Do you have a tattoo?

[Johnny]

5potTurbo said:

Tattoo looks very good, Johnny!
Not asure about your pink, sorry, or are they blush or salmon coloured trousers?

Thanking you kindly.

I'll have not a bad word said about my ensemble... I looked supafly, and was commended on my choice of attire

[AB8219]

Lazadude said:

I know a good custom only work one in Blackwater? Depends where in Berkshire you are?

Bracknell, but can travel of course. Do you have a link to their work?

[rhinochopig]

5potTurbo said:

Johnny said:

............This was at a mate's wedding and probably gives a better idea

Tattoo looks very good, Johnny!
Not asure about your pink, sorry, or are they blush or salmon coloured trousers?

His nail-varnish juxtaposes rather nicely with trouser colour though.

[Johnny]

Quite.

[Ruskie]

Otter Smacker said:

I have none but would love have some work done by the chap near me - Polish Dan is apparently what they call him.

He is superb but the £500 day rate puts me off as does the long waiting list. Great work though.

[KFC]

Ruskie said:

He is superb but the £500 day rate puts me off as does the long waiting list. Great work though.

Divide his daily rate by how long you're expecting to be wearing the tattoo for then come back and tell us if you want a cheaper one or not

[Ruskie]

KFC said:

Ruskie said:

He is superb but the £500 day rate puts me off as does the long waiting list. Great work though.

Divide his daily rate by how long you're expecting to be wearing the tattoo for then come back and tell us if you want a cheaper one or not

Cheers for the patronising tone. I have over 30+ hours of work so I speak from a point of experience. £500 a day is expensive.

[smithyithy]

Ruskie said:

Cheers for the patronising tone. I have over 30+ hours of work so I speak from a point of experience. £500 a day is expensive.

I personally don't think it is, I mean any well regarded artist I've met or had work from charges around £70/hr.. so 8 hours at that rate is £560. £500 for a full day is fair going, I'd say.

Mitch, who did my front piece, charged me £400/day though, which is lowering his hourly rate but it's because it's easier to set up for one customer for a day than do 2 or 3 different people in a day.

[Johnny]

Yea, tbh I didn't think a day rate of £500 was too bad. How many hours is that?

Even at £100/hr for 5 hrs that seems ok to me.

[Johnny]

Anyone going to the London Convention?

Should be there on the Saturday hopefully. If not then definitely the Sunday.

[Ruskie]

smithyithy said:

Ruskie said:

Cheers for the patronising tone. I have over 30+ hours of work so I speak from a point of experience. £500 a day is expensive.

I personally don't think it is, I mean any well regarded artist I've met or had work from charges around £70/hr.. so 8 hours at that rate is £560. £500 for a full day is fair going, I'd say.

Mitch, who did my front piece, charged me £400/day though, which is lowering his hourly rate but it's because it's easier to set up for one customer for a day than do 2 or 3 different people in a day.

Suppose I phrased it wrong. There are maybe 2/3 in UK I would pay that for a day but it's a personal choice. There are stacks of quality artists charging £300 to £400 for a full day.

[Adam B]

Otter Smacker said:

I have none but would love have some work done by the chap near me - Polish Dan is apparently what they call him.

that is bloody fantastic, being picky she should have long nails and her navel in the right place

[Lazadude]

AB8219 said:

Bracknell, but can travel of course. Do you have a link to their work?

Studio is called Skullianz, Artist's called Ian Morgan. Pretty sure his work is on Instagram/Pinterest etc (Would link but both are blocked at work).

Best bet would be to travel up for an hour / a cuppa and discuss what you want and get a feel, since its only a short drive up the A30 from Bracknell.

[gubbabump]

AB8219 said:

Does anyone know of (recommend) a tattooist in the Berkshire area and somewhere that I can see some of his/her work?

Adam Davey at electric lady for realism, one of the best grey white tattoos ever.... Ben the butcher from eternal nirvana is also talented.

[Johnny]

This just popped up in my feed



Absolutely love it!

By Tang Ping. Who I've never heard of.

[iva cosworth]

Agree with that,it's quite something.

[Usget]

Amazing but don't like the blacked out arm - don't really get that.

[KFC]

That all black arm is garbage.

Is it covering up a really horrific sleeve, and the only way to kill it was to do that?

[Gretchen]

KFC said:

That all black arm is garbage.

Is it covering up a really horrific sleeve, and the only way to kill it was to do that?

To me that looks photoshopped on - perhaps to disguise an unfinished piece that the wearer/artist doesn't want to reveal yet. I've seen this done before.

[AB8219]

gubbabump said:

Adam Davey at electric lady for realism, one of the best grey white tattoos ever.... Ben the butcher from eternal nirvana is also talented.

Thanks for this, looks like good stuff from these guys. Interestingly I think I like the look of Adam William's work more, but have liked their Facebook page and will have a better look/pop in soon.

Thanks.