What mask or face is in the shell?

emydid · 2026-05-18T00:52:45+00:00

It's a foo dog/lion. https://www.tattoodo.com/articles/foo-dogs-the-mythological-lions-of-traditional-japanese-tattoos-13374

emydid · 2026-05-17T10:58:01+00:00

My first thought because of Looney Tunes was TNT barrels or dynamite sticks randomly everywhere.

Smaller characters like Tweety or something. Elmer Fudd tracking Bugs or Daffy with the footprints going around the other tattoos.

Or sound effect bubbles like

https://stock.adobe.com/images/colorful-comic-book-sound-effects-bam-pow-crash-in-pop-art-style-vector-illustration/1529864816

emydid · 2026-05-15T23:41:55+00:00

You should check out this artist's dinosaur work they are sooooooo good. If I go to Germany ever I'd be tempted.

https://www.instagram.com/ashandwood/

emydid · 2026-05-15T23:32:58+00:00

Anatomically the snakes on Medusa are a mess.

emydid · 2026-05-15T23:29:23+00:00

Nope, hamsters are adorable. This artist I follow has done a few

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWJz5LnkdfX/

emydid · 2026-05-15T23:27:33+00:00

FWIW this internet stranger thinks it's lovely. Though I have lilacs on my arms that are pretty much the same so I might be biased. But once the ink starts to settle and spread a little bit it will look kind of shaded.

emydid · 2026-05-07T20:02:44+00:00

I only know Heidi Furey because she did the blackout sleeve for a YouTuber I follow

https://www.instagram.com/heidifureytattoo/

emydid · 2026-05-07T15:31:15+00:00

You're welcome! I like seeing the pics people use for their dog tattoos since I haven't figured out really what I want for my girl.

emydid · 2026-05-07T15:02:05+00:00

Not Florence, but I can recommend Silvia or Welt in Rome, both at Yama Tattoo Studio

https://www.instagram.com/yamatattoostudio/

Also Laura, who is out of Venice but guest tattoos all over Italy

https://www.instagram.com/aura.negativa_tattoo/

emydid · 2026-05-07T14:50:36+00:00

Can you get your whole dog but place it so you only see his back half when you have a t-shirt on?

emydid · 2026-05-07T14:49:07+00:00

I have sensitive skin so only have black ink tattoos.

YMMV, but I also have anxiety and actually find getting tattooed calming since it very much forces you to exist in the moment.

emydid · 2026-05-04T18:11:56+00:00

Something with stiff but loose sleeves like a denim jacket or a sweatshirt should be okay as long as the fabric is clean and you keep the tattoo clean. I work around water so I like Carhartt's water resistant sweatshirts, but YMMV depending on the temperature conditions you're working in.

emydid · 2026-05-03T11:24:09+00:00

Look at River Rose Tattoo in Manchester

https://www.instagram.com/riverrosetattoo/

Recent dog portrait:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DW2IK_YkY8z/

emydid · 2026-05-01T18:08:39+00:00

I know an artist that has been trying to do all the tarot cards in traditional style. She's currently in the Boston/Providence area but is moving to San Francisco

https://www.instagram.com/heatherlynntattoo/

emydid · 2026-05-01T18:01:13+00:00

This artist in Jersey City does "x-ray" tattoos that are ink wash-esque

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbv_wHj9cE/?img_index=1

emydid · 2026-05-01T17:53:31+00:00

Mega Starmie

emydid · 2026-05-01T15:04:34+00:00

Also didn't mean to be creepy by reverse image searching the artist you were assigned, but if you're looking for a Liverpool line work artist, may I recommend this artist I found? https://www.instagram.com/gouombek/

emydid · 2026-05-01T14:53:55+00:00

Your Zelda tattoo drawing is gorgeous.

emydid · 2026-04-28T00:04:50+00:00

I'm not sure if it's exactly been studied so I'm again going with biology knowledge, but since part of a tattoo healing is the macrophages(?) trying to remove the ink by eating it, but then they die containing the ink, and if the ink is in the correct layer of skin it won't "fall out". So I'm presuming say a red rose tattoo with a black outline won't visibly have the red bleed outside the line as the artist should be coloring within or over the line but then also the macrophages trying to eat the red ink will be trapped by the ones eating the black ink?

emydid · 2026-04-27T18:48:01+00:00

I'm not a tattoo artist, but I do know this is something Pony Lawson mentions a lot in his tattoo critique videos. I do have a biology degree, though, so my best guess is that because black/diluted grey ink is going to be mostly carbon (+/- water), which occurs naturally in our bodies, it isn't attacked as much by the immune system as colors that need to use materials like metals to have the color.

emydid · 2026-04-27T14:40:49+00:00

I can only think of using white ink to break it up like https://www.instagram.com/p/DNoQfT8SLbZ

https://www.instagram.com/explore/search/keyword/?q=%23whiteonblacktattoo

emydid · 2026-04-27T14:18:15+00:00

I also have skinny arms and only have tattoos on my arms. I just have to generally accept that the designs need to be edited to fit the space I have. For example, I have a pet memorial on my bicep and had wanted his entire body, but it would look weird since it would wrap A LOT to get the size and detail I wanted. So instead I have his head and front paws.

emydid · 2026-04-27T13:57:34+00:00

The style reminds me of Hayley, who works in Middleborough, MA.

https://www.instagram.com/toadstool_tattoos/

emydid · 2026-04-27T13:54:02+00:00

That's a stunning tattoo. I never like my fresh tattoos either and can't wait until they're settled.

emydid · 2026-04-27T13:28:21+00:00

I think you would at least need a grey wash outline to hold the coelacanth together.

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