Comments on: Japanese Phoenix (Houou) Tattoo – Session 3 http://www.mcclure411.com/2009/01/michael/japanese-phoenix-houou-tattoo-session-3 Events, News & Photos About the McClure Family in Wichita Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:48:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Michael http://www.mcclure411.com/2009/01/michael/japanese-phoenix-houou-tattoo-session-3/comment-page-1#comment-16434 Michael Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:14:30 +0000 http://mcclure411.com/2009/01/general/japanese-phoenix-houou-tattoo-session-3#comment-16434 Hey Bobby, thanks for visiting the site. Glad you enjoyed the write-up and the work. The pain level was pretty intense (especially the line work). The worst of the pain was towards the back of the leg, just above the calf (just below the joint) and also the area going directly over the shin (as there's no fat/muscle to soften the blow). If you're going for something this large, your leg will swell up ALOT. The day after my outline, my leg swelled up so much, I would have thought something was terribly wrong if Ron hadn't forewarned me about the swelling. Some advice: For large pieces, break it down into several small sessions (2-3 hours). Also, pop some ibuprofen before you go and drink LOTS of water. Hey Bobby, thanks for visiting the site. Glad you enjoyed the write-up and the work. The pain level was pretty intense (especially the line work). The worst of the pain was towards the back of the leg, just above the calf (just below the joint) and also the area going directly over the shin (as there’s no fat/muscle to soften the blow).

If you’re going for something this large, your leg will swell up ALOT. The day after my outline, my leg swelled up so much, I would have thought something was terribly wrong if Ron hadn’t forewarned me about the swelling.

Some advice: For large pieces, break it down into several small sessions (2-3 hours). Also, pop some ibuprofen before you go and drink LOTS of water.

]]> By: Bobby http://www.mcclure411.com/2009/01/michael/japanese-phoenix-houou-tattoo-session-3/comment-page-1#comment-16432 Bobby Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:54:51 +0000 http://mcclure411.com/2009/01/general/japanese-phoenix-houou-tattoo-session-3#comment-16432 Great write-ups and beautiful tattoo. I was especially interested in your observations of pain levels since I am going to be getting a large piece like this done soon. Great write-ups and beautiful tattoo. I was especially interested in your observations of pain levels since I am going to be getting a large piece like this done soon.

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