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My leg took upwards of 90 hours total. I'd say a solid 75-80 of which was actual tattooing - but it's also totally covered. It doesn't look like you have 100% coverage there and i'm not sure what it...

What came to mind instantly when you asked that, although i'm sure there are others. (Tri-state b&g photorealism)

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What is he charging you in cali, if you don't mind me asking. He's doing a guest spot at a shop, or is there some convention over there?

So jelly man , looks amazing. I should be getting in with him sometime this year, got back to me a bit ago (his assistant) saying he really dug my idea and was down to do it next time he is in NY at...

I've found less is more with tattoos as far as aquaphor / moisturizer. My first few sessions I always freaked out about making sure i kept it totally protected and moisturized all the time etc. I...

Hoping for some insight here, you guys are pretty clever // have a lot of experience.

I've got a full traditional Japanese leg sleeve (pictures earlier in thread.. i have to update though now that...

2k is a lot for one day.. but if people will pay it, really can't hate on someone.

I would have taken it, Carl Grace (or his assistant) never got back to me. How did you get into contact to be...

The Dave Green guy does good work. The other artist you couldn't pay me to wear any of that.

I guess i'll just go ahead and say it; both of those artists seem pretty average at best, specifically for japanese style work. There just a ton of amazing artists that can excel at what you're...

I emailed Carl Grace and Nikki Norberg (coming to NYC) Anyone have any experience getting in touch with "famous" artists that don't do traditional booking? I'm guessing it's basically whether or not...

1) how long is your session? I've found fruit to be the best thing. Keep your body functioning normally. I bring a big tub of sliced fruit and eat it as I go. If it's a 6 hour + session when the...

First off, repped. Thank you for this list, I was going to ask a similar question that markehx had asked. Nikki Norberg coming to NYC got me all excited about possibly getting a sleeve done in his...

Looking for advice on a fashionable winter jacket. Something that would look professional / classy with some chinos and a button down. I saw a few nice pea coats but they seem so overdone. I figure...

Thank you gentlemen. My artist is really on point with all kinds of cool stuff... he uses negative space all over (The angle sucks, but you can see a great example through the middle of the koi) He...

Ok just popped off some fast pictures with cell phone. As I said, coloring is about half done, I have a few ingrown hairs and such from most recent session, and the pics suck, but here it is.
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Sorry, ended up having a last minute date last night - there are a few pics when i was about 30-35 hours in in this thread. Heading to gym and dinner now, i'll try to snap some pictures when I get...

When I get home tonight i'll post up some updated pictures of my leg sleeve. I'm about 60 hours in now, and it's fully outlined and 60% colored.

Advice for your bros that are going for longer...

Portrait work looks spotty at best, some of the new school pieces look really nice though. Problem is most of those photos look heavily edited for color, so it's hard to tell. Line work is nice...

Thanks :D I've been in the studio for 31 hours so far, actual tattoo time somewhere around 20 hours. Have a long time to go unfortunately.



Thanks man , nice to have some positive feedback.
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Ongoing progress on my leg sleeve..

http://i.imgur.com/zDKBP5B.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9ncu9Vt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gtHgrrw.jpg