Tattoos

[scarfmace]

@Nik said in Tattoos:

@Matt thanks yeah me too. The same artist did the stairs and archway and I went in not knowing what I wanted and walked out not knowing if I like what I’ve got

While my sessions rarely start with the vision I originally had in mind, I’ve learned to fully surrender to the process. I trust his eye over my own expectations. As I always tell people: Polak gives you the tattoo you need, not just the one you wanted.

[Makarwise]

I had a tattoo applied by a drunk Irish guy over 30 years ago. He was great...but inebriated... I put up with it for about twenty years. I've always said - if you're going to get a tattoo don't ever start regretting it. Anyway, about seven years ago I asked for a cover up job. You've always got to go bigger! ...and it is so addictive, the pleasure and pain Here's some of it in process.

[EdH]

@Makarwise Looks good, but you've got to show us what was being covered up now!

[Makarwise]

@EdH that will take a little searching... but yeah, it'll be somewhere. It was another snake and a bit of celtic work (a simple flash). I was 30, newly divorced and needed to do a bit more research!

[Makarwise]

@EdH

This is the best I can find. It really was shit... but he was really pissed

[scarfmace]

Thats a great cover up!

[EdH]

@Makarwise I'm not going to disagree with you about the first snake. Fantastic cover up.

[Makarwise]

@EdH

[Makarwise]

This was actually the cover up... Just found this pic on a Google morning selection. The skull was added once the raven etc covered over the original tipsy snake[link text](link url)

[Daniel San]

finished the tiger stripes and hannya mask today and started with the sakuras .
guess only one more session to go🥳

[GoodtimeJohnny]

I had long planned a different skull and helmet but when this came it was too perfect, and with a divorce finalized it seemed a fitting marker

[Daniel San]

finished the right side today 🥳
will start with the left side in June .

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@Daniel-San Looks amazing! you're a champ the ribs and stomach sucked so bad!

[don_pipone]

I‘m getting a tattoo right now after a 5 year break. I know tattoo machines are constantly evolving but it feels way less painful than I remember it from the past. I‘m getting a tattoo on my upper back up to the neck. So I don’t know if this is just a less sensitive area. I only had my arms and legs tattooed so far.
Is it me or are the machines more gentle nowadays?

[Vik]

@don_pipone I was wondering about that myself - my regular tattooer used to use a traditional, very old school machine which always felt like it was shredding my skin (it didn't but sure felt like it). When he decided to give a new machine a try I genuinely laughed at how painful it wasn't. And while, sure, while it can depend on the needles, the area you're getting done, tattoo fatigue etc, I've asked myself the same question!

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@don_pipone I've had the same question over the years, seems placement does have a lot to do with it but in my experience people using the rotary machines are much lighter handed than some of the guys I used to go to.

[don_pipone]

@Vik @GoodtimeJohnny
That must be it. My regular tattooer also used and might still uses those traditional noisy „rattle“ machines - also I think he is a bit of a sadist
However, a few of my older tattoos were made with rotary machines as well but I still remember them as more painful than today. They must have become even better over the last couple of years.

[don_pipone]

For those who are curious, I got zodiac signs. Cancer for my twin boys and I am a Gemini - which fits double.

[Daniel San]

I was told its only the sound that makes you think it hurts more or less. the old loud ones make your brain think it’s loud , it must hurd bad

[don_pipone]

@Daniel-San haha…that might be true. You can‘t zone out if you are constantly getting reminded of being tattoed.