I'll show you mine, mark 2 - No quoting pictures!

Recently healed

Got it off Michal in Skin City, first proper one, and it hurt like a bitch

dinorebel wrote: »

Inside of the bicep is a bitch of a place to get your 1st tat.

Nice to read a few hours before my inner bicep tattoo.

That looks awesome Chikablam, love it.

Your left arm is amazing, love the colour! Getting the inside of my upper left arm started next week and I'm terrified. How many sessions/hours did that tattoo take you?

The main part of the arm, have a few more smaller bits and pieces that were there before, took around 16 hours. It was done as 2 X 6 hour sittings and a four hour sitting. Not all this was tattoo time, Koi and flowers were stenciled on and then the rest was freehand. First session mainly outline and a bit of shading. Next two were colouring and shading. Hard to say exactly how long it took but took a while! Inside of left arm is left open, nice bit of space to add to it eventually.

TheBellJar wrote: »

You think? Hmm, I don't get this at all. When I got my hip done I was told it'd hurt like hell and nope, nothing. When I got my wrist done I was told the same, and likewise with my leg. And as for my bicep - that was grand too.

I don't know if I have some kind of mad pain threshold or if people just like exaggerating but I really don't get the whole 'omg the excruciating pain' thing around tattoos.

It's different for everyone one person could tell you there elbow was the worst the next there stomach etc we all have different pain thresholds, it also depends on the length of the sitting me personally I always find the first few hours fine but after that in some areas it can get bad done 6 hours on my ribs fine at the start by the end in bits.

Yeah I got massive swelling as well
You mean like right on the top of the arm?

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Adding "No offence" to something offensive doesn't take the insult out of it.

You're aware of the rules now though, so let's leave it at that.

Mod warning: Everyone please let this lie now, without any dragging this up again.

This, not because it was my tattoo but because mm pmed and I replied that way and I don't feel anything more needs to be said.

Chikablam wrote: »

I think I can imagine where it is
I've a feeling its something to do with Alice in Wonderland....?

No but now you've said that it there is something Alice in Wonderland-y about the style. There's a quote by C.S Lewis 'You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me' and I feel like that quote sums up a large part of who I am. I didn't get the quote because I'm not really into to text tattoos but I got the picture as a sort of representation of that. I wanted the pile of books to look unstable because I have hardly any storage space in my room and I am just seriously messy so I end up with piles of books all over the place which usually end up getting too tall and falling over.

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

Will try and get a better photo when I'm not so hungover Feeling miserable. Here she is anyway, 4 hours. First rose, here's to many more

That's beautiful. Who's the artist?

Was cleaning up some files on my desktop and came across this. A thigh piece i got done about 8 yrs ago from Danny Bullman, only my 3rd tattoo at the time haha still fresh in the pic lol

Esoteric_ wrote: »

I feckin' LOVE Danny. Wish he would come back to Ireland.

Yeh me too! id love to get this added onto and get Thor done on the inside of the thigh!

The 4 is so beautiful, is that silver ink?

dia squish wrote: »

The 4 is so beautiful, is that silver ink?

Its a white ink he uses and it the black in the corner fades into it. Thanks for the feedback!

What was going on in that photo?

Human bowling?

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Latest addition (and how it's starting to tie in with the rest)

That's fantastic but seeing it all come together is amazing. You must be dead chuffed with it.