Well iv been having a full sleeve tattoo done for a while now and couldnt help myself :D
Its not completed as of yet as there is lots more to do :)
Not everyone\'s cup of tea i know but it on my arm and i love it :D
Thumbs up from me!
I think having the hair tattoo under your armpit is going a bit too far
Iv got further to go John:)
Only other one i\'ve seen anywhere near this was was this guy at Sevenstock :eek:
Looks really good, but please grow some muscles!! Lol
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;830369Looks really good, but please grow some muscles!! Lol
I keep trying ;)
I was trying not to flex as the rotor goes a funny shape :S
As you can see the slightest bit of flex and it goes a funny shape :Hammer
Like I said grow some muscles ;) I could get a 3rotor on mine :D
Ya got fat arms ? :Giggle
I like it :). Grant has fat arms :Laugh
Looks great steve :wave
Seen it in person and it does look good :) Need to get something sorted mself.
This is my bro-in-law\'s full sleeve....
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7639484226_9e116c374f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulsolecki/7639484226/)
411034_10151351685575183_1463117258_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulsolecki/7639484226/) by paulsolecki (http://www.flickr.com/people/paulsolecki/), on Flickr
Cool spidey sleeve. I was thinking of getting a comic book sleeve ages ago. It was going to be the bulk as I have some of the comics or the avengers. Not got enough spare time to get inked at the moment. :(
Where did he get that sleeve done? Where are you getting yours done?
Some outstanding tattoos ! Amazing the level of quality.
Shaun
Got mine done at Babylon tattoos in Doncaster, hes done a few comic book sleeves as well Grant.
There is about 21 hrs of work gone into mine to press and its still only half done.
This is a crappy picture but this is the other side.
Quote from: steve garbutt;830384Ya got fat arms ? :Giggle
Quote from: TRIND-FD;830386I like it :). Grant has fat arms :Laugh
Looks great steve :wave
I will show you fat arms at rs9 when I throw you both over the grandstand! With one arm at the same time! Hehehe.
Looks really good Steve, how much an hour £50? Soon adds up.
Yer about £55 ph mate, but i get it a little cheaper :D
Lol, dream it and you would appologise grant :Laugh lol
Steve , are you now going to be wearing vests and ripped jeans :cool
Only kidding lol
Quote from: TRIND-FD;830428Lol, dream it and you would appologise grant :Laugh lol
Steve , are you now going to be wearing vests and ripped jeans :cool
Only kidding lol
No im too old for fashion :rollin
Lol, Be good to see it finished. Need to do something with my outdated ink,
Get both my arms sleeved when I get time.
Get some full colour sleeves they look superb.
Get some cuff links tattoo\'d on you wrist Keith and walk around with your top off, when everyone says "aren\'t you cold?" you can say " no
I\'m just wearing the worlds first invisible shirt" and show them
The cuff links as proof.
Surely that\'d be better as a piercing? :p
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;830433Get some cuff links tattoo\'d on you wrist Keith and walk around with your top off, when everyone says "aren\'t you cold?" you can say " no
I\'m just wearing the worlds first invisible shirt" and show them
The cuff links as proof.
Lol, I need to hit the gym first.
Amazing work :D
looks quite good dude :-)
Just booked myself in for tattooing. Going to bob Hoyle in elland, getting a koi, a koi dragon and a dragon. Starting ay my ankle and finishing on my back.
Starting ya ankle ? Ouch.
I have to say the bits that stung most were my elbow and back.
Iv had 4 4hr sessions on my back to press, separated by 2 weeks each but it\'s getting there :D
Yes at the ankle, letting bob have free range on my skin, he\'s won awards galor for his tattooing.
4 hours!! I\'m going for 3 hour sessions and I think they going to make me cry. We will be the MRC painted men Steve!! Have you had more since I last saw you?
Going on 18th, 25th January, 8th 15th February and 1st of march. Will be booking in some more on the 9th of February. 3 hour sesh\'s. mainly black and grey, with blue waves and red for the eyes. I\'m really excited. Waited 27 years to get this tattoo
Yep iv had more done since :)
I go about every 2 weeks constantly. I\'ll pop a picture up of the dragon on my back that we are doing atm.
Iv also got a mechanial dragon on my chest as well.
Iv Also waited years for em Gant, as of last year I didn\'t have any :)
2 dragons! That\'s just greedy
Well no point in just going at it half baked :)
Here is what my back dragon looks like atm
Iv got 4 hrs later today on this so should be more filled in by the end of the day.
Thats amazing :D
Shaun
Quote from: shaunwil;844166Thats amazing :D
Shaun
Cheers Shawn :)
Thats cool, i\'m not a bit tatto fan myself but they are cool on other people.
Looks great Steve, all of the colour must be where the time is going. I\'m going with mainly black and grey.
Yer it\'s getting the colours to match during different sessions grant :)
Ate you having any detail around the dragon?
Yep ya can prolly see the line around the edge that\'s all going to be a hole with mechanical stuff in and the dragon will look like its comig out of it.
Yes I can see it. Love the mechanical stuff don\'t you? ;) when do you think you will stop with the ink? Or a you going for the full suit?
Nah not going to have a full suit.
Iv got my back and chest to finish, my traps to start and a half sleeve on the other arm then im getting my half my side on my ribs done.
Think thats as far as im going :)
Well you must be addicted to the needle then:) iv been thinking about my tattoo, and have all ready thought of my next one!! Most likely be a Phoenix on the other half of my back. All in crazy colours to have a contrast on the black and grey.
Here\'s the start of mine, free hand tattoo, drawn onto me first with markers, 30mins, then 2 hours of tattooing. Should of been 3 hours total but it started hurting lots as he was going over the same areas touching up.
Have got blue going around the edges on the waves, this part is probably 90-95% complete but only constitutes 25-35% of the whole lot.
So happy with it and the speed he has done it.
Pic time from my iPhone (http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/grantmonkhouse/6D5A6978-1124-4BEF-8B92-21E0F391BDBA-23176-0000067927D87985.jpg)
looking good grant :Thumbsup!
Must have been sore at the back of the knee :Tongue1
Yes it really really hurt there. Still got to have it coloured round there too
I have full back done just waiting for inspiration on what to merge into it
Quote from: mikey-t;848120I have full back done just waiting for inspiration on what to merge into it
Get some piccys up mate, always good to appreciate good body art :)
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;848119Yes it really really hurt there. Still got to have it coloured round there too
It will transform it when its got colour in it Grant :)
I know, colour is going on once my whole leg is black and grey. Blue all in one sesh
Will post pictures when I\'m back from this tour, black and grey for me every time,
My artist said black and grey as he can do it faster and holds clearer for longer. And the blue waves I am getting around the feature will make the black and grey stand out.
I\'ve been thinking about getting another tattoo for ages now. Got a few ideas of what i\'d like but just never got round to doing anything about it.
As with a lot in life its always about time and money
Adam
Try and find a tattooist that will do a dragon that isn\'t a oriental dragon. Guy I went to had to go full freehand
All of mine will be free hand. If its not traditional style it won\'t match the koi, that\'s what I like, always have. Have told him its got to look aggressive
Second part of tattoo done. Pics 2moro.
pics as promised, full free hand due to my unique taste, i wanted a typicaly british dragon with a oriental dragons head. guy prefers to work free hand on backs anyway due to unique contours of the body,
some bits are still fresh hence darker
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/cruisemidlands/52A95D17-6711-485B-95AB-A972A8CBF2A9-138-00000003A155AEB9.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/cruisemidlands/10ED3418-0F7E-4CAE-888E-E67FC54BB066-138-00000003A8191199.jpg)
That is quality, how many hours in that?
Well here my koi-dragon, koigon, drakoi. Better than what I had pictures in my head:)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/grantmonkhouse/12DAB20A-170F-4CD8-BF3B-95309F2EFE8E-17523-0000049D2A93BF66.jpg)
Mikey-T :That\'s good, love the freehand, same as mine :), always good to have something unique :)
Is it going to have colour or is it grey scale ?
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;848811Well here my koi-dragon, koigon, drakoi. Better than what I had pictures in my head:)
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/grantmonkhouse/12DAB20A-170F-4CD8-BF3B-95309F2EFE8E-17523-0000049D2A93BF66.jpg)
Grant looking great :Thumbsup! that\'s so classic, I\'m trying to incorporate some classic design into mine as well, hence the dragon on my back
Yeh I always wanted classic/traditional style. They\'re just aggressive looking.
Quote from: Grant Monkhouse;848815They\'re just aggressive looking.
just like you and ya dad then haha :)
Hahahaha ha true
All black and grey as will the surrounding area be when I continue it, lost count of how many hours, all I remember is the freehand in marker and outline took 6 hours
So here\'s where I\'m currently at. Got another 3 hours in 2 weeks time. Should finish the blue and most of the black and grey in that session. Then there will be just some yellow and orange to go in and some bits too touch up
(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc507/grantmonkhouse/1A542922-49EA-4380-AE7E-A7C6B9BA7B89-4683-0000059D74FD89BB_zps17de132d.jpg)
Looking good Grant,:Thumbsup! be good to get some more colour on there :)
This is how my back looks atm, still loads to do.
They both look AWESOME :)
They do look awesome!!
Been thinking of what to get myself and been thinking of something bio mech but unsure of what as of yet. Looks like a night of pic hunting to get some inspiration!
Ade
Mikey-t, that is really awesome. :)
I did see Steve´s arm at RS10. Guy who did that is a true artist. Amazing job. Hopefully, some day, I can get ink from that guy ;)
I did get some ink at Mad Tatters in Wellingborough. I like them at Facebook. Seen few of their work, they are good too...
just love them , I just got a book on different tattoo artists its a fantastic read but the back looks Brill:god