Weird, I thought everyone designed tattoo's in the boy's bathroom behind the gym.
We took the brunettes to the theater dressing rooms.
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Tattoos.. yay or nay.
- Thread starter J. Crawford
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Weird, I thought everyone designed tattoo's in the boy's bathroom behind the gym.
We took the brunettes to the theater dressing rooms.
I certainly agree that tattooing has become a much more accepted and repsected form of art over the past 5-10 years. A lot of work being done these days is just spectacular, but there have been great tattoo artists around for a long, long time. Their profile within "normal" society has just risen.
My comment was more to the mental state of getting a tat done at a young age, and having to live with that choice as your opionions, interests, and perspective on life change over the years.
Oh ya. I just think there'd be less regrets in the older crowd if when they were getting tattooed at a younger age, the industry was where it is today.
As there's many reasons why someone won't like the tattoo in years to come other than just what it means, ie, the skill involved in the work, the detail/size, older inks fading quicker etc. I know many older people that don't like their tattoo's, but not so much the idea behind it, but the fact that it just looks bad after all those years.
Just an observation whilst reading through posts though
Oh ya. I just think there'd be less regrets in the older crowd if when they were getting tattooed at a younger age, the industry was where it is today.
As there's many reasons why someone won't like the tattoo in years to come other than just what it means, ie, the skill involved in the work, the detail/size, older inks fading quicker etc. I know many older people that don't like their tattoo's, but not so much the idea behind it, but the fact that it just looks bad after all those years.
Just an observation whilst reading through posts though
Im no expert, but isnt it possible to get a tattoo re-inked? Get it too look close to its original state?
You can get them redone, how good it's going to look depends on the quality of original work and how much it's bled out/the space in which it was first done.
If it was quite a small or detailed piece with lots of lines that have smudged all over the place especially over each other it's harder to get a clean re work.
Most people (if it's a small piece) tend to just get a complete cover up instead.
with some exceptions, it seems like many with full body tattoos are just filling space; a quilt of loosely-associated images. i will not be going down that road.
lots of folks here probably have straight-forward bass clef tattoos, which may work for you. i love bass; it is my outlet, and could not live without it. however, unless you do something with it, something original, or work it into something, i feel like its bland. again, i will not be getting one of those.
i know a lot of folks have them, but i feel like that anything that ubiquitous is pretty lame. i have never found those to be "cool". each is somewhat unique, but i still get the sense that those people walked into a shop, pointed at something on the wall, and dropped the cash.
i agree that anything below the wrist or above the neck will show over business attire. if you dont know, hold off. it would be a mistake to close doors on yourself.
as you may have guessed, there are plenty of tattoos i dislike, but i have two myself. the first was very meaningful. it reminds me of the philosophy i believe in but dont always live. it keeps me honest when i stray from the person i should be.
i do all my own artwork, and the first one i toyed with for a year or so. the one pictured below was done in two sections. i knew i wanted it for about six months before i even started working on it. i reworked it so many times, digitized it, and photoshopped it exactly how i wanted it. i designed the upper part after, and got it over a year later. there are so many erasures its crazy.
take your time, and make sure its right, because removal is stupid in my opinion. anyway, heres my right arm, which i have gotten nothing but compliments on (i like it myself[it roughly follows the major arteries{science geek here}]):
i will only get black ink, as im super white, with no chance of tanning, and color does not age well. i have been designing two others for over two years. when they are perfect, and i have the money, i will get them done.
a good artist is important, so is biding your time. sorry for the long post.
While I understand your point and agree to an extent...Hell if someone else on the street had a bass tat because he just really loved the sound of bass but didn't play at all I'd be like "Right on man!"
However what you don't know is that I have ridiculously high standards for myself. At this point I've come to think of it as a reward, a badge of honor/achievement...When I reach the level I want to reach I'll be fit to wear the badge. It's also a form of motivation...which I've been lacking lately with my band going nowhere and personal time being rather scarce. Also its not like my goals are insane...I could realistically achieve them with a year or twos hard work.
...and yeah that was me age 5-19, please the adults...If I please the adults maybe they'll stop treating me like a child...All it did was alienate me from the other kids and make me into a tool bag. I had my rebellious phase late in life and haven't looked back.
For the OP
Also I'm sure some of you older cats have me on this very point, but there are distinct and memorable times in your life when you will feel the "zoom out" effect...The world will get a little bigger, a little more real and you will adapt to your new prospective. Just make sure your tat is so you that when you have a "zoom out" moment you don't look at your arm and go "****, this won't do."
That's because you need to get an idea with staying power. Something that transcends generations and rises above the riff-raff of regular tattos. Something badass that says you're badass. That's why I got "Mike_v_s For Moderator" inked on my back surrounded by a wizard riding a dragon with a flaming skull and his pet black panther crawling down the middle....all surrounded by barbed wire.
See above. For those who want to always be awesome and never look in the mirror with regret, there's only one choice.
Mike
That's honestly got to be one of the dumbest things i've seen you post *facepalm*
On the contrary, I thought it was freakin' brilliant!!
Hint: Look up the word "sarcasm".
Let's be serious. I've posted a lot of stupid crap here. If you claim this is one of the dumbest, you're just not familar enough with my body of work.
Mike
I see what you did there.
Plus, I have lots of time to decide. I am sure though I will be getting one if I go to school for music, music production, etc. Its going to be custom, not your run of the mill black ink clef.
I have an awesome idea in my head, but with my terrible drawing skills its hard to get out and onto paper.
Keep working at it. I have decent drawing skills, and it still took me a couple of years of poking at it to finalize the flavor and design I wanted. The tat artist made a couple of tweaks that really nailed what I was going for.
I made up a drawing, but its pretty bad. Maybe Ill get a picture of it on the computer.
