ITT:INK II!! Where cry babies and pussies aren't allowed

[claycrowley]

I've got lil b on my left ribs, noah minuskin on my right.

jun will be doing my right chest to elbow this year. full back next year.

other work, roman abrego left calf this april and fernie andrade left chest this june.

If you dont mind me asking, what do you do for a living that allows you to have this amount of ink and be able to afford such top notch artists?

[BigNickel]

No kids is a wonderful thing

[byrnebv]

If you dont mind me asking, what do you do for a living that allows you to have this amount of ink and be able to afford such top notch artists?

No kids is a wonderful thing

I'm in sales, so I make a decent living. The wife has a great job and makes as much as I do. Also, we don't have kids, so we can spend our $ on ourselves.

[Dhboy]

Got another hour and a half on my sleeve tomorrow, had to cancel my booking later this month due to money funds (dat poverty university student)

Getting the Eye of Providence on the inside of elbow on the crease, will have to speak to my tattooist on how it will work out.

[SugarFree1]

Looking for new tattoo artists in the Philadelphia tri-state area to patronize. I like the guy I go to now but he leans more towards a modern type book and Im looking for someone more towards black details and portraits. Also if possible would love to find a female artist for the wife. Asking around seems to just be producing a ton of useless recommendations. Everyone seems to just be mentioning any and all tattoo parlors that they know of rather then anyone with a good rep.

[Borla118]

Also if possible would love to find a female artist for the wife.

for (B/W) portraits...
Shane Oneill, Steve Wimmer, Eric Marcinizyn of infamous tattoo

steve...for color portraits, as far as talent goes,doesn't get much better than Steve Wimmer around here



eric


Shane (I mean, come on. He IS the ink master, lulz)

[dryst]

Also if possible would love to find a female artist for the wife.

lol wat, you dont want a dude working on ur girl? only reason id request a girl is if she was getting a tat on her ******* or something

[PJbrah]

Looking for new tattoo artists in the Philadelphia tri-state area to patronize. I like the guy I go to now but he leans more towards a modern type book and Im looking for someone more towards black details and portraits. Also if possible would love to find a female artist for the wife. Asking around seems to just be producing a ton of useless recommendations. Everyone seems to just be mentioning any and all tattoo parlors that they know of rather then anyone with a good rep.

those plus I posted this a few pages back - Paul Marino @ Raw Power Tattoo - Feasterville.... and the only female I can think of is Kristel Oreto, shes in Jersey but she is mostly if not all New School.





Tim Pangburn - Art Machine Productions, Philly

[SugarFree1]

lol wat, you dont want a dude working on ur girl? only reason id request a girl is if she was getting a tat on her ******* or something

Sort of.... The wife recently had one done that was partially on the side of her boob and ribs. She didnt want a guy doing it so we found a female artist who did a good job but the wife didnt like the parlor itself and wont go back. She now seems kinda set on getting some type of garter belt and gun tat just searching for a good design first and she still would be more comfotable with a women inking her leg then a man.

[SugarFree1]

Shane (I mean, come on. He IS the ink master, lulz)

Thanks, I like that and will have to look him up. Where is infamous tattoo?

Currently been going to wizards world in pottstown.

[dryst]

Sort of.... The wife recently had one done that was partially on the side of her boob and ribs. She didnt want a guy doing it so we found a female artist who did a good job but the wife didnt like the parlor itself and wont go back. She now seems kinda set on getting some type of garter belt and gun tat just searching for a good design first and she still would be more comfotable with a women inking her leg then a man.

its really a limiting factor when choosing an artist tbh, theres already a huge disportpotion in female to male tattoo artists ratio. i feel like if you found a professional artist who takes pride in his work there wouldnt be an issue.

Thanks, I like that and will have to look him up. Where is infamous tattoo?

Currently been going to wizards world in pottstown.

delaware

[SugarFree1]

its really a limiting factor when choosing an artist tbh, theres already a huge disportpotion in female to male tattoo artists ratio. i feel like if you found a professional artist who takes pride in his work there wouldnt be an issue.

Agreed. She would rather go to our guy Matt in Pottstown compared to the place that had the female artist on South Street again. But it doesnt hurt to ask if there by chance happens to be anyone else in the area that fits both preferences. But of course quality is the highest priority.

[Poon_Handler]

Finally had a chance to finish with Sam on Saturday. Im extending it to a full sleeve hopefully soon.

Either I'm delusional or I've seen a better version of that tattoo before. 2 flowers, lady, bird and all.

[PJbrah]

Agreed. She would rather go to our guy Matt in Pottstown compared to the place that had the female artist on South Street again. But it doesnt hurt to ask if there by chance happens to be anyone else in the area that fits both preferences. But of course quality is the highest priority.

If you're in no rush, Megan Massacre does guest spots at Deep Six Laboratory in Philly every once in awhile...if you have instagram follow deep six lab and megan and just keep an eye out. She was just there at the end of february

[dryst]

Either I'm delusional or I've seen a better version of that tattoo before. 2 flowers, lady, bird and all.

ya looks familiar, prob carl grace. i cant check his portfolio cause im at work tho

[SugarFree1]

If you're in no rush, Megan Massacre does guest spots at Deep Six Laboratory in Philly every once in awhile...if you have instagram follow deep six lab and megan and just keep an eye out. She was just there at the end of february

Thanks I'll try to look her and the parlor up.

I found the place and the name of the lady that did her boob tat, it was Tina Marie De Carlo at No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo on South St. I'll have to take a look and see if she works out of any other location. She did a nice job it was just the parlor that was a bit unprofessional. They inked her right in the middle of the parlor with just like a towel covering her up. And I didnt find out about it till afterwards but apparently one of the male artists was creeping on her when I went out for a bit

[dryst]

just contacted carl grace about hopefully getting my other 3/4 sleeve



greg whitehead just kind of lost contact after first few emails (havent heard from him in about 3 weeks)? i dont know if hes got other **** going on and is just busy or he just lost interest in the project. he seemed pretty stoked about it in the beginning

[SugarFree1]

Here's the one done by Tina

[Crazymix]

Here's the one done by Tina

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ok but we can't see anything here. lol

[Crazymix]

I've got lil b on my left ribs, noah minuskin on my right.

jun will be doing my right chest to elbow this year. full back next year.

other work, roman abrego left calf this april and fernie andrade left chest this june.

Right on bro, do you base your tattoos on the artists style since they are picky to choose clients?

[dryst]

ok but we can't see anything here. lol

oh lawd

[spectre86]

but now think I want to do it in B&G and have an artist render it something a la Jun Cha, where it almost has that sculpted look. thoughts?

wow. amazing detail in that one...

[byrnebv]

Right on bro, do you base your tattoos on the artists style since they are picky to choose clients?

Pretty much. Lil b and jun seem to do more faces. Noah does more full body sculpture tats.
Fernie is doing a piece that he has done before and did an incredible job on it. I'm hoping it turns out the same.
For roman, I love his or bio mechanical and day of the dead girls, so he is going to do a mix of the two.


Edit:
Just received final confirmation email for jun's appt. It said to bring $2500 for first appt. Lawd. Peppering angus as we speak.

[anonymous]

Here's the one done by Tina

wut

[Eskimo]

Pretty much. Lil b and jun seem to do more faces. Noah does more full body sculpture tats.
Fernie is doing a piece that he has done before and did an incredible job on it. I'm hoping it turns out the same.
For roman, I love his or bio mechanical and day of the dead girls, so he is going to do a mix of the two.


Edit:
Just received final confirmation email for jun's appt. It said to bring $2500 for first appt. Lawd. Peppering angus as we speak.

[trainTilfailure]

Whats with people getting portraits of celebrities faces on their body? am i missing something here?

I'm talking about the tattoo of Einstein and Kenny Powers... wtf mate

[Gbinkster]

just contacted carl grace about hopefully getting my other 3/4 sleeve



greg whitehead just kind of lost contact after first few emails (havent heard from him in about 3 weeks)? i dont know if hes got other **** going on and is just busy or he just lost interest in the project. he seemed pretty stoked about it in the beginning

before u give up on going with greg whitehead, i would call the studio first. I had the same situation, i got response from a few artists, but never heard a confirmation so i got discouraged. Called them direct and they were ready to set me up with an appt.

[Gbinkster]

Pretty much. Lil b and jun seem to do more faces. Noah does more full body sculpture tats.
Fernie is doing a piece that he has done before and did an incredible job on it. I'm hoping it turns out the same.
For roman, I love his or bio mechanical and day of the dead girls, so he is going to do a mix of the two.


Edit:
Just received final confirmation email for jun's appt. It said to bring $2500 for first appt. Lawd. Peppering angus as we speak.

probably 8hrs.. im guessing he calculates his time and goes for $300 an hr. But his painting style is the best of the best, so well worth it. Plus with these top artists ur assured they dont mess up cuz theyre that badass.

[triplerep]

so u did get some work from robert? whats his rates? My last guy charged $150 , but recently hes upped it to $200. Im willing to pay max like $250 an hr. Considering nikko hurtado charges $250 and hes considered top 10 in the world. Theres a guy here in porter ranch ca named Phillip spearman. I called him and his secretary said he charges $350 an hr, yeah ok. His work is cool but not amazing. I think Paul Booth is around $300. Anyways whats up with robert pho?

Whats funny is after all this ink master crap started A LOT of artists on my ******** feed starting stating they're upping their pricing "Phillip Spearman" being one. He said he was going from $200hr (maybe it was $250) to $350hr ROFL. His quality of work is know where near what he charges. The mofo cant draw a straight line to save his life. Blows my mind people shell out that kind of dough for such average work.



Either I read it somewhere or someone here stated Robert Pho charges $300hr. Really like his work but his shading on most pieces seems to be very light. Not sure how something so light and delicate would hold up over time vs going darker?

[jmah]

Ignore the roses. Just got this done..not finished yet but not really happy with it atm. Opinions?