Show Your Ink

[Octave]

Haha, good guesses but none of the above. See: Be Here Now, Ram Dass
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[Eric Estlund]

Countdown clock activated...

[kurto]

Countdown clock activated...

Nice. What's coming next? You can't have much room left...

[Eric Estlund]

Another session with Chris Higgins.

[Eric Estlund]

Maybe some other stuff...

[bironi]

Here's the backstory of this tattoo. About a year and a half ago when I was doing one of the early sessions on my sleeve, my tattooer, my wife and I got into a really funny conversation about unlikely animal friends. It started because my wife and I, on the surface, are about as different as it gets and Jhon, the tattooer, was poking a little fun us. Some of the pairings were absurd, but one that stuck with me was a gazelle and a hummingbird. Hummingbirds are cool little creatures with some interesting mythology and this one is modeled on the absolutely tiny bee hummingbird, hence the reason it looks a little chubby for a hummingbird (it's also not to scale otherwise you wouldn't be able to see it relative to a gazelle). Whenever we go on vacation to the mountains we always make a hummingbird feeder so we can sit on the porch and watch them buzz around. Fast forward a few months and we both fell in love with Josie Morway's paintings, especially one with a different kind of antelope. That sort of sealed the deal on the gazelle to go with the hummingbird on my next tattoo. So it's two animals we think are amazing, conjures up great memories, and in some way reflects my wife and I. I also don't think all tattoos need to deep have meaning, so it's possible it's just a gazelle and a bee hummingbird because they're fun. Either way, 5+ hours on the shin sucks. And now for the photos...

I have to say, that as an old F who generally finds tats rather repulsive, that this is art. Other posts in this thread are as well, this is just what hits me. I have no ink myself, but now I get the attraction.
Thanks for starting the conversation, and keep it going.

[Eric Estlund]

Booked a little time with Curly. In 2018.

Framebuilders aren't the only ones with lead time.

[Eric Estlund]

For those interested- a little souvenir from Eastborne (and a spot of touch up while I was there).

[Matthew Strongin]

For those interested- a little souvenir from Eastborne (and a spot of touch up while I was there).

Awesome. And brutal on those ribs and pits.

[Eric Estlund]

It was a pretty solid day. It's hard to emphasize just how fast Chris is. Including drawing, lunch and the touch ups we're looking at about 6.5hrs. Similar time on the first side (a bit more drawing and a bit less tattooing).

Pretty sure I'm over 165 hrs at this point. At what stage does someone become "heavily" tattooed? Not that it matters.

[Matthew Strongin]

It was a pretty solid day. It's hard to emphasize just how fast Chris is. Including drawing, lunch and the touch ups we're looking at about 6.5hrs. Similar time on the first side (a bit more drawing and a bit less tattooing).

Pretty sure I'm over 165 hrs at this point. At what stage does someone become "heavily" tattooed? Not that it matters.

That is fast, which definitely makes a difference. Get in, get out.

Pretty funny that you ask. My wife and I talk about that from time to time. I don't really consider myself that heavily tattooed, but I'm at around 120 hours. I guess compared with most people I'm heavily tattooed, but compared with my tattooer friends, I'm just getting started. Anyway, and not that it matters as you said, but I'd consider you heavily tattooed.

I'm trying to hold off on new stuff until next year after adding a bunch last year, but the itch for more is getting stronger.

[rec head]

The pits had to be brutal. Mine doesn't go in that far but I remember that hurting and scabbing bad.

[doomridesout]

Man, I can't imagine quantifying my tattoos by time in the chair-- and I'm married to a tattooer, and really getting there in terms of coverage. I guess it beats the inane question "How many do you have now?", particularly for those of you with giant single pieces. One of these days I'll post up some better photos of my legs.

That's a BIG session, Eric. Right on.

[ABiCi]

Moved to Berlin, first thing done was get a half sleeve from Caro and Cy:

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[Eric Estlund]

[QUOTE=doomridesout;843160"How many do you have now?"[/QUOTE]

I keep telling my mum that I am working on having a lower number of tattoos. Cold comfort. I'd say it's arguably down to one now.


Nice one, Rob. Some of the mag drag stuff they do is a bit whispy for my personal tastes, but I like the density of your half sleeve. I'd love to see how that ages over the next few years to see what settles and what definition stays distinct. I take the hammer approach- neat to see other stuff.

[Matthew Strongin]

I keep telling my mum that I am working on having a lower number of tattoos. Cold comfort. I'd say it's arguably down to one now.

Every time I see my dad he asks if that tattoo is new. I think he blocks them out of his memory and is then regularly surprised to see them. I just keep telling him that he should always assume I've gotten a new tattoo and then he'll be pleasantly surprised when I haven't. I'll eventually be down to one as well, though I still have a long way to go.

[Eric Estlund]

I'm fairly close to being 40 years old. It's always a funny conversation for me.

[Matthew Strongin]

I'm fairly close to being 40 years old. It's always a funny conversation for me.

I'm roughly the same age, so I hear you. It's especially funny since I started getting tattooed at 18, so this "phase" has lasted more than half my life.

[defspace]

Does anyone have road rash damaged tattoos? What does that look like? How deep in the skin is the ink?

[Eric Estlund]

Tattoo pigment sits in the dermal layer, so roughly 1-3mm deep. You can absolutely damage tattoos by damaging the skin in a crash. I've done some spot tattoo editing.