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Thinking About Getting a Tattoo
Hraka
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Damn ment for this to go in H/A! Can a mod move this please?
So I have been thinking about a tattoo of my favorite quote for a while now. And I feel like now is about time to get that tattoo. I pretty much have two concerns. The first is that I don't have any other tattoo's or piercing so I am thinking it might look odd if I just have a couple lines tattooed on my back/arm/shoulder and nothing else.
My other concern, sort of in the same vein, is should I just have this written out on my back or shoulder or should I look for a more artistic way to present this quotation? I am not necessarily thinking that there needs to be an image to go along with it but maybe a way to make it more visually interesting than simple words. I am not an artistic person so I am having a hard time thinking of how I would even do this.
I realize I should go to a tattoo artist and get a consultation and I will. But I would rather have some of this sorted out in my own mind than go in blank.
I am curious if anyone else has been in a similar position? If you got a similar tattoo and then felt it looked out of place or regretted it from a purely aesthetic point of view? I would also appreciate any ideas as far as placement or how set up the quote.
The quote itself is:
“To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.”
Thanks H/A !
So I have been thinking about a tattoo of my favorite quote for a while now. And I feel like now is about time to get that tattoo. I pretty much have two concerns. The first is that I don't have any other tattoo's or piercing so I am thinking it might look odd if I just have a couple lines tattooed on my back/arm/shoulder and nothing else.
My other concern, sort of in the same vein, is should I just have this written out on my back or shoulder or should I look for a more artistic way to present this quotation? I am not necessarily thinking that there needs to be an image to go along with it but maybe a way to make it more visually interesting than simple words. I am not an artistic person so I am having a hard time thinking of how I would even do this.
I realize I should go to a tattoo artist and get a consultation and I will. But I would rather have some of this sorted out in my own mind than go in blank.
I am curious if anyone else has been in a similar position? If you got a similar tattoo and then felt it looked out of place or regretted it from a purely aesthetic point of view? I would also appreciate any ideas as far as placement or how set up the quote.
The quote itself is:
“To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.”
Thanks H/A !
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Calligraphy-type fonts seem pretty common and look pretty decent, in my opinion.
If it's your first, and definitely if it's what you think will be your only tattoo, get it somewhere that will normally be covered easily (like across the top of your back or on your upper arm).
DON'T SKIMP. Cheap doesn't necessarily mean "good deal" as i have found out the hard way.
With that said, quote tattoos can look very good if done well.
In fact, most good tattoo artist know that their skill is valuable and set their price after that. And for christ's sake investigate first. Not just the shop, but the actual, individual artist you want to do your thing.
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Oh god, on this note there was this one kid in my high school who got the entire lyrics to Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams on his back. It was filled with typos and was generally a terrible idea for a piece.
And, yes, I will want to have this in a place that is easy to cover up. I'd rather not have to explain this slightly emo quote and the reason behind it to random people. Right now I am thinking having each sentence on its own line and putting it on the left side of my back below my shoulder blade.
The Hayden Panetierre "Live without regrets" tattoo is pretty awesome.
except the whole being spelled wrong thing.
Er... that's why it's awesome... because of the irony.
She doesn't strike me as the type to be ironic on purpose with Latin. Maybe that's just me.