://www.srtstudios.com/

mick does some sweet stuff

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yer he's wicked with the black and greys. He did my portrait of James and will be doing the rest of my chest too once the sleeves are done

 
itchy flaky tattoos make me so angry >: |

This. Ahhhhhh 

plenty of cream, once an hour even, and it should fix 90% of this

 

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lol, oh dear

Off to QLD next weekend for an 8 hour session. Gonna be a fucking long day. Hopefully he gets it all finished

How does your body not go into shock?

don't know, you sorta just get used it. Some bits are much more bearable than others so when you get to those, it becomes a relief. I always make sure i keep sugar levels up etc (its the only time i drink real coke lol) The worst bit is breaks. Sure feels great stopping after a few hours, but starting again fucking sux

I still remember when I was in year 4 my best friend's uncle had a mobile tattoist come to her house. He got a tatt on his upper arm and every 15 minutes or so he'd go outside to throw up because of the pain.

I remember thinking I'd never get one as they looked so painful!

it does hurt. People that say it doesn't, are trying to act cool/tough

that said - that uncle is a soft cock lol

 

Was gonna say...it's bad but it's not that bad. My latest one on my inner bicep hurt like all fuck by the end...not sure if it was the spot or just me but damnnn...No throwing up though! 

And that sleeve is fuckin wicked G-Banga

That sleeve a Paul booth?

Speaking of sleeves, AJ just finished the rest of my outline in about half hour lol

Just looked on that site. Yes it is.

Thought so. His stuff is really distinct. He's wicked

Lol talking to my qld dude while he works, at the bris tat show, he won 6 first prizes, 5 2nds, and won qld artist of the year for the 4th year in a row.

He's the 90's Bulls

alright, 6.5-7 hours later, we got it all finished. It was a fkn challenge, but so worth it. Looks nuts

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lol sorry for the mega post - there's a lot to cover

can't believe how fast he works! come up real good quaz

yer pretty crazy to bang that out in 2 sits. He's a machine. Wicked dude too. Me and lauren stayed at his place there sat night. They put on a big feed, beers etc, then dropped us off at the air port the next day

now thats fkn customer service lol

You paid for those beers though!

lol true

 

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41891&id=1093465063

lol oh dear

Jesus her profile pic is even scarier.

"dee u do really good tattooing."

err...

 

Judging from his shirt, he deserved it anyway.

matches his new flowers

Probably the funniest thing ever was on a bucks night at the Palace and they would not let me in with my Tattoo showing... Errrrrrrrrrr ok

Where you getting that done Cale?

im getting that done at Ink Kings down at maclaren vale. its my first tattoo. would maybe have done a few things different but im still happy. once all the touch ups are done it should be nice and clean.

im on the waiting list to see shep at the body art shop on grange road for my other arm. fingers crossed he can come up with something amazing.

Do you think this is a statement that police now have enough numbers to police our streets? because over the last few years they have not been bothered with discriminating against people with tattoos. I have seen numerous police on rundle st with full sleeves.

I think black light tattoos are the new generation. Some of this stuff is sick!

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most tattoo artists wont touch it with a 10 foot pole

most tattoo artists wont touch it with a 10 foot pole

Not a huge fan, a little gimmicky IMO. I'll get some photos up of my tatts sometime, all done by John Engelhardt, all freehand.

So, they're tattoos for people who don't really want a tattoo?

In some cases I would say, most definitely. But I have seen a few pics of people getting the black light ink done over normal ink. I'll admit that some of them have been pretty damn good. But unless ur hardcore candy raver, how often are you going to be anywhere someone can actually see it.

In some cases I would say, most definitely. But I have seen a few pics of people getting the black light ink done over normal ink. I'll admit that some of them have been pretty damn good. But unless ur hardcore candy raver, how often are you going to be anywhere someone can actually see it.

or a heroin addict

 You could get your veins traced!

This has to be up there as one of the worst tattoos ever (not someone in my friends list)

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It feels like ages since ive been in the hot seat..

4 hour sesh booked for 22/3 cant wait.

So, they're tattoos for people who don't really want a tattoo?

I think it's just a cool effect to have. The Skeleton one was just an example, here's another one. It just opens even more possibilities for more funk

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Pfft... pretty ghey IMO

Probably gives u anal cancer too them glow tats

lol. How about this for anal cancer?

There are plenty of weird tattoos all over the world man, it's another generation of body art now.



I find it 100 times better than those people getting Chinese Character tattoos that they can't even read themselves, it's the same difference between commercial music and real DJs producing good music.

gonna look to book in 3-4 hours with Byron Dreschler for a possible April appointment me thinks. Lets get this chest finished

I've seen a lot of cops with huge tatts. Perhaps they're cracking down as they don't want it to be like a footy team with sleeves everywhere.

The girl at Bean Bar Pirie St has an adorable sleeve! All care bears and clouds!