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    goosehd
    Mod Squad
    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

    I have the full upper body done minus the strip down the middle of my chest and the armpits. My tattooist and I had long conversations about the armpits…he said they are a pain in the ass to tattoo, hurts like hell, and doesn’t take ink that well.

    I passed but always wondered just how bad it was from someone who’s had it done.

    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      jskidder
      Raw and Unwashed
      @Oaktavia
      Joined: 29 Jul 2010

      @Oaktavia said in Tattoos:

      @october-rust those are sick...the devil in the ball is killer.

      It's actually intended to be a mirror. Design is a Polito original, with the idea that you're looking at your reflection and realizing that you're evil. I have a version done by Akira Latanzio a few years ago.

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        Matt
        見習いボス
        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

        Sick af. I forgot about elbows. They suck too.

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          Matt
          見習いボス
          Joined: 4 Oct 2011

          @goosehd not in a rush for armpits. My next bastard wil be my knees. Also not in a hurry.

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            jskidder
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 29 Jul 2010

            Not sure how I just came across this thread, but I've been collecting for close to 20 years now. The upside to being almost completely covered is that over the last several months I've been able to justify becoming completely unemployable.

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            Hands by Chad Koeplinger
            Neck skull by Julian Bast
            Neck panther by Greg Christian
            Throat by Carlo Pavia

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              october rust
              Haraki san Student
              @Matt
              Joined: 14 Dec 2020

              @Matt I feel like my pain threshold isn't too bad? You're right, maybe it's just a person to person thing. The only spot I've found to be miserable was the weird fleshy part of my underarm arm near the armpits. Elbows and ditches weren't very fun at all but weren't as bad as I anticipated.

              That's awesome @jskidder, one of my favorite tattoo designs but I admittedly didn't know the meaning.

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                Matt
                見習いボス
                @jskidder
                Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                @jskidder said in Tattoos:

                The upside to being almost completely covered is that over the last several months I've been able to justify becoming completely unemployable.

                I actually did my hands and neck on purpose so my wife couldn’t force me to work a real job again after I quit the corporate world.

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                  jskidder
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  @Matt
                  Joined: 29 Jul 2010

                  @Matt Unfortunately I actually do work a very corporate job with high client visibility at the executive level. But I'm in advertising so I can get away with it.

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                    Matt
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                    🤫 Don’t tell the missus.

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                      Mizmazzle
                      見習いボス
                      @october rust
                      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                      @october-rust yes sir. Those are top notch indeed. Employment May come and go, but those inky lines will remains forever and always. Lovely work indeed.

                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                        Matt
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                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                        Dude, please tell me you’re doing Andy Griffith on purpose.

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                          EdH
                          Iron Heart Deity
                          Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                          Excellent to see so much cool work join this thread. And the people who carry them around too, natch. 😉

                          Take the dive...

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                            oblivion.sila
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 4 Jan 2023

                            Koi fish by Ernest from Borneo Headhunter .
                            Back in 2004 was a young and fresh year, it was completed with a day sitting. If I had to re-do it again it will probably take a year with several sittings. 😅

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                              @october-rust those are insane man

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                                Oaktavia
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                                @Matt
                                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                @Matt said in Tattoos:

                                @jskidder said in Tattoos:

                                The upside to being almost completely covered is that over the last several months I've been able to justify becoming completely unemployable.

                                I actually did my hands and neck on purpose so my wife couldn’t force me to work a real job again after I quit the corporate world.

                                There it is. Now get your face done.

                                IG: electricindigowizard

                                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
                                IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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                                  Oaktavia
                                  見習いボス
                                  @Mizmazzle
                                  Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                  @Mizmazzle said in Tattoos:

                                  @october-rust yes sir. Those are top notch indeed. Employment May come and go, but those inky lines will remains forever and always. Lovely work indeed.

                                  Best thing about tattoos is that nobody can take them from you.

                                  IG: electricindigowizard

                                  "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                  WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
                                  IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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                                    Oaktavia
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                    Best part of getting my face tattooed is the insatable desire for more.

                                    IG: electricindigowizard

                                    "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                    WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL
                                    IHJ-72 - XL/XXL

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                                      JCMx800
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                                      Joined: 20 Sept 2012

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                                      Finally got an Oni around my nipple. Drawn on by Dansin.

                                      Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                      XXX

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                                        JCMx800
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 20 Sept 2012

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                                        And some Fudo mashup from Mister Coenen.

                                        Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                        XXX

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                                        • NikN
                                          Nik
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                                          New one post marathon from a friend in Paris. He’s going downhill, in the opposite direction of me.

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