Pain for Beauty

Friday I got the first batch of color work done on my arm tattoo. The artist at the studio has named it "The Octo-Band" and is excited to get it done so he can take me to shows :).
This being my first full color tattoo I am learning new things about the process. First of those things is that 2.5 hours of color work freaking hurts! Line art was very easy to deal with, even on the parts of my arm where the skin is very thin. But all the overlapping color was agony.
The outcome however is freaking beautiful. The color pops so well  and the shading and layers are just gorgeous.
Definitely worth the pain. :)

Genesis of Vladicorium

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.  And God saw the light, that it was good; Then God said, "Let there be Internet"; and there was Internet. And God saw the Internet and hid his face in shame....

I shall have a blog. Not for one particular topic, not for one particular audience but rather as a form of journal. I am quite positive that it will be rambling, random and disorganized. It will involve Gaming, Soccer and Freemasons. An electronic distillation of what it means to be Vlad.