where to get a tattoo ??????

thefuture2014

Can anyone (with personal experience) recommend a good artist in Dublin or Drogheda and if you have picture can you please put up

Marty McFly

A good artist that there is plenty of if you want recommendations give us an idea of what it is our looking for and people will base there recommendation on who and were on that?

As for pictures if you want to see some the work done by artists in Ireland look in the ill show you mine thread.

thefuture2014

im looking a koi in full colour with black background as a coverup

Marty McFly

If your looking for koi there's going to one name top of everyone's list and that is Chris Cooks, in White Dragon Tattoo in Belfast long waiting list but worth the wait.

NIMAN

Thats pictures too small, can hardly make it out. Any chance of a bigger one?

thefuture2014

NIMAN wrote: »

Thats pictures too small, can hardly make it out. Any chance of a bigger one?

no sorry biggest i could find ha ha

varuka

Walter in Classic Ink in Temple Bar is very good at colour and cover ups.

Marty McFly

varuka wrote: »

Walter in Classic Ink in Temple Bar is very good at colour and cover ups.

Really for a Japanese style piece? Looking at his portfolio he has one Japanese style piece in his whole portfolio so I wouldn't be thinking it would be his forte.

Behind Chris Cooks if your not prepared for the long wait, have a look at Joe Myler working in J.M.D's in Waterford.

Adiboo

Rob Mulligan in Colourworks is worth a look in too.

Papillon!

I know Paul in Spilled Ink said lately that he wants to do more Japanese work. His work his deadly you should check him out on the Spilled Ink facebook page. Their prices are fair and they're sound guys in there

Star Lord

I was planning on recommending Paul myself!

Supersiderman

Zulu in Dublin are the best. Just off templebar, They have won awards here and abroad. Check them out them out on Facebook,

Marty McFly

Supersiderman wrote: »

Zulu in Dublin are the best. Just off templebar, They have won awards here and abroad. Check them out them out on Facebook,

Plenty of artists in Ireland have won awards here and abroad . Of coarse taste in artists is subjective but maybe take a look at some other artists in Ireland.

For me personally Zulu do have a good rep and rightfully so but there are studios and artists in Ireland putting out better work than I have seen come from Zulu.

Supersiderman

I only recommended Zulu as I found them brilliant when I got my sleeve done. Yea look around different artists as you might find someone who suits your taste in designs, do research, don't rush into it.

Cupcake_Crisis

What is the tattoo like that you're covering?

Esoteric_

I like Zulu, Sean there did my favourite out of all of my tattoos, but I wouldn't recommend them for a Japanese style like a Koi fish, as I don't think any of the lads in there specialise in that style.

In Dublin, I'd look at Paul in Spilled Ink, but really, Chris Cooks is your man, if you're willing to pay a lot and wait a lot.

thefuture2014

its my name in black letters 4" long on lower arm 1st tattoo ( drunken mistake)

TheBellJar

I've seen a Japanese sleeve redone by Rob in Colourworks and it was deadly, massive improvement on the original artistry.

Marty McFly

thefuture2014 wrote: »

its my name in black letters 4" long on lower arm 1st tattoo ( drunken mistake)

It may require laser removal, pick an artist go have a consultation and see what they say.

But if your planning on leaving it a while it might be a good idea to get some laser removal sessions while you wait.

Adiboo

Sure you're opening your own shop I hear. You could just get it done there.

Papillon!

Adiboo wrote: »

Sure you're opening your own shop I hear. You could just get it done there.

Not being a d*ck and I think someone setting up their own studio would surely know some artists already.. but that's not really answering his question in this thread and comes across pretty rude

thefuture2014

Papillon! wrote: »

Not being a d*ck and I think someone setting up their own studio would surely know some artists already.. but that's not really answering his question in this thread and comes across pretty rude

I now more abroad artist and im only in ireland 7 months