Tattoos

[Orrery]

anyone have any recommendations for americana/traditional tattoos in boston, ma?

[bluespring]

getting a piece done by bhr this saturday, not sure if i'd go with the a colored or dotted rose or something else ;/

[bluespring]

i want some colors from bhr next time

Edited December 20, 2011 by bluespring

[Dex_star]

bhr = bailey hunter robinson?

[bluespring]

^yep, getting something from cris cleen in a few weeks, thinking of getting some similar from undercover

[pepper davies]

Love the BHR piece. I've seen him a few times. Greatest dude. Getting my whole left arm done in a week.

[fallen angels]

nice rose Bluespring, cris cleen did a rose on me a couple months ago near the same spot. he'd probably do something great with that UC idea

Edited December 20, 2011 by fallen angels

[chawdretto]

Hey guys, I need some help and was wondering if thou can lend your hand out to a fellow sufu-er. Basically I'm working on a project that loosely revolves around the (brief)history of tattooing x modern day perceptions regarding the tattooed individual. If ANYONE is willing to help please please PM me, you would be helping alot.

P.S. There's also a possibility that this may get published and whoever helps shall be credited, promise!

[bluespring]

^^^yeah he's super nice and his studio is chill, can't say enough how much the guy is dope.

^^cris can definitely draw pretty stuff, i have to talk to him about the coloring thou since he's into soft tone.

[GoatJuggernaut]

Some cool new stuff in here, haven't checked in a while. I got my chest all zapped up by Grez a few weeks ago, sternum sucks!

[dunkin deeznuts]

looks great

whats on ur arm?

[MyAcademy]

Some new stuff from the last few months. All Dan Santoro, all Smith St. Tattoo.

[pepper davies]

Damn. You've got great stuff. I have a few Smith Street pieces that game out 100% solid.

[koven]

snapped this the other day, I just liked the guys tattoo but he turned out to be a Japanese rock star.

kyo, Dir en Grey. by MrEllis, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2011 by koven

[Augustus]

^ what was his name?

[Orrery]

First one, small simple thing on my chest. I have an appointment in Brooklyn next month. Still trying to decide whether I want upper arm or lower leg.

[koven]

^ what was his name?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyo_(musician)

[deleted20333]

got these 2 yesterday, still really bruised. prob will post pics after it's healed up.

[murdered out]

while up in portland, i ended up getting work done by allyson bennett last weekend. happy how it turned out

[OCEANSECT]

if i want a piece with some big just black parts on it, like blackwork i guess? will a tattoo artist charge as much for that as for "artwork" do i get the blackwork done at the same place i'm getting the art done or do i go somewhere cheap for it? i kind of want to black out a big part of my arm and get flowers on some parts of it...

i just don't want to pay $150 an hour for blackwork if theres a better way that won't leave an artist hating me for it.

alt question: getting "what ever" tattood on my knuckles, is that just really stupid because thats another thing i'm thinking about doing right now...

yeah lots of dumb ideas wassup...

[superbeveridge]

if you are questioning whether it is stupid it means it is stupid. just because black work is just a tattoo with no colour doesn't mean it is easy. i have seen some shitty solid black tattoos from artists that have an uneven hand. in the end you get what you pay for. you don't necessarily have to pay $150 an hour but approaching a tattoo artist from a strictly monetary point of view is retarded.

[Augustus]

if i want a piece with some big just black parts on it, like blackwork i guess? will a tattoo artist charge as much for that as for "artwork" do i get the blackwork done at the same place i'm getting the art done or do i go somewhere cheap for it? i kind of want to black out a big part of my arm and get flowers on some parts of it...

i just don't want to pay $150 an hour for blackwork if theres a better way that won't leave an artist hating me for it.

alt question: getting "what ever" tattood on my knuckles, is that just really stupid because thats another thing i'm thinking about doing right now...

yeah lots of dumb ideas wassup...

Black parts with flowers? Not sure what you're trying to convey here. The knuckle idea is stupid too. Dont do it.

Edited December 26, 2011 by Augustus

[OCEANSECT]

ok first, thank you for the answers

its not that i'm approaching it strictly monetarily, just asking and just i'm poor and can only approach art from certain angles... yeah i know thats dumb but what is life idk

i kind of changed my mind anyway about that black parts and realized what i want will be really hard to do anyway so... yeah. not afraid to pay just afraid because i have friends who could theoretically do the black parts etc... but they aren't exactly the best tattoo artists just kids who apprenticed at shops... i mean, i have a tattoo from one of them and its fine (kind of fucked up in some parts but such is life)

anyway rambling but okay thanks

also idget what you (augustus) mean by "not sure what you're trying to convey here" sorry

the knuckle idea everyone says is stupid... i've considered putting a lot of dumb things on my knuckles (my last pseudo-serious idea was to get "BULGAKOV" tattooed on them lol...)

Edited December 26, 2011 by OCEANSECT

[pepper davies]

Generally, it's extremely frowned upon to have tattoos on your hands/neck/face without first having full sleeves/chest tattooed.

[Dex_star]

sounds like you shouldnt be getting tattoos at all

[baizilla]

This is soooo dope.

by Ien Levin.

will probably get one from this guy soon.. after i've gotten one from guy le tatooer

Edited December 28, 2011 by baizilla

[e0d9n0b5]

woah really nice

[imhellag]

I remember someone posted a supercool, superminimal and elegant tattoo on this model chick on her neck or inner forearm.

It was in the supermodel fashions thrad but anyway it was like a really skinny V, sort of spread out... reminiscent of like a gullwing. if any of you guys know what I'm talking about... it'd be cool to see versions or stuff similar to that.

The closest representation I can find of the design is on this pill sorry :eek:

[mapz]

a lot of inspiration in this thread. here's my typewriter, about 3 years old now. it's a royal typewriter circa 1930s (without the ribbon covers), famously used by writers such as ernest hemingway and tennessee williams.

Edited December 30, 2011 by mapz

[DüM]

whoa, looked at more of Ien's work and dude would be really dope for the borzoi tatto I want. which makes sense seeing his location. I wanted it russian looking.

unlikely I'd travel that far anytime soon though.