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Very true. My friend that went with me while I got inked suggested I get the Cadillac logo thrown in there, but I declined (for now).
Update: When I went in for my appointment, the artist decided to have the owner tattoo me instead, which was cool, since the owner is one of the best tattoo artists I've ever met. Then, he decided instead of using my drawing directly, he wanted to freehand it, based on my design, and he wanted to take it from a 4" high armband to a full-on half sleeve. He suggested multiple sessions, but I decided to try it in one. I finally gave in after 12 hours of tattooing, and we decided to finish the very underside of my arm next time.
So, I've got about 80% of my upper arm totally covered in some incredible ink.
Since he'd priced a smaller tattoo to me, then decided to go big, he only charged me the original quote, which is about half of what he usually would for a half-sleeve.
So, yeah, if you need ink, I have to recommend J'sin at House of Ink.
He's an amazing artist, and I'm going to post pictures of his "interpretation" of this piece as soon as it heals up a little bit (or maybe after he finishes the sparkplug and the V8 symbol, which are all he has left to do).
By the way, parts of the original design were stencilled from my original, just so that some of it was exactly as I drew it: the stars, the V8, and the devil.
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