tattoo_me

portrait artist (california or surrounding states)?

2008-07-23T15:29:12Z

does any one know of a good black and grey portrait artist preferably in the san francisco bay area? if not around sf then i'm perfectly willing to travel to southern california as well as maybe oregon, nevada, or arizona.

cross posted.

tattoo_me @ 2008-05-18T23:01:00

2008-05-19T03:02:44Z

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BBJvEoXwfSXF9DgFCs1k_2fw_3d_3d

Body Art survey

A friend of mine needs this filled in by as many people as possible for a class she's taking.
Thanks.

tattoo_me @ 2008-04-30T00:06:00

2008-04-30T04:08:24Z

I finally got myself set up at InkedNation.com

If anyone out there is a member, look me up,

First Ink Post

2008-04-20T18:41:02Z

Lurker first ink post.

I got this tattoo a few years ago (more like 7) from a shop in Brewer Maine.... The shop's name is Maine Tattoo and is on Main St in Brewer. Now that it has aged a bit I'll be getting it touched up. It was my very first tattoo...and now I'm hunting around for more!

updated profile and layout/needing a moderator

2008-04-01T17:31:26Z

Hey everyone,
I updated the profile, and I also changed the layout! :)

Also, because my husband and I are discussing trying for a baby soon, I will be looking for 2 or 3 people who would like to help me with the community. Anyone interested in helping out can reply to this post.

You will be required to:

-Accept people into the community (this is a moderated community)
-Be sure people are putting large/inappropriate tattoo pics behind a cut
-Delete any posts that have nothing to do with tattoos (spam)

If you would like to help me out, just let me know =)

Community creator,
~Sarah

Tattoo Shop/Artist Recommendations

2008-03-07T13:40:26Z

Hi All! I'm new to Colorado...and I'm looking for a good shop/artist to get some new ink. I'm looking for someone in the Denver/Aurora area...Any recommendations would be great!

Cross Posted.

tattoo_me @ 2008-03-05T00:03:00

2008-03-05T05:04:06Z

You Really have to see the original piece to appreciate it, the colors don't seem to scan well

tattoo_me @ 2008-02-09T15:30:00

2008-02-09T21:32:43Z

hey everyone,
I just wanted to type a quick note and let you know that at the end of this month, (on the 26th) I am having my gall bladder taken out. Therefore, I will not be online for about 6 weeks after my surgery.

If you have any suggestions for the community, let me know ok?

Have a great weekend,
~Sarah

tattoo_me @ 2007-11-23T03:58:00

2007-11-23T09:56:47Z

i have over 50 tattoos. so much of that has been for impuslive and/or decorative purposes. and while i don't regret any one of them, i would like to have some more meaningful tattoos as well. i want to get something medical related and i am totally stumped. maybe a medical symbol of some kind. i love hospitals. its a spiritual thing for me. and i hope to work in a hospital one day. if you have any ideas or could post pictures of your medical tattoos, that would be awesome. thanks in advance :)

cloud designs

2007-09-25T03:05:54Z

I'd like to get the bottom of my feet tattooed to look like the sky. I'm not sure exactly what sort of sky I want, though I know I'd like it to be a daytime sky. I'm thinking mostly blues. Do any of you have cloud/sky tattoos that you'd like to show?

tattoo_me @ 2007-09-21T09:54:00

2007-09-21T14:59:45Z

I have a question about tat aftercare. I know they want you to use an ointment the first five days. What kind exactly should I look for at the store? I have Gold Bond anti-itch and it's a cream but I just am not sure if it's the right thing. Thanks in advance.

New Ink (for two)

2007-09-16T17:32:33Z

Friday Katherine started her dragon with Brian @ Tropics North. It'll probably be 2 or 3 more sessions to finish it.

I also haven't updated my latest session (I lost count) on my koi sleeve. So here you go:

Cut for lots o' images:

The colored one is for my sister and the outlined one is mine.

Session 1

Never Posted Before

2007-07-10T23:45:59Z

So here is my first post and my first tattoo. I hope ya'll like it. ~Joe xoxo

Ok it's not the greatest pic, but I hope you like it anyway.

hello everyone

2007-04-28T04:01:42Z

This is your community mod/creator.

I hope everyone is doing well...

After some thought, I have decided to get my chinese symbol for strength on my lower back covered with something else. This isn't because I regret the tattoo in any way, but because since having it done when I was 18, my ideas for it have changed.

My new tattoo should be done sometime in the future at Billy Joe's Tattoo in Tennessee.

The new tattoo will feature lilies and sparrows.

By the way, I deleted one entry because it was advertising a community that had nothing to do with tattoos. As I said in the user info, I have no problem if you promote for your communities here, as long as they have something to do with tattoos. If they do not, I will delete the entry. If you want to promote your non tattoo related community, please do so by joining community_promo

Also, thank you for putting your tattoo pics under a cut. You don't have to do this, and I won't be mad if you don't, but if your tattoo is showing nudity (either on you or your tattoo) I would appreciate it very much if these were put under a cut. The lj cut also applies to tattoo pictures that are very large. If you put them under a cut, they won't take up space on peoples friends' page.

Have a great night
~Sarah

Question About White Ink

2007-02-23T15:47:38Z

My apologies if this has been covered already. Feel free to point me at the post if that's the case.

I've been interested in getting a white ink tattoo for some time now, and I have a couple of ideas for what image I want, but I'm not sure how it would turn out. I've heard that white ink tends to fade faster than the other colors. I've also heard that it may not show up very well. I have very pale skin, which apparently is better with white ink.

Does anyone have any experience with white ink tattoos?
Does white ink fade faster than the other inks, and/or change in color?
Does anyone have any suggestions or anything concerning white ink?

Thank you so much for any help! :)

(crossposted)

tattoo_me @ 2007-01-29T13:14:00

2007-01-29T19:15:50Z

Phase 1:

Phase 2:

Some more stuff

2007-01-27T00:17:41Z

My tattoos showcase my obsessions. Aside from my love of gambling (entire neck, throat, and back of head); all things Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs on my stomach, Pulp Fiction on my left arm), I love Goth pretties and pin-ups. So I had my gypsy artist friend, Money Mike, combine the two for the backs of my legs. These are nowhere near being finished. We just outlined them, shaded and threw in some color before the shop got busy. Hopefully, we can get them finished before he goes back to California.

questions about sleeves

2007-01-24T02:08:25Z

I would really like to get a quarter sleeve done, but I'm no artist so I don't know exactly what I want it to look like. For those of you who have sleeves, how did you go about getting yours? Do you tell the artist the gist of what you want included and tell them to draw up their own version for you? Or should you know exactly how you want it to look beforehand? Did you see a drawing of the whole thing before you had it done?

I don't know anything about the tattooing process, but someone told me that artists don't get paid by the hour or by wage, they only make money when you pay for your tattoo. So would I be wasting their time by sitting down and having them work out the details of the tat from scratch with me? I ask because every artist I've spoken with has kinda been an asshole and treated me like I should know exactly what I want and have a picture of it ready.. but I thought that part was their job, more or less. And like I said, I'm not an artist, so I wouldn't be able to plan out how I want it to look on my own.

Any help? Thanks.

first tattoo

2007-01-23T05:53:42Z

Hey, I just joined. I'm Jen.
Anyway, I finally got my first tattoo. I drew it myself, which is why the handwriting doesn't look professional and whatnot. I'm not an artist, but the tatt represents a change in my life that I've decided to make [which includes being myself, regardless of my imperfections], so the lack of idealism in the end product turned out to give it even more meaning to me.

I have a long list of about fifteen tattoos I want to get and I can't wait for my next one.

It's really really hard to take a good picture of your own back.. Obviously I failed. Someone else took the close-up for me.

Damn, flash was on...

Yay for flipping images on the computer. Boo for distorted shots and bony spines...

CLOSE UP!
Like my razor bumps? My skin is practically allergic to razors...

So that's it. Tomorrow it will be one week old. :)
I'm sure you'll be hearing more from me with questions and updates when I get more art done.

x-posted

Why do I have to be Mr. Pink?

2007-01-18T03:29:36Z

Finally had time to (almost) complete my Reservoir Dogs tattoo on my stomach. Now all we have to do is add the background.

Another 5 hours or so and it'll be done.

Help me decide

2007-01-06T16:50:53Z

I'm planning to get my shoulder coloured this winter. Since a while I was thinking of some nice red and pink flowers like hibiscus. But now I've seen a beautiful bird of paradise in a mag.

Does anyone know something about the symbolism of the bird of paradise? I think it would look great on my shoulder too...

Another Session

2006-12-27T18:15:07Z

I had some more work done on my koi sleeve yesterday. Brian McLaughlin from Tropics North Tattoo in Orono, ME is working on it. I lost track of how many sessions it's been so far. I think 6. Anyway here are some photos.

Last session

tattoo_me @ 2006-12-06T08:53:00

2006-12-06T16:53:16Z

So I guess the last time I posted was when I was showing my last tattoo I got off, which was in memory of my sister. I've been thinking and thinking which tattoo I wanted next, I would pick one and then another, could never decide. So I finally decided what I'm going to do.

I'm getting my first sleeve done and I'm sooo excited. I had a few ideas but my original idea which I'm obviously going with, is going from my star tattoo that I already have with the trail, and taking it up my arm. I'm going in this friday to talk with an artist for an hour to talk about what I want done, prices and all that. She's gonna draw on my arm and I think she said take photos, so if we do it in more then one setting, she can go back and look at it. Which would make sense. The best part, its not even a half a block from my home, which is great cause I won't have to drive there or anything.

Now, depending on prices, I'm first going to start with getting the stars all scattered out. She charges 100 an hour, and I figure, you could get a lot done in an hour, at least, in my thinking, wouldn't you think? Just the outline. Then depending on that, I'll get them colored in at the same time. So if I could do all the coloring and stars within in an hour or two, I would be happy, cause I would only have to go back another time to get the trail put in.

I'm hoping to get this started on the 16th, 15th is the free check I get. I will also get the samething done on my other arm, but with dark colors and instead of stars, skulls and crossbones.

Here's the part that I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out. I work in a doctors office, as a receptionist. In our company, any tattoos that are showing, are against the rules, blah blah. Now, my boss doesn't give a shit about them, if they're showing or not. I don't work at the front desk, I'm somewhere else just answering phones, I don't see the public that often, so it doesn't matter if I'm hidden away. Now here's the Q for you all...

If this was you, would you A: Tell your boss and ask them if you need to wear long sleeves only when you are in the public or all the time or B: Not say anything, get it done and wait for them to come to you about it????

X-posted

first tattoo.

2006-11-28T19:04:20Z

need help deciding. eventually i will have both. but which do you think would be a better idea for my first.

1. seattle space needle outline from bottom of foot, up my leg with "two five three" in cursive lining it
or
2. marilyn monroe's signature up my side with her lip print & mole next to it.

thank you :]

More Progress

2006-11-18T19:18:59Z

Here's some more progress on my koi sleeve being done by Brian McLaughlin @ Tropics North Tattoo in Orono, ME. The water, flower, etc on the back of my arm is the most recent work.