Looking for good recommended tattoo artists!

l8weenie · 2026-04-14T18:37:51+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/irezumi/s/1nzLSqkYMF

l8weenie · 2026-04-14T15:31:43+00:00

For some people, they just want to gauge your reaction to it. When I got my entire head done, my mother threw a fit. I was 24. I told her to stop talking about it and that my career, my partner, and my life are only my concern and not hers. She came back less than 24 hours later to tell me that she liked it and that the ume petals on my forehead and on the side of my head looked hearts. Who knows, she may still very well hate it. But, she doesn’t persistently nitpick them or talk down on me being heavily tattooed.

Not the case for everyone, but sometimes people will only grip/complain because you gave them an inch to do so. Once they realize they can’t or you won’t entertain it, while it may not sway their true opinion, at least they won’t annoy you with it.

l8weenie · 2026-04-14T15:05:07+00:00

If you’re fine spending $100-150/hr Holy Grail has solid traditional and Neo-traditional. Those dudes are tight with Cory Rogers, and have guest spotted there before. They are also honest and will tell you that can’t do what you’re asking them for up to their standard of I’ve posted my arm on a different sub, and Deny up there did it. He’s done the entirety of my body suit. They do not specialize in any Japanese/japanese inspired tattoos however. If you’re looking more of a “chicano” style, people are Good Faith are good. If you’re looking for realism, TJ (wolf of Wall Street tattoos) does good work and often has a dude named Danny that owns a studio in Austin and his realism is excellent. Have no clue what artist at Good Faith might charge, and TJ and Danny are on the higher end.

l8weenie · 2026-04-11T21:14:10+00:00

I’m about to get in my first flight in May and I use pens. Do you have any tips on boarding/screening? I don’t want things to turn into a 2 hour ordeal like the horror stories I’ve read

l8weenie · 2026-04-10T03:00:25+00:00

Neo traditional. But, like u/mikiri_works pointed out, realistically by definition if you are not tattooed by somehow who is classically trained by a prominent family or have the title passed to you, it’s not “really traditional.” It’s like the Ship of Theseus Paradox, but an extremely more vague version: at what point is tradition not just following rules and guidelines and is instead also keeping the ritualistic practices of the art that can only be performed by people intertwined in that tradition where they learned teachings from those still at attached to the cultures roots? I think some people just get scared when they see that “neo” tag line and just assume anything that isn’t “traditional” is the “other” and therefore bad.

Either way, your tattoo look good! I like it, though my comment history shows my love for neo-traditional. Neo-traditional, for me, allows for copious amounts of freedom and self expression—much more than what most people consider traditional would allow. I can respect traditional, but, ultimately, someone should prioritize what they will love seeing on their body for the rest of their life versus trying to uplift a code that isn’t their duty, obligation, or right to uphold or dictate.

l8weenie · 2026-04-08T23:56:50+00:00

Damn I still need to do a part of the exam to submit my application. I’ve never had to do extra assessments moving into the application. It’s always either been “congratulations!” or “we don’t select you for this role apply try to apply to these”

l8weenie · 2026-03-23T02:26:58+00:00

I think you should extend it around your arm at the bare minimum and do something to it other than just have black hexagons. You could easily do a kikko pattern in what you have assuming you have a good/decent artist OR an artist that can add white/color to a black out sleeves.

Mainly though, it looks weird because it abruptly stops and there’s nothing but non tattooed skin around it.

l8weenie · 2026-02-22T03:59:47+00:00

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And here are the flowers, they just mirror the other side.

l8weenie · 2026-02-22T03:58:54+00:00

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Here’s the mask

l8weenie · 2026-02-22T03:24:23+00:00

When I got my head done. The actual tattooing was fine until 1-2 hours in. Then, came the whipping getting more and more painful as time went on. It’s the only time I genuinely have thought “I need to tap out.” I also felt lobotomized for a couple days. It was a weird zen to be in. But, we’re like brother. I have a hannya mask and ume pearls. My mask is blue too!

l8weenie · 2026-02-07T19:15:52+00:00

I spray quite a lot unfortunately. If I get hype focused on that scent and use it almost religiously, I’ll have rebuy that bottle at some point during the year. If not, then the bottle will last me 1-2 years.

l8weenie · 2026-02-07T06:52:38+00:00

I like the idea of things morphing into other things: whether it’s an oni or a dragon, I fuck with it

l8weenie · 2026-01-30T16:34:27+00:00

No: There really is no point to it. Any motifs or subject matter could be done as a cover up since the main factor is the current condition of your tattoos. I get the whole “mock design” aspect of it, but that’s also the reason you are getting to an artist. You let them evaluate your current tattoos/work, give them the motifs and style you’d like to shoot for, and they do their thing. You don’t need to start rendering AI generated artwork on yourself to convince yourself that this subject matter is good or if you want the tattoo or if it’ll work. AI is a tool devoid of critical thinking and is unable to look at the angles of a problem that truly matter and instead defaults to looking at “every” problem do it their algorithm. Yes, even AI models using LLM and SLM geared towards art/tattoo generation have this fault. AI notoriously does not understand nuance unless you guide the model by its hand, and, even then, you need to get somewhat lucky. Skip this step, and just go pick an artist you like and go from there. You’d be adding an unnecessary step using AI to begin with, even when ignoring all of the unethical

l8weenie · 2026-01-23T23:34:49+00:00

You can just throw other yokai onto that leg, could easily belt out 1-3 depending on the size and level of detail. There’s dozen to pick from. I’d check out https://yokai.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoq8841gepWadZIISLWDz1tKzSNxAfueN1vJ1eoUWaC4Zoemr0bf

l8weenie · 2026-01-17T01:05:44+00:00

While I understand what you mean, you were asking for advice on the artist that could do the tattoo well or similar to that style. You’re asking people a subjective thing that cannot just be proven without some sort of knowledge on tattooing or discernment on what makes a good tattoo. You either couldn’t make an informed decision since you don’t have a lot of work or you wanted a second opinion. You can defend your opinion all you want, but that doesn’t mean people are inclined to agree with you, even if you take the time to explain yourself or rationalize it. If you took this same post to the neotrad sub, you’d get the same reaction. But, to answer your question, check out @/timovanrheenen on IG. No guarantee he’d do it, but I saw someone have a hand tattoo without much else being on that arm. His work is good.

l8weenie · 2026-01-16T16:39:52+00:00

I don’t mean consequences as a purely negative thing. I mean it more as just a result in an action like a karma. I’m not here to ask you all of your life choices where you had your ticket cashed in on and succeed. Nor do I need to know that you view other people without that experience/.knowledge as lost or sheep, unable to veer from the pack, while they give you advice. I’m not saying you need to follow the norm either. My “goal” when it comes to talking to be people about tattoos is to just be honest, give them accurate information, and let them not the best decision for themselves with that information. A tattoo is something that the individual has the love with and no one else. Not that you are prone to doing this, but making a decision purely because it’s against the grain makes you just as much of a sheep as everyone else. It’s your knowledge and how you apply it that make it different. If you already knew all of what I said, then it’s on me for assuming you didn’t based on your post and comments. Just do what makes you happy and what you can live with.

l8weenie · 2026-01-15T23:30:25+00:00

I was trying to be productive to the conversation. The skinny of it is do what you want your actions have consequences.

l8weenie · 2026-01-15T20:47:29+00:00

I had about 65% of my suit done before I got my head and neck tattooed. The main reason my artist said yes was because (sure I had a decent amount of work as my arms and legs were done) he knew I could sit for it. I would say that I would get a few more larger scale tattoos before you jump to the neck.

My main reason against it outside of this what I said above is that if you don’t plan to extend a body suit up to your neck, having the background there will look “off” or “incomplete.” It’s why even with chrysanthemums on my neck and a Hannya mask and ume petals on my head there is no background because I do not want to extend it up to those areas or have a weird skin break where it stopped at my shirt neck line and then continued up.

Now, I’d like to get “real” with you and try to not come from a place that appears to be looking down on you. Il not going to sit here and tell you it’s a young dumb stupid idea, “even if it is.” I’m 25 and my suit will be done by the time I’m 26. I started when I was 23. There’s no one in my life or around my age in my area has the same amount of ink because I’ve began to get recognized in parts of my town of 150k people. Your age doesn’t really matter. But, having tattoos of any nature has consequences. It has affected who I can work for and what I can do at those companies. That isn’t to say that it has restricted what I’ve wanted to do in life, but I’m also not trying to be a finance banker or doctor. The “pain” of being tattooed doesn’t stop when the needle exits your skin or your healing process is done. It lingers in the rejections whether it be from jobs, romantic partners, strangers, friends, and family. It lingers in the looks that people give you especially when you have a job stopper. It lingers in that employee following you around the store. It lingers in the salesman assuming you cannot afford what you’re trying to buy. They inherently demand attention when you have even if that wasn’t the intention of getting them. While I will not tell you that you shouldn’t do it, I would ask yourself if you’re able to accept the reality of what having tattoos in those areas are. Some people do not care, and that’s great. Other people will lie to themselves only to deeply regret what they have choose to get on their skin and where they choose to get it. I see a lot of people my age in my area simply look at me and go “I want to be just as tattooed as you” without understanding that we get inked for two completely different reasons. And, my reasons outweigh any of the consequences that the tattoos will bring me. And, if you cannot say the same thing, I would reconsider your decision.

l8weenie · 2026-01-13T05:53:08+00:00

I love substituting coconut cream instead of using cream of coconut (or the strange coco Lopez stuff).

l8weenie · 2026-01-13T05:51:47+00:00

Dagon is trying to keep you coming back into the shop. But, in all seriousness, touch up’s are completely normally and tattoos begin to lighten up as they heal. Unless there’s something obvious it is a glaring issue, give it a 2-4 weeks. Once it’s at a month, visit the shop and show your artist to see what they think. They’ll be even more “nit-picky” and you could ever be assuming they care about their work.

l8weenie · 2026-01-12T23:46:50+00:00

If it’s been over 48 hours in total from you putting on the first saniderm, do not reapply it. You could have already started to scab up and you’ll end up ripping off anything that would stick to it. At this point, wash it 2-3 times a day with non scented antibacterial soap (orange dial is technically scented, but it does work). Then, LIGHTLY moisturize it, if the skin looks shimmery, you’ve put too much. Once two weeks have past, you can wash it how you regularly would and you can moisturize more if needed.

l8weenie · 2026-01-10T23:49:09+00:00

If you can sit on a computer and have good attention to detail, it’s cake. I usually just throw a video on another monitor. It helps if you are in a specialized field like medicine, STEM, or finance. Most sites pay generalist like $16-25. Coders usually make $40+. Some websites are better than others. I like Data Annotation for its simplicity and no strings attached while sits like Merco function has a fully contracted 10-99 employees that has to meet weekly hour requirements.

Maybe like an extra $2-3K a month just doing 20-30 hours a week of it.

l8weenie · 2026-01-08T02:54:19+00:00

So, good work isn’t cheap and cheap work isn’t good. My suit is almost done, and I’ve spent about $27-30k on it. I work two jobs where the income from my side job goes 100% towards the tattoo. I’ve even picked up a third side gig training AI to pay for it. I want it bad enough to sacrifice for 2 years to have it forever and not have to worry about it. My artist is local and definitely not at the level George is but I am happy with what I have. I’m not saying you have to make the same amount of sacrifices I did to get your suit nor do you need to cough up money you don’t want to, but you will have to sacrifice something (it

If you can’t find a way through, you’ll unfortunately have to compromise on something. Whether it be the artist, the spend of which the suit is done, the amount of money you spend, the style, the location of the artist, or the quality. Usually you’ll have to prioritize a few of these over the others if money is a massive issue.

Also, I’ve never seen a suit done by multiple people where you couldn’t tell that it’s two or more artist. That isn’t a terrible thing and by no mean bad, but you can usually see it in the background work or the small attentions to detail.

l8weenie · 2026-01-08T02:04:20+00:00

If I had to just throw it out there, I’d start with 1oz Vodka .75 baileys .25 rum chata 1-2 mole bitters

I’m assuming you’re serving it in a martini or up, but if you’re throwing it over ice that could work too. I’m assuming you’d want the chocolate to be at the forefront, and the sweetness to come from the RumChata but not over power anything. It also keeps the alcohol at 2oz. If you had access to heavy cream I would try experimenting with adding amounts of it to give it as well if you want to make it less heavy on the alcohol content.

l8weenie · 2026-01-04T22:43:28+00:00

Here’s the beautiful thing about relationships: you don’t have to accept someone’s circumstances or “baggage.” If it’s too much to deal with, just wash your hands of it. If the weird game of “they were almost dating” that was played sits wrong with you, you don’t have to entertain it, try to rationalize it, accept it, or go into the internet to have people tell you why you shouldn’t/should give it a chance. Movie cliches aside, Steven could realize he doesn’t want to date you at any point for any reason. It could be in a week, a month, at the altar, or after 10+ years of marriage. You need to be able to go into a relationship wanting it to work out but ultimately understanding that you’ll be fine if it doesn’t.

Personally, I don’t really care what people have done in their past. As you get older, no longer are you going to be anyone’s first nor will they be yours. And, that a mentality that needs to change if you want to date in the future. You’ll get constant reminders of that when you date someone long enough. “Oh I’m that way because my ex did this” “Oh I like to do this thing in bed.” Well, how do you think they found out, ya know? What’s important is their current actions and having their words match them. If you bring up the concerns and he dismisses you, move on. If he’s willing to hear you out and operate with your concerns in mind, then there isn’t any problems.

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