xspinzx Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 That's sick though! I love his artwork and been following it for a few years now. If he ever travels near the west coast or anywhere in the US at that matter, I'll have to make an appointment! But Koji does a lot of big traditional Japanese style work. Super bold and unlike any style of Japanese work I've seen. Look him up on IG: Koji Ichimaru vialister 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnombre91 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 He tattoos in London a fair bit now I believe, which made it easier for me. Sitting for 2 1/2 hours on a train after on the other hand wasn't the best haha I could not do 2.5 hours on the train post tattoo, depending on how painful it is my body has two responses to tattoos, either I feel like I've just taken some amphetamines or something and I feel buzzed for a few hours followed by a comedown, or I just get home and pass the fuck out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 When I was doing my torso I would have to drive more than an hour through traffic with the seatbelt cutting into me to get home and it was the worst. Having fresh ink from my chest to my navel also meant no slouching or my skin would stick together, so it was lose-lose! I imagine the train is terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsofvipers Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 is anyone on here a good artist and want to draw me up an idea I have for a The World Is a Beautiful Place piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 is anyone on here a good artist and want to draw me up an idea I have for a The World Is a Beautiful Place piece. That's what the tattoo artist is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 That's what the tattoo artist is for.One can't stress this enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnombre91 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Definitely. They'll not only do you a good drawing, but they'll draw it in a way they know it'll look good when inked on your skin (which, after all, is what's important). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Got more added this weekend. She killed it on the black lodge coffee. texan4life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebilljim Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Been waiting to post this until I got most of the color filled in...which just happened Saturday. Took about 13 hours spread out over two sessions. I still have to fill in the flower work, and we're talking about possibly shading a little behind the filigree to give it a little depth. THE_James_Champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Been waiting to post this until I got most of the color filled in...which just happened Saturday. Took about 13 hours spread out over two sessions. I still have to fill in the flower work, and we're talking about possibly shading a little behind the filigree to give it a little depth. Woah. That's awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texan4life Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Been waiting to post this until I got most of the color filled in...which just happened Saturday. Took about 13 hours spread out over two sessions. I still have to fill in the flower work, and we're talking about possibly shading a little behind the filigree to give it a little depth. That looks great,(if you don't mind) can you explain the significance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebilljim Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 That looks great,(if you don't mind) can you explain the significance? Mostly, it's because I really, really love trains. Haha. I picked the color scheme based on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and we based the background on what is common geography in western PA, my home state. So there's that connection to where I'm from, which is important to me. But about 75% of the significance is that I love trains, enough to get a pretty huge tattoo of one. texan4life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texan4life Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Mostly, it's because I really, really love trains. Haha. I picked the color scheme based on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and we based the background on what is common geography in western PA, my home state. So there's that connection to where I'm from, which is important to me. But about 75% of the significance is that I love trains, enough to get a pretty huge tattoo of one. That's really cool. Again, looks great, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Got more added this weekend. She killed it on the black lodge coffee. Yessss. So good. Love these updates on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Mostly, it's because I really, really love trains. Haha. I picked the color scheme based on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and we based the background on what is common geography in western PA, my home state. So there's that connection to where I'm from, which is important to me. But about 75% of the significance is that I love trains, enough to get a pretty huge tattoo of one. Good enough reason for me! I have most of my left arm covered with a huge cuttlefish just because I think they're neat animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Yessss. So good. Love these updates on this. Thank you!! I'm very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Thank you!! I'm very happy with it. You should be! I'm hoping to get some more stuff added to my "TV" arm soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 You should be! I'm hoping to get some more stuff added to my "TV" arm soon! I still need to get a Lost tattoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'm currently listening to Title Fight's Shed and getting a spider web drawn on my inner ankle/foot. This is gonna be an interesting evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I still need to get a Lost tattoo. Same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnombre91 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 When I first had a consultation with the guy who's doing my bill & ted tattoos, we discussed a couple of ideas he had for some Always Sunny tattoos. I'm definitely considering going for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickj Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Fresh Ink - cemeterytapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetwaves Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Been waiting to post this until I got most of the color filled in...which just happened Saturday. Took about 13 hours spread out over two sessions. I still have to fill in the flower work, and we're talking about possibly shading a little behind the filigree to give it a little depth. 13 hours? Wow! That's a long time for a piece that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnombre91 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Fresh Ink - Awesome, pizza = life. Got two sessions booked in the next 3 weeks to finish my hands off, getting Ted on my right hand to finish the Bill and Ted set (excellent!) then NO HEROES on my fingers as well as whatever else we can fit on in a 3 hour session. nickj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 13 hours? Wow! That's a long time for a piece that size. I'm normally not one to agree with streetwaves on matters of time...but yeah, that seems like quite a while. Though you do have a pretty good sized arm too. Did your artist having a tough time getting color in where it looks like some scarring has occurred? I like it overall though. What colors are the roses going to be? Red? I'd almost suggest going with blue roses for two reasons. 1) all that red right next to the maroon of the train might wash one or the other of them out. 2) it'll mirror the sky top to bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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