Getting a tattoo in the future a good or bad thing?

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Originally Posted by Coleslaw007

So it did! Your fish kinda looks like it would eat the souls of lesser fish, little bit evil. It makes me miss the evil psycho looking betta fish I almost got once but the guy was a flake and shipping a fish from Thailand is crazy expensive.. I think it would look sickness if you outlined it in the UV ink but then again, as a raver, I think every tat would look better with some UV glow..

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haha i should, is that expensive?

Vasilki- your dragon is sooo sick, puts my dinky fish to shame lol :oops:

The thing with the tattoos I want to get, aren't just about the pictures. Each picture represents something, and it's basically my life story.

And thanks for the input guys! Nobody better steal my Koi idea! Haha.

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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

The thing with the tattoos I want to get, aren't just about the pictures. Each picture represents something, and it's basically my life story.

And thanks for the input guys! Nobody better steal my Koi idea! Haha.

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And thats the way it should be. There is a reason I am 23 and still dont have one.

Miswrote that a bit, I plan on getting a piece by piece add on until I hit a certain age. I don't want to dive in head first with everything misrepresented.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

haha i should, is that expensive?

Vasilki- your dragon is sooo sick, puts my dinky fish to shame lol :oops:

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Haha. Thank you. I quite like your fish. Very prominant. I've yet to find a fish design I'm satisfied with enough to get it tattooed. Maybe one day. I'm picky ;)

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Originally Posted by pookie!

And thats the way it should be. There is a reason I am 23 and still dont have one.

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Hence the reason I always tell people to find something they want as a tattoo, stick copies of it everywhere and look at it multiple times a day for at least a year. By that time, you know if you're 100% for it or if you want to modify it. Works well. I waited 10 years to get mine, and it's my only one (yep, one tattoo, whole shoulder, haha).

Each tattoo doesn't even have to mean something literally either. I think a lot of people get that confused. My dragon isn't about 'strength' or 'history'. It's in relation to my right shoulder, which is my dominant hand. I do art, mainly fantasy. I thrived off of fantasy art as a kid and wanted to grow up to be like Todd Lockwood. Todd Lockwood designed the D&D dragons. And this dragon is from a D&D book. So in a very roundabout way, it's my: "Don't give up on your dreams" tattoo, haha.

Best way to work on a back piece is to always consider that you might want to add to it. If you keep it flowing and keep it logical, then you'll be able to add to it throughout your life.

For anything serious, definitely take your time. It taught me a lot of patience by waiting out getting my tattoo, unlike so many people I meet that want to just rush. Enjoy the journey :gj:

I just get things that make me smile, hence a bunch of Star Wars tattoos lol!

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Originally Posted by Vasiliki

Hence the reason I always tell people to find something they want as a tattoo, stick copies of it everywhere and look at it multiple times a day for at least a year. By that time, you know if you're 100% for it or if you want to modify it. Works well. I waited 10 years to get mine, and it's my only one (yep, one tattoo, whole shoulder, haha).

Each tattoo doesn't even have to mean something literally either. I think a lot of people get that confused. My dragon isn't about 'strength' or 'history'. It's in relation to my right shoulder, which is my dominant hand. I do art, mainly fantasy. I thrived off of fantasy art as a kid and wanted to grow up to be like Todd Lockwood. Todd Lockwood designed the D&D dragons. And this dragon is from a D&D book. So in a very roundabout way, it's my: "Don't give up on your dreams" tattoo, haha.

Best way to work on a back piece is to always consider that you might want to add to it. If you keep it flowing and keep it logical, then you'll be able to add to it throughout your life.

For anything serious, definitely take your time. It taught me a lot of patience by waiting out getting my tattoo, unlike so many people I meet that want to just rush. Enjoy the journey :gj:

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I have been planning and planning and gone through so many drawings lol and still I will have the artist redo the drawing because I know I will nit pick at it if its MY art on me lol
Everyone else seems to like my stuff, but I just would go crazy thinking "that eye isnt perfect" or "that line shouldnt be right there" if it was mine lol

Yea it doesnt literally have to be this or that, and you should see my Uncle, covered head to toe in art and some of his are as he puts it "just cuz they look cool" lol if you like it, go for it, but make sure you reaaaally like it.

I dont think I will get to much on my back, because I like to look at my art and wouldnt want to not be able to see it, most people can twist or turn in the mirror and see it but because of my car accident thats like impossible and would hurt..
That sad face is the only thing I am getting on the back of me, and only because it pretty much has to be.

Speaking of rushing, how many 13-17 year old kids have you seen running around covered in that garage ink with weed leaves and dumb sayings on them lol :rofl: I feel bad for them trying to get jobs will all that all over their hands and arms..

I don't mean all that all tattoos should have a literal meaning or such, I was just saying that I wanted mine too.

And then one thing I'm worried about is my skin color haha. I don't mean it in a racial way, I'm just hoping that at color would be able to show up. Not that it's a really big deal, it's just an option I would love to have.

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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

I don't mean all that all tattoos should have a literal meaning or such, I was just saying that I wanted mine too.

And then one thing I'm worried about is my skin color haha. I don't mean it in a racial way, I'm just hoping that at color would be able to show up. Not that it's a really big deal, it's just an option I would love to have.

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What color are you? Like super dark? I would say youd be more limited in your color choices than a fairer skinned person, but as long as you keep it out of the sun and dont get darker it shouldnt be to big of a deal.

I know that my mother is somewhat dark, darker than a regular white person, and she has a back piece and she is very careful on how much sun she lets get to it, and its a very old piece about 10+ years and its still just as bright as the day she got it.
So just take care of it and pick colors that work with your skin color and you should be good! :)

Well, it depends on the part of my body, I'm a brownish color on my exposed skin, and a yellowish color on my unexposed skin. So I'm hoping I don't get any darker, but, I don't know if my yellowish skin would work..

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So I think my best bet would be getting a tattoo done in the winter...and I'm not much of an outdoors person, I only go running, and that's either in the morning or evening..

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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

Well, it depends on the part of my body, I'm a brownish color on my exposed skin, and a yellowish color on my unexposed skin. So I'm hoping I don't get any darker, but, I don't know if my yellowish skin would work..

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Brownish and yellow?? I meant race, uhm depends on how dark your brown/yellow is. I was thinking you were very dark African but if your just tan it shouldn't be an issue, also I have seen quite a few "yellow" skin toned people some pretty dark like a really dark Cambodian guy with ink and it looked fine, you just but you just have to get an artist who understands skin tones and can help you pick out the colors that will show well and pop better on your tone.
Thats another reason to get a well versed and experienced artist.

Ohh. My bad. I'm Indian. Not a dark Indian, unlike the rest of my family, I'm pretty light compared to them, but not to Caucasians.

I'd prefer to have colored ink. Makes it that much better haha. I'll probably start wrapping up during the summer towards the time I get a tattoo.

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Originally Posted by Vasiliki

Do tons and tons of research on the UV ink. It is not a stable ink, meaning it will fade and be 'destroyed' by your body faster than other inks that are visual. Most UV inks are also not invisible, and contain some tint to them. They are an amazing thing, and something I researched as well, but after talking to dozens of tattoo artists (ones heavily in the field, not just casual people), many would advise against the UV inks. They require so much ink to get a solid glow, and even then, it gets easily destroyed over time.

Tons and tons of research on that one. They might have made improvements over the years, but I wouldn't treat it as an 'invisible' tattoo just yet. Especially with your mention of scarring. On a chest or any delicate skin? There's a good chance of that happening :(

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I have and I have one already. From what I read I would only go with one brand of ink, Skin Candy. The one I have has stayed pretty bright and glow-y after a year with only the first go-over. If I have to get it touched up every few years I'm not too concerned. The ink I got is completely invisible and with a light hand scarring is minimal. Mine is on my ribcage and only a small part where the lines are thickest is still visible as a slight scar. I'm also not too concerned if it doesn't turn out quite the way I want or last forever. Better it fade out than if I had decided to get regular ink and later regret it.

As far as tats having meaning, while I do want some that have meaning and want them to look good, as long as they are able to be covered I don't mind a few silly just for the heck if it tats. Nothing too crazily tacky but it doesn't all have to be PERFECT.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

haha i should, is that expensive?

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It is more than regular ink because its a bit harder to use and more expensive of an ink. Make sure they use Skin Candy ink, that's the only one I would use. I like mine though. I've read it hurts more but my tat really didn't even hurt at all.




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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

Ohh. My bad. I'm Indian. Not a dark Indian, unlike the rest of my family, I'm pretty light compared to them, but not to Caucasians.

I'd prefer to have colored ink. Makes it that much better haha. I'll probably start wrapping up during the summer towards the time I get a tattoo.

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Oh well if your not super dark then shouldnt have an issue. :)

No I'm not, at least I don't think I am. I'll try posting pics later.

black an gray is all ill get im not a fan of colored tats not saying they dont look good but there just not for me

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Originally Posted by BallsUnlimited

black an gray is all ill get im not a fan of colored tats not saying they dont look good but there just not for me

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I prefer black n grey too. But my patriots tattoo HAD to be done in color ;)

I feel that colors will convey more meanings to the tattoos and give more of a feel for it. But, that's just me haha.

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Originally Posted by theReptileGuy

I feel that colors will convey more meanings to the tattoos and give more of a feel for it. But, that's just me haha.

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I feel the same way but the exact opposite. If an artist can put something onto my body with just black and greywash and get it to evoke just as much emotions as a color piece then that is much cooler, to me at least. There something about the details that go into all the shading and then whitening highlights that just does more for me than a color tattoo. But as i said i have both so im not hating on color tattoos lol.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

I feel the same way but the exact opposite. If an artist can put something onto my body with just black and greywash and get it to evoke just as much emotions as a color piece then that is much cooler, to me at least. There something about the details that go into all the shading and then whitening highlights that just does more for me than a color tattoo. But as i said i have both so im not hating on color tattoos lol.

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I understand you completely! But, since I'm going with traditional Japanese tattoos, colors also tell another story too, a different color oni (example), is going to represent another thing.

Lol im not exactly a traditional person so maybe that explains my tastes :D

I made my ink my avatar pivture :) ill get better pictures later on

told you guys he had a thing for me the tats are already cheap but this would be awesome he told me "ic thats to bad! its really to bad your not single id do all your ink needs for free lol." man I could one lucky person

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Originally Posted by python_addict

told you guys he had a thing for me the tats are already cheap but this would be awesome he told me "ic thats to bad! its really to bad your not single id do all your ink needs for free lol." man I could one lucky person

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is he into dudes? Id consider batting for the other team for awhile to get free tattoos...

Im kidding!... But really, ask him and get back to me...

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

is he into dudes? Id consider batting for the other team for awhile to get free tattoos...

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Suspicions confirmed! :)

Jk?

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