The tattoo artist I went to for my first tattoo dug in a bit too deep (heavy hands) and damaged my skin. Initially after your first treatment, there will be some swelling of the skin, but over the next few days it'll go down. There should be no damage to the skin due to the laser, at least not...
Thanks man. The first tattoo I ever got was lasered off to make room for what I have now. I didn't know what style really interested me until 8 years after my first tattoo. I wish I would've done my research first before getting inked, at least I would've save the cost of the laser removal.
Initially I wanted to souvenir piece so this piece is almost 4" x 4". The tattoo took a little over two hours. This will be the start of a bigger piece on my ribs with background and shading.
Here are pics of my work done by Horitomo. The Haanya mask was completed about 5 years ago with...
Just got back from my trip to Japan and had the honor of getting tattoo'd by Mutsuo from Three Tides Tattoo in Osaka. I got a Daruma on my ribs and the pain wasn't as bad as I anticipated. It took a little over two hours and I'm looking to get more work from Mutsuo in the near future...
I want a souvenir piece that can possibly turn into a bigger piece later so I'm getting a Durama on my ribs.
Hiroshi is guest spotting at Kings Avenue I believe sometime this month
I will be traveling to Japan this Friday and decided to email Mutsuo at Three Tides Tattoo about three weeks ago. I figured since I'm already out there, why not ask and give it a shot. To my surprise he said he's available so I will be getting tattoo'd by him next Wednesday in Osaka.
Maybe I...
I get tattoo'd at State of Grace in San Jose and Shige is close to the S.O.G. crew and does guest spots there from time to time. From my conversations with people at State of Grace, he is already booked for his convention appearances because he has a lot of in progress work in California. He...