kihon_gent Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 (edited) As promised elsewhere on the forum. I'm 35 now, nearly 36. My first 'tattoo' was from playing with ink and a needle as a kid. That left one small dot. Too small for a pic. During my late teens/early twenties a star and an anarchy-sign were tattooed on my right arm (no pic available). Later on I thought that was a bit amateuristic, they were hardly "real" tattoos, and when some friends of mine got tattoos I went for it as well - 'though I must say I was a bit intoxicated at the time and it was very impulsive. The star and the anarchy-sign were covered by a tribal and a (native american-style) feather, and I got a snake on my back. I've got a pic of the snake, but it's way too ugly to post. The snake will be covered by another tattoo in the years to come. Anyway - after, what, 15 years of not being happy with the tattoos last year I finally decided to take action. First step: inquiring about laser removal. Turned out to be quite painful and above all ridiculously expensive. Second step: finding a very good tattoo-artist to cover the tribal & feather. Success! We agreed to tattoo a koi over them and do a Japanese-style sleeve (currently still under construction). First picture: you can still see the old tattoos, and the drawing/outline of the koi. Second pic: adding the surroundings. Third pic: needles, ink & blood! First session finished: Two weeks later: second session finished. Six months later: third session finished (two more sessions coming up in december/january). The ink & colours still have to 'settle' in these last 4 pictures...and as you can see I couldn't hide all my fat, so it's back to the gym for me asap! Tattoo-artist: Len - http://www.haraitattoo.com/ - http://www.myspace.com/116694619 Edited February 8, 2009 by kihon_gent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopussoir Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 wow, thats awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanAndrew Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Niceeeeee! I can't wait to get my next tattoo. I'm taking it slow so hopefully I don't have to do any cover ups later, but damn if i get a cover up like that who cares!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfacile Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Awesome tattoo! Just the stoke I need - I have the first session of a large cover up this Saturday. An old dragon will be covered by a new one... Yours is a really nice tat - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 beautiful! Great work! And I like this style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kihon_gent Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Thanks everyone! I'm very glad that I found such a talented/skilled guy in my own city. Can't wait to see how it'll look when it's finished... Should be completed in January (the tattoo-artist has a 6-months waiting list, he's very busy, which is ok because I really need the time to save the money). Not sure yet whether I'll stop at the elbow (short sleeve) or whether I'll make it a slightly larger (3/4) sleeve... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanAndrew Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 I'm waiting to do a full sleeve until I'm older. Not because I care about people seeing it and going "OMG TATTOO, he must rape small children" but more because I don't want the sun to fade them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChrisZx Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I'm waiting to do a full sleeve until I'm older. Not because I care about people seeing it and going "OMG TATTOO, he must rape small children" but more because I don't want the sun to fade them out. Sun screen / long sleeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Plus good tattooist will touch you up for free for life so long as it looks like you've been taking reasonable care of it. Rule of thumb is to just tip them but they shouldn't charge you anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark X kent Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 LOOKS GOOD MEDEBELG ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanAndrew Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I'm waiting to do a full sleeve until I'm older. Not because I care about people seeing it and going "OMG TATTOO, he must rape small children" but more because I don't want the sun to fade them out. Sun screen / long sleeves I hate long sleeves or believe me I'd have tattoos on my forearms by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mich4animals Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Great ink! Incredible job on the coverup! You're lucky to find someone so talented in your area. I'm looking for someone good in VA right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kihon_gent Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 LOOKS GOOD MEDEBELG ! Dank u zeer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kihon_gent Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) Updates (last week): To be continued in a fortnight. Edited February 8, 2009 by kihon_gent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Nice ink...I'm sure your inner arm felt great during the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Looks pretty sweet dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigress Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Nice ink makes me want more !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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