Wark
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Mine is a cover up in progress. See if you can tell where my old one was. It's visible still, but she'll go over it again near the end of the process.
Wow! I like it.
I really wanna see what it looks like when this is finished.
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Wow! I like it.
I really wanna see what it looks like when this is finished.
Mine is a cover up in progress. See if you can tell where my old one was. It's visible still, but she'll go over it again near the end of the process.
Some sort of wolf/tiger under and to the left of the Octopis right eye? Either way it's an awesome cover up.
Nope! It was a dumb silhouette of a reaper in the tentacles to the left. All you can see at this point is the blue-tint of the old ink. Thanks, I'm really happy with it too.
Seeing how off I was shows how good it really is. I like how it wraps around the shoulder. Good shit man.
I'm considering my first tattoo right now. I want something small in a kind of weird spot. Here is the best picture I could find to show. It would be near where the three lines intersect. I was thinking around 1.5 x 1.5 maybe 2" max.
My grandmother was really into japanese art (I like it as well) and had a lot of it so I thought it would be cool to have something to honor her. I had the idea of maybe one of those arty japanese trees. With the branches representing my close family. I don't know exactly what they are called but the branches go in all crazy directions.
My grandmother was really into japanese art (I like it as well) and had a lot of it so I thought it would be cool to have something to honor her. I had the idea of maybe one of those arty japanese trees. With the branches representing my close family. I don't know exactly what they are called but the branches go in all crazy directions.
Also looking to get my first tattoo. I really want to do something that goes from my forearm, potentially up to my shoulder. (would like do it in parts) I'm really unsure about what to get those. Something that flows well. I've wanted a lion on my shoulder since I was a kid, so there is always that.
Really want one, just no idea what to get.
Really want one, just no idea what to get.
krypt0nian
Banned
What I did was make a folder on my desktop and threw images that moved me, or thrilled me into it. Give that a few months and then go through it and find ideas.
I was actually thinking about doing that. I do that often with art, since I do digital artwork myself. But hadn't done it for tattoo inspiration.
To teh internets!
I'm pretty much covered, cept for my back, but this is my newest tattoo by John Clue in NYC.
Also, I tattoo in San Diego, so if any of SoCal GAF wants a good tattoo, hit me up.
Very nice, also love hand tattoos. Can you show some examples of your work?
Great style and fun to have such a practically straight thing on your chest.
Mine is a cover up in progress. See if you can tell where my old one was. It's visible still, but she'll go over it again near the end of the process.
Okay, that's a great tattoo. Tattoos like this one are the reason that I actually think of getting a tattoo in the future!
Shamrock7r
Member
Sorry to hear it didn't come out the way you wanted.
I got a Zelda inspired tattoo just under a year ago and am very pleased with it. Designed it myself, tried to make it look like old map cartography. Kind of hard to get a full picture of it as it takes up most of the shoulder.
From up close:
Etrian Oddity
Member
Won't be getting another tattoo for quite a long time; but I think my next one will be a quarter-sleeve in ukiyo-e style. Koi, carp, dragons, and tigers are overdone; but I'd like something to do with nature.
Thanks, I'm not usually one to fish for compliments, but I'm really insecure about this tattoo so it feels good when someone says it's OK, haha.
Now that's a nice one, and the fact that you came up with it yourself makes it even more awesome. Loving the Triforce design.
I've actually come up with an idea that might improve mine. I'm thinking about having the Hylian bird crest tattoed in the background in sort of a faded red. It would expand it vertically and add some color to it.
EDIT: And I need to start working out again. Fuck.
Diseased Yak
Member
Got my 2nd pass done on my Cthulhu tatt, it's now a finished product. He added some more shading, a lot of white outlines on things, and just in general smoothed it out.
I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Got my next appointment scheduled already for my left arm half-sleeve...
I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Got my next appointment scheduled already for my left arm half-sleeve...
ohhthegore
Member
Cthulhu lookin good
walbertsmith
Member
Cherry blossom trees
windowlurker
Banned
I got this started last night. Gonna finish in May.
'Superman'
This is the best Superman tat I have ever seen.
pseudocaesar
Member
Really? I don't particularly like it at all, but each to his own.
krypt0nian
Banned
Costcosaurus
Banned
My Supes tat.
Very nice use of colors!
deadmeadow88
Member
Got my eagle finished this weekend. 
I'll post some healed pics soon!
I'll post some healed pics soon!
Mecha_Infantry
Banned
Think I'm ready for my 2nd one
Was thinking of something along the lines of an eye of horus, but I think I iwll do something based on Africa, as that's my heritage
no idea what
Was thinking of something along the lines of an eye of horus, but I think I iwll do something based on Africa, as that's my heritage
no idea what
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Hey...how much would something like this cost?
Not much. £50?
I'm kinda itching to get a new tattoo done. I just got a new job with a nice pay bump so I have the disposable to afford something big, but I'm paralysed at where to start. I want a half sleeve on my lower left arm, incorporating an old star tatt on my inner wrist, and I'd like something comic book inspired.
Been googling for some ideas, but there are so many superhero tatts that anything potentially artier is lost in the shuffle. There seem to be a lot of obvious choices (I love Batamn and Sandman and Grant Morrison) but I don't want something too literal...
Anyway, I don't know what I'm actually asking, but I just wanted to share my pain a little
Not much. £50?
I'm kinda itching to get a new tattoo done. I just got a new job with a nice pay bump so I have the disposable to afford something big, but I'm paralysed at where to start. I want a half sleeve on my lower left arm, incorporating an old star tatt on my inner wrist, and I'd like something comic book inspired.
Been googling for some ideas, but there are so many superhero tatts that anything potentially artier is lost in the shuffle. There seem to be a lot of obvious choices (I love Batamn and Sandman and Grant Morrison) but I don't want something too literal...
Anyway, I don't know what I'm actually asking, but I just wanted to share my pain a little
I like comic-inspired tattoos that are literally panels from comic books. Like wrapping a page or two around your arm.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Yeah that could work. Trouble is I get nerd paralysis, I think these things would be easier to choose for people that don't read a lot of comics. I've read thousands of the things, where would I start??
Oh actually I just had a brainwave, I'm off to dig in my Doom Patrol box later on...
I'd say start with the comic that got you hooked as a kid. For me, that would be the X-men.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Yeah, mine would be Batman (Adventures #4 to be exact) but i really don't want a picture of Batman on my arm, despite my love of the character. I've seen a few excellent ones (there's one where this guy has Bats, Joker and Harley, all in Lee Bermejo's watery ink style, it's amazing), but the idea of having a buff man in long underwear on my arm just strikes me as odd. I'm not bothered by the gayness, just the tackiness.
I think, were I to do this, I will choose panels or comics that mean a lot to me personally, and this is easier to narrow down. It's bound to be a Grant morrison book I reckon, either from Doom Patrol, Invisibles or maybe All Star Superman. But then there is Starman, and I love the art deco iconography of that book... although I don't know if it would transfer well to tattoos.
Really, this is an issue that I've been mulling over for about 5 years and I've still never found THAT panel. I'm concerned about choosing something that both looks cool, means something to me and would work as body art. But then I don't want to choose too rashly and get something from a book that I'll disdain as I get older...
Maybe I should go the other way entirely and get something really oldschool, like Jack Kirby or Dick Sprang or something. That could work better with doing a whole page too....
Choices!
adamsappel
Member
A little less inlflamed
Have you gotten color added to this yet?
Johnlenham
Member
Here's my Zelda WW chest piece. This was done very recently, and I'm sorry to say that it turned out much worse than I thought it would. I only have one more tattoo, on my side, so this one feels rather "unbalanced" on my body - it just covers too big an area. Also, I'm not too happy about the waves on Ganon's side.
I'm posting it here partly to get tips on what to do with it.
I've thought about laser removal, but it would cost a shitload of money, and I don't really want to risk having to leave with a huge scar across my chest for the rest of my life.
Right now I'm thinking about expanding the Ganon side to a half-sleeve, with something in this style, maybe have it cover the waves too, hoping it would help it help it blend in better with the overall aesthetics of my upper body (it sounds weird, I know, but it's the best way I can put it).
EDIT: Sorry about the thumb and the camera, I'm a lousy photographer.
I actually like that alot. Im not sure about the two triforces, Id have thought one in the middle would have made more sense but still, looks good to me.
deadmeadow88
Member
krypt0nian
Banned
Do what I did. Find a great artist, give him/her the concept and reference from the comics and let them fly.
Jugendstil
Member
I really want a Lord Fanny tattoo...
Wow, it's gotten better 10fold.sure have! just hit the two week healing mark and took some nice pics today.
sure have! just hit the two week healing mark and took some nice pics today.
pics
First and foremost, it looks amazing!
Second, what would you say the pain level was? I've been considering getting a chest piece for some time now, and it really looks painful. For what it's worth, I already have a full arm sleeve, and the top of my foot down, so I am aware of those types of pain.
deadmeadow88
Member
I've only got my neck to compare it to, and my chest put things into perspective. Neck - 4, Chest - 12.
For the outline... there was no 'good' spot. It was all a very sharp sting right from the start. Sternum can be likened to someone drilling a hole in your chest.
Shading and colour... session was a lot longer (obv.) and much more bearable, though the pain was about the same. I found that this time the worst sting was the outer tips of the wings, the middle was NUMB, and sternum... was the sternum.
It's nothing you can't handle, you'll go into it knowing what to expect and breathe through each section of pain. No tears or anything, no noise. It helps to have a good relationship with your artist, for sure.
If you want to see the vids, PM me.
adamsappel
Member
It looks great! I don't often like large chest tattoos on women, but it's very impressive. Don't put anything else around it, it's a great focal point.sure have! just hit the two week healing mark and took some nice pics today.
krypt0nian
Banned
sure have! just hit the two week healing mark and took some nice pics today.
Gorgeous work. Congrats.
What's the story here? Why the eagle? I'd love to hear the journey.
Great thread, saw it linked in the latest tattoo inquiry thread. I may have even posted in here before, but I can't remember.
My newest one... just got it, so it's dark/bloody. It's a vintage soviet advertisement for pacifiers. I've wanted it as a tattoo for about 10 years now because I've always loved the picture. Finally got it.
My newest one... just got it, so it's dark/bloody. It's a vintage soviet advertisement for pacifiers. I've wanted it as a tattoo for about 10 years now because I've always loved the picture. Finally got it.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Anyone here have any tattoos going down their spine? Or know anyone who has one?
Would you recommend getting one there? I'm thinking about getting one, but would like a few opinions before i start drawing or planning it out.
Would you recommend getting one there? I'm thinking about getting one, but would like a few opinions before i start drawing or planning it out.
Nintendoll
Member
sure have! just hit the two week healing mark and took some nice pics today.
WOW! Such a lovely piece! How many hours of work so far?
Here's mine (my first!), got it a couple months ago:
I've always been a fan of black and grey, can't wait to get my next one!
(sorry for kinda crappy cellphone pic) ;/
Not the spine, but I had work done over prominent bones. The only time I've had to work really hard to deal with pain during tattooing has been when bones that come close to the skin have been run over. Think about doing it in sections if you tattoo the spine. Over muscle it's pretty effortless, but you will probably find doing the entire length of your back pretty grueling in one session.
TheFightingFish
Member
Bit of a silly question, but I know jack about tattoos and I figured that I could ask GAF before I asked in a shop.
Is there anything particularly different about getting a tattoo in large solid blocks of dark color, or black? My personal style is that I don't really like the line art look of most tattoos. If I got one I'd be looking at some filled solid geometric shapes on my forearms. Is there any thing particular about that type of tattoo with regards to time, cost, or process?
Is there anything particularly different about getting a tattoo in large solid blocks of dark color, or black? My personal style is that I don't really like the line art look of most tattoos. If I got one I'd be looking at some filled solid geometric shapes on my forearms. Is there any thing particular about that type of tattoo with regards to time, cost, or process?