tattoo questions..... n show em off

makeUPwhore

makeUPwhore

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welll manny mac employees have the beest tattos ive ever seen ..... so if any of you have any feed back as in what shops they go to or what not please share mainly in the so. cal area por favor thanx ..... ohhh yea n share the tats on here tooo i love seeing em
 
YOOTOPiA

YOOTOPiA

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don't work for mac but i get my tattoos at HB Tattoo in huntington beach. have a long list of more to get done but on pause due to a deal i made, boo...
sorry for the blurry pics, these were taken 5 years ago...
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angel with first name on lower back
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koi on right ankle
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my last name on back of neck
 
msthrope

msthrope

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i don't know CA geopgrahy, but kari barba is f'n amazing and well worth the trip even if you need to travel within the state a bit. she won best tattooer of the year for a few years running at the national tattoo convention. if my 70+ hours weren't enough for me, i'd be seeking her out for work. her son's work is pretty hot too.

http://www.net33.com/tattoo/
 
makeUPwhore

makeUPwhore

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Originally Posted by msthrope
i don't know CA geopgrahy, but kari barba is f'n amazing and well worth the trip even if you need to travel within the state a bit. she won best tattooer of the year for a few years running at the national tattoo convention. if my 70+ hours weren't enough for me, i'd be seeking her out for work. her son's work is pretty hot too.

http://www.net33.com/tattoo/




love love love her work .... 70 + hours .... i wanna see what you got hun .... but yesss i will def look into her ..... what does she charge btw ???
 
msthrope

msthrope

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i have no clue what she charges; but whatever it is, she is SO worth it. as far as i am concerned, price isn't an issue when it comes to tattoos - the good people charge more and tend to be a lot faster as well. i have seen the guy i go to take 3 hours to do a piece better than someone that took 9 hours to do the same piece. yeah, my guy might be $75 more an hour; but in the end i still pay less. i figure when it comes to a lifetime investment, price shouldn't be a concern and if it is, you should just wait.

the photos are pretty crappy, but you asked for em...the hibiscus are in a band around my left ankle, the lotus in in my armpit and i have a matching one in different colors and with a diffferent character in the other armpit, the chrysanthemums are in a band around my right calf, and the mermaid is on my butt (we have done about another 1.5hrs on her since the photo to complete her). i also have a full back piece and a dark, more protected mermaid on the other side of my butt - neither of which i have photos of.



 
lovemichelle

lovemichelle

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I know the one girl who used to work for MAC in Cali has some nice tattoos. She was on that Andy Dick reality show for MTV. I talk to her here and there online and I love her tattoo pictures.
 
MisStarrlight

MisStarrlight

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Ooooo, my favorite subject!
Ha, I'm soooo addicted.

This one's about a year old-Alice in Wonderland inspired:
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This was my first one-a self portrait:
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And my planned ones:
a VERY rough sketch-this one will go on my lower stomach, just above my junk. I was supposed to get this done today, but I was too lazy to go to Am-Jam. I'll do it within the next month though
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And my most favorite one-my tax return will pay for this:
A chest piece with the Virgo & Libra on either side (where the trendy girls get the Nautical stars) and a Queen of Swords Tarot card in the center-just above my cleevage. I dunno what I'm going to do to connect the three images yet. I'm thinking the Virgo & Libra constallations, but I'll leave it up to my tattoo artist to draw it up for me

I'm planning yet another one, but I don't have anything but the theme finalized. I want it to be ultra girly, but strong & solitary....but no image has come to me yet...anyone have any suggestions/wanna draw somethin out for me?



I got my Alice one & will be getting my next two/three at Inkstop Tattoo in NYC, on the Lower East Side
 
blueyedlady87

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I want a fairy on my lower back with outstretched wings. Or possibly angle wings on my shoulder blades. I think to do both it would clash, so i have to pick which one I really want. And I want 'La Dolce Vita' (the sweet life) in big script on my inner left wrist.
 
lolly88

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i have the zodiac sign for aquarius on my right shoulder blade. it's also my gramma's sign, so it's sort of a tribute to her memory.
 
pucci

pucci

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I've got a cats face on my left hip. A stylised cat on my upper middle back. hello kitty on my inner wrist and a chinese symbol for angel on my foot.
 
makeUPwhore

makeUPwhore

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Quote:
Originally Posted by msthrope
i have no clue what she charges; but whatever it is, she is SO worth it. as far as i am concerned, price isn't an issue when it comes to tattoos - the good people charge more and tend to be a lot faster as well. i have seen the guy i go to take 3 hours to do a piece better than someone that took 9 hours to do the same piece. yeah, my guy might be $75 more an hour; but in the end i still pay less. i figure when it comes to a lifetime investment, price shouldn't be a concern and if it is, you should just wait.

the photos are pretty crappy, but you asked for em...the hibiscus are in a band around my left ankle, the lotus in in my armpit and i have a matching one in different colors and with a diffferent character in the other armpit, the chrysanthemums are in a band around my right calf, and the mermaid is on my butt (we have done about another 1.5hrs on her since the photo to complete her). i also have a full back piece and a dark, more protected mermaid on the other side of my butt - neither of which i have photos of.




hun they r beautiful ..... yea i agree price isnt whats important its the job they do ..... ill def look into hey thanx



keep the tat pics comming i love seeing them =) ill post mine shortly even tho i dont like it much im thinking of doing a color change to my flower .... is that possible ?
 
msthrope

msthrope

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Originally Posted by makeUPwhore
hun they r beautiful ..... i dont like it much im thinking of doing a color change to my flower .... is that possible ?

thank you
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color change is possible depending on what color you have and what color you want to change to. tattoo ink isn't like coats of paint; it's like mixing colors of paint. if you have an orange flower, for example, and you just put purple over it, it's going to tend to look muddy. you also can't really go from a dark color like navy to a light color like yellow.
 
Eye<3Colour

Eye<3Colour

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Quote:
Originally Posted by lovemichelle
I know the one girl who used to work for MAC in Cali has some nice tattoos. She was on that Andy Dick reality show for MTV. I talk to her here and there online and I love her tattoo pictures.


that girl is awesome!! she is so beautiful!!! the one w/the black hair and a strip of color, right? her ink was amazing!!!
 
Eye<3Colour

Eye<3Colour

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this is what i have on my back
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i have a small tattoo on my ankle and another butterfly on my stomach. Febuary 4th im going to get my chest done on the sides with three flowers in color on each side, then some black shading as the vines/leaves of the flowers. but it will reach from the top of the shoulder and down to the top of my breast. at least thats what i have in mind for it.
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i will post pics when i get it done.
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