Do you have a tattoo?

[Chris77]

Had a great day on Sunday, the show was massive with some great artists on display, will be going again next year thats for sure

Had this done by Paul Naylor, still loads more to do but very happy with how it turned out

[Storrsy24]

Thank you

[shirt]

hi all,

no tattoos for me but i have a need for a tattoo artist who's willing to do something a little different.

i want a race helmet painted with vintage/sailor jerry type tattoos. i have a rough idea of what i want but looking to be lead a little in terms of overall design and placement. to avoid it turning out crap i'd want an outline design done and agreed before moving to paint.

so, any recommendations for someone talented with this style of tattooing who can also paint? i'm thinking i could get the base colour sprayed on, then have the 'tattooing' done before having a final clearcoat sprayed over. could be a cool project when finished.

also, i'm looking for someone who can tattoo leather goods as i want a pair of boots done.

open to location as i don't live in the uk yet don't have anywhere local to me who are even remotely suitable.

ideas?

[KFC]

I think you'd be far cheaper / better to find someone who's a good artist / painter to do this for you, than a tattoo artist.

There has got to be far more similarity between regular painting and painting onto a curved helmet, than there is between using a tattoo gun on skin, and painting on a curved helmet surely?

[shirt]

i'd thought that most tattoo artists would be competent with brushes. never been in a tattoo studio but when i have seen work on the web a lot of the design work seems to be done on paper first.

a good graphic artist would suffice i guess, just finding someone is going to be an issue whereas finding a tatooist would, imo, be easier.

[Flying Toilet]

id speak to someone like Seaside Neil, he is a pro with the brushes and has a great style.

[RyanTank]

Shirt, any tattooist worth their weight should be competent at free handing designs, and should have a portfolio of drawn designs compared to your standard prints in tattoo books.

[Flying Toilet]

Yes they should but it's all down to if they have time and what they are being paid.

[Chris77]

Had another session yesterday, Added 3 roses to the skull on the lower part of the arm. Very happy with how its progressing

[Johnny]

Loving that, looks great!

[6OD]

I really don't get the point in tattoos, so no.

Also, what happened to Mc lovin?

[bloodfart]

Thought I'd seek some opinions of ye tattoo'd folk.

10 years ago I had a half sleeve done, all black and grey and I'm still pretty happy with it, albeit the grey shading has lightened a fair bit over time. 2 Days ago I decided to have a cover up done on an elbow piece as I was a bit of a berk back when I was 18 and felt self conscious about it for a few years. As a side note, I don't remember the elbow hurting that badly, but after 3 hours this time round it started feeling pretty bad during the last 30 minutes or so!

Anyway, I know that the fresh ink will fade in time, but at the moment it really pops compared to my old ink and just looks pretty out of place. For anyone who has had a long gap between tats, did they eventually fade/blend and look ok next to each other once fully healed? I am thinking I may well need to get the half sleeve tarted up and darkened to match.

Time will obviously tell, but I'm an impatient bugger and I'd like to hear if anyone was in the same boat. Cheers

[Ruskie]

Chris77 said:

Had another session yesterday, Added 3 roses to the skull on the lower part of the arm. Very happy with how its progressing

Looking fantastic. Paul did my back piece.

[JuniorD]

Greg66 said:

steveo3002 said:

i like this one

Fantasies a bit too much about Chuck Norris giving him a hand job, perhaps?

It's not Chuck Norris, it's Paul Rogers

[BUG4LIFE]

Hey chaps. Can anyone recommend a top tattoo artist, in the Midlands (though I'd happily travel) that could do me an awesome Japanese dragon (full sleeve)? I think I'd want hints of red but not to much colour. Cheers in advance

[dave0010]

BUG4LIFE said:

Hey chaps. Can anyone recommend a top tattoo artist, in the Midlands (though I'd happily travel) that could do me an awesome Japanese dragon (full sleeve)? I think I'd want hints of red but not to much colour. Cheers in advance

If your willing to travel then head down to Portsmouth. I use a guy called Scott Hansler at kingston Ink. Search fim on Fb as he posts his work often.

He's brilliant with his shading and Japanese pieces. He is also really fast, Thats a hard talent to have when tattooing but one thats priceless on long sittings

[J4CKO]

Chris77 said:

Had another session yesterday, Added 3 roses to the skull on the lower part of the arm. Very happy with how its progressing

Wow, love the colours

[J4CKO]

Storrsy24 said:

I have Lillies,roses,a skull and an anchor. All those are significant. And I have a few random ones dotted about. Like I said, wish I thought more about the sleeve. Colours don't really go, and the skull is terrible. Need to be fixed

With all that looks a bit like Gratefull Dead artwork, which is a good thing.

[smithyithy]

I don't know if I posted any of mine previously in here so I'll just dump them all up to date..

So I started off like many with something small, this was done in a bedroom about 7 years ago when I turned 18. It might say 'Gemini', it might say 'Kung Pow Chicken'..



Year or so later I'd done a lot more research into styles, artists and studios, and got this Japanese Koi sleeve done by Matt Hunt at Modern Body Art, Birmingham:



6 months later I started on my other arm with separate pieces. First with this traditional lady by Rachel Baldwin (formally McArthur when she was at Modern Body Art):



Then this plague doctor by Ricardo Pedro at Modern Body Art:



At the same time that was being done, Modern Body Art hosted a charity day with walk-ins, over a dozen artists all with flash sheets working 12+ hours. They raised over £8000 for Cancer Research in one day! I had this spider rose on my knee by Ricardo:



Nothing major for a year or so, mainly saving up for more work but in the interim had this little old diamond done on a whim:



And this, which is what happens when you let your friends pay to tattoo your arse for a dare..



So last year I found an artist to design a front piece for me, something I''d wanted to do for ages. Sneaky Mitch Allenden at Dock Street Tattoos in Leeds did this. Great work and dedication by both of us to be honest. 3 x 6-hour sittings. Pretty sure I hit all the worst body areas with this so any future work will be easy lol.

The lines 'Shipwrecked Bones, Seasick Heart' are inspired by lyrics from the song 'Karma' by my favourite band Parkway Drive. Also nautical st is cool so why not.







So that was finished in January I think. And then shortly after I went back to my left arm, again with Mitch at Dock Street, Leeds.



That's up to date. Plans going forward, I need to fill my left arm, so we'll look at doing a Mandala flower in my elbow ditch, another piece on my inner bicep, then filling any gaps to make it more of a full 'sleeve'. Additionally I'll be looking for Mitch to design either a full back piece or full length leg 'sleeve' as a Game of Thrones / fantasy inspired design.

I'll probably keep going until I'm fully covered, it's only my current line of work that keeps me from expansing onto 'public' skin - the diamond goes unnoticed. I really want a big throat piece though.

Cheers, Chris.

[Cotty]

Pretty good for a temporary tatoo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-30698...