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Title: INK
Post by: slack on August 5, 2016 08:16 AM
I'm gonna post my ink here, you can too if you have any

as you can see, my left arm is all Tolkien inspired

(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fweedle.org%2Fmobile%2F20160805_031202.jpg&hash=d40f996826579417bbce2cd114be5c295bb4d729)
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Title: Re: INK
Post by: slack on September 10, 2016 12:30 AM
Updated INK

Minnesota sleeve
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fweedle.org%2Fmobile%2F20160909_192508.jpg&hash=afc4c85aa30c386ffd5f0112c0d78481d2f6bb0e)
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Tolkien sleeve
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Title: Re: INK
Post by: crackers on September 11, 2016 12:51 AM
Really cool tatts - i always like it when a sleeve has a theme rather than just a nasty ass assortment of bad ideas
Title: Re: INK
Post by: Bamyasi on September 11, 2016 03:17 AM
Is this the thread in which we critique slack's life choices.
Title: Re: INK
Post by: slack on September 11, 2016 04:25 AM
you can do whatever you like!
Title: Re: INK
Post by: Bamyasi on September 11, 2016 04:37 AM
Well in that case I'll say you're pretty cool!

89.3 is also the best station where I live.
Title: Re: INK
Post by: slack on October 1, 2016 04:49 AM
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Title: Re: INK
Post by: Unless on October 21, 2016 02:44 AM
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Title: Re: INK
Post by: fish on December 21, 2016 06:12 PM
typical lumberjack
Title: Re: INK
Post by: valiums on January 19, 2017 06:17 PM
What's the Tolkein sleeve say?
Title: Re: INK
Post by: slack on February 18, 2017 08:32 AM
Quote from: valiums on January 19, 2017 06:17 PM
What's the Tolkein sleeve say?
almost a month old quote, but here goes

the elvish script on my arm says "Aure Entuluva" which translates to "Day shall come again!"

here is the context

"Last of all Hurin stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield, and wielded an axe two-handed; and it is sung that the axe smoked in the black blood of the troll-guard of Gothmog until it withered, and each time that he slew he cried: 'Aure entuluva! Day shall come again!' Seventy times he uttered that cry; but they took him at last alive, by the command of Morgoth, for the Orcs grappled him with their hands, which clung to him still though he hewed off their arms; and ever their numbers were renewed, until at last he fell buried beneath them. Then Gothmog bound him and dragged him away to Angband with mockery."

but anyway, new ink

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Title: Re: INK
Post by: Unless on February 21, 2017 10:01 PM
Well I'm definitely at least 60% sure that's the shape of an American state on your right arm.

Have you found the hand tattoos have been fading at all? Last example I was given was a guy who had his beginning to noticeably fade after ~6 months, but then his weren't as nice and colourful as yours.
Title: Re: INK
Post by: slack on February 22, 2017 12:03 AM
the knuckle tattoos are harder to heal properly, but the ones on the back of my hand are still looking very sharp
Title: Re: INK
Post by: Unless on February 25, 2017 09:19 AM
Cool cool. So how often did the tattooist recommend you apply cream, and how often do you actually do it? I don't mean specifically the hands, because they're probably one of the easier and less uncomfortable places to do so.
Also have you gotten all these done at the same place? I had a friend who swore by the one artist (and had many done), but it didn't really click with me that he didn't have any coloured ones until another friend was all like "yo no tha's a bad idea dawg" so I called up and just got the outline done for now. The first place I went was five years ago in Dublin and I was pretty happy with that but the place has since shut up shop, so that's sad.

Edit: Actually they just moved, so that's not so sad.
Title: Re: INK
Post by: slack on February 28, 2017 07:37 PM
they recommend that you just keep the area from getting dry, i use aquaphor, but simple unscented lotion will do. only have to do that for a week or two, and also use sunscreen as needed.

and yeah, i did get them all done at the same place, i dont have any complaints about the colored tattoos but all my tattoos are less than a year old so i dont really know about long-term fading