tattoos

I wanted a tattoo but it's too expensive it will be my first time doing a stick an poke tattoo any one know how to start I. Want to get a days n daze tattoo does anyone else have a stick and poke tattoos any tips for a first timer

I remember hearing somewhere that if a traveler is gonna get a tattoo of a highway, they’re supposed to earn it by reaching a certain number of miles traveled first. Someone I met on the road encouraged me to not worry about other people’s rules for what to get inked or not. But if there’s a...

When I was a kid, I remember school myths of “the hobo in the woods”, and we’d all snoop around this chainlink fence by the woods searching for this imaginary hobo, that probably never existed. Ironically, I am now that hobo. Except I’m not camped out by an elementary school. (That would be...

I know this is stupid but y'all know the common tattoos that many travelers have? (Arrow, squatters rights symbol, train tracks, etc.) ...are there specific meanings to all of these common symbols? Like are these trophies, badges of honor and stripes for accomplishing specific things as a...

Hello stick and pokers....stuck home right now looking to start poking myself again. Been using a lame pencil rig and looking to up my game... What inks do yall use? Best needles? Let's see some pics!

My First Tattoo that I got when I was black out drunk in Fiji a couple weeks ago. Found some guy on the beach who was a tattoo artist and got it done in a Hotel room with a few other friends I met. Was a fucked up night. Now im trying to decide on my next tattoo.

So I've a couple of truly stupid tats that i regret and am in the process of having them laser removed. But its hella expensive. Think 6 treatments in the area of about $500. Sooo, I've researched TCA 80% as a topical removal but am concerned that all it will do is leave splotchy red scar...

Ok, so I wanna do my first stick and poke tattoo. I have drawn up a bind rune of my initials, and decided that I want to do this with red ink. What are some easy to come by red inks that work well? I've already got red ink in me so I shouldn't have to worry about 'red rash'. lemme know

So I started riding from Miami to Orlando and I took sometime off but now I'm back on the road .... I packed all my tattoo stuff and I'm about to start riding my tall bike from Orlando to Savannah if anyone has a place to crash or if you have some hand me down bike parts or if you have any...

Hullo folx! I was on the board here a while back & decided really its where I belong. The rest of 'social media' makes me crazy. I'm an older (47), poly trans queer Anarchist forest elf who grew up in the mountains of NY state homesteading before it was cool haha. I started traveling in 1990 &...

Greetings everyone! Has anyone ever made their own tattoo ink? I got a stick n poke in the county jail ten years ago and the ink was made from finely shaved graphite from pencils mixed with shampoo and toothpaste lol. The tattoo actually hasnt faded much. I know there is another way to make...

Maybe this is to be posted in General Banter? I dunno....I was just curious how y'all explain what your tattoo means when asked by people. I get asked pretty frequently and I always feel like I fail to give a really good definition of what the squatter culture is all about.....like I should use...

Sorry this one is so short, I didn't really have time to plan out this video so I just cut together a few shots of getting this tattoo in Slab City today.

Picked up some 5rl tattoo needles and ink and gave and got my first tattoo, stick n poke style. It's not finished yet, there will be some pointillism trees in the background to come.

haha, i was thinking, wondering, hoping, that someone out there that's going to the jambo (or someone in the slabs) knows how to tattoo semi-decently? I have a stupid-easy cover up i want done on my wrist (three thick black lines) and if i could find someone to do it, I figure i could buy a...

what's up friends, So this maybe a personal question to ask everyone but seeing as how I don't think I'll ever get one (due to family religious reason- which I have no clue of.. But a promise i made with my grams will ultimately forbid me even tho I'm 3 outta 10+ grandkids who do not have them...

From Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/carefully-decide-where-to-get-a-tattoo-with-this-pain-c-1689492474?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow Tattoos are certainly not for everyone, but if you're considering one, make sure you know...

So I must admit this was my first tattoo, it pushed me to the point i went into shock and the artist refused to do more because he knew how far i pushed past my limit i just wanted to show my 3/4 done tattoo its all good tho cause we will finish up in a later session or i will just incorporate a...

Tattoo I got recently after my bike tour. I decided to change my lifestyle and will continue to travel. This is to give me inspiration to continue on this path. Eventually I would like to get my whole back tatted and my other pec, possibly my ribs and abs, but I just don't have the money atm...

I've been working out of a tattoo shop out in Los Angeles. I do permanent makeup but I help out extra and the shop and the owner has been hooking it up on my sleeve...

Drew it myself! I've always wanted to get something I drew tattooed and this is going to be a big part of my life! I'm so excited!

Well its been almost two weeks since I burnt that shit off. At this point my only regret was burning it three times? Guess thats where the liquor took me but once would have been good enough I think. I been keeping it bandaged for the last few days as its been extra gross as fuck. That flap of...

anyone else have home made tattoo work to share?

just a thought if i had a compass tatoo say on my arm and i pointed the east side of the compass tatoo to the sun that it wud match up and i could follow it like a real compass from that position?

Although I have many tattoos myself, I guess I failed to ever watch the process. Now, its a given that im about to give myself a bunch of real shady scratchers type tattoos, but was hoping that anyone would be able to give me some advice, any little things you can think of. Mainly, how many...

So if you know me, my face is TOTALLY sleeved out, has been for awhile and i found a wonderful guy in NYC to help me with free removal of all my facial tattoos, i just started last week and had two treatments so far... i am curious, who else is going through the removal process or has...

I draw and create a lot but more often than not I lose inspiration. I'm working on a tattoo design right now for a friend and thought I could do the same for you guys. It will help me in giving me inspiration and building my portfolio and you'll get an original design to carry to your tattoo...

Hey folks, I'm wondering if anyone may be able to troubleshoot something that's happening with a tattoo I just started giving this kid today. I've done them fucking hundreds of times before with no problem... and I've never seen something like this? I tried taking a photo, but the quality's...

Alot of travelers/crusty kids I see have face tattoos with lines and dots and other markings. Does anybody know what these means or is it all to look "tribal"? The one I see alot of a line going ear to ear cross their nose then dots underneath the line. Whats it means? thanks

pretty self explanitory. heres some good ones ive seen or thought of, i saw one chick with TACO BELL i always thought SOUP CATS would be funny. or IMAO OGLE

I think the last of the train riders on the site might dig it!

OK, this thread is long overdue. While stick and pokes, which I know are probably pretty popular with you kids, can be discussed here, the topic is in fact much broader. I think we can discuss any tattoos which are not done with modern machines. I have only one tattoo, which was done by...

I'll start. Reads - 'Tired of this place'

hey so I keep reading about devil's club tattoos being devil's club charcoal mixed with bear grease to make the blue ink. And the charcoal was apparently mixed with water to make the black ink. Does anyone know any of the ratios for this? Anyone tried using other animal fats, or even oil oil...

inspired by that Dreads tread.... I've got highly visable tattoos which has always presented a problem to finding work. I'd like to hear of peoples experiences with this issue as well. it's a lot harder of an issue to work with because you can't just cut your hair or change your clothes...

Tattoo Circus London--{designed & powered by Simulacra Studio}-- Was there helping to set up last night. Looks wicked, if anyone here is in London at the moment, check it out for sure.

give me names and places of good shops/artists doesn't matter where, I'm just curious.

so there's this painting I did ages ago that I really like and I'm thinking I might change it into a tattoo design but I'm not sure. It means a lot to me as a piece of art but woudl it translate well into a tattoo? I'm pictureing keeping it mostly like the painting.. blacks with very subtle...

Hey so I'm getting a professional tattoo soon and i need ideas "encouraging phrases or quotes" that i could possibly put in the banner of my tattoo! I don't want it to be really long though!! something like "Know Thyself" est.... After i get it ill post this picture up on this thread!!! maybe...

I found this site showing some train tattoos: <a href="http://www.bbcrc.org/tattoo.shtml">http://www.bbcrc.org/tattoo.shtml</a>

had to share.. my shitty tattoo is now awesome sorry for the blurry pic. the camera I've got sucks. Post edited by: MattPist, at: 2007/06/27 11:35

i know i started a thread on tattoos so now i'm starting a thread on getting rid of them. my friend ryan got the words "craft as fuck" put into his leg and wants to get them taken out. he was thinking about just doping up on numbers/painkillers and just sanding it down. are there other ways...

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any tattoos? I have a few tats but my funniest one is MALT LIQ'R on my knuckles.And yes I was drunk when I got it.:P

I'm probably going to be getting my first tattoo sometime in the next couple months. I've attached a pretty terrible version of what it'll be like but it's as good as i could do in photoshop. the design that i did by hand was a lot clearer and better. so do you guys have any tattoos? any...