New Ink.......Left arm Fully Sleeved

[HWsMinis]

They would never see yours Dave, so go for it!

I have kept my lower arms clear, but that won't last too much longer. I need to finish my right upper arm and then movin' down. I don't interviewany more for jobs (thankfully), but if it's such a close minded person that they wouldn't offer me a job due to having some art on my arms, then Idon't wanna work for them anyhow.

Of course, if the table is bare of food and I couldn't get a job because of them...then the long sleeves would come out of the winter (yeah, I know, I livein Arizona) closet. LOL

Mike
HWsMinis

[Hydraulic Jack]

I'm excited! I just made an appointment for my son Corey to recolor the top on the 7th of Sept........Two days before my birthday

Go for it Dave....As long as it can be covered by a short sleeve shirt your good to go.......I (in the past) have been laid off when I showed up at theChristmas party for the shop I was working for with short sleeves rolled up....Funny how they would lay off a Electrician (construction) for something likethat.........HJ

[samcars]

Nice work but top 50 in the world? not so sure about that. Some of the line work is pretty much not straight where it should be. ( Lightning bolt) looks likehe had the shakes ( or you flinched in some spots? ) Overall some nice work.

[sizzler madman]

That is so cool. What is your next tat going to be?

[PeepingScott]

I'm tat free, but can certainly admire some great work. That is some awesome inking there HJ. Hard not to admire the work...
I've been tempted to get a simple one on my left shoulder blade, but just can't seem to bring myself to doing it. You made a comment about sunblock,do you have to sunblock the ink when you go outdoors? If yes, is that permanent, I mean, every time? Even years down the road?

Maybe Chugger and I can get drunk one day and go get them tats we've been threatening...

[HWsMinis]

If you don't want the colors to fade, it is recommended that you put sunblock over them while outside. But then again, aren't we supposed to do thateverywhere so to avoid skin issues?

Mike
HWsMinis

[Hydraulic Jack]

As soon as these heal completely and they don't feel like sunburns when the sun hits them I will be applying sunblock every time they get sunexposure.....Right now its long sleeves or stay out of the sun.....Aveeno makes a SPF 70 that is great........HJ

[Bluebigdog]

Nice art work HJ - he did an incredible job!!!

I have been wanting to finish my back for the last few years...just can't decide what I want to do.

[TexKitty]

Sam, even the best in the world make minor errors. Plus, things happen, such as the client suddenly sneezing/coughing, someone passing by bumping the client orthe artist. Aaaaand, when you least expect it, there will be that one spot that's way more sensitive than the rest. I'm not saying that HJ jumped, butit has happened.

I go through a certain ritual before getting inked. I eat a light meal an hour or two beforehand and I always have a soda (sometimtes a Slurpee) on hand tokeep my blood sugar from tanking. I've seen people pass out from blood sugar getting too low when they run out of adrenaline and it drains their bloodsugar levels. I also know how to focus my breathing for the really painful parts. The past two sessions I've gone through, I didn't flinch once.Martial arts training (focus, breathing, and discipline) can pay off.

I go through a lot of sunblock, not just because I have ink, but because I don't want to have leathery skin when I'm 50-60. Get a peek at some tattooson people who love that glowing tan look. In a few short years, that cute little flower can look like a smudge or a blob. I'm waiting for the web sitesthat specialise in pictures of tramp stamps after a few years in the sun with no sunblock.

This is the work on my right calf. The "youngest" work is 16 years old (the main rose stuff) and the oldest (rose and butterfly on my ankle) are over20 years old. This is what good work can look like if you take care of your skin:

[jotogodfrey]

Nice work but top 50 in the world? not so sure about that. Some of the line work is pretty much not straight where it should be.

Man that's seems a bit nit picky to me. Kind of like giving a talking dog a hard time because he can't speak French

~Joe