Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - black ink.

well i am looking to get my first tattoo. its semi bicycle based. and i was wondering if anyone on here in the NYC or philly area has gotten black work done recently. the design i am looking to get will have some intricate shading, and I was just looking for artist suggestions in this area. also if anyone has some picture examples, that would be great...

try looking here http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=71698&highlight=ink

i work at a tattoo shop and here are few simple guide lines that will help

1. dont be cheap. cheap tattoos are not good .good tattoos are not cheap. in the tattoo world you get what you pay for.

2. ask if they have an autoclave in there shop, if they say no run like hell! if they say yes ask to see there latest spor test results. any good shop will have both of these. if they dont do not get your tattoo there.

3. ask to see a portfolio of there work, if they dont have one run like hell! if they do look at the work see if its good or not.

4. ask around, there are alot of good shops nyc and philly. dont just rush in because you want one right now. this will be there the rest of your life!

there's a great guy for black and white work right outside of philly, his name is ken bryan, his shop is in glenside, i have a camera on my forearm that he did and people are constantly asking about it and complimenting it, infact i'll post it in the tatoo thread later on, his website is http://www.intimatebodyart.com

theres a guy in NYC named brian randolph.sick......he just moved out there form san francisco.check everlastingtatoo.com for his portfolio..the robot is on my left arm...not sure what shop hes working at in NYC.im sure if you called up everlasting theyd tell you where hes at now.i think its on the lower eastside.....theres a guy in philly,goes by past.not sure if hes even still tattooing.but if he is he'll be worth tracking down.

i work at a tattoo shop and here are few simple guide lines that will help

1. dont be cheap. cheap tattoos are not good .good tattoos are not cheap. in the tattoo world you get what you pay for.

2. ask if they have an autoclave in there shop, if they say no run like hell! if they say yes ask to see there latest spor test results. any good shop will have both of these. if they dont do not get your tattoo there.

3. ask to see a portfolio of there work, if they dont have one run like hell! if they do look at the work see if its good or not.

4. ask around, there are alot of good shops nyc and philly. dont just rush in because you want one right now. this will be there the rest of your life!


dude youre doing some ink for me next year.

I manage a studio in Chinatown thats been around for over 15 years in NYC.
One of my artist (Nik Moore) likes to do a lot of black work as well as many other styles. He is Bike rider as well and im sure he would do work for trade for bike stuff. Otherwise his rate is $100 an hour and usually only does custom work.

his stuff can be found at our website www.sacredtattoo.com

link to some of his work.

http://www.sacredtattoo.com/index2.html

P.S.
We are a really bike friendly shop. Insted of locking your bike outside on Canal street, Bring it up while you are getting work done.. Plenty of room.. we actually have a little area where we park all of our bikes in the shop :)

Ohh here is one more thing for ya..

ONLY TO BIKEFORUMS MEMBERS....

If you want to get tattood.. Come in and let me know your Bikeforums screenname and I will personally give you 10% off a tattoo/ piercing or jewelry.

PM me before you come in

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all of these artist seem like they really really know what they are doing..

one more question being that this would be my first... obviously because this is custom, the artist must first produce a sketch. what kind of "i dont like that.. change it/do this" dialogue is acceptable/appriciated. i understand that they are artists and that i souldnt be like "do it this way" but how do i say "i dont like that"

Ohh here is one more thing for ya..

ONLY TO BIKEFORUMS MEMBERS....

If you want to get tattood.. Come in and let me know your Bikeforums screenname and I will personally give you 10% off a tattoo/ piercing or jewelry.

PM me before you come in

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dang, that's cool.

dang, that's cool.


ehh.. I try :D

I thought you worked at sacred. We have common friends, but I don't think we have ever met. I used to work at shop on the east side.

every artist i've dealt with has made it clear that it's going on your body you need to be happy with it, i assume that's an industry standard. if they aren't receptive to your comments you can easily take your business somewhere else, i however am certainly not saying that you should try to haggle with price, that would be insulting, remember it is art but it's art that's going onto your body, you need to be happy with what you're getting and you pay for quality

I thought you worked at sacred. We have common friends, but I don't think we have ever met. I used to work at shop on the east side.


Yup.. im there Wed, friday and sat to babysit the guys :p . on the other days, im at our main office.

Feel freet ot stop in and say hi sometime

Kev

yellow fixed gear-
i'm savin up right now. see you soon.

Field trip!

come bring your bike down, get some ink and we will all go for a ride after work..

CF4L, the relationship between you and your tattoo artist is complex but good. You have an idea and you work with the artist to help you realize your idea. They are an artist but at the same time they understand that it's your idea and that it's going on your body. It's like an architect or a custom frame builder, they have the talents but they're also working with a client to make sure that what they produce makes the client happy.

So work with your artist however long you need to make sure you're happy. I've always come in with my stuff pretty much fully designed, but the artist has always had small suggestions for changes and things like that.

Any tattoo artist who gets bent out of shape because you're not allowing them to realize their vision on your body doesn't deserve your business.

my friend myles tattoos at Bowery and does some pretty awesome stuff. he's doing my first ink next week. can't wait.here's (http://www.bowerytattoo.com/bowerysite/tattooartist/myles/mylesframeset.htm) some of his portfolio. go by the shop (bowery and 3rd or so, across from CBGBs) to check out a lot more and newer stuff. most of the stuff on that site is stuff he designed and not art people brought in, but he does both very well.

emma's done almost all my work

http://porcupinetattoo.com/

myles did this one, i think (not on me):
http://static.flickr.com/24/64522376_ad23044634.jpg

my friend myles tattoos at Bowery and does some pretty awesome stuff. he's doing my first ink next week. can't wait.here's (http://www.bowerytattoo.com/bowerysite/tattooartist/myles/mylesframeset.htm) some of his portfolio. go by the shop (bowery and 3rd or so, across from CBGBs) to check out a lot more and newer stuff. most of the stuff on that site is stuff he designed and not art people brought in, but he does both very well.


Rite on.. Bowery Tattoo is our other studio. Myles is a great guy. When you look at his work, you can tell its his..


ohh and bostonTrevor: You hit the nail on the head on that one :)

dude youre doing some ink for me next year.
i dont do tattoos im the guy in charge we have three artist here the owner is my brother id hook u up with him check out our shop website www.area51tattoo.com his name is jeff he has a online portfolio. the guy on this forum named Rancid is talking about getting the true till death logo.

I manage a studio in Chinatown thats been around for over 15 years in NYC.
One of my artist (Nik Moore) likes to do a lot of black work as well as many other styles. He is Bike rider as well and im sure he would do work for trade for bike stuff. Otherwise his rate is $100 an hour and usually only does custom work.

his stuff can be found at our website www.sacredtattoo.com

link to some of his work.

http://www.sacredtattoo.com/index2.html

P.S.
We are a really bike friendly shop. Insted of locking your bike outside on Canal street, Bring it up while you are getting work done.. Plenty of room.. we actually have a little area where we park all of our bikes in the shop :)


we are the smae way all but one of us rides bike we park them inside and mop under them as they thaw in the winter.

all of these artist seem like they really really know what they are doing..

one more question being that this would be my first... obviously because this is custom, the artist must first produce a sketch. what kind of "i dont like that.. change it/do this" dialogue is acceptable/appriciated. i understand that they are artists and that i souldnt be like "do it this way" but how do i say "i dont like that"
just tell them what you dont like we get that all the time no big deal we take no offense to it there are some things we tell people that just wont flow with the tattoo but if they insist we do it . like people who want to put all six of there kids initial's in a one inch hart.

just tell them what you dont like we get that all the time no big deal we take no offense to it there are some things we tell people that just wont flow with the tattoo but if they insist we do it . like people who want to put all six of there kids initial's in a one inch hart.

Can I had? If you have a picture of the design, or part of the design... bring it. That would help make the drawing process easier. I always suggest google's image search.

I have to laugh everytime I hear this go down
Client - "How much for a tattoo?" or "Can you draw me a tattoo?"
My buddy - "What do you want?"
Client - "I don't know"

Can I had? If you have a picture of the design, or part of the design... bring it. That would help make the drawing process easier. I always suggest google's image search.

I have to laugh everytime I hear this go down
Client - "How much for a tattoo?" or "Can you draw me a tattoo?"
My buddy - "What do you want?"
Client - "I don't know"


haha.. story of my life

haha.. story of my life

My buddy usually follows up the "I don't know" with suggestions like a saltine cracker, or two smurfs *****ing. Somehow the clients face goes from blank to vacant. Only one person so far has gotten mad, and walked out. Only to return an hour later with a picture, or sticker.

how much for a letter?

i like when people call and ask how much for a tattoo. i then tell them i kinda need to see what they want. then they describe some thing. i just want to say get off you a$$ and come in here,and leave you kids at home.

i showed up about 20 minutes early once, i was excited, and there were 3 kids like ages 10-14 in the lobby, the 14 year old was smoking a cigarette, the other two were were running around, it was during the world cup so i was trying to watch soccer and ignore them, then the mom and daughter come out of the back, the artist told them how to care for it, the mom yelled at the kid for smoking, said "you're 14 for god's sake" ken who knew both my girlfriend and i told us "if you ever have kids do not bring them to a tattoo shop, i wanted to kill them it was so hard to concentrate

well i am looking to get my first tattoo. its semi bicycle based. and i was wondering if anyone on here in the NYC or philly area has gotten black work done recently. the design i am looking to get will have some intricate shading, and I was just looking for artist suggestions in this area. also if anyone has some picture examples, that would be great...

You're getting inked?! I always found talking with Dan Zaleski (i can get you his phone number) a good resource for such questions (not that I have any personal experience). Hell, even Blake has a tattoo or three. Let me know how it works out.

My buddy usually follows up the "I don't know" with suggestions like a saltine cracker, or two smurfs *****ing. Somehow the clients face goes from blank to vacant. Only one person so far has gotten mad, and walked out. Only to return an hour later with a picture, or sticker.


haha. we do that but its usually ok.. I got an Idea if you don't know what you want. How about an elephant riding a unicycle juggling eggs??

They usually get ticked off and say thats not what they want.

Then you just reply.. I thought you said you don't know what you wanted, why don't you just tell me what it is you want!!!

lol

i like when people call and ask how much for a tattoo. i then tell them i kinda need to see what they want. then they describe some thing. i just want to say get off you a$$ and come in here,and leave you kids at home.


Tell them 500 bucks. they get pissed and tell them that its like asking how much a car is.

since you seem like a rather knowledgable group i have a few questions:
1) How painful would a Tatoo on the bottom of the foot be compared to say ohhhh the arm?
2) what would be my downtime that i wouldnt be able to walk. Like a few days or more?
3) Whats a rough estimate of how much it would cost to get JAM vertically across the length of my foot in one solid color. My foot without toes is 10 1/2 inches long.( haha I just measured)

thanks in advance.

1) everyone takes pain differently then others. The bottom of the foot will fall out. Tattooing over an area like the bottom of the foot or the palm will have a hard time at staying. Id say dont do it unless you like going in for touch-ups every few months.
2) a day or so.
3) Every shop will give you a different price. ( experiance, area, ect... ) can all determine price. Personally, we wouldnt do it.

since you seem like a rather knowledgable group i have a few questions:
1) How painful would a Tatoo on the bottom of the foot be compared to say ohhhh the arm?
2) what would be my downtime that i wouldnt be able to walk. Like a few days or more?
3) Whats a rough estimate of how much it would cost to get JAM vertically across the length of my foot in one solid color. My foot without toes is 10 1/2 inches long.( haha I just measured)

thanks in advance.
ok here is what i got for ya. first the bottom of the foot tattoos like crap! think about how rough the bottom is. the skin on the bottom of you foot is always dying and regrowing this tattoo will look like crap in a few years, even if its done well. if you still decide to get it you could walk on it as soon as you want, it just wont heal and will scab pretty bad wich will make it heal like crap. but if you want it bad enough you can suffer through. ive thought about getting some spd cleats tattoed on the bottom of my feet for awhile, but wont ever do it because in a few years they will just be two black blobs, and it will look like like i stepped in gum.

i understand... i suppose my dreams are crushed. I had a friend in high school get supa flay tattoed on his gums. was gone in about2 months haha

gums suck to... sorry to bum you out.

A few years ago I got a tattoo of a canned ham riding my track bike (Cinelli). I've since put on a lot of weight and it now looks like pop tart stuck on a chain link fence. Pretty nasty.

Well, so, my point is, if you get inked, don't put on a lot of weight or you'll look really nasty and so will your tattoo.

since you opened that can of worms, show us the poptart

since you opened that can of worms, show us the poptart

You seriously want to see my poptart on the chainlink fence tatttoo?

You're one sick bastard.

no i just want to put it on my secret santa spokecard :P

no i just want to put it on my secret santa spokecard :P


Id rock that :D

"How about an elephant riding a unicycle juggling eggs??"

haha have you seen the tattoo myles did of a cowboy tortoise riding a flaming pickle? i love absurd tattoos

"How about an elephant riding a unicycle juggling eggs??"

haha have you seen the tattoo myles did of a cowboy tortoise riding a flaming pickle? i love absurd tattoos


I use to work at that studio when he first started tattooing. (until I started managing our other studio)
I think I was there when he did that tattoo.. Its a classic. :D



ohh and wangster. Thanks for comming in today!