Do you have a tattoo?

[Voldemort]

If you'd had the rest of the sleeve done people wouldn't have to ask if Shaz was a boy or a girl...

[ZedLeg]

Gretchen said:

I had some hand poked tattoos done on Valentine’s Day. What a revelation! Such an enjoyable experience. Really different feeling altogether than being tattooed with a machine. Probably not a good thing as now want more

It’s amazing right? I got a handpoked tattoo last year and I’m trying to get organised for another just now. The whole experience is so much nicer than a machine tattoo.

[toasty]

frank hovis said:

Forget about this thread
Got new one 3 weeks ago
First photo is the image I gave to Shaz

It was a 5 hour session
Finished result , taken day after

Very happy with the result

I like it. Good work there.

Ignore Lord Grumpton.

[Louis Balfour]

frank hovis said:

Forget about this thread
Got new one 3 weeks ago
First photo is the image I gave to Shaz

It was a 5 hour session
Finished result , taken day after

Very happy with the result

Has the dog seen it and, if so, was there any reaction? Serious question.

[oddman]

Voldemort said:

If you'd had the rest of the sleeve done people wouldn't have to ask if Shaz was a boy or a girl...

If he'd done the whole sleeve it would have been the dog's .....

Edited by oddman on Tuesday 21st March 20:23

[TheJimi]

Voldemort said:

If you'd had the rest of the sleeve done people wouldn't have to ask if Shaz was a boy or a girl...

and if you'd read the post instead of jumping in with both feet, you'd have noted Shaz is the artist, not the dog

Edited by TheJimi on Tuesday 21st March 11:04

[Voldemort]

TheJimi said:

Voldemort said:

If you'd had the rest of the sleeve done people wouldn't have to ask if Shaz was a boy or a girl...

and if you'd read the post instead of jumping in with both feet, you'd have noted Shaz is the artist, not the dog

Edited by TheJimi on Tuesday 21st March 11:04

I live with my mistakes instead of editing them.

[frank hovis]

Hello Louis
Unfortunately I had Brodie PTS in Sept due to his health issues
It’s my favourite photo of my best mate and wanted permanent memory of him and his time with me .

[Louis Balfour]

frank hovis said:

Hello Louis
Unfortunately I had Brodie PTS in Sept due to his health issues
It’s my favourite photo of my best mate and wanted permanent memory of him and his time with me .

Ah ok, sorry about that. I asked because when we had a dog he seemed to recognise himself in photos. Or at least he thought it was a real dog looking back at him.

[smithyithy]

I think it's a great piece and a very nice sentiment

[ZedLeg]

Yeah, not my style but it's well done. A lot of that style of portrait get the perspective wrong and end up looking wonky, that looks pretty good.

[frank hovis]

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

[TheJimi]

lord trumpton said:

frank hovis said:

Forget about this thread
Got new one 3 weeks ago
First photo is the image I gave to Shaz

It was a 5 hour session
Finished result , taken day after

Very happy with the result

I accept you obviously love your dog but honestly, a great big tattoo of it on your arm looks dreadful chief

The actual tattoo itself is well drawn, for me it's just a bad choice. Just a bit naff.

But, each to their own bodywork

What drives you to do this?

Presumably you grasp that tattoos and art are very much personal and subjective, so what drives you to jump in and tell someone their tattoo looks dreadful and naff? Particularly when the subject of the tattoo in this case is very sentimental.

[TheJimi]

frank hovis said:

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

You definitely should be happy with it, I reckon; it has came out really well. High risk strategy as portraits don't always translate well, but your artist has nailed it in this case

[frank hovis]

Had to wait 4 months for my appointment then she got Covid and had to wait another two weeks whilst Shaz re arranged the appointments she had to postpone
Bit frustrating but got it done in the end

[Ruskie]

TheJimi said:

lord trumpton said:

frank hovis said:

Forget about this thread
Got new one 3 weeks ago
First photo is the image I gave to Shaz

It was a 5 hour session
Finished result , taken day after

Very happy with the result

I accept you obviously love your dog but honestly, a great big tattoo of it on your arm looks dreadful chief

The actual tattoo itself is well drawn, for me it's just a bad choice. Just a bit naff.

But, each to their own bodywork

What drives you to do this?

Presumably you grasp that tattoos and art are very much personal and subjective, so what drives you to jump in and tell someone their tattoo looks dreadful and naff? Particularly when the subject of the tattoo in this case is very sentimental.

Because there is no accountability, just an anonymous account posting bitter, negative comments.

[bigandclever]

Ruskie said:

Because there is no accountability, just an anonymous account posting bitter, negative comments.

He's not that anonymous, he needs to bob and weave better and stop getting smacked in the brain.

Anyway, love a ridgie and looks like a well done tribute. I'm on the verge of getting a couple of memorial tattoos of my cats across my chest, Christ knows what the reaction to that will be

Edited by bigandclever on Tuesday 21st March 20:17

[oddman]

frank hovis said:

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

Look at your photo again and see how your dog's shoulders taper into the contours of your arm. That's pretty neat.

[TheJimi]

bigandclever said:

Ruskie said:

Because there is no accountability, just an anonymous account posting bitter, negative comments.

He's not that anonymous, he needs to bob and weave better and stop getting smacked in the brain.

Anyway, love a ridgie and looks like a well done tribute. I'm on the verge of getting a couple of memorial tattoos of my cats across my chest, Christ knows what the reaction to that will be

Not quite on the same level, but I really want to get an imprint of my cat's paw and then get a tattoo of it.

I just don't know where I'd get it - and it would be my first tattoo.

[Gretchen]

frank hovis said:

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

Shaz has done your dog proud and so you should be too. He looks amazing and I’m sorry for your loss.

bigandclever said:

Anyway, love a ridgie and looks like a well done tribute. I'm on the verge of getting a couple of memorial tattoos of my cats across my chest, Christ knows what the reaction to that will be

As a multiple cat owner I couldn’t choose which to have so just went for the generic big cat. Just had a few more hours on him tonight so he’s pretty much finished. Will be incorporated in to full leg sleeve with start on my shin a week Saturday so may have a few tweaks but nothing major.