Tattoos

[elclintor]

you better post that pic Flo, before I have to… She did a great job!

[kit99bar]

Tattoo does not look as vibrant as when it was freshly done.  Is this normal?

[zhivago]

Yes, but a little moisturizer should bring it back to pretty close.

[injunjack]

@kit99bar:

Tattoo does not look as vibrant as when it was freshly done.  Is this normal?

The colors "fade", and also pretty fast IMO. That's normal.

Maybe our tattoo artists want to chime in here?

[Lucifer]

[madmonday]

so many reasons lucifer is my guy, above is just one of them.

[Katsushin]

Not really into bringing my work life over here, but started this back piece on an old client the other day (it will continue on down to the back of the thigh) and realized I got a good shot of the Busters patch in there…

[Blackheart]

WOW!

[Finn666]

tbh i really would love to see more of your work…this looks brilliant!

[Katsushin]

Thanks so much…

truenaturetattoo.com

[bagley920]

Looking for ideas on how to cover this up or incorporate it into something else. It was my first tattoo when I was 18. Don't dislike it, just want something different there. It's on my left shoulder and it's about 3-4 in height. Ideas? The shape is throwing me off. Would obviously have to be something circular or spiral in fashion, and don't really want to do the cliche barbed wire-esque stuff.

IMG00027-20110304-0722 by bagley920, on Flickr

[Finn666]

damn…great page with great work on it!...
if i´m ever in your part of the world i´d like to have sth. done from you

[kit99bar]

Kat, that is gorgeous!

[riffblaster general]

amazing Kat!

[Lucifer]

How are prices on tattoos in the different areas of the world you guys live in?

I'm planning a full back piece, and something like that would cost me somewhere from 4500 USD and up in Norway.

If competent tattoo artists are cheaper elsewhere, travelling and lodging for a week or two might be worth it.

[Katsushin]

If you're willing to pay top dollar for IH gear (like the rest of us) because you know it's the best, I would apply the same philosophy to something going on your body for the rest of your life.

Why not try to find the best, or at least your favorite artist, not just a "competent" one?

It's a long term investment and I personally would seek out the best quality, not value…

[injunjack]

I can understand Lucifer asking this Q.

And I understand aslo Kat's answer.

But still it would be nice to know, as is there any reason to search (certain) artist
abroad, or stick with your "old" one for example.

[kit99bar]

agreed with Kat, I went to my favorite tattoo artist and it cost quite a bit.  4500 for a  full back sounds like a steal

[Lucifer]

@Katsushin:

If you're willing to pay top dollar for IH gear (like the rest of us) because you know it's the best, I would apply the same philosophy to something going on your body for the rest of your life.

Why not try to find the best, or at least your favorite artist, not just a "competent" one?

It's a long term investment and I personally would seek out the best quality, not value…

I'm certainly willing to pay for quality, but as an example, a pair of levi's in Oslo would cost me up to 250-350 USD. That does not necessarily make them IH quality, so I was mostly trying to find an international IH which could compete with the local levi's, if you catch my drift

I have traditionally used www.kunstmedpuls.no which are very nice people and very competent, but I'm not sure the dot-dot-dot-technique would fit a larger piece.

(they made the one on my right shoulder:

)

[Katsushin]

Totally understandable.
Guess then it would really depend on the style/design you're going for.
And Kit's right, depending on what you're getting, 4500 for a full back isn't bad…
Good luck!