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alienmisprint
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Well, it is official, I am now an employee of Year of the Monkey Tattoo in Leesville, LA. Their MySpace is here: www.myspace.com/inkislife . This has been a dream of mine for 10 years or so now, you have no idea how ecstatic I am. I am going in tomorrow for my first day, I will get my work area set up and get some pics up tomorrow evening.
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I just noticed you're in LA. I was just down in that neck of the woods. My girlfriend is from Baton Rouge, and we were there for a week last month. Next scheduled stop in LA, two weeks over Christmas and New Years.
My next stop is to get my "Member" tatooed like an Opus X
would that be the Perfecxion No. 5?
¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
TheShaun - Baton Rouge is an awesome city , I absolutely loved it. I would say swing by here when you come down for Christmas, but we will be in NC for Christmas this year. If you do head this way at any point, there is a killer B&M in Lake Charles you should check out.
Lassie - I actually do have a tattoo on my member; trust me, it is not a pleasant experience
Garen - I think you are giving Lassie far too much credit, perhaps a petit corona would be more accurate
Ren - Hell to the yeah, if you bring your monkey ass down here, I will hook you up, lol. Why do you say you have to wait for your Visa to get a tattoo? Or do you mean you want to actually get the Visa tattooed on you?
Hays - you have a ton of very talented artists in your area, who is working on your back?
Luko - it really is something I love doing, and even though it is technically a second job, to me it really is recreational.
Nothing too grand, but it got my foot in the door and my ass in a chair, lol.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i135/Dhays06/DavysTatoo3.jpg
I know what I want to add in on the bottom, but I'm a little tossed on the sides and top. Heyyyy....I'd love to see what you can come up with if ya get really bored and wanna sketch something...??? lol
¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
What kind of theme are you looking for? Staying religious, life/death, good/evil, something else? I actually spend most of my time at the shop drawing if I am not tattooing, so I could probably get around to doodling something up.
No worries bro, I wouldn't tattoo drunk. As far as what to get, the obvious choice is a portrait. I'm not there yet, but there are a ton of really talented artists in the New York/New England area. Check out anyone at Hope Galleries (Massachusetts), anyone at Off the Map Tattoo (Connecticut), Paul Booth (NYC), and Corey Cudney (Buffalo) to start. I really want to get some work by Corey, he is a super talented artist.
If you don't want to go with a portrait, look at your friend's interests. If he was heavy into music, maybe a collage of his favorite bands. If he was a gear-head, maybe a spark plug with some crossed wrenches. There are limitless possibilities, it is just a matter of finding a single memory that has alot of meaning to you and referencing it. I just got a pocket knife (an Old Timer pocket knife to be exact) tattooed on the inside of my arm for my father. I remember almost every night, he would sit on the couch and sharpen that little pocket knife on a wet-stone. He would keep a knife and sharpen it every night until, after a couple of years, the blade was about half its original size. After that, it was time to get a new Old Timer, lol. Find a memory like that of your friend and then it is just a matter of translating that memory to an image.
How about a cross made of golf clubs with his birth and death dates under it. His initials in an arc above the clubs cross and the image (which would represent you) of a man kneiling to the side and facing the cross with a cigar in his mouth/hand ....I'm probably not describing that very well but it looks cool in my mind ...
¨Only two people walk around in this world beardless - boys and women - and I am neither one.¨
You know you are welcome. If you do decide to road trip it, you can even crash at my place for the evening, we have an extra bedroom. That goes for anyone on the forums here, get a tattoo and a place to stay,meal, and cigar are on the house, lol.
Gene's idea sounds pretty good, depending on the area of the body you want the piece. And yes, definately contact the artist. Do your research on artists in your area or driving distance. Find one or two whose work really impresses you and call about a consultation appointment. Most artists are going to want to meet you in person to talk about the design ideas and all first, so don't be afraid to call ahead of time and set up a meeting.
Alien - how do I find out artists and all the info you said? Also, I am in the process of weight and muscle gain. Will that affect in any way how the tat looks? Should I wait for the gain first? I have 5-10 more pounds until im satisfied with my weight and then just gotta bump the biceps a bit... But I guess the back should be a safe zone for tattooing... Sorry for asking all these questions...
For placement, I suggest just being open to the artist. Placement plays a big part in how the tattoo is designed. You ultimately want a design that flows with and accentuates whatever area of the body you are putting it on.
And for artists, I don't know how to do links on here, so copy and paste some of these:
http://www.hopegallerytattoo.com/
http://www.divinemachinetattoo.com/cory_gallery.htm
http://www.darkimages.com/
http://www.offthemaptattoo.com/
Corey Cudney is one of my favorite artists, definately give him a look. You can also do an artist search on the Off the Map Tattoo website, they host a ton of artists from around the country.