ITT:INK III!! A Home For The Collectors

[pyzjn]

Sup guys. Tony Mancia's assistant finally responded, but he's not taking appointments. Rember and Arlo are also not taking appointments.

I'm looking for a B&G artist who can do a good female face. Similar to the style of Tony Mancia / Jak Connolly. In the US preferably. Anyone have any ideas? I'm fresh out. Will rep.

[Ankush1996]

Sup guys. Tony Mancia's assistant finally responded, but he's not taking appointments. Rember and Arlo are also not taking appointments.

I'm looking for a B&G artist who can do a good female face. Similar to the style of Tony Mancia / Jak Connolly. In the US preferably. Anyone have any ideas? I'm fresh out. Will rep.

Can you share what she said exactly? Inquired about Tony doing my leg... Wonder if she's sending automated responses or adding people to a cancellation list.

[ai3mac1]

First time posting in a while. Someone point me in the direction of the best new school japanese black and grey artist in Australia. I'm having no luck

[ai3mac1]

If he wasn't posting videos id have definitely said 100% photoshop. But yeah maybe he is doing some major video editing and trolling us lol. Very viable considering how realistic those pieces are getting

As someone with a full back from Steve and got around 30 hours of work by him, his pieces really do look that good irl. I booked him earlier in his career and his work ethic was insane. He couldn't stop talking about improving, trying to get better, learning from people like Nikko Hurtado and just being the best realism color artist out.

So happy he made it this big, and I'm proud and fortunate I have work from him.

[KramericaInd]

sup brahs, just got a half sleeve and i have some aftercare questions

- I accidently left the saran wrap on for about 4-5 hours (fell asleep) should I be worrying?

- Was told to use aquaphor for first two days, then switch to fragrance free lotion (like aveeno) because aquaphor strips the ink - is that confirmed?

- I work in long sleeved shirts 8 hour shifts in a/c, should I tape myself up with saran wrap before heading out to work or just throw the shirt on? I move around a moderate amount

[Burglol]

GF is looking to get some work done

She is wanting a siren but having a hard time finding decent reference pictures.

Looking at getting Hokowhitu Sciascia ( inglourious_hoko ) to do it if possible or happily taking suggestions for Aus. artists.

https://www.instagram.com/inglourious_hoko/?hl=en

any help or comments from my misc brahs.

[ai3mac1]

GF is looking to get some work done

She is wanting a siren but having a hard time finding decent reference pictures.

Looking at getting Hokowhitu Sciascia ( inglourious_hoko ) to do it if possible or happily taking suggestions for Aus. artists.

https://www.instagram.com/inglourious_hoko/?hl=en

any help or comments from my misc brahs.

Can't go wrong with Hoko. I've got a piece from him. He specializes in black and grey though, not sure if your GF wants color?

Great artist, even better person.

[N_L]

Starting my statuesque sleeve in january, got a ****ing 400% family discount ayy
Gonna be epic

[RThoe]

sup brahs, just got a half sleeve and i have some aftercare questions

- I accidently left the saran wrap on for about 4-5 hours (fell asleep) should I be worrying?

- Was told to use aquaphor for first two days, then switch to fragrance free lotion (like aveeno) because aquaphor strips the ink - is that confirmed?

- I work in long sleeved shirts 8 hour shifts in a/c, should I tape myself up with saran wrap before heading out to work or just throw the shirt on? I move around a moderate amount

It's fine, just use a very tiny amount of Aquaphor throughout the healing process, don't switch it up. Seriously, use a tiny amount, less than what you think you need, it goes a long way. You're fine wearing what you normally do.

People think tattoo care is rocket science. My buddy got a full sleeve for his first tattoo while we were in the Army. He didn't get to skip out on work or anything, and was right next to me during a 10 miles run two days after he got it. We also went to the field the next four days of that week with no showers and sleeping in a hole.

I climbed Mt. Shasta a couple days after getting one on my inner bicep. Took two days to climb and was quite strenuous. No problem.

Apply KISS with tattoo care. Keep It Simple, Stupid.

[pyzjn]

Sup guys. Tony Mancia's assistant finally responded, but he's not taking appointments. Rember and Arlo are also not taking appointments.

I'm looking for a B&G artist who can do a good female face. Similar to the style of Tony Mancia / Jak Connolly. In the US preferably. Anyone have any ideas? I'm fresh out. Will rep.

Bumping this. Still looking for an artist.

To the guy who posted below me, Tony's assistant was speaking in a personal manner towards me. I don't think she's sending out automated responses.

[SickSideSoldado]

Check out Garrett_Harper_Tattoos the second picture on his feed Females skull face morph is the tattoo he did on me he is a great b&g artist

[pyzjn]

Check out Garrett_Harper_Tattoos the second picture on his feed Females skull face morph is the tattoo he did on me he is a great b&g artist

Wow, he looks great. I think I'm going to send him an email. Thanks a lot, repped. Your tattoo looks cool btw.

Edit: What were his rates and wait time?

[GoodGeneticsPls]

https://www.instagram.com/hernandezart.nyc/

This guys been posting some pretty nice stuff so I inquired about his pricing out of curiosity. Naturally since he's at Bang Bang he charges an insane 500/hr.

[pep_meister]

above average artist with no following and $500.00/hr... wow

[Nostalgiac]

[SickSideSoldado]

Wow, he looks great. I think I'm going to send him an email. Thanks a lot, repped. Your tattoo looks cool btw.

Edit: What were his rates and wait time?

Thank bro , he's booked out till February I believe. Last I spoke with him was the day of the tattoo his rate was $175/hr

[chino3]

fuark, Matt Jordan coming back in March, but don't think my funds will have recovered by then... I'm taking the big plunge brahs... or at least asking lol.

[Andybird]

Haven't got any fresh ink in over a year now, but that's gonna change next year. Hopefully have both sleeves finished and maybe my other calf.

fuark, Matt Jordan coming back in March, but don't think my funds will have recovered by then... I'm taking the big plunge brahs... or at least asking lol.

Get it brah.

[claricSTi]

Sorry for the chitty pic. Took it when I got home, now back in my dorm with crap lighting. I'll try to get a better one when I can.

5 hour session. Going back at the end of December to finish it up! Just got the hand and the earth left and I guess overall touching ups. Really happy with how it's coming out so far.

Looks good man! I just got atlas done as well. I'll try and upload a pic

[GoodGeneticsPls]

Looks good man! I just got atlas done as well. I'll try and upload a pic

So dope! Almost went with that statue instead of the one I ended up going with. Can't wait to finish mine next week.

[Payrab]

Tfw been to broke to finish my sleeve . Hopefully within the first half of next year.

[ai3mac1]

fuark, Matt Jordan coming back in March, but don't think my funds will have recovered by then... I'm taking the big plunge brahs... or at least asking lol.

I think Steve Butcher's left Matt Jordan's Ship Shape tattoo. And IMO Matt's work has dropped off significantly. Still a ton of insane talent in that shop but curious to know why Steve left

[Andybird]

I think Steve Butcher's left Matt Jordan's Ship Shape tattoo. And IMO Matt's work has dropped off significantly. Still a ton of insane talent in that shop but curious to know why Steve left

Hoko has also bailed, and I'm pretty sure Coen Mitchell was there too? The ship must have a hole in it.

[ai3mac1]

Hoko has also bailed, and I'm pretty sure Coen Mitchell was there too? The ship must have a hole in it.

Yea but Hoko left on good terms, he just decided to move countries. Coen left on good terms also. Steve just vanished from the shop and wasn't in any of their photos from the NZ tattoo and arts festival.

[chino3]

Interesting. Matt seems to just want to focus on big pieces these days, and his rates are insanely good. I've had interaction with him and Coen from that shop, and like I mentioned before, I was super bummed by Coen.

[GoodGeneticsPls]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOixCo2B...darwinenriquez

Got to finish up my tattoo today. Really happy with how it came out.

[pep_meister]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOixCo2B...darwinenriquez

Got to finish up my tattoo today. Really happy with how it came out.

looks good brah!

[machiavellist]

Hey guys, I'm sure you get this kind of bullchit all the time so I'm sorry for asking, but I'm totally new to ink.

I'd like to get my first tattoo soon. I want it to be a black dog on the right hand side of my upper back - I'd like something to balance some scars on the left side. I have a few photos of dogs that form the basis of what I'd like but I just don't know anything about the process of turning the idea into an actual picture on my skin.

Does anyone here know who I should be speaking to in London and/or Oxford (UK) to get started? If I do this, I want it done right, and as dumb as it sounds I still trust the misc's judgement even though the empire is crumbling around us. This place was formative for me many years before I even made this account and, even though I don't want the content of the tattoo to reflect the misc, it would be nice to see the tattoo and remember that the rearguard of what this place used to be helped me to make it a reality.

[GreyBrah]

What do you guys think of getting tattooed with no stencil, no pen, nothing? Just straight on with ink and needle?

A traditional artist I follow has done this a couple of times recently and is looking to do more. A lot of courage from both him and his clients to be honest!

Here's a timelapse of a half-backpiece done in around 3 hours:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOSnNYkh...lex_bage&hl=en

I'd like to do it, just so I could say I had haha. Wouldn't exactly be a relaxing experience though I bet.

[GoodGeneticsPls]

Hey guys, I'm sure you get this kind of bullchit all the time so I'm sorry for asking, but I'm totally new to ink.

I'd like to get my first tattoo soon. I want it to be a black dog on the right hand side of my upper back - I'd like something to balance some scars on the left side. I have a few photos of dogs that form the basis of what I'd like but I just don't know anything about the process of turning the idea into an actual picture on my skin.

Does anyone here know who I should be speaking to in London and/or Oxford (UK) to get started? If I do this, I want it done right, and as dumb as it sounds I still trust the misc's judgement even though the empire is crumbling around us. This place was formative for me many years before I even made this account and, even though I don't want the content of the tattoo to reflect the misc, it would be nice to see the tattoo and remember that the rearguard of what this place used to be helped me to make it a reality.

I like using instagram to find artists. I would look for artists that do work in the style you're interested in. A lot of us here are pretty preferential to realism but there's plenty of other styles. Once you find an artist you like you can do a consultation with them and they'll help you with the actual design and choosing the right image and all that stuff. You could also use inklocations.com to try to find an artist in the UK.