Originally Posted by neilm

Nip round to Redditch Tattoo Studio, a friend of mine has a black and grey japanese style half sleeve by a guy there and it is shit hot.

Thing is everyone is going to say their artist is the best, because no one wants to admit they've had a shit tattoo and its all subjective anyway, what one person likes another will not.

But its is YOU that has to live with it for the rest of your life, so choose an artist carefully, check out their work first, then go and discuss what you want, a genuine artist will tell you a) if they think it will look shit and b) if its not their specialist area and hopefully recommend someone who is more suited.

Free handing on skin is great if you totally trust the artist because you have no idea what it will look like until its finished, at least if you see a drawing before hand you have a chance to say, errrr well actually I dont like that or could you just add this or just take that out.


If your heart is set on a guardian angel then get down to the local library and see if there are any books on religious art, see if you can find something that does not look like David Beckhams and use that as a reference for your artist to work from.