My lovely wife managed to get a pic of me working while she was suffering while I was tattooing her at The Macabre Arts and Tattoo Festival in Louisville KY, and one of my coworkers grabbed a shot of me working on a blackout sleeve project. My name is Rev. Ton Hankley (@dafatwizard on socials) and I work out of Almighty Tattoos in Belleville, IL.

My favorite tattoo but I'm just curious if anyone knows the band. My favorite band oat and they aren't famous

Work in progress at Remington tattoo in north park San Diego. Artist: Hunter knolmayer

Hi,
I want to fill out the negative space on the flower and can’t decide on the color. I like the blue but wonder how it will look on my warm brown skin in a couple of years. The red pops and matches some other tattoos on my arm.

What do you guys think? Other color options also welcome

Hi everyone,

I recently got a tramp stamp done, but I’ve been having a lot of second thoughts about the placement.

It sits around the transition from my lower back to my buttocks, but towards the higher part of that area, leaving quite a bit of distance between the tattoo and my upper buttocks and gluteal cleft. This bothers me because I wonder whether placing it a few cm lower would have made it look more balanced and flow better with my body’s curves.

With my usual mid-rise pants, the placement works quite well because the tattoo sits just above the waistband. However, with super low-rise pants (where my underwear kinda sits), there’s a noticeable gap between the waistband and the tattoo, making it look even higher than I imagined. I originally wanted a placement that would still be visible with everyday pants, rather than one that would only show with very low-rise bottoms or underwear. But I noticed how off it kind of looks when I don‘t wear thise specific pants. Also it’s asymmetrical to my gluteal cleft but symmetrical to my spine..
But then again you are your own worst critic which is why I am looking for your advice.

Now I keep going back and forth between thinking the placement makes sense and worrying that a lower position would have looked more flattering and connected to my upper buttocks and in general like a tramp stamp.

I’ve already posted about this in another subreddit and received comments like “butt mustache” and other insulting remarks. I’d really appreciate constructive criticism and honest opinions without people making fun of the tattoo. It’s not easy to put yourself out there on the internet and share something so personal, especially when you’re already feeling insecure about it. Thank you for being respectful.

TL;DR: Is my tramp stamp placement too high?

I used to think my life was a tragedy, but now I realize it's a comedy

Hey guys im getting these two done today id love them to be the start of a patch sleeve on my arm but im super unsure where they should sit, I have a tattoo on my right arm already but I dont think they'd go togther well, thanks for any advice.

P.s they will be about palm size.

Not my first tattoo, but my second and more complex than #1.

I'm considering a tattoo involving nautical signal flags that have a lot of white in them. I myself am (racially) white/Caucasian and it sounds like white ink isn't really practical - it ends up looking more like scar tissue than color. A little searching indicates that one simply outlines the area to imply the white fill.

The outline trick seems like it would work well for larger white areas. But one of the flags in my design ("N") is a blue/white checkerboard pattern. Do we outline the checkerboard in black and fill only the blue areas? Or just let the blue squares define the white squares, and outline the perimeter of the flag?

Details, in case they're helpful: planning roughly 2" squares. I'm envisioning the flags "flat" rather than "waving in the breeze" (though I might change my mind on that one, as the theme has to do with sailing and wind is thus thematically appropriate 🙂).

Krahnic Body art, Boise ID

Question: Sometimes I lowkey want to stare and ask people about their tats, and I wonder if you like talking about them? Is it taboo to ask folks about their tats? I'm lowkey a little new to the tat community so please be nice.

UPDATE: I have read most comments, and have decided I will have it so it’s not facing me. I appreciate everyone’s advice about either getting it larger, or a different design so it doesn’t turn into a giant ink blotch. Maybe I will update this post after I get my tattoo done:)

I (19F) am going to be getting my first tattoo in the next couple weeks. I am wondering, what way is an inner-forearm tattoo meant to face? Below I used photoshop as an example of what I want. Which do I get? Any advice?

Thank you!

Looking into getting this fish as a memorial piece for my dad. He was a wedding DJ when I was young that went by Champagne Jam. It is going to be a first tattoo for me and was kind of thinking on the front of my thigh. Is there a better spot it would fit?

Last minute trip and wanting to find a shop that takes walkins/last minute bookings. Wondering if there’s a decent artist willing to squeeze in a trad tattoo.

Coatlicue. Hope u liked 🙇🏽‍♂️

Healed over a year, custom client request.

artist: TrailmixTattoos

location: Calgary, AB, Canada

shop: Lowlife Studios

Pic for an example of what I mean. I already have tattoos from this amazing artist and I'm looking for someone with this level of intensity and composition. I just love artists who put that extra oomph in the emotion of a piece and have a unique recognizable style. I'll travel anywhere.

More work on Instagram @anton_tattooing

hello,

I'm looking to get my first tattoo but I'm feeling somewhat overwhelmed with all the different artists I've been seeing and I'm not exactly too sure what to even look for in a tattoo artist

I'm looking to get a very small tattoo (Ecco2k "E" album cover) and I'm based in both NYC and Toronto

I'm completely new to tattoos so I'd appreciate any advice on artists to go to or even just a certain speciality name that I should be looking into when searching for artists.

Thanks : )

Hey everyone!

Ketan here from the Eternal Tattoo and Art Studio Ghatkopar, Mumbai India.

I mapped out this stylized rabbit piece directly on the skin using pen markers.

Drawing this freehand allowed me to create a flow up onto the shoulder cap naturally while the decorative swirls and wave-like patterns flow around the bicep.

This is the second session and I've added the shades

Let me know what you think of how the composition sits on the arm!

I wear a 1.5mm x 14 size ring and I’m looking to do a small line with my wife’s initials that hides under the band. Kind of a surprise. Anywhere in Ontario specialize in this?

detailed Japanese-style tattoos covering
most of their leg, featuring a dragon, a phoenix, and intricate black-and-grey patterns.

by hoch_tattoo / London / W-INK LDN STUDIO