Ross Nagle - Man or Superman?

PeakOutput

So does anyone have any actual links to artist portfolios that are as good as Ross'? Cause all I have seen so far is people saying 'I know a couple guys who are better'

Which shops back home are getting the strong guest artists in?

That should be a pretty sweet rose when it gets done melion cant wait to see it.

as far as customer service goes, for the most part these people are effectively self employed and they are harming nobody but themselves and their shop by being dicks and it seems like people have the correct reaction when it does happen and that is leave and dont go back.

Personally I had a great experience in All-star and found everyone to be sound and while I am sure there are probably one or two places if I was looking hard enough, I havn't found anywhere else in Ireland that I would let touch me.

ZombieBride

I put up pictures of both my legs in the show me yours thread, one done by Ross and one done by Ulrich in Bullmans, I think you would have to agree that though Ross's is excellent work Ulrich's is also exceptional.
But I think the reason why other artists names weren't mentioned in this thread (I know this is why they weren't mentioned by me) is because this is a thread about Ross not about all the others as good as him.

PeakOutput

ZombieBride wrote: »

I put up pictures of both my legs in the show me yours thread, one done by Ross and one done by Ulrich in Bullmans, I think you would have to agree that though Ross's is excellent work Ulrich's is also exceptional.
But I think the reason why other artists names weren't mentioned in this thread (I know this is why they weren't mentioned by me) is because this is a thread about Ross not about all the others as good as him.

It started off that way alright but people couldn't resist throwing in digs (not you at all) about his work and his shop and his attitude instead of just being happy that someone in Ireland is (deservedly so imho) getting world wide recognition for his work.

I don't really care who is or isn't the best in the country or whatever but I think if people disagree with the choice of who is then, if your a tattoo artist, simply get better and take that position yourself through hard work and talent or, if your someone who is just into tattoos put forward your own choice with examples to back it up instead of throwing insults. its kind of like the idea of clean campaigning in politics, let your candidate stand on their own merits instead of trying to belittle the others.

There dosn't have to be 'only one' either and I dont think the op was trying to imply that but people who cant even hold a candle to his work feel threatened and feel the need to talk ****.

Also I have heard at least one very well known and well respected international artist say there isn't anywhere else in the country with a portfolio good enough for him to go to besides all-star and while i barely know what im talking about in the grand scheme of things i will take the experts opinion for whats its worth.

Melion

Just one last thing to put this to bed following on from an email last night, i just want to say Hi Ross.

gerrez

welldone ross, excellent stuff.

gerrez

I agree with the above comments, why pigeonhole yourself to one particular style, not everybody wants old school traditional tattoos of owls, light houses, candles and gypsy heads ect.:eek:

Tattoos are a lifestyle choice, a choice the customer has thought long and hard about in most cases, only to then come to your shop and try and be pushed in the direction of a style that suits you, this can not be good for business and is only a matter of time before the wider community realise this.

The attitude of the guy who owns half your shop with the english/austrailian/new zealand accent is terrible, ye are not rock stars...

I also have been reading stuff from Ross complaining about other studios, artists and internet terrorists trying to put him down, when in fact thats all he seems to do day in, day out. i even wonder sometimes where he gets the time to tattoo??

There is no doubting the talent ross has and he will go far if he sorts out his attitude, Remember folks that ross could tattoo like this from day one;)

its great how he is getting this class tattooists to do guest spots but 99% of the people have not got a clue who they are, just another heavily tattooed dude wearing a check shirt and a pair of vans on their feet( isnt this the dress code ross and Dane i think his name is are trying to portray)

So goodluck for the future and sure Mr. Ross Nagle wont need it as he is that good and he has dane kissing so much A** im sure it wont be long before they are walking down william st holding hands with Tim Hendrix.

#customerservicecoursewouldnotgoamiss

deadramones

This practice is more common in established shops in England/The US/Europe. I know plenty of tattooers who won't do a portrait or realism because they specialise in traditional american/japanese or vice versa. I also know plenty of tattooers who specialise in realism who don't do stuff with hard lines or script. If a tattooer wants to work in a certain style and feels that's where their strenghts lie why are you going to them for something completely different and then surprised when they want to do their own take on it. It's like going to Picasso for your family portrait and being pissed off when you get a cubist style piece back. The Mike DeVries piece shown is not something any tattooer can pull off. You've got plenty of tattooers in this country who could do an awesome job of it (Marcin in Zulu, Remis, Wojt, Attila and I'm sure a bunch more) Ross would not be on my list of artists to go to if I wanted something like this. Seeing as I want traditional stuff he's high up my list along with Tommy in Classic Ink who I feel never gets mentioned here despite the consistently awesome work he puts out.

lucky112

hahaha,man,there is some funny things being posted here.my experience of allstar ink has been nothing but honest dudes doing some awesome work,the guys who work there are super friendly and willing to help wherever they can,in a country where the standard of tattooists is seriously lacking ross is constantly raising the bar,in years to come people will look back and see allstar as a foundation for setting the standard in a country full of backyard butchers.@gerrez...#hatethegamenottheplayerkid!

gerrez

lucky112 wrote: »

hahaha,man,there is some funny things being posted here.my experience of allstar ink has been nothing but honest dudes doing some awesome work,the guys who work there are super friendly and willing to help wherever they can,in a country where the standard of tattooists is seriously lacking ross is constantly raising the bar,in years to come people will look back and see allstar as a foundation for setting the standard in a country full of backyard butchers.@gerrez...#hatethegamenottheplayerkid!

That's the job!!

Melion

This thread has turned into a farce

TEMPLAR KNIGHT

lucky112 wrote: »

hahaha,man,there is some funny things being posted here.my experience of allstar ink has been nothing but honest dudes doing some awesome work,the guys who work there are super friendly and willing to help wherever they can,in a country where the standard of tattooists is seriously lacking ross is constantly raising the bar,in years to come people will look back and see allstar as a foundation for setting the standard in a country full of backyard butchers.@gerrez...#hatethegamenottheplayerkid!

do you work in allstar? ive been tattooed there myself with a good outcome. but you do seem biased to be honest.

Melion

TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »

do you work in allstar? ive been tattooed there myself with a good outcome. but you do seem biased to be honest.

Glad i wasnt the only one to think that. I just wish someone from All Star would register and post his/her feelings on all of this.

Star Lord

Locking this thread as it's turned a bit ridiculous, with people over-realous on either side.