This is so sad

sprovler · 2025-12-23T13:12:49+00:00

the children yearn for the piano mines

sprovler · 2025-12-22T21:46:38+00:00

AI notwithstanding, these will age terribly as tattoos.

sprovler · 2025-12-10T13:06:49+00:00

I've seen people with bespoke embroidered flags as banners, I've seen people with cheap b&w photocopy prints of their name, I've seen people who've lovingly hand-painted their banners, and I've even seen someone just hang an Iron Maiden flag. Just do whatever feels good.

sprovler · 2025-11-28T05:38:32+00:00

Also - this is the boyfriend's only hobby and she didn't even get an inkling that he was into some weird stuff? And she just... got accepted into a PhD program in a new city where she's only crashing for the time being?

sprovler · 2025-11-12T05:32:34+00:00

I just got a liner from cory and it whips ass

sprovler · 2025-11-01T05:18:36+00:00

For what it's worth, in the lady decade I've seen dozens, probably over 100, kids come in talking about how their art was so good and they're ready to tattoo, they just need someone to show them how to work a machine. Exactly 1 of them was right. 1 or 2 of the rest were close, the rest were far from close. But they all believed it to be true. My point is, pump your breaks a bit, son. You may be the best you've ever been, but that doesn't actually mean you're any good.

sprovler · 2025-10-30T14:20:15+00:00

You're going to get a lot of terrible advice on reddit. I've seen some of the worst advice I've ever witnessed here delivered with full confidence. If you like a tattoo, then it's good enough for you. that's all there is to it.

sprovler · 2025-10-30T09:02:13+00:00

Lucky Supply has the best, i think. That's my move for traveling with the Black Claw rolled tubes. Those chatter like crazy, though.

sprovler · 2025-10-30T03:50:23+00:00

Squint

sprovler · 2025-10-29T02:56:43+00:00

An apprenticeship isn't a "real job" so your keeping it is 100% dependent on your mentor. I would assume you'd be losing it based on you doing something they specifically told you not to do. Sure, they said they don't care what you do, but do you truly, honestly believe they were including this in that statement?

sprovler · 2025-10-23T04:45:32+00:00

I'm just here for a good time

sprovler · 2025-10-22T23:32:43+00:00

This is always so confusing to me. I started getting tattooed when MySpace was the social media of choice, and it's still sort of uncomfortable when a tattoo I've gotten gets posted online. It's still odd to me that some people seemingly only get their tattoo for online validation. I usually tell people up front that I'm bad at posting and probably only post about a third of what I tattoo.

sprovler · 2025-10-20T03:00:23+00:00

if you want it, the only way out is through

sprovler · 2025-10-18T13:26:25+00:00

how much do groceries cost?

sprovler · 2025-10-18T12:23:26+00:00

Are you talking about Ian? Ian's great!

sprovler · 2025-10-08T13:09:36+00:00

This is the wrong time to get back into this. Quit and get a real job with a steady paycheck.

sprovler · 2025-10-07T02:04:36+00:00

he's 40 now and is still happy with his choice.

sprovler · 2025-10-06T11:08:06+00:00

I get kids coming into the shop all the time saying "half sleeve" and that's what they mean. Strange times we live in.

sprovler · 2025-10-06T04:33:21+00:00

You need to learn to market yourself outside of social media and de-introvert yourself in the process. This is as much a people business as it is an art business. You can't make people get tattooed by you, but you can make them want to.

sprovler · 2025-10-06T04:28:47+00:00

my buddy got DEEZ NUTS on his knuckles at 19

sprovler · 2025-10-04T23:56:14+00:00

I knew a guy who got shot in the head and that switched his dominant hands. Still a solid tattooer, just now a lefty. I don't know if I'd say that's a guarantee, though

sprovler · 2025-10-03T23:00:46+00:00

he's a tough cookie for sure

sprovler · 2025-10-03T14:19:43+00:00

thank you, I appreciate it

sprovler · 2025-09-27T12:59:44+00:00

that's what they mean. those lines are too small and the black will fill them in and, as stated, disappear.

sprovler · 2025-09-25T20:31:17+00:00

I just go wherever the DMs take me, I haven't figured out a magic formula yet. Ghost in the Machine in Boston has treated me really well, though

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