Can you recommend a decent tattooist?

I moved to london a few years back and was halfway through a whole upper arm tattoo.... i couldn't afford to finish it off at the time as had already spent 600odd gn so far.... however, now i can and i wanna finish it. I need one who's good at graffiti artwork really, anyone got good experiences/tattoos?

I'm just next to the westend btw :)

im sure conan knows stuff considering the amount he has...

He's not logged on (unless he's hiding), i'll bump the thread when he next appears, ta aidan

Ask glow (Max). He used work for one, and the ones he's are well impressive.

Would you leave London for it?
I can recommend to awsome tattooist but they're both in Brighton (Actually I can recommend more but not for the stlye you're after).

i've gone to New Wave Tattoo in Muswell Hill for a few of mine (http://www.newwavetattoo.co.uk/introPP.htm ). off the beaten track, but well respected and takes a couple weeks for a spot. the new guy wayne, i think does graff work. i need to get my act together and get a touch-up done on the piece on my forearm.

i read some article about firth street tattoo place, but i know nothing about tattoos or the shop...http://www.frithstreettattoo.co.uk/

dogsballs i've gone to New Wave Tattoo in Muswell Hill for a few of mine (http://www.newwavetattoo.co.uk/introPP.htm ). off the beaten track, but well respected and takes a couple weeks for a spot. the new guy wayne, i think does graff work. i need to get my act together and get a touch-up done on the piece on my forearm.

just had a look at wayne's work on his myspace. looks first rate.

'into you' near old street. site. one of my mates has a full sleeve from them, it's ace. really ace. but i think some of their artists have a fairly long waiting list.

Charlie Shayzer @ Kids Love Ink in Deptford. Graf background

Charles

Elvis [quote]dogsballs i've gone to New Wave Tattoo in Muswell Hill for a few of mine (http://www.newwavetattoo.co.uk/introPP.htm ). off the beaten track, but well respected and takes a couple weeks for a spot. the new guy wayne, i think does graff work. i need to get my act together and get a touch-up done on the piece on my forearm.

just had a look at wayne's work on his myspace. looks first rate.[/quote]all the artists there are top shelf, no dodgy backyarders!! he did my last piece which was pretty straightforward but came out ace, silvia did a really complicated shoulder piece that took forever but is awesome (faded a bit now)

that is the nuts

if you don't mind traveling to copenhagen my friend kiley does some amazing work, shame he lives so far away from me now.

if you've got a myspace his page is myspace.com/thetruesoul

jolie rouge on caledonian road, matt diffa

http://www.jolierougetattoo.com/

or check out my boy Dan Gold's work, http://www.myspace.com/thedangold

i like claudia or tom at frith street tattoo, its a laid back studio, not loads of space, but the guys are excellent and danny (the owner) is a legend. xam did my sleeve there.

dogsballs, whats the triangle thing in the tattoo?

it's in case he has an accident.

tells the emergency services that he's got the aids!

I like that work, there's oak leaves and all sorts there, more than the standard Japanese stuff..

for, IMO, the best in the business check:

Shige's work
and,
Kore Flatmo

LOL again (I was having a piss otherwise would have LOL'd sooner, my bad)

glow

or check out my boy Dan Gold's work, http://www.myspace.com/thedangold

i've seen this guys work (on tv) and think he does graf
he's on a road just off angel and was on TV the show london ink

hope is work is better than his myspace!

in fact I expect it must be.

myspace is such cock. it's not difficult for a decent artist to set up their own website...

I highly recomend a mate of mine from brighton

http://www.woodfordtattoo.com

http://www.myspace.com/woodfordtattoo

slow_bot I highly recomend a mate of mine from brighton

http://www.woodfordtattoo.com

http://www.myspace.com/woodfordtattoo

a darth vader sleeve!

how fucking good is that?

+1 for Tom at Frith.
But I'm sure his prices are going up by the month...
:(

woody's stuff is absolutely amazing..

had all my tats done by him and wouldn't go anywhere else

RPM [quote]slow_bot I highly recomend a mate of mine from brighton

http://www.woodfordtattoo.com

http://www.myspace.com/woodfordtattoo

a darth vader sleeve!

how fucking good is that?[/quote]

i believe that you meant a storm trooper jungle scout from return of the jedi sleeve