ricky_2006

6 hours work. pics aint best quality looks much better in flesh

first session




2nd session




final session thank fuck lol

bad boy rs

iTrader: (7)

looks good mate

ricky_2006

thanks mate. i couldnt get a proper good picture of final one. because there is bits of yellow on scales and around it which looks wicked

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Very nice m8,how muchos?

jammerrs

not my kind of thing, but the work thats gone into that is amazing

really is great detail on it

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

I like to look at tats but i wouldnt want any.

ricky_2006

thanks guys. yeh this is my 6th tat and defo my favourite. he is a great artist.

ermmm alot lol. Ł420 in total. 6 hours work. i love it so thats all that matters

cossie4i+

iTrader: (15)

Not my thing, but if your happy thats all that matters

Steve

ballin

iTrader: (1)

can't even tell what it is, not my thing at all but as long as you like it!

AlexF

looks good - so do the boxers

S1rst

Looks good that!

Ł420 for 6 hours work! Im in the wrong job!

CossieRich

iTrader: (1)

i keep debating if i should get a tattoo or not. May wait until my baby arrives next june and get their name tattooed on my arm. Wont be something i will want to get rid of which is my main concern and stopping me getting one

Detail on yours is cool.

RobL

that looks good that i like, much better than the usual tribal cack
i think i prefer it in the 4th 5th and 6th pics tho just in black without the colour

Rich_bloor

ricky_2006

Are you blind lol

ricky_2006

I do like black and grey but I think the colour really brings the koi out

vroooom ptssssh

I know of a guy who got the 'george clooney from dusk til dawn' tattoo on his arm, it looks horrendous, especially as he's a bit skinny...I just dont understand some people

Yours looks great, very well done but why a fish?

bazzal

looks brilliant, tattoo artist done a great job with the shading, i'm going in for a marathon sesh tomorrow to add to my jap sleeve, i also have a koi jumping out of water at top of my arm,

ricky_2006

It's not just a fish mate lol.

It's a koi.

It has meanings to it. (traditional japenese) it means courage and good luck.

And I love japenese style tattoos

TANGO_FSI

I have the same type of design, sorry about the shocking quality of pics but its hard to take on your own, lol

koi carp on outer arm



and on the inner arm, praying hands in memory of my father

dojj

iTrader: (3)

it looks really nice, but can i ask how you are keeping it creamed up and not covered ?

mine "leaks" if i let it touch any sort of material after putting cream onto it, but it's fine if i leve it "dry"

RST

iTrader: (3)

Looks wicked mate!

I have praying hands on my back too. Next tattoo will be a Koi Fish

vroooom ptssssh

Ah right I see, I wasnt trying to put it down if thats how I came across!


As I said tho it looks good!

focus st2

Benni

You never seen a fish before? Nice, I'd like something similair down my leg. Am I right in thinking people get the Koi because of a few reasons, one being they are the symbol of love, and something to do with their determination?

Benni.

ricky_2006

I've always used BEPANTHEN. For first 3 days I would wash tattoo with just water (no soap) and apply that cream 4 times a day then after 3 days I put it on 2/ 3 times a day without washing it first.

for the first week its better for it to be that bit moist ( from the cream ) rather than bone dry and no cream. its really important to put cream on.

ricky_2006

basically. and courage and good luck.

i also got it coz i love that style of tattoo, hense why i also went for colour. LOVE IT

dojj

iTrader: (3)

but what about wearing clothes on top?

i've been walking about with short sleeved tops on all week, even in the freezing bloody cold

ricky_2006

Lol, as long as it's loose ish. I've been wearing a tshirt under a fleece under a coat.

Wearing a jumper or what not is fine

Rsmat

iTrader: (2)

looks awesome mate.

Benni

I don't blame you, I love it too. Might get something similair on my leg.

Benni.

mrjenrst

Wtf? Mate dont blather it in cream wait for it to itch/dry then use it

dojj

iTrader: (3)

mines gone all white and flaky now

but when it was new it was nice and sparkaly

second to last pic looks ace n the op though

mcst

Now you should use some sort of cream then. Our guy gives out small pots of Tattoo Goo. Usually just enough for the healing on a good sized tattoo.

We then bought a tube of it as the pots are a bit greasy and can mark clothes. I think we got ours off ebay and its about the same price as bepanthen.

I know places say different things. Ours advises to keep it covered 3days/until it stops "leaking" wash with just soap and water after 24 hours and pat dry and re-cover it. Then apply non medicated cream once its scabbed over. Avoiding savlon etc....
If it gets a little dry once its fully healed you can use aftersun lotion but we've still got the Tattoo Goo.

The OPs Koi looks good i'd be pleased with that, i'm having a pair on my thigh eventually, theres other stuff i want done first. I'm just impatient and hate the in between look!

ricky_2006

mate, no offence, this is my 6th tattoo. dont question me lol. and they all look fine

ricky_2006

when you say the op. do you mean mine????

dont worry about that. i hate that too. you will get patchy bits which look shit but once all has come off and silver skin has healed it will looks the nuts

ricky_2006

thanks

Caprigirl

Im with ricky 2006 on this , Ive got two decent sized tatoo's and ive used Bepanthen on both of them with no problems at all , sense would say keep the skin moistured as the fluid helps the skin to heel better.

john

Love it pal.

I used tattoo goo as someone said above did the job well. Just need to get this finished.

mcst

Yep op = original poster.

Hate the scab, itchy as sin! Like chicken pox you just want to itch like a bastard!!! Well worth it for the end result.