Sick Tat, Brah

IpseDixit

Moriveth wrote:

IpseDixit wrote:

Moriveth wrote:

I'm half considering getting a tattoo when my daughter's born. Hell if I know what it'd be though.

Vin Diesel reaching out to grasp The Rock's arm obviously

With 'FATHERHOOD' in gothic lettering, right

Subscript

4 LYF

Blake T

Oh my gosh tommy.

That sure is something.

Grey Ghost

Actually only the outline was a problem

The filling-in just felt like, hmm, like an eraser burn I guess, though a more severe one

Darmak

Grey Ghost wrote:

Uriel wrote:

Man I can barely stand getting a shot, I don't think I could do a tattoo.

I won't lie, mine hurt like a bitch, but I am a little bitch, so

My sister was there and I didn't make a sound but she said I was making some pretty gnarly faces
I had her go get me a Coke from the machine up front because I felt a little nauseous at first, though that cleared up pretty quick

I nearly passed out getting both of mine so I had the guy doing them stop for a few minutes. I wouldn't have known what was happening but I had happened to pass out a couple of weeks prior from getting my ears pierced. I'm a big ole bitch when it comes to needles and getting poked I guess (though getting the ears pierced didn't hurt all that much, I think it was just a vasovagal response).

Tommy2Hands

Blake T wrote:

Oh my gosh tommy.

That sure is something.

I have no idea what made him get it in the first place but man I wish he had kept it

Cos

I got this after planning it for almost 5 years in memory of my brother. It's been almost a year; I love it and the location, but I wish I could see it easier. We did have some confusion with the coloring; he had the beak yellow and the eye blue before I asked him to fill those in with black. I like the shading he wound up doing in the beak, though.

Grey Ghost wrote:

Uriel wrote:

Man I can barely stand getting a shot, I don't think I could do a tattoo.

I won't lie, mine hurt like a bitch, but I am a little bitch, so

My sister was there and I didn't make a sound but she said I was making some pretty gnarly faces
I had her go get me a Coke from the machine up front because I felt a little nauseous at first, though that cleared up pretty quick

You are a little bitch.

Uriel

I don't even know what kind of tattoo I would get.

Nothing really has that much meaning to me that I'd want to put it on my body.

Tommy2Hands

I have basically no real pain response so I think I would be a great candidate for tattoos

I got my thumnb stuck in the door of a BMW the other day while helping my friend out and I didn't notice until I tried to walk away

then he had to run in the house to get the keys while I just stood there and waved the people that were walking around admiring the lights and my superhuman ability to not say ow

Blake T

Uriel, it's something that people that don't have tattoos don't get but a tattoo isn't necessarily what it means. But it's about what you are comfortable in having on your body.

No one with a tattoo has asked me what my tattoo means. They just comment on it in other ways, such as the artwork. It's only the people without tattoos that ask that question. And I answer it just by saying I wanted it there.

That's not to say tattoos can't mean something as cos shows with the sine on his back (MATHS PUN WOO) but for me it's far more about accepting that something is going to be on your body permanently than it is trying to find some deep meaning.

TheStig

humble wrote:

I also just found the original drawing

oh dang, now I know what I want a tattoo of

Isoldae

I saw it first Stig.

Wedge Biggs

My new favorite shop doesn't have flash on the walls or in books. Prevents quite a bit of impulse ink.

Blake T

How, how do you know if they are any good?

And I mean if someone wants impulse ink, what does that have to do with your work

Blake T

Also why is your name wedge but you have a picture of han?

You are just a confusing guy.

The Geek

What is a general price range for a small-ish tattoo?

Blake T

Minimum cost for a tattoo most likely geek.

Mine took maybe an hour and a half?

Wedge Biggs

Blake T wrote:

How, how do you know if they are any good?

And I mean if someone wants impulse ink, what does that have to do with your work

Oh, they have their portfolio books available. And these artists deal mostly in large pieces. Sleeves, back, lots of forethought and prep work go into what they put onto people.

Wedge Biggs

Blake T wrote:

Also why is your name wedge but you have a picture of han?

You are just a confusing guy.

Who is Han?

Blake T

Man if someone wants fore thought and stuff good for them, I did. But if a dude just wants something today I think he should be able to get something.

Saying that I had to book like a month and a half in advanced to get mine done.

Blake T

I dunno, it just seems like a but of a hoity toity thing to do is all.

IpseDixit

Listen I just want to walk into a tattoo parlor and get "Fert" tattoo'd on my butt

Tox

They probably deal in larger artwork because the artists are trying to make a real living off of it. By only doing larger pieces, they're busier for longer periods at a time, and they probably make a bit better money that way.

Plus you get more long-term repeat customers. Maybe.

Fire Truck

Blake T wrote:

So a question, is anyone not satisfied with their tattoo?

I only ask as I saw a TED talk about happiness a few months ago where it detailed if choice was removed and we know there is option to change we are more likely to be happy with the result. And as tattoos are pretty much fixed I was wondering if there were any people who weren't happy.

Yes hello this is me.

I got a tattoo based on a story in a book I had when I was a kid, but it's a really esoteric reference to the story, so I always have to explain it to people. On top of that, I found out a little later the story is actually a Zen koan, which is whatever, Buddhism is cool and all, but I think it makes me seem like a white-guy-buddhist. On top of that, I didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted the tattoo to look like, so I just kinda explained it to the tattoo artist and he mocked it up, and after some time with it, I don't like how it looks.

In spite of all this, I really wanna get more tattoos. But $$$

Wedge Biggs

Long term customers and word of mouth.

MortalToaster

ok, i've got it down to these guys

Spoiler:

i'm thinking the optimus prime about three inches tall on my upper left chest, and save the others for later. see how this first one goes and all.

Rankenphile

I need tattoos that aren't butt jokes at some point

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Blake T wrote:

So a question, is anyone not satisfied with their tattoo?

I only ask as I saw a TED talk about happiness a few months ago where it detailed if choice was removed and we know there is option to change we are more likely to be happy with the result. And as tattoos are pretty much fixed I was wondering if there were any people who weren't happy.

Mine aren't perfect

and with hindsight, I'd change a few things

but I still love them the way they are and I would never think of getting them removed

YoSoyTheWalrus

Rankenphile wrote:

I need tattoos that aren't butt jokes at some point

no you don't

Aphostile

@humble Do you mind if I ALSO steal that tattoo idea / do you have a bigger picture or resolution of it?

C&H was something I read every day growing up and I had all the books and I was a little Calvin lookalike and oh my god it's amazing I love it and this is a run on sentence but I keep going because I love it and could never decide on a tattoo but this is great and wagggghhhhhaiosjdaisjd.

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Tox wrote:

They probably deal in larger artwork because the artists are trying to make a real living off of it. By only doing larger pieces, they're busier for longer periods at a time, and they probably make a bit better money that way.

Plus you get more long-term repeat customers. Maybe.

to me, it says that the artists are good enough to not need walk ins.

If you're someone who is booked 6 months in advance, you don't want to do flash.

If you're good enough, you have a dozen people you can call and say "hey I've had a cancellation for tomorrow, wanna move your appointment up?" and they will all pretty much say "fuck yes"

M.D.

i think the only tattoo i would get is a body tag or whatever with my time served in the Marines

Stale

The only knuckle tattoo I ever seriously considered was HOLD FAST


Then I decided against it

Antimatter

shoulda got WIDE LOAD

Stale

you callin me fat?

TheStig

Stale wrote:

The only knuckle tattoo I ever seriously considered was HOLD FAST


Then I decided against it

I'd totally get that if I was a sailor.

Stale

TheStig wrote:

Stale wrote:

The only knuckle tattoo I ever seriously considered was HOLD FAST


Then I decided against it

I'd totally get that if I was a sailor.

exactly why I didn't

I love the idea behind it, but I'd feel like such a shitheel getting it

TheStig

gonna get

BEAR TATO

Blake T

Nah get

S I C K . F R I E S

On your knuckles and then B R O on your palms with the R spanning between your palms.

Antimatter

Stale wrote:

you callin me fat?

you're skinny

it's ironic

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