Tattoo Forum | august6677 | Activity https://www.thetattooforum.com/members/august6677/activity/ Activity feed for august6677. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:11:45 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 25843ff3a574101ba3546e7658acfb43 replied to the topic First tattoo help, full sleeves in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/37734-first-tattoo-help-full-sleeves/#post-113768 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:15:17 +0000 Also! Another quick question, I want to get a tattoo that symbolizes overcoming struggle. I know the symbolism for strength is a bear, anyone know what the symbolism for hardship/struggle/pain is? (I know a koi fish represents overcoming adversity, but I want to get a tattoo more original [no offense to those who have a koi fish tattoo])

]]> 990ddd8f05af91a3f0c098a1ab65e12f replied to the topic First tattoo help, full sleeves in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/37734-first-tattoo-help-full-sleeves/#post-113707 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:17:20 +0000 Adler;98402 wrote:
Yeah but I think that would work better if you were sticking with one artist to do the entire sleeve. Again, you can list some specific elements you want included (koi, flowers, dragon…) and let the artist create the sleeve from there.

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]]> b9fbed3076e258e515c96ce013a5ac7d replied to the topic First tattoo help, full sleeves in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/37734-first-tattoo-help-full-sleeves/#post-113683 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:09:06 +0000 Adler;98394 wrote:
You don’t even need a sketch. The key is finding a GOOD artist, one that is capable of doing a sleeve. Like mrchen said, give the artist freedom. You can let them know which specific elements you’d like to see in the sleeve and the artist should be able to put it all together to make it flow. Let the artist know your short and…[Read more]

]]> 94c00659f1ef93689a0461ceaf548a10 replied to the topic First tattoo help, full sleeves in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/37734-first-tattoo-help-full-sleeves/#post-113679 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:38:43 +0000 mrchen;98389 wrote:
best bet is always the same…………….pic an artist whose porfolio you like…….grab whatever reference material you would like to show them, you dont need alot…………go visit them and sit for a consultation, book the artist and have your piece custom designed for you………..you cant go wrong……..

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