Nah I was thinking two 3/4ths sleeves but I've heard irezumi tattoos are extremely expensive and time consuming. If I had the money I'd get a full body.
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Nah I was thinking two 3/4ths sleeves but I've heard irezumi tattoos are extremely expensive and time consuming. If I had the money I'd get a full body.
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
Not sure if it's even possible but I want this to be my next tattoo.
Not sure if it's even possible but I want this to be my next tattoo.
...where...?
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
Thinking about wrapping around my thigh.
many places
Member
Both are clickable:
It's actually black/grey, but it looks a tiny bit red here since it had just been finished. I de-saturated the photo a bit, which is (partly) why my skin looks so pale! I plan on eventually finishing the upper part of that arm with designs/creatures along the same lines.
Badass dude, looks really cool.
many places
Member
One more session and this one is done.
She likes foxes, I like metal gear. It works.
Those look awesome on both of yall. Where is that red/black star from? I've seen it somewhere before.
Not sure if it's even possible but I want this to be my next tattoo.
I don't think you'd be able to tell what is going on if you did that as a tattoo. You'd have to minimize things quite a bit.
Not sure if it's even possible but I want this to be my next tattoo.
Not to that effect. A tattoo based on those shapes and their layout would never look like that in a tattoo.
Not sure if it's even possible but I want this to be my next tattoo.
Might as well throw a couple of buckets of paint on yourself.
Don't do it.
So have been thinking for a long time about my first tat, I most want a black silhouette of tree losing its leaves on my back and shoulder but struggling to come up with the final image so in the meantime-
On my ankle, just the undertaker on his bike and the birds, maybe the signpost and a faint sliver of road. So a couple of inches high and 4 or so wide, thoughts?
Oh image is from this AWESOME vid-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkDrIacHJM
On my ankle, just the undertaker on his bike and the birds, maybe the signpost and a faint sliver of road. So a couple of inches high and 4 or so wide, thoughts?
Oh image is from this AWESOME vid-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkDrIacHJM
So have been thinking for a long time about my first tat, I most want a black silhouette of tree losing its leaves on my back and shoulder but struggling to come up with the final image so in the meantime-
On my ankle, just the undertaker on his bike and the birds, maybe the signpost and a faint sliver of road. So a couple of inches high and 4 or so wide, thoughts?
Oh image is from this AWESOME vid-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkDrIacHJM
I'm not sure you'll be able to get the level of detail you want in a small piece like that. You could try printing it out at that size and then imagining an artist toning it down a bit to make it work as a tattoo.
Iam definitely concerned about the details but it is the style and theme of the image which I like, spoke to one artist who said 'maybe, it will depend on your skin in how it keeps the detail and we wont know until we start.'
So lots of uhming and arring at the moment.
Simpler then I would like or a larger tat then I was thinking...
So lots of uhming and arring at the moment.
Simpler then I would like or a larger tat then I was thinking...
Is it possible to make it a little bigger piece and do it on your thigh or something? Sounds like I may be right given your artist said something similar, the level of detail you want in that piece may not be possible at that size.
So have been thinking for a long time about my first tat, I most want a black silhouette of tree losing its leaves on my back and shoulder but struggling to come up with the final image so in the meantime-
On my ankle, just the undertaker on his bike and the birds, maybe the signpost and a faint sliver of road. So a couple of inches high and 4 or so wide, thoughts?
It would need to be substantially larger to work. Not only do you have to consider the scale of detail, but aging. As tattoos age they soften and lines become...antialiased. Too much so with this sort of work, which depends on detailed line work. The beauty of the piece is the wonderful detailing at the outline, so this is a major problem. I'd advise against this piece at the scale you are considering, or even slightly bigger.
Winterfang
Banned
I got this tiger in 2009. I love it, even though I always forget I have it.
Can't really see myself getting anything else at the moment.
Can't really see myself getting anything else at the moment.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
I got this tiger in 2009. I love it, even though I always forget I have it.
Can't really see myself getting anything else at the moment.
I love that so much
Musha_Soturi
Member
Started work on my sleeve last night
samus i am
Member
Wow, that's awesome.
Only picture I could find of it. See if you can guess what it is (it's between my shoulderblades).
Just cause no one has replied properly yet.
Boba Fett symbol.
Charlie McCarthy
Member
I think it would take quite the tattooist to pull that off, but I think it could look good, although I would probably go with GeoWars 2 as an inspiration. The detail would have to be taken down a few notches. The main problem I would think is trying to get that sort of brightness or "neon effect". Also I think the grid could be hard to make look right.
Currently in the process of having bad tattoos removed (bad idea when I was 18, luckily only on shoulders and back, so easily covered) but some of the tattoos in here are really well done. I put no thought into mine but you can tell a lot of those in this thread have put a lot of time and thought into their designs, which I now know is crucial.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Started work on my sleeve last night
Fuck yeah that looks awesome!! Can't wait to see more
also wrt the comment about throwing paint on yourself, I always thought a paint spatter effect would make a cool tattoo, like how the levels end up looking in Portal 2.
Satanic Saint
Member
Started work on my sleeve last night
Is that Morpheus? This is literally the best tattoo I have ever seen. Please post a pic when it is completed.
Musha_Soturi
Member
It is, and thank you!
More work happening in just under 2 weeks, will post a further update after that.
Thug Waffle
Member
Ding, ding! Nice job, man. That's what it is.
You should post a better pic. That symbol is awesome. I think you made a good choice.
my first and only tattoo:
i am in love with this. i have 0 tattoos but i would love to have this damn.
I got this tiger in 2009. I love it, even though I always forget I have it.
Can't really see myself getting anything else at the moment.
Very nice. Is that a recent picture? Colour has held up beautifully.
Anton Sugar
Member
Never posted this: Virginia state seal (first tattoo I got)
I have two others, hoping to get some more this summer if I have the money.
I have two others, hoping to get some more this summer if I have the money.
TheClimaxan
Member
Got this done a few weeks ago and am going in to finish the rest Saturday. Eventually it will be a 3/4 sleeve. I love it.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
The art in that is awesome but dude... dinosaurs got feathers now.
TheClimaxan
Member
Psh. Feathers, smeathers. The dinosaurs of my childhood (which these represent) rocked the pure reptile look. Plus they look better, scientific accuracies be damned.
If it makes you feel better though, the rest of the piece is going to be about dinosaurs evolving into birds, so I'm only selectively ignoring science.
krypt0nian
Banned
Got this done a few weeks ago and am going in to finish the rest Saturday. Eventually it will be a 3/4 sleeve. I love it.
DinoGAF LIVES! Amazing art. Who did it?
Winterfang
Banned
Both were the same day, Now that you mention it, because it's on my hack I have no idea how it's currently looking. I'll have someone take me a picture later.
Maybe is time for a retouch.
Edit:
The Flash kill it it a little, but the Tattoo has remained identical. I'm very surprised.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
hehe, a traditionalist eh?? I love the idea of them turning into birds though, that will look great. Good luck!
Started work on my sleeve last night
Sandman ftw!
I want to finish this with a half sleeve in the same general style, but with a couple bells tied up with a ribbon along with roses (or other flowers). My tattoo days are on hiatus at the moment though.
Winterfang
Banned
That's a big one, damn :O. Looks great so far.
Brianemone
Member
Got this done a few weeks ago and am going in to finish the rest Saturday. Eventually it will be a 3/4 sleeve. I love it.
Lets get an update on this once you've sorted it. Love it.
Musha_Soturi
Member
2nd session on my sleeve tonight
TheClimaxan
Member
Amazing. This will be fucking amazing once complete.
Sorry for my late response, I found the dinosaurs during a random search through deviant art. One of the users had drawn an amazing pencil sketch of the T-Rex/Triceratops fight. I took that to an artist here in town and he added custom shading and freehanded the background elements. I had my second session this past Saturday. I'll post an update once it heals up.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Holy shit Musha that is fucking siiiiick. Honestly could be the greatest comics tattoo ever.
Satanic Saint
Member
2nd session on my sleeve tonight
Holy Shit! Morpheus and Reverend Custer together!! That is too much awesomesauce for one sleeve.
deadmeadow88
Member
New one today, lots of texture to go...
owwwwwww.
owwwwwww.
Clone Outcast
Neo Member
Wrists: One Ring Inscription
Forearms: Squares the size of Rubik's cubes
Collarbone: Star Wars emblems (Jedi, Sith, Mandalorians, Empire, Rebellion)
Forearms: Squares the size of Rubik's cubes
Collarbone: Star Wars emblems (Jedi, Sith, Mandalorians, Empire, Rebellion)
New one today, lots of texture to go...
owwwwwww.
Damn.
What area hurts the most? I was thinking the back because of the bone and shit.
Planning on getting one..someday.
Darren870
Member
New one today, lots of texture to go...
owwwwwww.
Nice. Gotta ask though, how much did that hurt? I know you have more tattoos elsewhere so you can compare what's hurt the most lol. I've been playing with the idea of getting something in the same place and partly on my stomach to hide some ugly ass surgery scars but not for a long time yet and not if I can forget about the scars after they've become less red. Anyway I'd be too much of a chicken to get anything that big there
Also I'm ticklish there so I can imagine twitching and jumping during the tattooing and punching the artist in the head as a reflex. Back tattoos were easy.I've always wanted to get at least one tattoo. Right now it's just a matter of time (wanna finish school first) and money (I've heard tattoos, especially color, can get pricey). What I'm looking at getting in the future is a mix of the German Coat of Arms and my family's Coat of Arms somehow together. I want to get this on one side of my chest to leave room for my mother's family heritage on the other side if I ever come up with an idea for doing that.
