look no further than Nigel Kurt, excellent tattooist, one of the best, ppl from Europe and all over England travel to have work done by him, he's the Andy F of tattooing...lol

NigelKurt.Com

 

Best way by reputation. Jason Butcher ..:: Immortal Ink - Tattoo & Body Piercing - Tattoo Evilution ::.. has done the vast majority of mine and that was through a friends recommendation. Someone mentioned Woody earlier, I may start on my leg with him as one of my friends has lost two sleeves, back, thighs and stomach done by him and its all very good. Busy man though, you normally have to get referred to him to avoid a loooooong wait.

 

this will be nice

a central asian aryan symbol and also symbol of my ancestors the mongols mix aryan persian /greek

 

been keeping tabs on this thread over the days.

would be interesting if i could put some of the commission stuff i do into tattoo design. done a few bits in the past, but a big custom piece would be brilliant.

micheal, keep us upto date on this, very interested after the chat we had a couple months back mate

 

Cheers mate, ideas changed quite drastically, would you like to see the starting design? PM me an email address

I shall indeed keep the thread up to date.

 

After much searching around for an accurate translation, I remembered while having physio today, and having my back cracked, that my physiotherapists wife is Japanese lol

So he is taking the design home and getting her to check and correct it for me

Duh, how could I forget that.

 

Now got the final design through, and wow im glad I made the changes, it looks fantastic!
2 days to go. For the first 3 hour sitting , with mummy

 

Under 24 hours to go now.... GOD im excited

Guess I better shave in the morning.... my leg that is lol

 

Today today
For those interested in the design...
Snazy's Space its there <

Will post some WIP pics when I get home this evening.

 

Thats cool Snazy liking that design.
Looking forward to seeing the proper photo's.

 

Rah, just got home from a 3.5 hour sitting.

Loving the work so far

 

Look forward to some pics of the work in progress.

 

Here goes, phase one of the new tattoo is done, and we have all the line work

3.5 hours of line work, but worth every second. No breaks lol.
Finished up at 9pm tonight.

Couple of weeks now and the colour can start, so here are the pics

 

Each to their own but I don't get the tat thing. If it's a body art thing I'd rather get the body in shape than cover it with a daft picture. Still I can appreciate the art and work that's gone into that and if you're happy with it then great stuff

 

Body in shape and tattoo's are 2 totally different things really. Training is not really personal expression, where as something like a tattoo is, but as you say, only to some

The whole experience of having a decent piece done it something to remember in itself, let alone the time, person or moment you are capturing

 

totally agree. the finished article is only part of the experience. actually having the work done is also just as important as the finished article.

michael, your legs gonna be sore this morning

i remember the oriental dragon i had on my leg from ankle to knee cap.

3 sessions of over 3 hours each. that ached and wearing socks was uncomfortable for weeks

 

I think the word is "tender". Would not go as far as ache but definatly a sensation lol.

Sleeping was interesting, but no bleeds overnight, and all looking goooood
Got to clean it up in a bit and then get a clearer picture of it.

Looking forward to the colouring in, but at least that can be paced. With it being 120-140 mile round trip though, I think I will try and get it over with in 3 sessions.

Overall, im delighted with the result though, just wish it was not so addictive. lol

 

Just cleaned it up a bit, and voila...

 

Thats freaking sweet man
will have to keep an eye on the progress, nice one Snazy

 

Looking good so far.

 

Cheers mate Glad ya like it.
I shall indeed keep the thread up to date, will post a pic when it settles down, before the colour starts.

Couple of bits I want to have tweaked to look how I want, but overall, im delighted, and over the frickin moon Got a stiff leg though, strange that eh.

Cheers Lisa It will just get better and better

 

Looking forward to following the work in progress.

After seeing that, to think I was worrying about a tiny one on my wrist. I might just bite the bullet so to speak.

 

Aaaaah just get on with it will ya lol

When I got there, everyone working there just kept saying the same thing... "thats a big tattoo"

So I feel better for getting through it. As soon as the needle touched my skin, I just thought, here we go. lol

Rest assured the WIP pics will keep coming. SO excited about colours now but sadly already planning the continuation and my other leg!

 

Hmmm tight skin sucks !! lol

 

Looking good Michael

2 days of tenderness and 10 days of the itching from hell

 

Yeah the norm, just on a scale im not familiar with lol.
Might have a surf dude design on the other leg, then I can go skinny dipping without getting nicked lol.

Regardless of how long it takes to heal, once it has, it starts all over again with the colouring lol

 

Aaaah thats better. Nappy rash cream rocks lol
I can almost see the end of the tunnel now. Waking up stuck to my joggers was not funny though. Interesting moment seperating skin from clothes lol

 

Looking better now that the redness has died down, and the scabbing is starting to clear up a little.
No sticking to clothes or bedding last night, bonus.

Cant wait for the scabbing to be gone now, patience, patience lol

 

Snaz,

Couldn't help noticing that you don't seem to have changed your clothes in the last 3 days!

Nice work though!

 

Which way up does it go?