Heh. Quivering beaver.
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Las Vegas is going to overcharge you for a small piece right off the bat. That is guaranteed. Unless the person is the manager, most tattoo artists rent their space at the shop and also pay a cut of each piece they do. With that being said, I suggest moving it from your ankle to your back and instead of a rebel alliance symbol I would say we should go with a full on back piece of Luke and Vader with crossed sabers with the Emperor in the back ground.
Any reviews given on line are going to be mixed and a lot of first time tattoo getters won't know if the guy was heavy handed or if they got what they paid for so looking at portfolios in shops and building a relationship with your artist is important as well. I highly suggest not just walking in off the street and getting tattooed.
After getting tattooed, caring for your new art piece will be imperative as infection or improper care can lead to "bald spots" or unwanted keloid scars. I use dove white unscented soap to clean my arm after I get home and I use a plain, unscented lotion exclusively to care for my tattoos. Tattoo goo or any of the other products that people tell you to use are mostly harmless but have been known to cause infections in some people. Wash it a couple of times a day and keep it moist with lotion and it will be fine.
Here is a pic of my back before it was finished as a resume
Any reviews given on line are going to be mixed and a lot of first time tattoo getters won't know if the guy was heavy handed or if they got what they paid for so looking at portfolios in shops and building a relationship with your artist is important as well. I highly suggest not just walking in off the street and getting tattooed.
After getting tattooed, caring for your new art piece will be imperative as infection or improper care can lead to "bald spots" or unwanted keloid scars. I use dove white unscented soap to clean my arm after I get home and I use a plain, unscented lotion exclusively to care for my tattoos. Tattoo goo or any of the other products that people tell you to use are mostly harmless but have been known to cause infections in some people. Wash it a couple of times a day and keep it moist with lotion and it will be fine.
Here is a pic of my back before it was finished as a resume
God you're a badass
North_Ranger
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Sleep with one eye open, missy. For my vengeance will come.
Perhaps it will be a savage beating with a deep-frozen fish. Mayhaps I will spice up your morning coffee with my piss bag.
Or maybe I will force you to listen to THIS on auto-repeat:
MUAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!
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And don't you forget itJust for you NR, remind them of what they are dealing with!
Sounds like a brothel from a Harry Potter novel.
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myfunkyself
I must say, Docseverin, your tattoo is epically awesome!
The reason I wanted to get it done in Vegas is a) 'cause it would be awesome to simply say 'I got this done in Las Vegas! Like a BOSS!' and b) more importantly, I've always wanted a tattoo. I've already started looking up reviews and doing research for two places that I have my eye on. In the end I may just get it closer to home, as someone told me that it is better to get to know your tattoo artist so you both feel comfortable with what you are doing. If there is something that I want, I typically try to find out more about it before jumping in and buying it.
The only thing I am really bad at impulse buying are movies. And video games. It was horrible when I used to work across from an HMV and a Gamestop.
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That velociraptor tattoo is pretty damn wicked!
The reason I wanted to get it done in Vegas is a) 'cause it would be awesome to simply say 'I got this done in Las Vegas! Like a BOSS!' and b) more importantly, I've always wanted a tattoo. I've already started looking up reviews and doing research for two places that I have my eye on. In the end I may just get it closer to home, as someone told me that it is better to get to know your tattoo artist so you both feel comfortable with what you are doing. If there is something that I want, I typically try to find out more about it before jumping in and buying it.
The only thing I am really bad at impulse buying are movies. And video games. It was horrible when I used to work across from an HMV and a Gamestop.
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That velociraptor tattoo is pretty damn wicked!
Well, that wouldn't help much. His shot "Didn't go in, just impacted on the surface."
Now if it was Red 5, that'd be Luke.[/geekout moment]
Also lawsuits. I know when I got my tattoo, I had to sign something saying that I had not had any alcohol within the last 24 hours and that I would abstain from alcohol for 24 hours after getting it. THat way if I tried to sue and say they didn't give me what I wanted or anything, they had a legal document where I had already assured this is what I asked for, I was sober and clear-minded when I asked for it.
I didn't work up as much a relationship with my tattoo artist as DocSeverin has suggested, but I had e-mailed them months before with questions and had kept up a line of communication with them about it. I had been there before and looked through their portfolios. I had gotten my nipple pierced there two years before and knew first hand how clean and friendly the place was from that, and I had a friend who had work done there before on several occassions, so I was confident.
My next one being very simple I probably won't put in even that much effort though, to be honest. Tattoo artists up here all have pages and pages of maple leaf designs in their portfolio and could do one with a blind fold on by this point. It's like ordering a Big Mac at McDonalds. "I'll have the number 4, please."
You guys told her about sexingtonsecrets.blogspot.com already, right?
And just so he see's it [user]Chad Sexington[/user]
And just so he see's it [user]Chad Sexington[/user]
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Yeah, I'm being flippant, but it does seem like you're not supposed to just do things anymore. You have to have a tattoo artist who attended Juliard, and anoint the result with a lotion created from flowers sprouted from the tears of God and picked by the self-articulating nipples of virginal nuns.
I'm playing of course, but it seems like everything is this way lately.
I'm playing of course, but it seems like everything is this way lately.
Icarus does tattoos?
My bro got a tattoo while drunk at 16. And he did not get the tattoo that he asked for. He wanted the 4 bar Black Flag symbol. And the tattoo artist gave him a pirate flag instead.
You can still find those places, for sure. But if you've thought ahead of time about what you want, you clearly care about it enough to ensure it's done properly.
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I was playing around. I thought I made that clear by saying "I'm playing of course". But then you can't buy X without being told by some fan that the only real way to do it is to do it in Y expensive way lately. It wasn't just the tattoo thing.
If you want to make yourself a canvas, I get what you're going for. But part of the appeal of something like a tattoo seems to be the rebellious, spur of the moment nature of it. The fact that it's permanent but carries a risk of being terrible and regrettable seems like part of the appeal.
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SeraRelm
North_Ranger
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So is sticking your willy in a prostitute. Or marriage, now that I think about it.
Wow... I really should stop thinking about things like this. I managed to make a logical leap from purchasing access to a vagina to... purchasing exclusive access to a vagGODDAMMIT!
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SeraRelm
If you consider marriage to be a transaction...
UR DOIN' IT OLDSCHOOL!
UR DOIN' IT OLDSCHOOL!
North_Ranger
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Jes' makin' a wee bit of a joke thar, lass. Noo harm, noo fo...
*slaps his face*
Sorry... Just watched the Brave trailer. I started Scottin' out.
*slaps his face*
Sorry... Just watched the Brave trailer. I started Scottin' out.
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myfunkyself
I can't speak for everyone, but I always try to do a little research when I am buying a big ticket item, and for me, tattoos fall under that category
But it would be pretty hilarious to be that balls-to-the-walls awesome and impulsive!
Deciding that I want to get a tattoo when I go to Vegas about a year and a half in advance is as spontaneous as this girl is gonna get, unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it)!
North_Ranger
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Did it really take you this long to realize that?
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