Post your tatoos

Heres two of mine, on my forarm.:taz:http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...Picture003.jpg

Do you have a pic of the worst a tattoo can get due to age,weight etc?

I want to get one, but that worries me:mad:

Now adays they stay pretty good, got these about 7 years ago.:taz:

Heres some of mine..

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/DSC01335.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/DSC05090.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/4b8968b0.jpg

I have a couple more, but they're not very exciting

Those are beautys, who did them?:taz:

Here are a few of mine... They all need touched up.. and my koi needs some color... but money and time is always an issue :P

This is my left bicep
http://elusivereptiles.com/images/koi.jpg
This is my right wrist
http://elusivereptiles.com/images/rw.jpg
This is my left wrist
http://elusivereptiles.com/images/lw.jpg
This is my left forearm just below my elbow (I have a matching tat on the other side just flipped) This says "Death"
http://elusivereptiles.com/images/1.jpg
This is my left forearm just below my elbow and it's flipped this time. This says "Life"
http://elusivereptiles.com/images/2.jpg

Matt

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Originally Posted by hondo1967

Those are beautys, who did them?:taz:

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Thanks, Eric from No Regrets did them..
http://www.myspace.com/noregretstattooparlor

This is my only tattoo for right now; It's a work in progress. I have a few more elements I want added to this one, and then I have a design for a second already in the works. :gj:

http://a101.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...b627f0f9cc.jpg

I love seeing the tats!! There is some other threads on this if you wanna check em!

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ghlight=tattoo

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ghlight=tattoo

Oh and Ill play, he was a little glossy, he shed about a week later.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...melildude2.jpg

Nice tats everyone... how do you post pics... I got a couple to post

Here are a couple of mine I got from Darrin White.

http://a962.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...694072b321.jpg

Edie, I love the death's head moth. I airbrushed one for my brother. I'll have to get a pic of it.

Go to site info there is a post there on how to put pics up.:taz:

Upload the photo in your gallery, then go to the thread you want to post it in in a second window, in the post click image and copy paste the direct link from the picture info that is listed beneath it once uploaded....or look for the sticky on how to do it:)

This is my finished 1/4 sleeve. Once I get back to work it'll be a full...
http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/.../14_sleeve.jpg

This is my first one. Detroit for life! (Funny story I got it in Nashville Tennessee!)
http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...oit_tattoo.jpg

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Originally Posted by _Venom_

Do you have a pic of the worst a tattoo can get due to age,weight etc?

I want to get one, but that worries me:mad:

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Here is some unsolicited advice ;)

My husband is a tattoo artist. There are different calibers of tattoo artists out there.
Nothing on earth regarding tattoos upets me more, than when people go to a shop because it is "cheap." For something that is going to be on your person, from now until after you die.. is this the right thing to do? To go to a shop because they're the cheapest in town? No way. Please be demanding, and look at the artist's portfolio of work that he/she has personally done recently. Get familiar with what a REAL tattoo looks like. Not these shaky ones that are put out by mediocre shops everywhere.. but a real tattoo. And don't be afraid to spend $$. Penny pinching and lowballing an artist is pretty-much an insult to him/her.. unless you are really getting a gross overestimate.
All of the tats that I see on these posts, are good. In bad tattoos, I am talking about-
-shaky lines. INconsistent lines are not just something that have to be there. They are the result of a tattoo artist that is not confident, maybe on drugs, or just shaky. Would you want a shaky surgeon operating on your liver? No.. this is actually one of the reasons that I am not tattooing with my man. I shake. I can work on calming that response, but until then.. no, I will not put artwork onto a person.
-dull points on areas that are supposed to be sharp (like bird's beaks, wingtips, etc.) Again, same reasons as shaky lines.
-inconsistent, odd-looking shading. Another result of uneducated tattooists.
-ink quality. Starbright Inks are the best on the market, from what I have seen. Cheap and inferior inks are just junk.. please research this and see what inks impress you, and find someone who uses them! Unless you want a faded tattoo that will need reworking many times.
-drilling. This is hard to really identify in tattoo pics.. but it is bad. When an artist digs too deep into the skin, the ink will possibly hit the fat cells and can actually bleed into them and discolor skin around the tattoo. Not to mention, deep tattoos will sometimes puff out and look unsightly.

Some AWEsome tattoo artists that you should Google are Paul Booth (his subject matter might offend some.. but WOW his work is awesome.) And yes, Kat Von D frmo LA Ink. Her portraits are awesome.

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

Here are a couple of mine I got from Darrin White.

http://a962.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...694072b321.jpg

Edie, I love the death's head moth. I airbrushed one for my brother. I'll have to get a pic of it.

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Those are really, really awesome! Great shading and realism.

I agree w/ Ginevive but unless you have 500.00 just to drop on the sit in Kat Von D's chair don't consider it...

I do think she'll do one of mine someday hopefully.

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

Here is some unsolicited advice ;)

My husband is a tattoo artist. There are different calibers of tattoo artists out there.
Nothing on earth regarding tattoos upets me more, than when people go to a shop because it is "cheap." For something that is going to be on your person, from now until after you die.. is this the right thing to do? To go to a shop because they're the cheapest in town? No way. Please be demanding, and look at the artist's portfolio of work that he/she has personally done recently. Get familiar with what a REAL tattoo looks like. Not these shaky ones that are put out by mediocre shops everywhere.. but a real tattoo. And don't be afraid to spend $$. Penny pinching and lowballing an artist is pretty-much an insult to him/her.. unless you are really getting a gross overestimate.
All of the tats that I see on these posts, are good. In bad tattoos, I am talking about-
-shaky lines. INconsistent lines are not just something that have to be there. They are the result of a tattoo artist that is not confident, maybe on drugs, or just shaky. Would you want a shaky surgeon operating on your liver? No.. this is actually one of the reasons that I am not tattooing with my man. I shake. I can work on calming that response, but until then.. no, I will not put artwork onto a person.
-dull points on areas that are supposed to be sharp (like bird's beaks, wingtips, etc.) Again, same reasons as shaky lines.
-inconsistent, odd-looking shading. Another result of uneducated tattooists.
-ink quality. Starbright Inks are the best on the market, from what I have seen. Cheap and inferior inks are just junk.. please research this and see what inks impress you, and find someone who uses them! Unless you want a faded tattoo that will need reworking many times.
-drilling. This is hard to really identify in tattoo pics.. but it is bad. When an artist digs too deep into the skin, the ink will possibly hit the fat cells and can actually bleed into them and discolor skin around the tattoo. Not to mention, deep tattoos will sometimes puff out and look unsightly.

Some AWEsome tattoo artists that you should Google are Paul Booth (his subject matter might offend some.. but WOW his work is awesome.) And yes, Kat Von D frmo LA Ink. Her portraits are awesome.

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Amazing advice! I am lucky that I am still happy with my tats, but I made the HUGE mistake of letting an aspiring friend do them, for cheap. I like them, but they are raised and could be much better. My next tat is actually to surround and incorporate one I have on my calf, and this time I have chosen an artist with an amazing reputation, incredible work, and outstanding artistic abilities that will assist in designing the add on.

I miss the good old days when they where illegal, it was fun goin to get one in not the safest places, now adays you got fancy parlors, maybe its just me but I enjoyed the biker tatoo artist.:taz:

My girl made me get this one :rolleyes:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...g?t=1206501444

Might as well post em again! lol
In honor of my Aunt Diane
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...ibtatthumb.jpg
On the side of my calf
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...owtatthumb.jpg
Between my shoulder blades
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/100_1839.jpg
And on my hip- before and after
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...dgeminitat.jpghttp://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r...wgeminitat.jpg

Yay Gin!!!


Im a tattoo artist as well..and I have to hear that crap alllllll day long..."y'all good...but y'all is high"
Or they want to know why its gonna cost so much to fix it,when they only paid 30 dollars for it LOL
i honestly want to strangle people when i hear that...

and if you wanna spend 500 dollars getting into a chair...there are actually GOOD artists out there that will be glad to help you spend your money ,and Kat would NOT be one of them LOL

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Originally Posted by Gib

and if you wanna spend 500 dollars getting into a chair...there are actually GOOD artists out there that will be glad to help you spend your money ,and Kat would NOT be one of them LOL

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At least not while she has her show. She and her crew are great tattoo artists, but I wouldn't pay to get inked on T.V., and that's what you're paying for. There are a ton of better artists out there for portrait work. Niko, almost everyone at All or Nothing, Tyrell, Darrin White, Joshua Carlton, Robert Hernandez... there are tons of them who are better and don't charge as much as Kat would on LA Ink. And don't get me started on Miami Ink.

Yeah, I would not rec. going to her. Because you would overpay. I was just saying that her work is a great example of portraiture :) Because, some people's portraits are just horrific, from what I have seen on the Bad Tattoos group on LiveJournal (a Great place to see some reallllly poor tattoos.) People get these tattoos and think that they are Great.. when in reality they have been "had" by a poor "artist."
Some other great artists: Bob Tyrrell and Josh Carlton (yeah Wallace.. their work is mind blowing..!) Guy Atchison is awesome too.
Cant wait until May. We're going to the Columbus tattoo expo.. I am counting the days!

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...0879_thumb.jpg
the tribal on the right is just some stupid tat i got just to cover a scar.:oops: some idiot stabbed me on the back when i was in highschool during a senseless fight. lol.:oops:

the one on the back of my neck is another stupid tatoo. i wanted a dragon, instead i got a mosquitoe. its like wanting a harley and getting a scooter.lol:rofl:

the one on my right arm on my avatar are my initials. r.t.e.

the one on my left arm is just plain stupid.

sorry for the pose. that's the only pic i got with my tats showing. im a wannabe bodybuilder.:D

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At least not while she has her show. She and her crew are great tattoo artists, but I wouldn't pay to get inked on T.V., and that's what you're paying for. There are a ton of better artists out there for portrait work. Niko, almost everyone at All or Nothing, Tyrell, Darrin White, Joshua Carlton, Robert Hernandez... there are tons of them who are better and don't charge as much as Kat would on LA Ink. And don't get me started on Miami Ink.

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I would kill to get something done by rob H.... His work is amazing.:gj: Ill get some pics of my tatts up tommorow. But just to starthttps://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...4/HPIM0138.jpg
Ill have to get a full torso shot for everyone.

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I would kill to get something done by rob H.... His work is amazing.:gj: Ill get some pics of my tatts up tommorow. But just to starthttps://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...4/HPIM0138.jpg
Ill have to get a full torso shot for everyone.

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Hell yeah, Hernandez is the man. If I hit the lottery (if I played)the first thing I'd do would be to meet with Rob and plan a sleave of portraits. Then I'd head to the east coast to buy some snakes.

Is there some reason why we're not putting these posts into this long thread on tatts that already exists? =)

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28402&

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

Edie, I love the death's head moth. I airbrushed one for my brother. I'll have to get a pic of it.

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Thanks, Silence of the Lambs is my favorite movie, I had to do it! Let me know when you get the pic!

I should have worked out for about a month before taking this pic sorry guys/gals:oops:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...4/hpim0760.jpg

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Originally Posted by juddb

I should have worked out for about a month before taking this pic sorry guys/gals:oops:
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...4/hpim0760.jpg

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dude thats tigh as soon as im 18 im gettin sleeves ive been savin up :D:D:D