GIRLS with INK

girls_with_ink @ 2008-08-20T23:41:00

2008-08-21T03:42:09Z

got this today at Inksmith&Rogers in Jacksonville, FL by Bernie Perez. It's fucking incredible.

Question

2008-07-08T01:43:54Z

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Recently I posted what I had added to my ship outline and I decided for sure that I want to extend it down to the top of my thigh. I want to add some orange and yellow roses along with my sea theme but I'm scared that I it will look out of place and dumb. Any suggestions on how to incorporate the roses?

Edit:What I was thinking about doing was adding a Shark going after some overboard sailors with skeletons in the water and having sailors grave written in a banner at the bottom with the orange and yellow roses around it.

updated outline (NSFW)

2008-07-01T03:04:59Z

Friday i had an octopus and treasure chest added to my ship outline. It hurt like hell! I'm going to either add an deep ocean part with some of the crazy looking deep ocean creatures or make it into a separate tattoo. I don't want the tattoo to look too cluttered.

Question about extending my tattoo

2008-06-09T05:10:24Z

I have about an inch or so of skin right above my butt that that we didn't outline and I want to extend my tattoo to cover that and to completely cover my butt. Any thoughts on what I could get that would tie along with what I have already? I'm kinda stumped because of the limited space. I would love to try to fit a mermaid and shark in somehow .What I have so far has a meaning beyond my love for traditional tattoos but this last little section won't have any hidden meaning beyond my love for the style.

Suggestions Needed

2008-05-10T01:33:05Z

I posted the phoenix and auryn tattoo's a couple weeks ago. Well, I'm looking down the barrell of another couple hours of work and honestly I am uncertain as to how to finish the phoenix. Eventually she will be part of an elemental sleeve [I'm going to have fire and water on that arm and earth and air on the other] and I want it to have 'the sleeve look' if that makes any sense.

But I'm stuck. *sigh* I'm unsure how to color the breast of the bird and how finish the background. Is there anyone who can help me?

I'm including the original art work with this post along with the piece as it is now.

Oh btw, yes I know there are cracks in the ink of the wings. Believe it or not I had an allergic reaction to the dye! We are going over them again to both get rid of the cracks and enhance the gorgeous blues. And the black around the design is the last bit I had done, its still healing.

Thanks for the help!!

My DOLL FACE knuckles.

2008-05-03T19:47:12Z

They need to be touched up badly, but I thought I'd post them because I haven't yet.
(the letters are straight, I'm just holding my hands weird I guess)

girls_with_ink @ 2008-04-02T11:51:00

2008-04-02T17:27:28Z

Hey everybody!!! So my friend and I went out and got our Anchorman lip tattoos this weekend. We decided to get PANDA WATCH!!! The artist said he loved our idea so much he did it for half the minimum, so we were pretty excited. In order to determine who would get PANDA and get WATCH! we had Craig write each down on a piece of paper and we picked them out of a cup. I got panda, which is obviously the superior word.

Both done by Craig at Shamus McInky's in South Buffalo, NY.

And here's a couple faces to put to the tats.

Mary's on the left and I'm (Mairin) on the left.
Yes, we're usually that obnoxious. But I also usually have a chin.

Unfortunately, both of them have started to fade already. I knew it would happen but I didn't know so soon. We're going back for touch ups in a couple days.

Intro Posssst

2008-03-23T23:37:01Z

HIYA girls and lurkers,

I finally figured that by now i think i have a good amount of ink to actually be a girl with ink,
i know that you can join this community with just one tattoo but that i thought to be lame (just for me personally, no offense!)

anyhow, i'm from the netherlands but would rather immigrate to the states. i only have seven tattoos right now but will be adding more during the summer.

these are my tattoos in order of appearance

first post, question.

2008-03-10T06:24:52Z

hello ladies. i saw this magazine cover a year or two ago and saved the pic because it's hilarious and i need it on my skin. after this long of looking at it though, the cheese looks a little funny to me. it's an odd request, but do any of you have pics saved of taco tattoos that you could share with me? google images and flickr have not yielded any tattoos and the regular photos of tacos aren't anything i'm digging. i like the banner across the front too, and the traditional aesthetic it adds... i am not sure what i'd want it to say though.

anyway, if you all have any pics or thoughts to share, please do! also, any recommendations for shops/artists in austin would be great. thanks!!

girls_with_ink @ 2008-03-05T21:18:00

2008-03-06T03:19:13Z

So... I have a font question for you guys. This is my first time to post, but I do a lot of lurking :-) I love seeing all the pictures, ideas and questions everyone has on here. I just recently decided the idea for this tattoo, I was inspired by a graphic one of my friends put on her blog and I thought it was kind of perfect for how my life is and will continue to fall into place, which so far isn't the best but I have lots of hope for the future. The quote will be placed on my foot and will say "One Step At A Time" this is the picture

Any other font ideas? I'm not crazy about that one, I also want a heart, in fact, I was thinking two but I'm not crazy about that one either, any idea are appreciated! Thank you!!
** Also this will be my second tattoo, but I've heard the foot is very very sensitive, I know its different for everyone, but if anyone has any experiences I would appreciate that as well!

one pic NSFW

2008-02-28T05:41:30Z

I currently have four tattoos, just got my latest Sunday.

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Bees on my knees:

British hobo symbol that means "here lives a kind lady":

and my newest, just the outline:

It's one my left side from my armpit to my hip and is lillies and a scroll with Nine Inch Nails lyrics on it.

I don't have a picture of my first, but it's on my inner left ankle and is my friend's initials who passed away when we were 15. My best friend my whole life, who was also friends with this girl, drew it up in a really pretty abstract way, which makes it even more special.

It's done!

2008-02-25T04:21:12Z

Okay, ladies, my latest is done and absolutely perfect. The artist is, of course, Sam Grae at Studio 954 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (the best ever).

I am SO happy, one very satisfied customer.

New to this community!

2008-02-24T06:35:15Z

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It's a compass with a bed of roses around it. It reads: " Don't lose yourself."
I got this done about 4 months ago, it's my first tattoo.

This was taken right after I got it done.

Done by Johnny 2/3 at Yer Cheat'n Heart Tattoo in Gardena,CA.

Mod Post Follow Up!

2008-02-24T04:34:58Z

A lot of you may be wondering what is going on now with all of your suggestions.. So I figured I'd let you know your words of advice have not gone unanswered.

-I deleted all of the people from the community that no longer have ljs (why it doesn't delete them automatically when they leave livejournal is beyond me).
-I'm awaiting amyloo212 to pop on and help me out with a brand spanking new set of rules that are a little more clear on our expectations.
-I'm hoping one of my friends will be helping me with a new layout over the next few days.
-I've updated the tags. To suggest some I may have missed, please view here.
-I'm looking for someone to make us some new banners and icons. If you do, please post them here. I'm trying to find a good one to actually use on the user info page, so if you are handy with stuff like that and are willing to help, thanks in advance!!

There are still plenty of things that are being kicked around the mod community right now, but that is what I've accomplished thus far tonight. More to come this week.

AH!

2008-02-24T01:07:22Z

I cannot get over the awesome-ness of what I just did to myself...

Outline:

Shade & Color:

Seriously, I am OVER THE MOON. I cried when it was finished. It completely surpassed my hopes and expectations.

In the picture, it makes the bottom of the stem look really dark. That's not true. It's all a uniform green shade.

Oh! And get this!! I sat down in the chair and I'm looking around while he's getting things ready. I noticed his permit on the wall and guess what his middle name was? ROLAND. Are you kidding me?? (Roland is the main character from the book, btw.) I got chills. It was ka.

Artist was Josh at Royal Oak Tattoo, in Royal Oak, MI. Highly recommended!!!

my sister tattoo

2008-02-23T23:24:04Z

just got this a couple of days ago...it's for my little sister and i.

we both love anything cute and japanese...so i decided to get ruu and suu sister rabbits. <3

Wrist Tattoo Question

2008-02-23T17:21:15Z

Does anyone have both wrists done which on one wrist is text, the other is a non-text tattoo?
I currently have a text tattoo and am thinking about getting my other wrist done just now with text and wanted to see how it looks (for placement purposes). And, the directions they face.

anything would be greatly appreciated! thank you :D

c'est un poignard

2008-02-23T15:34:51Z

** cross posted to tattoos', such a rad community! **

Yesterday I got me some work!

shots with my face, not everyone wants to see my mug I'm sure but clickable links are certainly in order! ;)

ONE

TWO

THREE

Done by the wonderful CHRIS STANS! @ KAPALA in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada.

2.5 hours plus a well earned juice break after the ditch n' pit.

girls_with_ink @ 2008-03-24T11:24:00

2008-02-23T04:27:51Z

I found this community and have been watching it for awhile. I'm pretty obsessed with tattoos and even though I'm 20 years old I have been too chicken shit to get one. It's not because of the pain level (I love pain) but as my family says I'm allergic to everything from the sea to land. It's basically just shellfish and nuts but I'm not sure what they put in the ink. I would feel like an asshole asking a tattoo artist. I already have 20 sketches of tattoos I would love to get done. My boyfriend recently got a huge sleeve tattoo done and it sort of made me really jealous. It's something I have been wanting to do for awhile. So, screw pain level...what is in the ink? and how severe can allergies to tattoos be?

In Regards To A Post Made Earlier.

2008-02-23T04:23:34Z

We've already had this discussion-another community just will not work. It'll be all people asking questions and no people getting answers. Thusly, we're trying to figure out a successful way to fairly even this out. I do understand the frusteration, but working three retail jobs right now more than slightly had a few restrictions on how to come up with some answers.

I promise once we figure out an approach to this that will be 100% effect, it will be addressed. But as for now, we are just allowing the questions as needed.

I'm working on figuring out an effective way to do noobie question of the week, and trying to keep up with the tags.

Thanks for your patience.
-Jen.

text question

2008-02-23T03:26:38Z

sorry if this is a pain in the ass but i'm curious in regards to getting tattooed...at tattoo conventions.

you see, my work (oc fairgrounds) is hosting musink this weekend and there are a a TON of awesome artists and shops represented and i was curious as to if anybody has ever gotten work done in a booth.

was it more or less than what you'd expect to pay in a shop, or about the same? how does one go about it...just ask around and see who's got the time? i work late on saturday but i'm thinking about going in on sunday and getting a piece done.

was just wondering about the whole experience and if anyone has any pointers...not my first tattoo, but i've never gotten one done at a show before...

girls_with_ink @ 2008-02-22T20:13:00

2008-02-23T02:23:11Z

So, in may after my little one is born I'd like to get this piece of crap I have on my arm covered up. Do any of you have cover ups? If so, could you post before and after pictures? I'd really like to see some. The one I have now was a young, dumb, drunken mistake of letting someone who said he knew how to tattoo, tattoo me. I'd love to get something for my daughter, but I'd just like to see some other people who have cover ups too.

Thanks gals.

girls_with_ink @ 2008-02-22T20:58:00

2008-02-23T02:13:36Z

i'm not sure if i'm going to get hell for this but maybe the mods will humor me.

out of 3010 members, who was under the impression that this was a community where you posted photos of your tattoos and got to discuss them with other tattoo enthusiasts?

i'm not trying to "start drama" but when i joined this community, that's what it was about; now, every fourth or fifth post is like that and the rest are the same questions over and over again or requests for people to post photos of very specific tattoos -- both of these things could be very easily googled without bothering anyone. in cases where you can't find what you're looking for, perhaps asking an actual tattoo artist would be the intelligent option?

i know i'm not completely alone in this, so if you agree, leave a comment. maybe the mods will consider creating another community for the query posts and this one can go back to being the way it was.

and if you don't agree, that's fine, but please remember i'm simply asking for the overall opinion of the community; if i'm wrong about this, i'll get "assclown" tattooed on myself someplace, okay?

girls_with_ink @ 2008-02-22T17:01:00

2008-02-22T22:01:11Z

i got a couple more tattoos last night- more filler work for my right arm...

close up of the poem- right when it was finished.

and i got the red in my match stick touched up- it was a bitch to heal so it had a little color missing in some parts. i also added the tiny red "m" too.

and i also got the 1979 done- it's for my sister- the year she was born. that will heal into a nice light grey color- much like the same shade of grey of the text right next to it.

my arm is sloooowly starting to fill up with all my random craziness. i love it!

and this is what the poem means in english, in case anyone wants to know- it's from pablo neruda's soneto XVII:
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving .

and these were done (as is almost all my work) by holden at studio 954 in fort lauderdale.

thanks for looking!

Sunday!

2008-02-22T19:59:11Z

Hey ladies!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be going in on Sunday night to get my 3rd piece!

So, this is it!

(sorry if it's too big)

I'll be getting it on my back above my sun which has a relative siginificance to me.

The font is Scriptina (recommended by my amazing artist, X. Sam Grae at Studio 954 in downtown Ft. Lauderdale)

The line is from a George Michael song, "The Strangest Thing" off his Older album. Not only am I a HUGE GM fan (and have been since I was in the womb, apparently), the line also has significant meaning for me and is the best line in any GM song, in my humble opinion.

Here's the song...

Well, I hope that was entertaining for you :)

I will post pictures on Sunday night when I get home!

-Kate