***Official Tattoo Thread: Inked-4-Life Vol.2***

[picasso swerve]

Jun Cha

 

[scarsorscabs]

not a fan of gag tattoo's but this one is pretty good

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That's extremely impressive.

 

[Fong$tarr]

New Mutsuo episode is up: http://www.vice.com/tattoo-age

 

[peniskowski]

Booking an appointment with jun cha for 2014.

 

[skyypilot]

What are your guys thoughts on having a full arm sleeve with two different themes?

Right now I have a half sleeve with the koi fish/maple leaves/etc. and I've been thinking of getting my fore arm wrapped with something dedicated towards my faith (Jesus, angel). Thoughts on having two different themes?

Also, has anyone heard of Lowrider Tattoos in Fountain Valley, CA? My sister got a tattoo done their and I was blown away with the quality. Looked on their website and it looks like great stuff.

 

[Fong$tarr]

What are your guys thoughts on having a full arm sleeve with two different themes?
Right now I have a half sleeve with the koi fish/maple leaves/etc. and I've been thinking of getting my fore arm wrapped with something dedicated towards my faith (Jesus, angel). Thoughts on having two different themes?
Also, has anyone heard of Lowrider Tattoos in Fountain Valley, CA? My sister got a tattoo done their and I was blown away with the quality. Looked on their website and it looks like great stuff.

I think that is common. More common is people just getting tons of random tattoos everywhere, let alone different sleeves. It's hard to stay consistant with tattoos. The people that do probably just have the money to get a huge one straight off the bat and stop after that. The people that have that itch will just get tattoos all the time untill they are covered. I think it is fine.

And Lowrider is where Jun Cha started. They are super legit in the industry but more poplular in LA cause of their style. My cousin worked under someone there too.

 

[droseph]

Saw this on Tumblr somewhere. Thought it was pretty cool, what do you guys think?

 

[scarsorscabs]

Saw this on Tumblr somewhere. Thought it was pretty cool, what do you guys think?

I'm no expert. The art looks great. My only problem with a tattoo like that is it just seems so heavy on ink and shading. I'm sure that's what they were going for and some of it has to do with it being new but IMO they tend to look worse more quickly down the road.

I have a friend that has his upper arm with the same type of dark work, it was incredible when he got it 5-6 years ago and he's obsessive, takes care of it, barely goes in the sun anyway and it's nowhere near as sharp now. Maybe it's the ink or artist but he has a bunch of others (sleeves now) from the same artist, they're either not as heavily shaded, in color, more lines, etc and all of those look really good. It's kind of a shame.

Thoughts?

 

[skyypilot]

I think that is common. More common is people just getting tons of random tattoos everywhere, let alone different sleeves. It's hard to stay consistant with tattoos. The people that do probably just have the money to get a huge one straight off the bat and stop after that. The people that have that itch will just get tattoos all the time untill they are covered. I think it is fine.
And Lowrider is where Jun Cha started. They are super legit in the industry but more poplular in LA cause of their style. My cousin worked under someone there too.

Yeah, I definitely noticed the random tats then "connecting" them later on with some people I know.

And yeah, I actually just noticed Jun being one of the artists on their website. I guess he got so big that he prob branched out to do his own work.

Thanks for always the good feedback bro.

 

[Fong$tarr]

^^^No doubt,

I'm no expert. The art looks great. My only problem with a tattoo like that is it just seems so heavy on ink and shading. I'm sure that's what they were going for and some of it has to do with it being new but IMO they tend to look worse more quickly down the road.
I have a friend that has his upper arm with the same type of dark work, it was incredible when he got it 5-6 years ago and he's obsessive, takes care of it, barely goes in the sun anyway and it's nowhere near as sharp now. Maybe it's the ink or artist but he has a bunch of others (sleeves now) from the same artist, they're either not as heavily shaded, in color, more lines, etc and all of those look really good. It's kind of a shame.
Thoughts?

Pretty much. My first tattoo is definitely showing its age and only after like 4 years or so. But I think most tattoos are definitely for the moment and a memorabilia more so then long lasting art. I believe ink expands over time and loses its intensity. The tattoo above will definitely not look as good in the long run and most of the detail will just blend in. I really do appreciate the art but tattoos do have to be functional and not just artistic. That is why when I see tattoos that look like art pieces, I think it is just better left on paper or canvas. Tattoos should be tattoos and breaking outside of that will get you something odd looking in the long run. But again, that is a bad piece and I'd be happy with that regardless how it turns out.



I am just throwing this out there. I am a huge Mike Giant fan and the dude is covered with tattoos. Even after some age, they still look super good to me. Notice most of them are traditional styles, which explains its longevity even though they are years old.


Mike Giant - Philosophy on life from sidewalktalk.dk on Vimeo.

 

[shogun]

I still watch that bad show Tattoo Master. Next week this attractive girl wants a phoenix coming out of her vagina. I definitely want to see how that turns out . I've actually seen some tattooed vaginas on tumblr and a few were really cool. The cool ones were usually evil looking though with a devil face or demon. A girl with a tattoo like that should be on my bucket list.

 

[picasso swerve]

I think that is common. More common is people just getting tons of random tattoos everywhere, let alone different sleeves. It's hard to stay consistant with tattoos. The people that do probably just have the money to get a huge one straight off the bat and stop after that. The people that have that itch will just get tattoos all the time untill they are covered. I think it is fine.
And Lowrider is where Jun Cha started. They are super legit in the industry but more poplular in LA cause of their style. My cousin worked under someone there too.

IMO it would look odd. Two very distinct "themes" will look weird I think. For example, traditional Japanese on your upper arm then traditional type tattoos on your forearm. Might look odd. It depends what you have now and what you want. I think my upper arm looks weird being black and white and my forearm is traditional. It  only works since I added roses to my upper arm design and the black and grey kinda trickle down to my forearm (well, in the future when I get around to getting it done) to make a gray background around all the stuff I have on my forearm.

 

[Fong$tarr]

^^^^^I agree but I guess what I meant is I don't think it should stop you from getting any style of tattooing. It make sense to stick to a theme but it's all relative really. I personally don't think it is that weird. I've seen people with all types of tattoos and I personally love them all. I know some people are more concious about how they overall look but some people just don't give a damn and I respect both. Overall and as so damn cliche as it is to say, just get what you want. If it fits you, you can pull it off.

 

[Fong$tarr]

Also for the Bay Area folks, the SF Tattoo Convention is next week. http://www.bayareatattooconvention.com/


Here is the list of artists:


Aaron Crocker Graven Image http://www.gravenimagetattoo.com/
Aaron Hodges Idle Hands http://www.idlehandsf.com/
Adam Warmerdam Dark Horse Tattoo http://www.darkhorsetattoola.com/
Adrian Lee Analog Tattoo http://analogtattoo.com/
Alex Trufant Trufant Bros. http://alextrufanttattoo.blogspot.com/
Anderson Luna Saved Tattoo http://www.savedtattoo.com/
Andreas Coenen The Sinner And The Saint Tattoo http://www.facebook.com/andreas.coenen.tcb
Aubrey Trufant Trufant Bros. http://www.myspace.com/aubreytrufant
Ben Cheese Everlasting http://www.everlastingtattoo.com/
Ben Corn Simms Ink http://www.simmsink.com/
Beppe Ink Addiction Tattoo http://www.inkaddictiontattoo.com/
Bert Krak Smith St http://www.bertkrak.com/
Bill Henderson Folsom City Ink http://www.folsomcityinktattoos.com/
Bill Salmon Diamond Club Tattoo
Blake Brand Graven Image http://www.gravenimagetattoo.com/
Brad Fink Iron Age/Daredevil/Fun City http://bradfink.com/
Brent Patten Forever Tattoo http://www.forevertattoosac.com/
Brian Bruno Absolute Art Tattoo http://absolutearttattoo.net/section/212843_Brian_Bruno.html
Bryan Burk Dark Horse Tattoo http://www.darkhorsetattoola.com/
Brynne Palmer Gold Rush Tattoo http://goldrushtattoo.com/
Carlos Ayala Jr Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Chad Koeplinger http://chadkoeplingerslife.wordpress.com/
Chad Soner Nonstop Art Tattoo http://facebook.com/chadsoner
Chox True Love Tattoo http://www.truelovetattoo.com/
Chris Brand Goodtime Charlie's Tattooland
Chris Gonzales Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Chris O'Donnell Saved Tattoo http://www.chrisodonnelltattoo.com/
Chris Perkins Simms Ink http://www.simmsink.com/
Chris Trevino Perfection Tattoo http://www.christrevino.com/
Chris Yvon Power Tattoo http://powertattoocompany.com/
Chuey Quintanar Deer's Eye Studio http://chueyquintanar.com/
Colin Dowling Gold Rush Tattoo http://goldrushtattoo.com/
Conan Seventh Son http://www.seventhsontattoo.com/
Conrad Melchan Folsom City Ink http://www.folsomcityinktattoos.com/
Craig Belmont Tattoo
Danny Reed Hot Stuff Tattoo http://dannyreedtattoo.com/
Dave Moore True Love Tattoo http://www.truelovetattoo.com/
David Robinson Everlasting http://www.everlastingtattoo.com/
Dawn Cooke Depot Town Tattoo http://dawncooke.net/
Deb Yarian Eagle River Tattoo http://eaglerivertattoo.com/
Deno Circus Tattoo http://circustattoomadrid.com/
DJ Rosedna
Don Ed Hardy Tattoo City http://www.tattoocitysf.com/
Don Yarian Eagle River Tattoo http://eaglerivertattoo.com/
Doug Hardy Tattoo City http://www.tattoocitysf.com/
Dr. Claw Diamond Club Tattoo http://www.clawtattoos.com/
Eddy Reyes Secret Sidewalk
Edu O'Reilly's Tattoo Parlour http://www.laluzmala.com/
Eiland Hogan Forever Tattoo http://www.forevertattoosac.com/
Eli Quinters Smith St. Tattoo http://www.eliquinters.com/
En Genko Tattoo http://www.genko-tattoo.com/
Eric Gonzales Deer's Eye Studio http://www.deerseyestudio.com/
Forest Cavacco Cobra Custom Tattoo http://www.cobracustomtattoo.com/
Frank Mancuso Folsom City Ink http://www.folsomcityinktattoos.com/
Ganji Three Tides Tattoo http://www.threetidestattoo.com/
George Campise War Horse Tattoo http://georgecampise.com/
Grez Kings Avenue Tattoo http://kingsavetattoo.com/
Grime Skull & Sword http://theskullandsword.com/
Hanna Sandstrom Idle Hands http://www.idlehandsf.com/
Henry Lewis Skull and Sword http://theskullandsword.com/
Holly Ellis Idle Hands http://www.idlehandsf.com/
Horikiku http://horikiku.com/
Horimasu http://horimasu.com/
Horisuzu Dark Horse Tattoo http://www.darkhorsetattoola.com/
Horitsuki Free Style tattoo http://www.horitsuki.jp/
Imme Bohme The Sinner And The Saint Tattoo http://www.facebook.com/imme.bohme
Issa TinTin Tatuages http://www.tin-tin-tattoos.com/
Jason Kundell Artwork Rebels http://www.artworkrebels.com/
Jeff Gogue http://www.gogueart.com/
Jiro Yaguchi Onizuka Tattoo http://www.onizukatattoo.com/
Joe Larralde Artwork Rebels http://www.artworkrebels.com/
Jondix Mahashakti Jondix Tattoo http://holytrauma.com/
Jon Highland 12 Monkeys Tattoo http://12monkeysonline.com/
Josh Hartley Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Josh Mason Old Soul Tattoo http://www.oldsoultattoo.com/index
Juan Pente Blackheart Tattoo http://www.juanpuente.com/
Julian Zeff Unbreakable Tattoo http://julianzeff.com/home.html
Junko Shimada Diamond Club Tattoo
Jussico Belmont Tattoo
Kevin Pulido Diamond Club Tattoo
Kim Saigh Memoir Tattoo http://www.kimsaigh.com/
Klem O'Reillys Tattoo http://oreillystattoo.com/
Kobayashi
Kyle Markiewicz Iron Age Studios http://www.ironagetattoo.com/
Lango Skull and Sword http://theskullandsword.com/
Lindsey Carmichael Gold Rush Tattoo http://goldrushtattoo.com/
Luke Stewart Seventh Son http://www.seventhsontattoo.com/
Matthew Hamlet Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Matthew Knopp Tattoo Paradise http://www.tattooparadisedc.com/
Melissa Manuel Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Miguel Montgomery American Graffiti http://www.americangtattoo.com/
Mike Davis Everlasting http://www.everlastingtattoo.com/
Mike Rubendall Kings Avenue Tattoo http://kingsavetattoo.com/
Mike Wilson Inksmith and Rogers http://mikewilsontattoo.com/
Mikey Belmont Tattoo
Mimi TinTin Tatuages http://www.tin-tin-tattoos.com/
Miyazo Miyazo Tattoo http://www.miyazo.com/
Mutsuo Three Tides Tattoo http://www.threetidestattoo.com/
Mykil Zep Flying Panther http://www.flyingpanthertattoo.com/
Nico Henriksen Flying Panther http://www.flyingpanthertattoo.com/
Okamoto Bring the Noise http://www.bringthenoise.net/
Oliver Pecker Elm Street Tattoo http://www.facebook.com/oliverduckypecker
Orly Locquiao Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Paco Dietz Graven Image http://www.gravenimagetattoo.com/
Paul Dobleman Spider Murphys http://www.spidermurphys.com/
Paulo Munabe Pacific Soul Tattoo http://pacificsoul-tattoo.com/
Paul Stottler True Tattoo http://www.smallpaultattoo.com/
Reiko Studio Keen http://reikotattoo.com/
Richard Stell everywhere http://www.richardstelltattoos.com/
Rob Benavides Flying Panther http://www.flyingpanthertattoo.com/
Robert Ryan Electric Tattoo http://electrictattoonj.com/
Rob Struven Garage Ink Studios / State of Grace http://www.garageinkstudios.com/
Rodil Varela Belmont Tattoo
Ross Nagle Allstar Ink Tattoo http://rossnagle.wordpress.com/
Roxx TwoSpirit 2Spirit Tattoo http://blackworkroxx.com/
Ryan Tanton American Grafitti Tattoo http://www.americangtattoo.com/
Scott LaRock Sideshow Signs
Sefa Samatua Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Seth Ciferri http://www.workhorseirons.com/
Seth Wood Saved Tattoo http://www.savedtattoo.com/
Shawn Barber Memoir Tattoo http://sdbarber.blogspot.com/
Shige Yellow Blaze Tattoo http://www.yellowblaze.net/
Si'i Liufau A Town Tattoos http://atowntattoos.com/
So Tajima Studio Keen http://www.studiokeen.com/
Stefan Johnsson Everlasting http://www.everlastingtattoo.com/
Steve Byrne Rock of Ages http://rockofagestattoo.com/
Steve Looney Pacific Soul Tattoo http://pacificsoul-tattoo.com/
Stuart Robson Frith Street Tattoo http://stewartrobson.com/
Thomas Hooper Saved Tattoo http://www.meditationsinatrament.com/
Thom DeVita New York Tattoo Legend
Tim Hendricks Salt Water Tattoo http://www.saltwatertattoo.com/
Toby Torres Humble Beginnings http://humblebeginningstattoo.com/
Todd Belmont Tattoo
Tomo Yellow Blaze Tattoo http://www.yellowblaze.net/
Tony Hundahl Rock of Ages http://rockofagestattoo.com/
Trevor McStay Dynamic Tattoo http://www.dynamictattoo.com/
Valerie Vargas Frith Street Tattoo http://valerievargas.com/
Venjamin Jimenez Strong Tattoo http://www.strongtattoo.com/
Wakatomo http://wakatomo.com/
Yuta Rad Make Tattoo http://www.radmake.com/
Yutaro Skull and Sword http://theskullandsword.com/

 

[retroflashbacks]

IMO it would look odd. Two very distinct "themes" will look weird I think. For example, traditional Japanese on your upper arm then traditional type tattoos on your forearm. Might look odd. It depends what you have now and what you want. I think my upper arm looks weird being black and white and my forearm is traditional. It  only works since I added roses to my upper arm design and the black and grey kinda trickle down to my forearm (well, in the future when I get around to getting it done) to make a gray background around all the stuff I have on my forearm.

I think it'll look a bit odd if it's on the same sleeze.

My left arm consists of an angel, a demon, and a skull of a wolf.

Looking to go the more traditional Japanese style on my right soon.

I've shown this before...but here was the WIP on the my left sleeve.

 

[offwhitewhite]

i swear if you compare tattoos by race... white people be having them stupid cartoony/sailor/colorful stuff man not a good lool... but jun cha work is amazing... more ppl need tats thats like art work not stupid lil pinup girls that look cheap and a sailor did it

Whoa...I don't even know where to begin.

 

[bigboss]

i swear if you compare tattoos by race... white people be having them stupid cartoony/sailor/colorful stuff man not a good lool... but jun cha work is amazing... more ppl need tats thats like art work not stupid lil pinup girls that look cheap and a sailor did it

lol you sound ignorant as **** man get out of here with that close minded bull ****. I see trash tattoos everyday at school on ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE. I dont know why it would bother you when it comes to what someone else has on their body? I dont even feel like blanking on you about the rest of your idiotic post because I can already tell you arent that bright but since you seem to know what tattoos are acceptable to get why not post yours up?

 

[gatzbygordon]

basketball players have the worst tattoos next to southern rappers..

 

[scarsorscabs]

i swear if you compare tattoos by race... white people be having them stupid cartoony/sailor/colorful stuff man not a good lool... but jun cha work is amazing... more ppl need tats thats like art work not stupid lil pinup girls that look cheap and a sailor did it

lol you sound ignorant as **** man get out of here with that close minded bull ****. I see trash tattoos everyday at school on ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE. I dont know why it would bother you when it comes to what someone else has on their body? I dont even feel like blanking on you about the rest of your idiotic post because I can already tell you arent that bright but since you seem to know what tattoos are acceptable to get why not post yours up?

Wow, this is the same dude I just replied to in another post. He's definitely not that bright.

As BIGBOSS said, if you open up your eyes, you'll easily see people of ALL races with awful tattoos.

 

[picasso swerve]

lol because you know its true.. i seen a damn white dude with a ******g cartoon dog on his forearm ... right next to a damn skull .... and some stars and flowers... lol get my drift

How old are you?

And how close minded are you?

There always has to be that ONE person in every thread that says dumb **** like this, and they actually think they are right.

 

[bigboss]

I think he is just trolling or trying to get his post count up, because in another thread i've seen him post like 10 times in 2 pages 

I'm gonna go ahead and say you have no tattoos 

 

[peniskowski]

Just sent a deposit to jun cha. Does anyone know how to get in touch with nikko hurtado? I've been emailing with no response the past few weeks.

 

[thegoldenchild]

Just sent a deposit to jun cha. Does anyone know how to get in touch with nikko hurtado? I've been emailing with no response the past few weeks.

nice... but i could not wait that long.. jun cha will do some sick work.. im thinkin bout going to all or nothing tattoos in ATL.. phillies ryan howard went there.. wondering if some people went to all or nothing tattoos?

besides, who cares what other people have tattooed? even if it is so stupid, to them it means something, so why would you hate on them getting something they want? imo it is a good thing that not everyone has the same taste..

but i gotta say, even money will not buy you good taste.. see, majority of rappers...

 

[picasso swerve]

Just sent a deposit to jun cha. Does anyone know how to get in touch with nikko hurtado? I've been emailing with no response the past few weeks.

Probably has his appointment book closed for now.

 

[wildershoe]

Always enjoy looking around these threads, props to Fongstarr and all the other regular posters for always puttin in work to keep them moving along.

Anyways, I have an appointment booked for early december, I am looking to get a northern pike. Been searching for some pics to get ideas and have some visuals to help me explain to my artist what I want. If you guys have any pics of pike/game fish tattoos, or really any fish tattoos besides koi it would help alot. I am leaning towards a more traditional style tattoo but wanna go in with an open mind and work with my artist and his ideas.