Something I learned in psych class back in the day, when I was a psych major, was that there’s a tendency in the western mind to project our own failings, insecurities, and twisted subconsious desires onto others.

Ain’t that right Martha?

😀

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Yes. I do. They are awful.

But I’m biased–even if it wasn’t done badly (which you obviously know since you’re getting it fixed), I’d still think it sucks. Text only tattoos are boring and bland. Remove their accessibility by making them those ugly assed Asian letter deals, and it becomes just meaningless blobs of black.

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The necklace sounds pretty cool man, but on the price issue…

You *DO* realize that a reputable shop with proper hygiene standards is going to cost a helluva lot more than what your cousin Jimmy does in his basement with his home made tattoo machine, right?

Love. Peace. Metallica.

cornfed1;37940 wrote:
The lines look nice and clean, I like it a lot, My only concern for you is the fish in the first picture, It kind of look like a d#CK, But hopefully that will not be the case when its all finished.

Dude, I am so glad I ain’t the only one who saw a cock with eyes.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Oh, I had forgotten about them!

Yeah, you could totally sleeve that out if you covered those crooked kanji man–or just use the other arm.

That panther could be worked into an overall design pretty easily though, especially if you got with either a jungle or oriental theme.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

*shrugs*

As far as text goes, it’s alright. Really though, it’s kinda bland, and it doesn’t have the kind of message that’ll jump up and smack you in the face with its cock. Overall, for a baby tat it’s good, but don’t expect any overjoyed reactions.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

I think as long as you go to a good artist, it’ll be a damn good piece of work. Go for it.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

They’re in my album–though I did my best to isolate each seperate piece in photoshop, so you don’t get the full sleeve effect.

But the ones on the same arm are the Zombie Squid, the wrist gauntlet, the kissing zombies (in that one you can see some of the squid’s tentacles), and the I feel pretty, which is kinda isolated (for now. There’s only…[Read more]

This is something I know I’ve said around here before, perhaps to the point it’s getting old, but I’m gonna say it again.

Part of what makes tattoos what they are is their mystic. There are so many tall tales surrounding them, so much misinformation. People will shun you for them, bar you entry into groups–others will feel an instant connection…[Read more]

I show’em as soon as the bandage comes off.

But never in the sunlight. I keep my ink out of the sun as much as humanly possible, and typically slather myself in SPC 150 when I got to go out in the sun with’em exposed.

Besides, the last time I went to the beach, some dude with a peg leg went chasing me with a freaking harpoon.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

My right arm is sleeved, but it wasn’t one piece. It was several smaller, unconnected works that were stylisticly similar enough that we were able to connect them with black inking in the “blank” spaces, thus unifying them into a whole.

Roughly speaking, to do my arm took about 36-40 hours, and cost me in the neighborhood of $1000, and for the…[Read more]

Are you kidding? Did you see America’s last Vice-President?

Love. Peace. Metallica.

An enormous anthropomorphic cock made out of stone, flashing the viewer the finger.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Besides Hot Topic, name one.

On second thought, don’t. Working for $7.50 an hour in a shop ain’t no way to make a living. Real jobs, the kind you support a family on rather than struggling from paycheck to paycheck generally hate tattoos.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

“Nunquam trado” above the Angel, “mother fucker” below it.

It’s latin for “Never Surrender, Mother Fucker”

“Veni, vidi, vici” translates to “I came, I saw, I conquered”, which is the same concept.

Or you could, like Butterfly said, just leave the words out.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

AKing2713;37869 wrote:
Thanks for the replies. It was interesting to hear your thoughts.

@KnightHawk – What part of Ohio you live in. I’m in cincinatti

Dude, me too. I’m actually a student at Uc’s art school, DAAP.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Then why not get a portrait of your dog rather than that hunk of flash crap you’re getting?

Love. Peace. Metallica.

Sherav;37827 wrote:
Actually KH

She does come across as irritating and annoying but if it was a one off session and I got some great ink I would be able to whore my personal feelings for a few hours. :p

I don’t know man. You know I don’t believe in “meaningful” tattoos. Memorials, celebrations of events in your life, tattoos with stories…[Read more]

I have one. Most people think it’s real, and the few who don’t only know because I told them. Hell, the piercer at the tattoo shop I frequent couldn’t tell either.

Basically, if you’re too much of a pussy (like me), you might as well get it.

Love. Peace. Metallica.

The shop looks like it’s coming along dude chick. You can really tell it’s a woman’s shop though–it’s one of the handful I’ve seen that aren’t predominantly black, red, and burnt colors. Also, it’s well lit. I freaking love that. Most of those I’ve seen, even if clean and professional, were dark like dungeons.

Also, sexy ass witch.

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