Show Your Ink

[Rick Stevens]

No new ink yet, but the process has begun for the next piece.

[zetroc]

My latest is only half done - going back for more in October. No photos til then, but I'm excited for it. Also: Providence is fun.

[Eric Estlund]

Took a wee side trip to the seaside while in the UK. Thanks, Chris.

[Matthew Strongin]

Took a wee side trip to the seaside while in the UK. Thanks, Chris.

Such a tough spot to get tattooed. Looks great, Eric.

[Eric Estlund]

4am train(s), coffee, 11-12 drawing, 12-3 getting in there, quick break/ lunch, and photos/ bandage by 6pm. Chris worked quickly and cleanly, for sure.

The planes, trains and automobiles adventure back to PA was fun, too. Note to self- plan for more clean shirt changes next time.

[Rick Stevens]

Took a wee side trip to the seaside while in the UK. Thanks, Chris.

WOW! Eric, amazing work. Was that done in a single sitting?

[Eric Estlund]

Thanks. Yup, one sitting.

[Cookietruck]

and so it begins, getting a porkchop (size) from chris trevino next month.
i hear he is the master of the upsale (and that's why there are so many backpieces unfinished by him) so maybe it will turn into a full thigh piece lol.

pretty sure i'm not getting anything traditional japanese but who knows...

[Eric Estlund]

Ham hock porkchop

Have fun!

[Matthew Strongin]

and so it begins, getting a porkchop (size) from chris trevino next month.
i hear he is the master of the upsale (and that's why there are so many backpieces unfinished by him) so maybe it will turn into a full thigh piece lol.

pretty sure i'm not getting anything traditional japanese but who knows...

Very cool, Cookietruck. I would totally let him talk me into traditional Japanese much larger than initially intended.

[Eric Estlund]

But if you start a back piece, finish the damn thing!

[Cookietruck]

Very cool, Cookietruck. I would totally let him talk me into traditional Japanese much larger than initially intended.

yeah, that's why i said and so it begins...

[bironi]

Hey all,
I don't want to get personal, so maybe you could tell me how much an acquaintance of yours has spent on his or her ink to date.
Thanks much.

[Eric Estlund]

Total? Tattoos vary quite a bit based on the artists work, reputation, location, etc. Add in different folks work at different speeds and you get a pretty wide range of pricing. Multiply that out over the years, decades and volume of coverage and it's a pretty wide window. That's like asking how much your friends spend on bikes.

[airedale]

My guys are ~$AU200/hour +. Worth every cent.

[Cookietruck]

they're not cheap.
and one of the jokes when i got my first tattoo (this is from a dude that is from mexico city so you can imagine the accent) "are you ready? you sure?!!?!!? this is for life!!!!"

even though it was a joke it is a decent piece of advice. you don't want a budget tattoo...but at the same just because a tattoo isn't cheap doesn't mean it isn't junk...

[beeatnik]

they're not cheap.
and one of the jokes when i got my first tattoo (this is from a dude that is from mexico city so you can imagine the accent) "are you ready? you sure?!!?!!? this is for life!!!!"

Por Vida!

pinche chilango

[Matthew Strongin]

Just made an appointment...July 19th I'm back in the chair to get some work done.

This thread's been dormant too long. Anyone have anything to share?

[Cookietruck]

i dont have a photo but i finished that tattoo from trevino this tuesday

some funny stories from him for sure. he showed me a crazy higgs tattoo he got on his thigh in the mid 90's.

funny, all the guys these days blasting outlines with huge needles...he put this thing on with a 3. it feels...sharper i guess you could say, definitely no walk in the park.

some kid walked in as he is putting a panther with a crown of thorns on me, after he said hi and all that, the kid says i saw your shop on google and you had good reviews...
chris says..."oh that's cool, by the way i only do japanese"...the kid, which of these books is yours. chris, all of them. the kid opens a book and i hear him say "oh fuck". then he said thanks and walked a out about 90 seconds later.

[Rick Stevens]

Both my wife and I got tattooed over the weekend. It's been a while since we both have been hit with the needle, but I'm ready to book another appointment. My tattoo is a memorial/life celebration piece for my mom, American red cross nurse, who past away a few years ago. My wife, Melisa, is going with a full-on chest plate to cover up some juvenile tattoos....here is a picture of mine just after completion. I'll have pictures of hers when it is complete! IMG_5953.jpg