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blassy · 15 January 2013, 10:56 PM

Just back from Miami Ink where Chris Garver did this piece for me on my forearm. Hard to capture it because of the angle, but it's a Samurai kite.
So pleased...and he is really a master. Back in 3 weeks to continue the sleeve.....

Gharddog03 · 15 January 2013, 10:59 PM

Looks awesome.

The Joker · 15 January 2013, 11:02 PM

Very cool.

FeelingTheBlues · 15 January 2013, 11:04 PM

Geez, the colors look great on this one! Well done!

DiamondJack · 15 January 2013, 11:49 PM

Looks fantastic.....

Out of interest, what's the timescale on the colours staying that vibrant?

Just that a friend had a pretty colourful tattoo done about 7 years ago and now needs/wants to have it "brightened" up again.....

blassy · 15 January 2013, 11:51 PM

They all fade - nothing much you can do. I have some ranging from 20 years to 1 day and you can tell which are the older ones. Generally make sure you apply sunblock when you're going outside to preserve best you can but it's gonna fade....rest assured.

Trurolexer · 15 January 2013, 11:58 PM

Cool ink indeed.

Sixshooter · 16 January 2013, 01:30 AM

Wow, I'm not a tattoo guy myself, but that really does look amazing.

Kingair · 16 January 2013, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sixshooter

Wow, I'm not a tattoo guy myself, but that really does look amazing.

x 2 . . .

Maybe one day . . . but I don't think so . . .

HAGOne

Thatguy · 16 January 2013, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by blassy

They all fade - nothing much you can do. I have some ranging from 20 years to 1 day and you can tell which are the older ones. Generally make sure you apply sunblock when you're going outside to preserve best you can but it's gonna fade....rest assured.

Good advice about the sunblock. If they are done well they won't fade as much. I have a few 13 years old that haven't faded much at all. They will fade very quickly if put in too deep or shallow. Since Garver did it it should last a long time. I see a lot of people bargain shopping for tattoos and it always ends badly.

Thatguy · 16 January 2013, 02:08 AM

Oh and looks good btw.

BadBoy · 16 January 2013, 02:09 AM

Really nice !!!!

Makes me think about going for another again... ;-)

financeman · 16 January 2013, 02:34 AM

Looks awesome. I would sleave my arm if it wasnt for the ype of work I am in. Have three right now and may get some more.

HRV · 16 January 2013, 06:24 AM

Nice, I like it

tattooedfagin · 16 January 2013, 06:25 AM

cracking piece, how long did it take

Jocke · 16 January 2013, 06:31 AM

Congrats, IMHO is Chris one of the best at the moment. I would love to have one from him.

blassy · 16 January 2013, 06:47 AM

was about 3.5 hours from the time we sat down to finishing. Lots of chatting beforehand about the piece, placement etc. Since it's a Samurai kite, he is trying to do a "kite theme" on the rest of my sleeve so wanted it all proper...he's a bit of a perfectionist.

T.S.Eliot · 16 January 2013, 07:02 AM

Are you of Japanese origin?

blassy · 16 January 2013, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by T.S.Eliot

Are you of Japanese origin?

I am not. Mother born in Italy and father born in Poland. I just like the style of tattoo.

mjclark32 · 16 January 2013, 07:05 AM

Niiiice

psv · 16 January 2013, 07:32 AM

Very nice and crisp.

eric23 · 16 January 2013, 07:36 AM

Nice!

SeanLandsnaes · 16 January 2013, 07:45 AM

Great piece! looks awesome!

lebowski321 · 16 January 2013, 07:53 AM

very cool!

Lion · 16 January 2013, 08:32 AM

Chris, very nice work and I like your ideas for sleeving your arm. do you plan on having the sleeve finished before Spring and Summer???
Take it easy.....Leo

blassy · 16 January 2013, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lion

Chris, very nice work and I like your ideas for sleeving your arm. do you plan on having the sleeve finished before Spring and Summer???
Take it easy.....Leo

Shoulder to elbow has been has been done for a few years...been waiting for something to inspire me to finish it off to my wrist. Saw some work Chris did with kites and knew that's what I wanted. I go back in 2 weeks to continue the work with a dragonfly kite and some background work which should almost complete it.

Lion · 17 January 2013, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by blassy

Shoulder to elbow has been has been done for a few years...been waiting for something to inspire me to finish it off to my wrist. Saw some work Chris did with kites and knew that's what I wanted. I go back in 2 weeks to continue the work with a dragonfly kite and some background work which should almost complete it.

Very nice ideas...I am not sleeved but could finish and fill in around the work already done on both arms. I hang out at a Tattoo shop and give them a hand talking to walk in customers and answer phones when they get busy. I am fortunate that both artists are fantastic and do great work and we have become really great friends. I've been thinking of doing each of my elbows...one with a Lotus Blossom and the other with a large Chrysanthemum blossom both in Black and Gray. Right now I have somewhere around 35 Tattoos with many of them being flowers and plants...as I am into Horticulture as a profession and is one of my main passions. But on my legs are all kinds and types with some being bicycle themed because I love to ride racing and mountain bikes!!!

Take it easy.....Leo

blassy · 1 February 2013, 11:25 PM

Marathon 6 hour session on Wednesday. Have to admit that few things compare to the pain of having your elbow done with a tattoo.
Turtle and crane done with color as well as all the outline of flowers and waves. Could not be more pleased. Not done yet...but we're gettin' there!

Hooper · 1 February 2013, 11:41 PM

Nice ink Chris

Rodentman · 16 January 2013, 08:36 AM

Very nice. I have my eye on another squirrel but I'm not in any great hurry either. It will have to be funded out of my watch stash.

15 January 2013, 11:04 PM	#4
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	Geez, the colors look great on this one! Well done! __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

16 January 2013, 01:30 AM	#8
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financeman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Heath Location: Lawrenceburg KY Watch: Submariner Posts: 3,982	Looks awesome. I would sleave my arm if it wasnt for the ype of work I am in. Have three right now and may get some more. __________________ “You may delay, but time will not.” ― Benjamin Franklin

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15 January 2013, 11:02 PM	#3
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15 January 2013, 11:49 PM	#5
DiamondJack "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: London Watch: Quite a few Posts: 4,315	Looks fantastic..... Out of interest, what's the timescale on the colours staying that vibrant? Just that a friend had a pretty colourful tattoo done about 7 years ago and now needs/wants to have it "brightened" up again.....

15 January 2013, 11:51 PM	#6
blassy "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Chris Location: Canada Watch: 116610 LN, 16800 Posts: 863	They all fade - nothing much you can do. I have some ranging from 20 years to 1 day and you can tell which are the older ones. Generally make sure you apply sunblock when you're going outside to preserve best you can but it's gonna fade....rest assured.

15 January 2013, 11:58 PM	#7
Trurolexer Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Watch: 5513MaxiI+PreComex Posts: 18,421	Cool ink indeed.

16 January 2013, 02:08 AM	#11
Thatguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Real Name: Wayne Location: California Watch: Rolex, PAM Posts: 3,303	Oh and looks good btw.

16 January 2013, 02:09 AM	#12
BadBoy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: Pieter Location: Netherlands Watch: Explorer 214270 Posts: 234	Really nice !!!! Makes me think about going for another again... ;-)

16 January 2013, 06:24 AM	#14
HRV "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Andrew Location: johannesburg Watch: ROLEX Posts: 4,407	Nice, I like it

16 January 2013, 06:47 AM	#17
blassy "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Chris Location: Canada Watch: 116610 LN, 16800 Posts: 863	was about 3.5 hours from the time we sat down to finishing. Lots of chatting beforehand about the piece, placement etc. Since it's a Samurai kite, he is trying to do a "kite theme" on the rest of my sleeve so wanted it all proper...he's a bit of a perfectionist.

16 January 2013, 07:02 AM	#18
T.S.Eliot "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: K Location: KSA Watch: aholic Posts: 1,499	Are you of Japanese origin? __________________ "Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, / Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep seas swell / And the profit and loss. / A current under sea / Picked his bones in whispers. / As he rose and fell / He passed the stages of his age and youth / Entering the whirlpool. / Gentile or Jew / O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, / Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you." Cheers, K

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mjclark32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: MJC Location: PHL USA Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP Posts: 29,232	Niiiice __________________

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psv "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA & France Posts: 11,077	Very nice and crisp.

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eric23 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Eric Location: Calgary Posts: 9,595	Nice!

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lebowski321 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: Tyler Location: Hill Country, TX Watch: Rolex Posts: 496	very cool!

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Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Chris, very nice work and I like your ideas for sleeving your arm. do you plan on having the sleeve finished before Spring and Summer??? Take it easy.....Leo __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

1 February 2013, 11:41 PM	#29
Hooper "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Tony Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: 16610 Posts: 3,290	Nice ink Chris

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Rodentman Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Real Name: ACCT CLOSED Location: - Posts: 1,497	Very nice. I have my eye on another squirrel but I'm not in any great hurry either. It will have to be funded out of my watch stash.

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