Got Ink? **DU WARNING**

well, it's been almost a year since i got Her finished - and She faded over the summer, which we wanted... but i'm still not thrilled with Her. i'm not sure how to make Her better though... any suggestions?

for those who don't know... She's on my right lower arm. the three pics are showing Her cause Her wings don't show up in the front on pic.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...sstatoct06.jpg

well... after almost a year of allowing my tattoo to fade and 'become' whatever it was to become (as seen above in my previous post)... i went in today to get more work done on Her.

we added white... just white and nigel (tattoo artist) was so pleased with how well She took the white...

i was finding that She was just blending into the darkness with her wings... She didn't really stand out... well She stands out now!

so... here's a pic of my tat. hopefully we are finally done :)

http://www.timelessspirit.com/images...ewithwhite.jpg

definitely better w/the white highlighting added!

i agree. i'm soooo pleased with the white :) now She stands out instead of fading into Her wings!

SUPER NICE!!!! :sunny:

Awesome tat Goddess! I can't believe I never posted mine; here they are.
First is my fire elemental cougar, on my right ankle. OUCH, this one hurt. Got it in 2001 from my sweetie Marky, after we moved into our first apartment. :) (sat right on our couch to get it!) I designed it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ive/cattat.jpg

And this one has a story. On my left arm.. Mark did this one on me before we got together really. I was NOT trying to just get a tattoo merely to hook up with him, but we met because my ex wanted me to learn tattooing from Mark, and I was interested until I found out how different it is from painting and drawing.. I never did become a tattoo artist, but I sure am now in love with one! :D
I designed it as my take on the Capricorn symbol; with an eye for wisdom, tears for remembering the past pains and trials, but the eye being opened wide to look forward to the future.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ive/etetat.jpg
I eventually want all four elements, one on each of my limbs; still thinking up ideas for Water and Air. I definately want Earth to be horse-related; it is, after all, "my" element.. :) Unless I get a flying horse for Air.. but then what will I use for Earth.. see why I haven't made progress? :)

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Originally Posted by MontyNSpike

Here are my tats. The first one is of my car, which I drew and had it done by an amatuer who only charged me 20 bucks for needles and ink. The second one on my other arm is the German Imperial Eagle perched atop a VW symbol. Yes, I love Volkswagens as well as reptiles :). Both were done by the same person. I did not get the right ointment and the tattoo faded and looked bad. I got the bug redone by a professional shop and it looks 150% better. It took about 3 hours and didn't cost a dime because I had done some computer work for the owner and that is how I was repaid. It would have come out to about 300 bucks. Still gotta save up some money to get the other one redone.

Enjoy!

Before:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...DSC05766-1.jpg

After:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...g/Tattoo/1.jpg

Other arm:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...o/DSC06607.jpg

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WOW; that is an awesome touchup; I would go so far as to call it a re-make! I see a lot of people that Mark needs to do touchups on.. it is a shame that there are so many bad/inept artists out there, and many people don't even know the signs of a bad tattoo, and they think it looks good.. but that, and the German symbol, those are quality pieces of work!

Aleesha; that white did wonders for your Goddess there. It is amazing what white ink can do.. even though Mark actually has an allergy to white, and his skin forces it out! (it could have just been that type.. don't know, but I did some details on his frog tat and it bled right out.) I need to post his tattoos..

ya i'm BEYOND pleased with the white. i was unhappy with how dark my tat was... and adding this white just brought Her to life. :D i'm pleased... very pleased.

Here's mine. It hurt really bad, and I hate even getting a shot at the doctors so, I still can't figure out how I managed to sit for the two seperate two hour inkings. I love my frog though. I also have a butterfly (small) on my back right shoulder. I plan to get one more so I will represent all four points....Earth (the flower design) Air (butterfly) Water (frog) and now I need Fire. https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...0/frogtatt.jpg