Gsouder;73125 wrote:
Ok, I have a few thoughts on this.

1)I think you are trying to do too much here. You need to ask yourself the basic question: Do I want a koi tattoo or not? I think if you want a koi you should find a way to stay closer to the traditional meaning of the tat. You can change things– recently there has been a koi with a skull…[Read more]

Yeah, I was leaning towards the first two, mainly the second one. But, like I said, I want to hear opinions from people who are more experienced than me. Thank you for your reply 🙂

Wow, it looks great! I like the whole theme, and style. Waiting for an update.

Beautiful.

Usualy I’m not a fan of such colorful tattoos, but yours are simply great, done beautifuly – love it.

Biker in black, It’s not the concept I dislike, what bothers me is the execution. I don’t like how the design turned out to be. That’s why I am looking for opinions or ideas to make it more interesting. I have no problem extending it, in fact I’m just stumped as to what design elements can be added to make it better (rather than worse, it is…[Read more]

Good to know there’s such a geographical diversity around the forums.

DMD, I live nearby you, as a matter of fact.

Oh, and Neil, you are more than welcome to visit Israel, and if you need any info or input feel free to PM me.

Cheers.

Thank you very much,
I’m glad to see you both like it.

🙂

Tattoo was fixed! I think it’s much better now. Still not as I would have hoped for, but I’m satisfied. 🙂

I think that’s great, I’m very fond of cherry blossom tattoos (And I’m a guy).
It actually seems like a brave first tattoo to me. Have fun.

It seems as if I opened some type of Pandora’s box.

😉

KnightHawk;41845 wrote:
Oh my gawd.

You are so adorable!!

I could just eat you right up!

Now, on to more serious business, I agree with Matthew’s sentiments. This sounds like a design that could work very well in the hands of a competent artist, and while if done well it will be very elegant, I wouldn’t call it feminine. The two just…[Read more]

KnightHawk;41840 wrote:
Cheer up emo kid.

Seriously, dry those crocodile tears, wipe the mascara off, throw those Evanescence and Jimmy Eats World CDs away, and for God’s sake, stop staring at your navel and go headbutt an Englishman. You’ll feel so much better.

Seriously, you’re giving those of us who actually do art a bad name. More…[Read more]

Well, Hoani, All of a sudden I’m a little hesitant with the butterfly concept, even though I think it’s the best way to express the idea. I’ll have to give it some more time to see if I can do it with no regrets.

Well, I have played around with the idea, asked a lot of people what they think, and honestly I’m getting some awful feedback over the butterfly thing. I am doing this tattoo mostly for myself, of course, but eventually I still want to show it to people and get good responses, so I’m thinking maybe find a different way of expressing the same idea.…[Read more]

Sherav;41783 wrote:
Hi

I like the idea overall I think it would make a very unique tattoo.

You could consider having the butterfly wings as the wounds in your shoulder. The torn skin with the bloodied outline could make the winsg with the text written across the them.

Take Care
Matthew

You mean that as in a wings shaped wound? That is an…[Read more]

Hi Hoani,
there is no doubt about me wanting the tattoo improved, i’m not sure where you saw any ambiguity. What I mean is that to me, the tattoo looks unfixable, that is because I’m not an artist, so I was expecting the artist to tell me what should be improved, no the other way around. All I can say is I want a beautiful bird with awsome clouds…[Read more]

A little update:

I have been to 5 different studios today, and about half of them said the tattoo is fine and they don’t think there is any work to be done on it. The other half said very little can be done, and kept asking me what exactly bothers me with it, and what exactly do I want done? I didn’t really know what to say, so I just said I want…[Read more]

It’s a simple, flat, medium sized beauty mark. Not a mole.

Okay, so let me see if I got this right. He is what I should explain to the artist I want improving the tattoo:

I tell him to extend the clouds all around, and improve the shading. Perhaps about a little white highlights over them, would that work? As for the rays, add a hint of warm color to portray a sunset feeling, and for the bird? What can…[Read more]