invisibledemon

yep, had the tribal outline for years. finally getting it covered up. it looks like complete shit.

newb

I thought he was known to the state to cause cancer.

B

the jeans don't match the tattoo.

jeffie7

Couldn't find a decent tattoo guy in TN? That's a pretty far way to go to get some ink.

invisibledemon

lol, the jeans were cheap.
i dont know why, but i hate spending money on pants. i'll blow money on anything else, and even if i have money to spare, i dont want to buy pants with it.
hollister was having a good sale on jeans, so i bought a few. only bc literally every pair of jeans i owned at the time had big holes in the knees.

and there are a good few tattoo artists in tn, but none that gave a price like i got. even after the plane ticket it was much much cheaper.
plus, shes a real good friend of mine that i havnt seen since her wedding last year, so it gave me a chance to come and hang out too. i knew her in florida, and her husband is stationed out here, so i used to go down and hang out at least once every 3 months, but being in cali cut that out.

when/if her husband gets deployed, she'll be coming out to tn to finish/touch up everything.

so far, been working about 4 hour sessions twice a day, give or take.

i hurt like a mother fucker and cant sleep for shit. lol. will post a pic when i get back on my phone.

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UNDR8D

Don't call it 'cali'. Only cholos and white trash call it that.

jeffie7

What is she charging you?

invisibledemon

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jeffie7

Looks like shes doing a good job, very nice lines. Did you tell her what you wanted, or did you just ask her to draw something up to cover up the old.

B

what is it? it looks like an upside down bird on fire

jeffie7

Really?

invisibledemon

fucking


you are right. its a phoenix.
we both decided on things, we talked a lot before the trip to discuss ideas, theme, and what would best cover things up and blend with the flames on the arm.

Celerity

I know this is the last thing a Tattooed man wants to hear, but I'm Celerity, and sometimes people get hurt, or killed.

My friend has a similar tattoo, in a similar place. She likes it.

invisibledemon

eh, i have a sincere lack of caring, im fairly convinced that with tattoo's, as well as songs, theres no such thing as original anymore.
you may not know it, but it probably already exists elsewhere.

i love it though, the colors are coming out awesome. had to stop early tonight though, my body has finally started to fight back against all the punishment. shaky as hell, and tired.

and the price for all the work is $300. and that includes the front piece too. and it would have included part of the sleeve if we had time.
which we wont.

looks like we may get the outline done for the front coverup, and finish most if not all of the back piece. just depends on how much i can stand. flight home is going to be a bitch.

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jeffie7

Nice crazy cheap. I'm about to drop $200/hr on my next one and it's going to be 10-15 hours min.

HOPING to do it in two sessions.

I wanted the best guy for the style and turns out he's locally and one of the main guys in the tattoo world for starting out before shops got big. Use to work with Ed Hardy.

His work looks bad ass and for something forever, price doesn't mean shit.


Sure prices change from area to area the dc area on avg is $150/hr for anyone with a legit shop that has been doing it for more then 5 years. Tons of shops with 5 or less years experience guys charging $120/hr

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jeffie7

I think I should dye my skin green. The Italians already took orange and my goal is to be different so I can impress the Celeritys of the world. Who gives a damn what I want on my body when the Celeritys might point out its been done before. Fack while I'm at it I'm going to shave half my head and grow the other half out Celerity style so when I face east people will think I'm a man and when I face west I'll look like a woman

Original FTW although I bet that was already done

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Magana559

Why all the color? Why not keep it black?

double0Si

Because he's covering up another tattoo. I think it looks better in color too.

Celerity

Remember, it's not just the length - it's the pigtails, and black nail polish.

jeffie7

Makes it easier for people to pull on. Hot stuff!

Sadly with half my head shaved, My head will get pulled to one side.

invisibledemon

in nashville, the going rate is about 100/hr right now. was a bit more years ago, but most places have lowered their rate a bit with people being broke and whatnot.
the big advantage here (aside from just the price) is that i got to hang out with some friends, and i already know that my friend is a good artist.

my original plan was just black, years ago...
but, i decided was a bit boring with just black, wanted colors. im covering up the outline of the original tat that was going to be all black, but decided i wanted different, and colored.

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jeffie7

If you're paying $300 for a 1/4 chest/back piece..... I'd fly anywhere in the world for that and make a trip out of it.

Normal rates for something like that could be $2-3-4-5K Full back/front could run 10K

double0Si

invisibledemon

lol, I'm sure I could get her to hook you up, might not be as cheap as mine, but cheap enough to make it worth your trip. just shoot me a pm and I'll relay to her.

jeffie7

I'm not worried about price for what Im getting done. I want a guy who does nothing but the style Im going for. I don't shop around for tattoos based on shop/price I base it on what artist can put down what I want the best.

Plus my deposit is already down and the date is set.