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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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    • goosehdG
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      @JerkStore I like tattoos that have a story behind them and would keep it the way it is.

      "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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      • JerkStoreJ
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        @goosehd said in Tattoos:

        @JerkStore I like tattoos that have a story behind them and would keep it the way it is.

        I don't disagree, but I just prefer a story other than "the artist fucked up and here I am." So I'll do a touch up for the purple and add yellow to the brown to correct the coloring.

        But Pooh is my 2 year old son's favorite character right now and it's to always remember this time of his life.

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          @JerkStore Adding yellow to brown is only going to make it a slightly lighter brown. It will never be yellow.

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          • JerkStoreJ
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            @jskidder I've heard it should work fine. Regardless, yellowish brown is going to be better than dark brown as is. Mixing brown and yellow just makes it a darker yellow.

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            • chocoC
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              @hbg1 so sick!

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              • chocoC
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                @Mizmazzle stomach on both sides since I'll have a split down the middle (munewari). and a I have about a 13x7 rectangle of open space on my butt that needs to connect my back piece and the back of my legs. I put all the worst parts off for last 😖

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                • MizmazzleM
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                  @choco haha. Procrastination has always worked pretty well for me!

                  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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                    @Mizmazzle said in Tattoos:

                    @hbg1 this is sick, indeed!! I want to start my left leg soon. So far, apart from my left outer thigh, my legs are a blank canvas. Any part of the leg in particular that was more brutal…pain wise?

                    The back of the knee was kinda gross, the lining on my kneecap was unpleasant too because I have a bony knee and the skin is so thin. The kneecap was the only time I have had bruising as well.

                    I think this past visit with work on my inner thigh was by far the worst though, just some tough soft spots and I was so glad when it was done 😂

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                    • MattM
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                      Getting my knee done next week. Not at all excited.

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                      • chocoC
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                        side of my knee was no fun, but as a whole it was pretty mild

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                        • MattM
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                          That’s encouraging. Looking forward to showing you guys the finished project.

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                            @Matt said in Tattoos:

                            That’s encouraging. Looking forward to showing you guys the finished project.

                            Looking forward to seeing it!

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                            • MizmazzleM
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                              @Matt yeah dude! Tattoo therapy I like to call it. Come out the session more zen like!

                              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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                              • EdHE
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                                I'll have some new work to show off after the weekend too. Not sure which one(s) we're going to do, but my guy offered me Sunday afternoon to squeeze in a bit more work on the second sleeve without having to endure an 8 month wait for a regular appointment.

                                Take the dive...

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                                • goosehdG
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                                  @EdH I love when you get to that point with an artist. I used to get random phone calls saying a spot had opened up and wanting to know if I wanted it. Was able to finish my back in half the time it normally would.

                                  When I started my sleeves and chest, I would do two time slots a day (4 hours - sometimes more) for an entire week. By the end of the week, I was spent...

                                  "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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                                  • EdHE
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                                    @goosehd Yeah, it's nice to be viewed as a dependable customer happy to fill gaps in the diary, though that hasn't yet come up in my case... Which is why I think he's offered me part of the weekend as he know's I'm patiently waiting... 😅

                                    I promise I'm not bugging him, I just let his conscience do its own thing.

                                    Take the dive...

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                                    • EdHE
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                                      Here’s what we got done today:

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                                      A sparrow, serving as a reminder to be humble and to check your ego. Many of the stoics had something to say about this: reminders that you have something to learn from everyone, to listen more than you speak, etc. I like to remind myself that about 70% of people think they’re of above average intelligence… so someone’s wrong and it could be me.

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                                      A pair of cards: the worst possible hand in Texas Hold’em. You can’t control the cards you’re dealt, but you can control how you play them.

                                      Similarly, the dice with their pips flying off - a reminder to let outcomes be what they will be. Once you take a chance, it’s out of your control, and you should aim to approach all possibilities with equanimity.

                                      Take the dive...

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                                      • MizmazzleM
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                                        @EdH love em dude!! Also really dig the stoics you’re using as a source of artistry and inspiration. Now, when ya going to get into the pit of that arm!!?

                                        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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                                        • EdHE
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                                          @Mizmazzle Yeah, I didn't anticipate having space left on the front and inside my bicep when I sent him the very long brief last summer. So I'm having a think as to what else from stoicism we could represent with classic tattoo motifs...

                                          In the meantime we're working on a coverup of a crappy tribal on my chest (baby's first tattoo, it was the early noughties, spikey black tribals were a thing). We quickly blasted over that with fleshtones yesterday just to make the eventual cover up a little easier. For some reason I had forgotten that the chest sucks - by far the worst area I've had done recently.

                                          Take the dive...

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                                          • J
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                                            Got my knee ditch blasted by Joe Chatt over the weekend.

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