Tatoo shops & conventions.

BIKEVIDDER · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Nov 2011 Karma :

In a different town & you spot a tattoo shop, ignore or pop in for a nose.
Same with conventions, a couple of local ones a year for me plus I used to go to Brugge untill it stopped.
I nip in & seen some amazing designs, also been to shops & conventions in N'I, Belgium, France & Holland.
The missus has tattoos so no problem, just balancing things out when see can't walk past a shoe shop Very Happy

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pinkyfloyd · Super Spammer Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Karma :

I'm very choosy when it comes to who inks me. I wont go to someone unless I have seen and heard good reports or they "sell" their skills to me. My first tattoo the line work did not settle correctly so I never went back to the artist. I found another artist who sorted it out and he continued to work on me for a few years until I moved to Belfast again.

In Belfast I went to an old friends studio. Mainly because I know the old friend, after being too old to continue working, would not leave his shop, still with his name attached to it, in hands that he could not sign his name too. The same artist done my work each time I went there.

Once I ventured to a friends artist when visiting them. That ended up with an infected tattoo and also a lump that needed cut out. I still have a patchy tribal effect and a scar on my leg from that one.

When I moved to Portsmouth I spent a day trawling the tattoo artists here until I found one I thought I could trust. Check the signs. Are they showing interest? If not then I walk away. I walked into one and the artist was laying on a couch in the waiting area and did not have the decency to even sit up when I walked in. That was a no and I walked out. Another one across the road I did not even speak to the artist before turning around. The person in front had a peice of work they wanted done and the artist did not even look at it for more than a second before deciding they wouldnt do it. Not even a talk about adapting it. They catagorically said no.

The one I settled on was a guy who knew what I wanted done and showed me a picture of one he had done before. He said he could fit me in in about 2 weeks. I informed him I was only in Portsmouth until Thursday and he decided to give his day off up and fitted me in on Wednesday. He was willing to give his day off up to ink me. Top dude.

The result, as many have seen on here, (the pink floyd scream tattoo) was fantastic and when I went to get the brickwork done a year or so later I had to track him down as he had changed studio's. He is the only artist I will go to in Portsmouth.

I'd happily go to the conventions, look at new shops etc, but I have my artist and I will stick to them.
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oldpink · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Karma :

I've waited over a year to get my back piece finished like Mr pink did (funnily enough the screaming face)

the artist doing it was out of the country for a while and I've been travelling a lot as well
but I'll wait to have him finish it rather than risk going to someone who I don't know
and not getting as good a job done
most of my tatt's were done by this guy or his wife who I've known for a while
and know there work well and I do recommend them to anyone
there studio is in Kingston
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Redoko · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Karma :

I've always wanted to design my own tattoo (has to be one of a kind) and get it done. Money and lack of designing has put it back a good few years though. Laughing

Finding a decent artist is also a worrying prospect.
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Louise · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 May 2006 Karma :

Pinky Which artist do you go to as there are a few near me.
Im after new ink, but as this will be on my arm I want someone decent.

pinkyfloyd · Super Spammer Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Karma :

Louise I go to Alan Gill. He works at My Last One on Copner road. I'm at work at the moment so if snr could post my Tat pic as he knows what he's looking for it would give you some idea of his skill.
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

there is a newish tattoo shop in the Bullring Market in Birmingham, it looks like it came out of the 1960s (Bad flash on the walls, no photos of work etc) and has the word Tattoo's over the door.
No way would I let them ink me even if they learned to use an apostrophe.
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oldpink · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Karma :

what a tattoo shop should look like
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Louise · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 May 2006 Karma :

Cheers Pink I shall look him up.
I know Daren Stairs is around the corner from me but he is booked up for months.
Was looking for some writing up my arm, nothing big, just a thin line with this
Some of it translated back is different so waiting on a guy to correct. From wrist to elbow roughly - Cant have nothing major due to work.
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BIKEVIDDER · Scooby Slapper Joined: 06 Nov 2011 Karma :

st3v3 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

What I want to know, is how you know if you're being overcharged and let's you get a tat done, and then put on weight, lose weight of generally change build slightly, will this affect a tat?

I want a HRC logo in proper colours but not too big on my left arm just below my shoulder; what should i be looking at? (about maybe 5x3 or 5x4 cm)
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Gerrard · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Karma :

Here's me having the last bit of my cover up finished..
You do need to have faith in the tattooist, thats for sure.

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scorps · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Karma :

My daughter walked straight into a job up here in Aberdeen, shes already booked up, she does mine for free, well I say free, im being kept busy babysitting and will be helping decorate her new house shortly.
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Scorps, does your daughter find a tattoo artist is fun and at the same times a lot of hard work?
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neatbik · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Karma :

Got my second one booked for a couple of weeks time.
Got my first done here -
https://www.opustattoos.co.uk/home/index.html
I like his work so i'm going back for more.
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scorps · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Karma :

She loves it Ariel, Its been her passion since she was 18, she makes good money too. here is some of her work.
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

I wish I lived in Aberdeen.
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cimbian · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Sep 2012 Karma :

She is talented, Scorps. Nice work. Smile

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scorps · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Karma :

Im so proud of her, I will post my finished sleeves eventually.
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pinkyfloyd · Super Spammer Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Karma :

You should bring her to the next BCF big meet. Freebies all round lol
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.