I am yet to get mine done, but have had a few sketched up for a while....
The main one I want is my daughters hand on my left pec, just need to finalise the design now..
The wife is the body mod one in our family, multiple piercings and plans for her first scarification are being finalised for it to be done next week.
Your wife is doing a scarification ? That's pretty hardcore, please post the pics. Personally, I've never seen a great one, but I like the idea of it. As for your fantasy dream of getting yourself a tatt, I have to say, didn't pick you to be the type. Of course, trends are trends and Kat Von D is inspiring to some......
I was only talking about this with my wife last night. We thought there is basicly 3 types of tattoed people. Those that got a tattoo because they like the idea of having one but hide it. Those that got a little tattoo that is hidden because thats cool. And those that get artwork placed on their skin and totally want everyone to see it.
Cool that you speak about it, but you can't cast a definitive reasoning behind people's motives in a mere three points. Unless you're a cleanskin LOL.
As I work in the apprentice training side of things i am constantly working with young people and the amount of full sleeves and art coming through is astounding and the money that is spent would amaze you.
Nope, wouldn't amaze me. In fact, from a social perspective, it's better that these young guys spend their money on body enhancement instead of heroin.
But to refer back to my first post, I wonder if these dudes with full sleeves or even neck work (ugh) think about their future. Let's be honest, when we were 18, 19 or 20, did we really envisage how our lives would be as time goes on ? Personally I think there's some great full-sleeve stiuff on the skins of today's youth, but I reckon it's going to bite them in the arse a few years down the track, unless they are in an industry that is OK with it.
doesnt matter what type of the tattooed you are they all go funny with age but does it matter. When ever i see an old guy with a green tat on his forearm I think how it must have been looked upon back in the 50/60s. But really who cares.
You must realise that the old school tattoo's of the '50's & '60's (let's call them navy blues) were done with very bad techniques, and also very bad inks that contained nasty metals which oxidised under the skin, hence creating the 'blue blobs' that we see on old guy's arms. Those days are long gone.
Tuff Stickers for all
Hmmm, that's a bit judgemental. Maybe that should have been your "type #4" in your opening dialogue.
Leg Calf Sleeve
Full Back job
Under left Bicep..
Full back job, cocko? Mucho respect. Any chance of a viewing?... PM me with a link if you don't want to share publicly.
Ayup. For my third, and most recent, (couple of weeks ago) I spent 20 hours under the pump over a three day consecutive period. And I'll take my hero hat off and say that I would
never cram it into this time-frame again. After 7 hours on the first day, the endorphins were well clapped out, and therefore the next day I started with depleted reserves as far as the body's natural painkillers are concerned, and it became very frigging challenging from hour 4. However, dedicated hard-bastard that I am, I turned up on day three, when the endorphins were pretty much juiced after the first hour, but we soldiered on, with a grand finale gunning at my ankle-bone protrusion. The beers we went for after the session finished must have been the sweetest nectar I've ever tasted :lol:
No half-measures for this boy
That said, the Ruddy bonus is going into an art piggyback for another session of about 40 hours. My preferred artist for the next one has an 8-month waiting list, so I'l be living lean for a while in order to save the pennies. Oh, I know, I shall brew my own beer ! That'll be a good fiscal decision.
Fraser J, your work is awesome, specifically the centrepiece.
And cleanbrewer, so that would make yours over 10 years old ? You were lucky to get a good portrait artist, so many in Australia really suck. The linework has stood the test of time, and you should be rightly proud. Who was the artist ?
