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The Tattoo Megathread vs. Tramp Stamp

tattoos are alright, i'd get a really little grateful dead bear on my lower back like near the bottom if i were to get one, but i know i wouldn't want that for teh rest of my life..haha
 
whats this about 5 years tattoos?, n e one got any information on it.?
 
The Chinese 5 year tats are a pretty cool option, I'm thinking of getting at least one to see how it goes. I hear it starts to fade a bit after about 2-3 years and noticably the last few months it's on. That is to say, it goes away gradually - so you will have a half-complete picture for a while - but at least you can just get someone to re-ink in the parts permanently if you still like it =D

--- G.
 
Interesting, what do they ink you with for it to last only 5 years? Is there any skin penetration or is it just surface inking?
 
you can also get printer sheets that work like temporary tattoos if you want to test out a certain design :)
 
I love tattoos. I think it's a creative and beautiful sense of visual expression. I have four myself and would like to get another one and they all are very significant and mean alot to me. Just make sure they have meaning and you get it because you want it and not get something just because you want a tatt
 
i think a lot of tattoo art is really cool... but i'm too indecisive to ever be able to choose something that i would want to see forever. =D good luck choosing something. i once thought i had something i wanted but now i'm glad i didnt. that 5 year tattoo thing sounds kinda cool tho
 
Oh shit, I was goind to ask this to at some point. I have a shitty tattoo on my ankle I got right when I turned 18, yep its a rose vine all around, I don't hate it, but it could be better.

But I have been thinking for years now that when my dog died I wanted to get her and her sisters names on the back of my neck. I have looked everywhere for simple tattoos but all I find are all the weird looking stuff. I want it to be like this.........
Chrissy
1990-2004
Mandy
1990-2000
Probably not much bigger than this, but is really nice wrighting. I figure I have to get the dates or else everyone with think I am a lesbian, lol. But if I ever do have a daughter I am naming her Kristina Amandaso it would make sence, except the K & C.

Sorry I couldn't help you out with sites for tats all I find are the pay ones 2.
 
I've got a few tattoos.. was recently in a magazine, even. 2 pages! Woohoo!!

Definitely shop around. In fact, after getting to know the quote-unquote scene I would advise actually going to a tattoo convention. Usually the people who bother doing conventions are the ones who are trying to learn, show off, and push the envelope with their art. Some of them, anyway.

And some of the really good folks only tattoo at conventions anyway.

Don't get some cheesy tribal shit, don't get some flash or some zodiac sign, don't get some celtic knotted shit, don't get something that's been beaten to death! If it's on the wall in the tattoo shop, you ain't the only fucker running around with it, and if your artist doesn't want to make an original piece that you're happy with, he/she shouldn't be your artist.

But if you go to a convention, you'll get exposed to a lot of different styles, you'll get to see a lot of work being done and you'll get to check out enough portfolios that you can really get an idea of who works well in the style that you want. Really the way I advise you to go... because this shit doesn't go away. But if you play your cards right, you'll have something you're proud of for your life. Otherwise, you'll have a scar and an "oh I was drunk and did this dumb shit" story...

Some high-quality tat porn for you:

http://www.hyperspacestudios.com/

http://www.jonclue.com/

http://strangebuttruestudios.com/

http://bobtyrrell.com/indexx.html
 
Baron said:
http://darkimages.com

Paul Boothe is the Rembrandt of evil tattoos...
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yes indeed.

the scary yet not evil tattoos are a good idea...i'm wanting a sixth, but my artist doesn't do too much of the nu-skool style, which is what i am really aiming for... meh.
definitely check out the artist's portfolio and see what type of work he/she has done, and of what caliber. Don't settle for what is convenient, and don't pick flash (pleeeeease!), but if something does catch your eye that is flash art, you can always have it altered to your liking.
...and avoid names, unicorns or butterflies.
 
LinZ-E said:

...and avoid names, unicorns or butterflies.
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I disagree with that, I mean if your like it why not get it if its a name, unicorn or butterfly?

I just got the one I wanted today! My doggies names, simple black wrighting just like I wanted on the back of my neck. Didn't hurt one bit, but I have a high tolerence for pain. Ill post a pic in the gallery.
 
i have one on my big toe.... it was definatley a different feeling... didnt quite hurt, but kept making my toe twitch from hitting the bone, and on the toe knuckle (or whatever the fuck its called)... my mom has one on her foot (she got it when i got my first tattoo) and wants to get more on her feet cuz she loved the way it felt....
 
I know this won't be helpful to someone who wants one, but I'm going to represent the minority here.

I don't like them.

It's not a fundamentalist or puritan thing, I just think they're kind of nasty, especially on women.

Don't get me wrong, I respect them as an expression of character, I just think that they detract from natural beauty.

I think of it like fingerpainting over a fine work of art.
 
Tattoos are awesome.. but let me recommend something. When u chose the guy u want to go to make sure he puts a lot of ink in it. The color will last a lot longer.

On my arm I got a shamrock saying irish pride rapped around the shamrock
on my back i got a sun with my initial in old english inside the sun.

The guy that did my arm put a lot more ink in then the guy put in my back. I got the arm done first and it looks newer because of the amount of ink. Damn thing looked like a sticker when i first got it done
 
i think i will get something small either on my feet or around my shoulder area, possibly a bit of text like a caption.

dont know exactly what though
 
tattoo questions and shit

Okay, hi people. Twiggy is back. lol. Anyway....

I just got in a band again which is really great and the other guys in the band are really into tattooing. Anyway, I had been wanting to get some kind of tattoo for a long time, but never had any money or knew anybody who did tattoos. So when one of the guys S came up with a great tattoo gun that made nice tattoos, he offered to give me one.

So anyway, I ended up putting the tattoo on my upper right arm. It looks like it turned out alright, but it made a huge purpleish-green bruise on my arm. I'm not too worried about it, but I am just wondering is that normal? Another question I have is what do you think would be the best thing to be putting on the tattoo to keep it moist? Right now I am using unscented lotion but I don't know if that's the best thing or not.
 
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