My take on the poem the raven by Edgar Allan Poe. Four years ago. Now I´m booking for Amsterdam and Porto in October and Bogotá (Colombia) in December.

Super happy with how this heavy-contrast illustrative piece turned out. Packing the black background really made the colors pop. Original design sketch is on the last slide

Artist in butte Montana did my left palm in an octopus style tattoo. Had no idea what I was going to get at first so she decided for me. Little to no pain on thicker parts but was sensitive in the webbing.

I got Haida tribal bear tattoo about 20 years ago. It’s for my son, whose spirit animal is a bear. At the time, the words cultural appropriation didn’t exist. Now it’s pretty cringey. Im white AF with no connection to the Haida people other than I lived in the PNW and loved the style. I kinda want it gone or at least much less obvious. Is it too thick and bold to cover up? Or do I do a few laser sessions then blast over?

Edit: I really appreciate everyone’s different opinions on this. I’m going to do some more research about the cultural significance of the totem, to make sure I’m not actively offending someone. I also liked the suggestions of talking to some Haida folks about it, and if I have the chance, to do something that shows appreciation for the culture. Assuming I’m not actively offending someone, I’m in favor of keeping it, but I might do some floral/leafy bordering on it just fill in some of the negative space around it and make it a bit less in-your-face.

Beautiful client shared a personal story from her childhood and I did my best to interpret it into a design that resonates with her after back and forths. We're both glad the way it turned out and how it illustrates her memory of the time.

Had this tattoo for about a year now and I like it only thing I kinda feel like it’s missing something like some shading or something any ideas?

Hello !

Je viens de me faire tatouer en Polynésie française par un marquisien et j'ai complètement oublié de filmer les explications de mon tatouage pour les garder précieusement.

Je sais que j'y ai intégré : la tortue, la baleine, le vent (l'oiseau à la base de la queue de la raie), l'eau, le fait de revenir à l'essentiel, les 4 éléments (dans la carapace de tortue).

Je sais qu'il a intégré d'autres symboles significatifs sur le tatouage, mais je ne sais pas lesquels.

Est-ce que quelqu'un qui connaît les symboles marquisiens en tatouage serait d'accord de me faire une analyse de tous les symboles figurants sur mon tatouage ?

Merci beaucoup 🙏🏻

Pic. I wasn't sure how to upload so the bot wouldn't delete the post asap.

I live on the other side of Canada, so when I fly home for family/vacation, I visit my dude. Rajin was first, Fujin second, background fresh on Oct. 1.

For context: Rajin is on the outside of my right calf, Fujin on the inside of my right calf.

A custom design I executed recently ⚔️
After client’s idea. Swipe for more photos!
Done at Zaraza tattoo shop.

got my first tattoo today. kinda went for a floral branch design and ngl im liking how it turned out so far. what do u guys think of it?

I want opinions for this idea of a tattoo it’s not that crazy just a script one but i want an unbiased opinion from people who don’t know the show or manga but lmk if it’s cute.
(middle font)

Just wanted to share these tattoos I got the other day, I think they look wicked! Any love for Balinese traditional tattoo style out here?

I probably gonna do thid spiderman tattoo, what should i add or adjust or change into it ? And its gonna be on my thigh

Done at a fine ink location in orlando, tattoo artist is named Janice! This is my longest and most complex tat so far, it took 5 hours. All but one of my other tats are black fineline, I have a little bit of red on tat on my leg but this frog definitely is the most colorful by far. Lucky tat #7!

You can see the previous tattoo that we covered at the end. I´m tattooing in Berlin and Amsterdam for October and Bogotá (Colombia) in December.

Client was inspired by the idea that awareness of the cosmos and our place in it was a gift; a few iterations later and this was the result we were both happy with!

I’ve been wanting this tattoo as a back piece since the moment I saw her in person many moons ago! The problem I’m having is I’m not sure the patina portion can be done correctly. She is a family plot marker in a Cleveland cemetery but the beauty of her aging is what draws you into her! Can the realism be brought through and more so can the patina look be captured?

Vous en pensez quoi? J'en suis très fière. Un rêve d'enfants qui se reméalise à 55 ans. ma passion star wars. Oeuvre fais par un artiste de ma region. Sur instagram pocketsimontattoos

This one was a challenge I loved taking on because the client had a number of motifs he wanted combined into a single sleeve. I started off with the serpent by the shoulder because I knew it had to wrap around its entirety, and then the rest came naturally. I finalized the design after about 3 days and needless to say said client was super happy with the result, as am I.

Just finished this tattoo in Medellín, Colombia. Looking for honest feedback on the design and execution."

Who remembers this book? I was nerveus about this tattoo because it is a bit childish ofcourse, but this book was read to me by my mother and I read it to both my children (now 24 and 15 years). I am Dutch and I love the name of the town more than the English one. In English it's called: 'I had a little trouble in getting to Solla Sollew'. In Durch it's: 'You are not yet in Nobody's sorrow'

I was recently done with a rewatch of one of the very first shows I had ever watched and loved, despite the horrendous video quality of my desktop and the wonky subtitles available in my mother tongue, so of course, my obsession for the show awoke again and yes, I had to go get a tattoo.

Done by androniki.ink (IG), based in Patras, Greece.
Session lasted about two hours, and the artist was thorough and friendly, making sure I was feeling alright during the process. Such a pro.

Hi everyone,

I'm getting my second tattoo this week and I've come up with this design. The quote up top is from the band Shinedown and is to remember my mom. The birthdays on the right side are my sons. I'm going to change the word family to the Italian spelling but I'm looking for ideas of what to add to it, mainly the left side.

Any suggestions?

was my first ever one and always wanted to get spider lilies n the moon , its fully healed now but here's the fresh pics!