Anybody ever get inked at Adrenaline?

b0ld · #1 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

Hey just wondering if anyone ever got some work done or knows anybody that has got any work done at adrenaline on granville. Just wanna know of any experiences that has occured there and all and whether if you'd recommend them...

Phrenetic · #2 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

Go Osmosis in richmond, tell them brent sent you.

its the cleanest place ever and they are known across the nation as one of the best shops.

PwInCeSs · #3 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

i heard some horror stories out of Adreniline, my friends tattoo was tottally crooked and filled in really poorly.
I have also heard one artist there was amazing, i can find out the name if you like.

wishbone · #4 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

Go to adrenaline for piercings, not tattoos.

**sNyx** · #5 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by wishbone

Go to adrenaline for piercings, not tattoos.

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mekim · #6 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

if you get tattooed in vancouver, i don't really see why you'd go anywhere besides sacred heart

tiedye · #7 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

Don't go to Adrenaline, man. They put out dime-a-dozen pieces as fast as they can... for them it's about quantity. You have no idea how many appointments I booked for people wanting their Adrenaline pieces fixed.

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Originally Posted by Phrenetic

Go Osmosis in richmond, tell them brent sent you.

its the cleanest place ever and they are known across the nation as one of the best shops.

Yeah man. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, albeit short tenure. Joe, I really recommend stopping down there and talking to Dan. He's a rad dude, big metalhead, and genuinely loves his work. I've seen some stellar inkwork come out of that guy. Tell him Chadwick says hey and all that jazz.

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Originally Posted by mekim

if you get tattooed in vancouver, i don't really see why you'd go anywhere besides sacred heart

Sacred Heart has most definately earned their reputation. I'd kill to have some work done by them in the future, although I'm still giving my sleeves to Osmosis.

b0ld · #8 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

ya I'll defifinantly check out osmosis then..... Doing a custom design to get half sleeves (wrist to elbows done) that I would want done... thx guys

mikey · #9 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

If ya want something real nice and costum go to dutchman, amazing artist. Getting one of my sleeves done there, very very happy with the work thats been done.

tiedye · #10 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by mikey

If ya want something real nice and costum go to dutchman, amazing artist. Getting one of my sleeves done there, very very happy with the work thats been done.

If you want an amazing piece of artwork done next year, yeah. For what Joe's going for, I don't think the wait for an opening with the Dutchman would be all that worth it. Lots of solid black... a great concept that doesn't call for much detail.

Ever666 · #11 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by mikey

If ya want something real nice and costum go to dutchman, amazing artist. Getting one of my sleeves done there, very very happy with the work thats been done.

My friend got his sleeve done there and the artist did an amazing job on it. If i were ever gonna get a tattoo i think dutchman would be my first choice.

mekim · #12 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by tiedye

Sacred Heart has most definately earned their reputation. I'd kill to have some work done by them in the future, although I'm still giving my sleeves to Osmosis.

i had my thinker done at sacred heart. most of my friends have the majority of their tattoos done there; if i didn't have plans with my friend justin to finish the rest of my sleeves i'd definitely be back with someone at sacred heart to finish my work.

tiedye · #13 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by mekim

i had my thinker done at sacred heart. most of my friends have the majority of their tattoos done there; if i didn't have plans with my friend justin to finish the rest of my sleeves i'd definitely be back with someone at sacred heart to finish my work.

Personally, I refuse to let an artist work on someone else's piece. Each time I let someone work on me, they're putting their heart and soul into that piece. In my mind, letting someone cover up or touch up someone else's work is a big fuck you to the original artist. I'd only do it if the dude really fucked up.

Prissypants · #14 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

I just got one done at adrenaline...It turned out pretty good but then again the design was simple and you'd have to be a complete retard to mess it up...

I recommend west coast tattoos...good guy and he cares about his work.

Sacred heart is really good too but wicked expensive...

mekim · #15 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by tiedye

Personally, I refuse to let an artist work on someone else's piece. Each time I let someone work on me, they're putting their heart and soul into that piece. In my mind, letting someone cover up or touch up someone else's work is a big fuck you to the original artist. I'd only do it if the dude really fucked up.

there is no way in hell i would ever let craig driscoll tattoo me again. he did an amazing piece but he was fired from sacred heart. he stole $600 from me.

plus, i only was planning on doing the thinker at the time on my left arm. wasn't till a couple years later that i decided to do sleeves.

tiedye · #16 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

I can understand your reasoning completely on the Driscoll incident, and I agree with you. You've got to trust your artist. As for the thinker, that's cool by me as well. I mean, you can't always plan out your entire limb when you get a tattoo. So long as the original piece is respected, I'm all for expansion.

I dunno.. I look at it from more of a Modern Primitive angle. The artist is imbuing his energy into your body to help you manifest into your completed personal image, but hey... that's just me, right? To each, his own.

mekim · #17 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

yeah, i'm pretty un-hippy about that part of my tattoo's. they're there to tell a story and because i like them, nothing else.

tiedye · #18 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

I wouldn't really say it's hippie of me, per say, considering body modification and the sprituality connected to it is deeply rooted in primitive culture centuries before the flower children.

cubed · #19 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by mikey

If ya want something real nice and costum go to dutchman, amazing artist. Getting one of my sleeves done there, very very happy with the work thats been done.

my cousin jess got his half sleeve done there.

gorgeous piece of work.

mekim · #20 (**permalink**) Mar 11, 07

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Originally Posted by tiedye

I wouldn't really say it's hippie of me, per say, considering body modification and the sprituality connected to it is deeply rooted in primitive culture centuries before the flower children.

per se

i can't hear you over the stench of that patchouli

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