My new tat, and some others

[angie_85]

My grade 9 gym teacher had a hectagon on her ankle, I guess she was going for a soccer ball and couldn't handle the rest of it...poor woman. Maybe I'll just keep practicing on myself and my friends till I'm good enough to do the one on my foot myself. It doesn't seem to hurt as much when you're doing it yourself. Anyone want a free tat done by me? I'm not too horrible, I managed a cross on myself and it looks like a cross...lol.

[Aaron_S]

No I don't get tattoos done by anyone but a professional, in a shop. There's just something I like about a sterile environment.

[Smilts]

Nice tatt's I have several but, including one i got when young and drunk that I wish I hadnt of.

[Kmef07]

Ya maybe if i was closer to you. that would be a hell of a story for the kids........well this tat i got was from a girl i met on this snake forum and she offered and i acceppted so now i have a something that resembles a cross on my back. lol that would be one hell of a story.

[gonesnakee]

I have a few little ones. Mark

[gonesnakee]

This one was my 13th snake tattooed on Friday the 13th it was a "freebie" too Woo Hoo! LOL



A couple more old pics when right foot was just getting started, now completed. Mark

[gonesnakee]

First tattoo, not the best pics.





1rst & second together (whole leg "socked out" now)



I'll wait until I get some new pics of my other leg before I post them. There is a thread here about that tattoo anyway (edit - BC Reptile Club • Login ). Its my COOP Halloween Tatty. I have 6 sessions in on it so far. Just got around 4 hours worth again on Friday the 13th & am in again next Friday the 13th (March) all day for round 7. Approx 25-30 hours work done on it so far. Its coming along nicely, Mark

[gonesnakee]

A couple more of my right legs "action" taken prior beig "socked out". Mark





P.s. yes I cheated again Aaron LOL I had just posted all of this on the BC forum last night, so did the good old copy & paste. This forum only allows 4 images per post though so I tweaked it up some

[Kmef07]

wow that first one and tats like it are awesome i really like the way they look the others are really good too but that one is my favorite.

[gonesnakee]

As for all this BS about numbing cream etc. thats NOT what getting tattoed on is all about. Maybe you could get someone to put you under & you could miss out on the whole process LOL Futhermore this crap you are talking about is not what you want in your fresh tatty. My major concern would be how it messes up how it heals & effects the pigment going in etc. Tattoos are not for wimps, if you are wimpy & require some kind of "crutch" when getting worked on do perks or something at least they will not effect the pigments etc. going into the tatty. All my work has been done without pills, creams etc. to numb out pain, pain is part of the deal. Having done extensive work on/around both ankles & feet I can tell you that anyone considering geting work done there had better have a HUGE tolerance for pain as its far from pleasant.
Also as a last tidbit, get your work done in a licensed shop. They are health inspected regularily & are a STERILE enviroment, unlike "basement jobs" You get what you pay for. Futhermore you don't get any free extras like baterial infections, blood poisoning, AIDS, hepititus (sp?) etc. etc. etc. Cheers Mark

[Aaron_S]

I knew you'd show up in this thread Mark. I don't check your BC forum so I wouldn't know if you cheated or not. I don't really care I just like bugging you about it. I think I've taken it as far as I can now though.

I can't wait to see the COOP one all done. I am thinking about getting my left ribs done but I have to cook up some sort of image for it first. I think I should mimic the right ribs and go with some old school style.

[angie_85]

We don't have a liscenced shop but we do have all pre sterilized and individually packaged needles. Tubes and grips are sterilized after every use. Not that anyone here would ever really get one from my boyfriend, just stating that for everyone's knowledge. I have used the numbing spray on the Angie/Aerosmith tat I got done and it seems to have taken perfectly, then again I do agree that some may mess with the color. I just think that if I can get a tat and not have 100% of the pain, I'm all for it. Some very nice ones you have there Mark. The chest and back piece are very intense...nice.

[gonesnakee]

THX
As for sterile enviroments an autoclave is a must for all sterilizing plus a room set up exclusively for tattooing. No rug, no cloth furniture, no drapes, no surfaces at all that can't be fully sterized. If you can't wipe it down with the heavy duty wipes that kill everything or a super strong bleach solution they shouldn't be in a room used for tattoos. An airborne virus course (or whatever they call it) is a must as well.
Tattoos can be done other than at shops, but only "safely" with the proper setups. Cheers Mark

[angie_85]

I should have checked whatthe thing he has for sterilizing the tubes ans stuff is called. It's a big silver thing that he got with one of the kits from Superior Tattoo. It's called an electric steam sterilizer. He does them in the dining room mainly, no carpets or any soft surfaces that I can see. Might seem bad because that's where 'normal' families eat, we eat in the living room or outside when we can. He's got these big paper type sheets too to put on the table and any chair being used, also has a dentist chair that can be easily wiped. I know it's not as sterile as a shop would be, but it's as close as we think possible when doing them from our home. The only problem is getting him to do mine I don't pay for them so it takes him months to want to do another on me.

[gonesnakee]

Sounds like he is set up OK then. Not too sure about the "electric steam sterilizer" hopefully it is the equivalent (sp?) of an autoclave. Cheers Mark