The All-New Official Tattoo thread!

vijita · **Posted:** Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:31 pm

strawberryrock wrote:

Got outlining done for a tattoo of Effie!

I like it! Are you going to have colour?

strawberryrock · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:15 pm **Posts:** 1656

Yeah, she's going to be in full color and the frame is going to be gray.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:18 am

Niev wrote:

Question! If I want to get tattoos on my legs, but I still want the option of being able to wax my legs in the future (for a special event maybe? I don't know), will waxing damage my tattoo?

Edit: How much does weight gain and loss, and muscle gain and loss really affect the tattoo? Does it have to be a dramatic change for it to screw it up?

Kinda late coming to this: I did have weight gain affect my tattoo, but that's because it's on a spot (my hip) where the skin is susceptible to stretch marks. So if you're getting it on your upper thighs (where some people do get stretch marks) that might be something to keep in mind. Lower down, I think should be ok.

paprikapapaya · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:09 pm

New diamond that I got last week in NYC, fresh and bloody:

kara kara · **Posted:** Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:10 am

I will attest that paprikapapaya's diamond is a beautifully brilliant shade of turquoise, and wasn't at all bloody when I saw it the next day. It's lovely!

I need to learn to stay out of this thread. It gives me a mad tattoo itch every time.

fetalexplosion · **Joined:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:11 pm **Posts:** 436

strawberryrock wrote:

Guys I just got my first tattoo! I was terrified but then it wasn't really that bad.

It's a line from the Gershwin song Summertime, which my dad used to sing me every night at bedtime. Next tattoo is happening November 16!

I love the font on this! And the wiggly 'g's

jojo · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:18 am

Torque wanted a look at my new hand poked tattoo so I thought I'd finally post in this thread!

Wow, that's huge! I have no idea how to resize images in Photobucket, sorry!

8ball · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:25 pm

Eek! That's beautiful jojo!

Niev · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:46 pm

My tattoo!

My mom is Taino, so it's the Taino symbol for the coqui. Of the around 16 species of the coqui, 11 of them can't survive anywhere except Puerto Rico. If they are taken somewhere else, they stop singing and die. My mom loved to talk about the coqui growing up, so it was a really important and large part of my childhood.

It's on my ribs and looks kind of big here, but it's smaller (though bigger than I was originally planning). I'm a bit worried about how it's healing. It's a lot less vibrant, I think. I hope that's just part of the healing process.

I already have my next tattoo appointment, a memorial tattoo for my grandmother.

Louzilla · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:57 pm

Niev! I love it!

Jojo, that's stick and poke? It looks awesome!

I am definitely in need of a new tattoo. Have been since April or so. Just gotta get my asparagus down to the shop and do it.

Erika Soyf*cker · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:27 pm

Thanks to whoever bumped this thread for reminding me to PayPal my deposit to Silje at Scapegoat for my matryoshka tattoo!

interrobang?! · **Posted:** Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:52 pm

Erika Soyf*cker wrote:

Silje at Scapegoat for my matryoshka tattoo!

Everything about this is the best.

Mars · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:30 am

Wow, jojo! Those lines are so thick for a stick and poke!

jojo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:44 am

8ball wrote:

Eek! That's beautiful jojo!

Thank you!

Louzilla wrote:

Jojo, that's stick and poke? It looks awesome!

It sure is, and thanks!

Mars wrote:

Wow, jojo! Those lines are so thick for a stick and poke!

I have no idea whether he does loads of tiny dots to make a thick line or what, I wish I coulda watched him do it. Next time I'll have to get him to tattoo me somewhere more visible!!

Niev · **Posted:** Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:19 pm

Louzilla wrote:

Niev! I love it!

Thanks!

misslou · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:41 pm

Niev wrote:

My tattoo!

My mom is Taino, so it's the Taino symbol for the coqui. Of the around 16 species of the coqui, 11 of them can't survive anywhere except Puerto Rico. If they are taken somewhere else, they stop singing and die. My mom loved to talk about the coqui growing up, so it was a really important and large part of my childhood.

It's on my ribs and looks kind of big here, but it's smaller (though bigger than I was originally planning). I'm a bit worried about how it's healing. It's a lot less vibrant, I think. I hope that's just part of the healing process.

I already have my next tattoo appointment, a memorial tattoo for my grandmother.

Very pretty coquí

paprikapapaya · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:58 pm

jojo that is so gorgeous!

Erinnerung · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:44 pm

Niev, I love the tattoo and the story!

Jojo, I can't believe that's hand-poked! Super impressive. I had behind my ears tattooed a couple of months ago and it was so loud and weird, at least you got out of that part!

jojo · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:25 pm

Thanks dudes!

Erinnerung, loud & weird doesn't sound good - I might have to get the other side hand poked too just to avoid that!

Niev · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:33 am

Thanks, guys!

I actually got a new tattoo, with a new artist that I'm totally in love with. He was so great and basically gave me exactly what I wanted. When I'm back in St. Louis for a school, I'll be (finally, I had to cancel because of finals) meeting with another artist about my grandmother's memorial tattoo.

Peeling lightly on this one, I think.

I am so in love with this tattoo, and it means the world to me. I just thought I'd share. If anyone is ever in Miami (because it's a popular tourist city), you should totally go to Green Machine Tattoos. They got best tattoo shop in 2011, and the art is wonderful. Vegan ink, obviously. And the prices are wonderful. My small coqui tattoo cost me $120 at my first shop. This fairly large heart piece cost $150, and he did a great job. Also, I think he was more skilled. I feel like I wasn't even in there for very long, and the shading is really great.

baps · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:20 am

That's very cool, Niev!

Son of Seitan · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:55 pm

A hotel room Moebius tattoo. only half finished.

Louzilla · **Posted:** Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:46 am

Niev, where did you get your coqui done? I just got a tattoo done at Iron Age in St Louis on Saturday.

Niev · **Posted:** Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:23 pm

Thanks, baps!

Louzilla, I actually got my coqui done in Miami, as well. I seem to be in the habit of getting piercings and tattoos while I'm home on break. My university is a short walk from Iron Age, though. How was it? Most of my friends go to Enigma, a few streets down, because it's cheaper (which seems like a pretty bad idea, my friends should probably be doing more research on shops). I've heard Iron Age is great, but their "bedside manner" leaves a lot to be desired. Have you posted a picture yet?

Louzilla · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:09 am

Well, here's a shitty nighttime webcam photo of it:

Harry Potter chapter stars, green for Slytherin.

I thought Iron Age was a tad pricey ($150 for this little guy, which is the same price as the chicken feet all down my back) and can't speak for all the artists but mine (Kerry) definitely didn't have a good attitude. I almost left because of it. Her demeanor made me feel like I was wasting her time; she didn't have the patience to hear me through and understand exactly what I wanted. I pinned it to the fact that I went for a walk-in, though, so it's not like I had a set appointment or anything.

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