Tattoos

[Finn666]

@nameness:

Finn….  find a good artist & talk to them.  Figure out what means the most to you and work out the details.  If the artist isn't willing to take the time with you, then find another one who is.

Do not rush into anything.  I know it's hard not to but it's something worth taking your time with.  Trust me, I found that out the hard way.

I know sometimes it's hard to edit down the ideas.  Trust me, though...  once you get your first you'll want your second almost immediately.

Enjoy the process and good luck!

thx a lot mate, i def. will keep this in mind and i def. will let you guys know as soon as all is said and done, how my tattoo looks like (will take a few more months though!)…
thanks

[riffblaster general]

he speaks the truth.  once you start its hard to stop.  don't go straight for your chest.  chances are you'll start getting tattooed more and find an artist that you want to do something big on you.  thats what happened with me and thomas hooper.

joke/road trip tattoos are always a good idea in my opinion though hahaha.

[nameness]

think about it from a real estate perspective, you've only got so much space on your skin.

my first tattoo was a half sleeve with a half chest piece.  i don't regret it but it definitely takes up a lot of real estate, especially since i don't plan on getting anything below my waist.

[Katsushin]

Just hit SF for a quick trip to drop off some pants at SE for hemming, buy some art books in Japantown and Chinatown, and get this finished.
It goes down much further, but you'll just have to use your imagination…

[Geo]

stunning

but is it ok not to use my imagination?

[rocket]

seriously nice and for the rest I go with Geo's question

btw had a look on your site Katsushi and if I ever get my ass high to let something done, you will be on my list, very impressing !!

[Guest]

@Katsushin:

Just hit SF for a quick trip to drop off some pants at SE for hemming, buy some art books in Japantown and Chinatown, and get this finished.
It goes down much further, but you'll just have to use your imagination…

Amazing. Brother Amazing!

[Max Power]

I'm speechless.

[riffblaster general]

amazing work katsushin, who is doing that?    next time i'm on the west coast i'd love to get tattooed by you btw.

[nameness]

Amazing.

[Beatle]

Katsushin - beautiful work. seriously

[Katsushin]

@riffblaster:

amazing work katsushin, who is doing that?

Kahlil Rintye at Tattoo City in North Beach.

It was started by my friend Horishow in Tokyo (when I made that 1st trip several years ago to get tattooed is when I got introduced to Japanese clothing companies and their philosophies), but Kahlil is finishing it for me…
The snake keeps going and covers the butt, although we still need to do the black shading around that
Also Riff, note the teaser beard growth update in that pic...

[Mich]

It looks great Katsushin, love the way the colors are done.
Is it a Hannya mask?

I have a pretty large backpiece myself, i'll remind myself to post some pics of it here.

[madmonday]

damn Katsushin, i guess i shouldn't put up a pic of my tramp stamp 

[Giles]

We call that a slag tag…..........

[Katsushin]

@Mich:

Is it a Hannya mask?

Yup.
(A lot of westerners see it as a devil face, but it is a very old mask from the Japanese Noh plays…and it's a female.)

[Max Power]

Got my date for the first tattoo. March 7th. Hope everything turns out nice.

[Finn666]

Congrats mate…I'm really surprised what it's going to be in the end 

[Max Power]

Thanks. Me too

[Max Power]

Looking at tattoos gone wrong is a bad idea when you're waiting for your first tat.