I’ve gone to 3 places with this idea I have in my head and all have said it’s too hard, or didn’t get the idea, or something; It’s a dna sequence that breaks off into binary (0’s and 1’s).
I found these pictures yesterday and was hoping the most reputable tattoo place in town could make something out of it. They quoted me for a 15 hour job and they’d have to make it HUGE. I understand it’s a hard concept to put on someone’s body, but that sounded ridiculous.
What do you guys think of this? Is there any way to make it simpler? I want to put the two together.
Hi Stealth
That is a very unique idea for a tattoo.
The 15 hrs is prob the ballpark they had based on the intricate and small details that the tattoo has. To make it look like the picture and not some random squiggle you would need an artist who has a very fine eye for detail.
Many artists will say they want it big so they can show the fine detail – obviously the bigger it is the easier it is to show the fine lines, but the longer it will take – hence the 15 hrs qoute.
As for making it simpler – difficult as if you alter the shape you lose the dna helix (and the point of the tattoo which I understand is that the key to life can be broken down mathematically into a visual format).
I would advise speaking with an artist who specialises in portraits as they will be mroe used to dealing with fine/unusual details. You may have to travel a bit.
Great idea/concept though
Matthew
matthew has hit it on the button once again, it is a very unusual and complex design… if you try to alter and change it around then you have the possibilty of distroying the whole concept of the piece.
you need to choose your artist well, have a good look at their portfolio… you need to look for fine line work
and if they have any hesitation in their voice when you tell them what you want then i would say go elsewhere.
good luck with it and please post pictures of it if you manage to find an artist to do it. 😉
Also there’s something else to consider man, besides their excellent points. As tattoos age, they blur a bit. Get something with lines too damn small, and by the time you’re 50, you’ve got yourself an awesome black scribble. Yay! So, yes, it does need to be big so those tiny details don’t blur themselves out. 15 hours, and the attendant price, sounds like a very conservative estimate my man.
Love. Peace. Metallica.
Well I visited 3 other places today and finally found this awesome tattoo shop. It was recommended by a few of my friends. This one lady had an awesome collection of work and she seemed really excited for this tattoo and actually WANTED to do it.
…except by then, I was already talked out of the whole binary idea. I’m just gonna get the DNA strand. And on my other side, I’m just going to get straight binary code written in with the same width and size as the dna.
Every artist said that trying to draw numbers (or letters) 3 dimensionally is damn near impossible, and even if they do pull it off, it’ll just blur and look like crap after a few years.
But yeah, that’s it. Thanks for your inputs!
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