The All-New Official Tattoo thread!

Erika Soyf*cker · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:42 pm

My awesome friends pooled their resources and gave me a pot-o-gold to put towards my next piece. I finally called today and set up a consultation with an artist I've been wanting to get work from for a long time. I'm excited! It's for a 3/4 sleeve I'm going to have done on my left arm, the artist isn't that long of a wait but she only does consults once a month so I have to wait until February.

It's hard to explain but I basically want a vignette done in the style of Japanese shibori and with no black outlines. It may be challenging, and she may tell me there's no way to do it, but I am going to try anyway! So, something like this but instead of a butterfly maybe some maple leaves or something:

Aliks · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:12 pm **Posts:** 652

my sis and mom have this same one, in the same place

my right arm

left arm, for my son

I want to add some art from a book of his around this eventually-it's about a bunch of clouds, hard to explain but need some color and I'm a huge wimp and to me the arm doesn't hurt. Will use the same artist as the other arm.

I also have a very distorted butterfly on my hip that is jacked up from my pregnancies.

appifanie · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:25 am

graffitipassion wrote:

Great tattoos everyone has!

Here's a partial view of one of mine. People are always saying "hello" to me and I always forget why. I'm just walking around thinking people are being friendly, and then I notice them pointing to my arm.

I can imagine you saying "hello" like "hello, crazy random person" :D

appifanie · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:26 am

Momo wrote:

"Gertie" Done by Chelsea of http://lotuslandtattoo.com/home.html

i love gertie!!

appifanie · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:27 am

Erika Soyf*cker wrote:

Advice I took from the old PPK boards was to scrub/slough with soap and a loofah or pumice in the shower, then immediately moisturize with coconut oil. That helps a lot! I also found that it does better in certain climates. When I was on vacation in the Nevada/Utah desert it disappeared almost completely, but sunning even in moister climates helps manage it too. For me it's mostly allergy/food-related. It was really bad when I was younger and cleared up immediately when I got off the dairy. In recent years it had come back and I made the connection to soy a few months ago. I also had an aesthetician tell me that she kept hers under control by waxing her upper arms.

Hope some of that helps you! KP sucks an asparagus!

thanks for this! mine expanded when i got pregnant - argh! it used to be only upper arms, but it expanded to lower arms and parts of my chest - so annoying. talk about taking up tattoo real estate.

appifanie · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:31 am

mixmaster_mo wrote:

cherryblossom wrote:

And my nerdtastic Serenity tramp stamp:

You have made tramp stamps acceptable! LOVE!

you have! nice.

morecuminthancumin wrote:

So, my nooch tattoo is part of a BFF set. My friend Jessi and I have the nooches, and our other friend Jess filled her jar with coffee. We got them last December, when I visited Florida (where they both live and I used to live). This is one of my favorite pictures ever, especially because of the Squash Boats in the background:

nooch-tastic :D

appifanie · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:32 am

Catalina wrote:

My tree.

that is gorgeous!!

thisheregiraffe wrote:

Here are my other two tattoos-

those make me happy somehow :)

appifanie · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:35 am

Una wrote:

These are all of my other tattoos:

This one is my very first tattoo. It was supposed to be a sleeve but we stopped after Ganesha was finished and never resumed. You can see my lotus scar at the top of my arm. I think this picture is about four years old.

love!!

my only tattoo is a rose on my ankle. i got it when i was 18 - so unoriginal i've spent the last 15 years making sure my next one would be more original. it's safe to say at this point i've over thought it.

VeganMeredith · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:24 pm

allychristine wrote:

LOVE!

graffiti · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:53 pm **Posts:** 1564

Ragtime_Trains wrote:

Woah, that's serious! Impressive.

Puma · **Posted:** Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:48 pm

I have a few more but I don't have any pictures of the new ones.

mixmaster_mo · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:57 am

Puma wrote:

JACKS! So great!

PSYCwon · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:01 am

Tribute to Baltimore.

Lacy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:46 pm

Pre full sleeve:

Baphomet eating garbage (halfway through full sleeve):

Zombie rooster shooting laser beams out of its eyes (finished full sleeve):

Close-up of rooster being cleaned by a French bulldog:

Blinky!

Please note that my feet aren't normally this puffy. The tattoos were fresh.

Hooter on hooters in progress:

Puma · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:51 pm

AHHHHHH! I love Blinky!

Raspberry Swirl · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 3:37 pm

I had posted these on the old forums too, but I like to promote my friend and vegan tattoo artist Danielle whenever I get the chance. You can find her in Atlanta at http://onlyyoutattoo.com/

right arm:

left arm:

allychristine · **Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:12 pm

Raspberry Swirl wrote:

left arm:

I recognize that one as one of the last ones posted on vegantattoos.com! Love them.

aileenwuornos · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:04 am

My almost done back piece:

It goes all the way down to the rear, but I don't have a decent pic of the whole piece yet.

semiautomatic · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:05 am

aileenwuornos what inspired your backpiece? it's intriguing.

aileenwuornos · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:19 am

The Russian artist Vania Zouravliov. I am madly in love with his work!
The tattoo is a combination of 2 of his art pieces and we built in bits and pieces of his other work (like the pomegranate, agapanthus etc.).

:)

VeganMeredith · **Posted:** Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:44 pm

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm seriously contemplating getting a tattoo very soon. Is all tattoo ink vegan friendly, or do I need to watch for this when deciding where to have my tattoo done? I really know nothing of these things!

Lacy · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:25 pm

VeganMeredith wrote:

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm seriously contemplating getting a tattoo very soon. Is all tattoo ink vegan friendly, or do I need to watch for this when deciding where to have my tattoo done? I really know nothing of these things!

Not all ink is vegan. You can call the tattoo shop of your choice and ask. If they don't know just ask for the brands of ink that they use and Google it.

Alien · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:52 pm

I know its a crappy picture and a fairly boring tattoo, but my friend drew this pawprint and I got it tattooed in memory of my kitty cat who sadly went missing last easter.
I'm seriously considering getting the chemical diagram for serotonin tattooed on me to symbolize my struggle with depression. I love the hylian bird and wanted a huge one on my hip, but at the moment I don't have the guts. I'm gonna see if I still want it in a year or so. I keep putting it on with this funny henna stuff at the moment.
One of the tattoo shops I rang thought I was prank calling and swore at me and hung up for asking about what inks they use and if they're vegan. Another turned out to be completely vegan, just a town away from me! =]

VeganMeredith · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:13 pm

Lacy wrote:

VeganMeredith wrote:

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm seriously contemplating getting a tattoo very soon. Is all tattoo ink vegan friendly, or do I need to watch for this when deciding where to have my tattoo done? I really know nothing of these things!

Not all ink is vegan. You can call the tattoo shop of your choice and ask. If they don't know just ask for the brands of ink that they use and Google it.

OK thanks so much!

VeganMeredith · **Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:15 pm

Alien wrote:

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One of the tattoo shops I rang thought I was prank calling and swore at me and hung up for asking about what inks they use and if they're vegan. Another turned out to be completely vegan, just a town away from me! =]

That's an unfortunate experience, hopefully people will be accommodating when I call them!

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