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Inside of the elbows, that was the worst for me.

How can there be any demand for another series of this? It was awful the first time around and there is not one single likeable person in it (with the possible exception of Phil Kyle).

There are lots of places like that. Getting my kidney area tattooed always makes my leg twitch.

Just keep it to two hours or so at a time if you can (it may be difficult to do that on the first session). It's pretty grim, but it's bearable.

It's probably the worst place I've been tattooed but it's tolerable. Just keep the sessions down to two to three hours maximum each.

Everyone's searching for 'meaning' in their tattoos these days. We all know why.

Just get what you like mate, there doesn't have to be some deep, significant meaning behind everything.

My wife had her foot done and said it didn't hurt much, but it took an incredible amount of time to heal. It was well over a month before it stopped scabbing.

Huck Spaulding's book A-Z of Tattooing is excellent, but expensive. Worth getting nonetheless.

Twice a day until it stops scabbing is plenty.

Try to get a general anaesthetic.

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On Saturday I sat for two hours to have colour added to my koi. It was the 4th sitting so far, and there are probably three more to go. Most of the work this time was on water and scales that run from ...

I always look for your posts Ed, as you seem to be completely free of the elitist attitude (don't talk to me, don't even look at me, get thee to an art college, get a five-year apprenticeship, etc.) t ...

[quote="Ed Sr"]machines inserted in a very uncomfortable way and turned up to full power[/quote]

That made my eyes water!

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[quote="Ed Sr"]Ribs hurt like hell.[/quote]

Word.

Don't know much about tigers, but I'd go for colour just because it's more in keeping with traditional japanese in my opinion.

I would say that, unless you've got work on your ribs already (so you ...

As a proud father myself, I would suggest that you get a tattoo of an empty wallet.

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To be honest I've gone to lots of different places and had work of varying quality from lots of different artists. Recently though, I've been working on a big piece (three sittings so far and probably ...

Scanning the design into the PC first right?

I have heard that if you use vaseline to moisturise the area you're tattooing, as a real artist would do on real skin, then it keeps the mess right down.

Not sure if this is true or not...

I'm thinking of going to this one - it would be my first convention.

Do you happen to know what the chances are of being tattooed on the day? Do you have to pre-book with the artist(s)? Thanks.

I always scratch them like mad once the scab has gone. They really itch when they're healing. I've never had a problem with a tattoo because of it.

I'm exactly like that at the moment. I'm in the middle of a massive koi on my ribs and I'm having 2 hour sessions every three or four weeks. I wasn't too nervous before the first session but before th ...

Make sure you eat, take some paracetamol and don't get wrecked the night before. Good luck.

What about something sports-related? The crest from the football shirt or something from Ferrari maybe.

I'd personally go for something from one of the Italians in MotoGP (Rossi, Melandri, De Angel ...

Scabbing makes the tattoo feel sort of furry in my experience. Bits of the scab will fall off when you touch it so try not to pick at it too much. I've only ever had trouble with one tattoo and with t ...

I always tip my artist at least £10 a session. I'm sure he makes it hurt less and heal faster if I tip.

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Make sure you get:

Sleep when you're....

or you're going to look a right wally!

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I'm sorry matey, I don't understand your question.

This is all I was talking about:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Dots_Tattoo

I read it recently and your post reminded me of it, that's all ...

Can I piggy back on your welcome thread please? I've been lurking for a while and this seems like a decent corner of the internet.

I'm Stuart, from Kent and I've been having tattoos on and off for ...