Key facts
- Style
- Neo-Traditional
- Placement
- Ribs & SidePain here: brutal 5/5 · healing: moderate (clothing friction)
- Size
- Medium10–20 cm
- Colour
- Black with colour accents
What’s in it from tags · not scanned yet
About this tattoo
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a firearm on the ribs & side, done in black with color accents. By Brooke Dickens at Lost Edge Tattoo.
Details
The work
- Style
- Neo-Traditional
- Subject
- Firearm, Other Weapons, Skull, Sun
- Palette
- Black with colour accents
- Technique
- Linework
Placement and size
- Placement
- Ribs & Side
- Size
- Medium
Time and cost
- Estimated time
- 2–3.5 h, 1 session — Estimated from what the photo shows: the length × the visible width × how much of it is inked, and the detail — not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time.
- Price
- ≈$360–630 · ≈2–3.5 h at $180/h (TatSeek estimate from local rates, not confirmed by the studio) · ≈15 cm · shading
Pain and healing
- Pain
- Brutal, 5 of 5 — thin skin over bone, and breathing moves the skin
- Healing
- Moderate (clothing friction)
- Visibility
- Easy to cover
- More
- Tattoo pain map · Pain by placement
All tags and facts
- Style
- 🌹 Neo-Traditional
- Subject
- 🔫 Firearm🛡️ Other Weapons💀 Skull☀️ Sun
- Placement
- 🥋 Ribs & Side
- Colour
- 🌘 Black with Color Accents
- Technique
- Linework
- Size
- Medium
- Time
- 2–3.5 h · 1 session
- Pain
- 5/5 · brutal
- Healing
- Moderate (clothing friction)
- Visibility
- Easy to cover
- Sitting
- One sitting
Source and scan
- Published on
- lostedgetattoo.com
- On TatSeek since
- 2026-09-09
- Scan
- Tags only (to be re-scanned)
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Questions and answers
What can a firearm, other weapons and skull tattoo mean?
Firearm — pistols, revolvers and rifles — often danger, rebellion or pop-culture references; a bold traditional and realism subject. Other Weapons — spears, scythes, tridents, shields and other arms — often strength, protection or a fight survived. Skull — often mortality, “live now” or protection. Meanings change with culture and person — what it means to you matters most. Understanding tattoo meanings →
How much would a tattoo like this cost?
TatSeek estimates $360–630 at Lost Edge Tattoo’s rates. What moves it most is your final size, how much detail the design has and how many sessions it takes. It is a planning range — only the studio’s own quote is an offer. How we estimate →
Where was this tattoo done?
Brooke Dickens made it at Lost Edge Tattoo, 15819 Farm to Market Rd 1325, Unit 101, Austin, TX 78728. You book with the studio directly; TatSeek takes no fee. View on the map →
How painful is a ribs & side tattoo, and how does it heal?
Ribs & side: brutal, 5 of 5 — thin skin over bone, and breathing moves the skin. Long sessions, stress and no sleep make it feel worse. The surface looks healed in 2–4 weeks and the skin settles over a few months; here healing is moderate (clothing friction) and the spot is easy to cover. Pain map →
How will a tattoo like this age?
Bold outlines and solid black are the styles that age best — the design stays readable even as lines soften slightly over decades. Sunscreen keeps the colour from fading. How tattoos age →
Can I get this exact design?
Use it as a reference. Most artists adapt a design to your body and their own style rather than copy another person’s tattoo line for line — and if you want this artist’s look, the best option is to book this artist. Copying, references and AI designs →
How do I book something like this?
Message the studio with this photo, where you want it and how big, colour or black and grey, your budget and dates. The “Message template” button next to the price gives you a ready text to edit and copy. How to message a tattoo artist →
