Just wanted to say I got some ink envy going on 🙂
That is some very nice work and welcome to the forum.

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Matthew

Hi

I have experienced nasty comments about being tattooed as well as the usual prejudices about the level of my education (ie I must be stupid to have gotten tattoos).

I also experience a lot of anti-semitism for being jewish and take shit from many of my fellow jews for having tattoos.

The simple fact is people are judgemental, prejudiced,…[Read more]

That is looking very sweet.

Great artist you have there.

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Matthew

Pic did not work for me 🙁 (poss because I am at work)
However the design sounds lovely and I am sure it will make a great tattoo design.

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Matthew

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The key part is keeping it clean and no picking.

That said if you look on my blog or click on my sig there is posts on aftercare as well as several threads on here.

Good luck with the tattoo.

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Matthew

Well just in case you do bother to come back and check replies…

If your mind has changed why not wait another 12 mths to see if it is exactly the same sort of tattoo?

Otherwise you will have to consider that many pro artists will not touch you if you are under age and i would suggest avoiding a butcher job by a mate who is starting out…[Read more]

How about a set of balancing scales?

They often are used to represent the balance of things eg truth/injustice etc

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Matthew

Well I tend to have around 6 books on the go at any one time as prefer reading to tv but currently just polished off:

Survivor Chuck Palahniuk (guy who wrote fight club) about a guy who is on a plane that he has hijacked and let everybody off so he can crash and kill himself. He was a lone survivor from a suicide cult that were ‘programmed’ to do…[Read more]

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Possibly get some form of canine (bulldog?) or a flag to fit around the shading.
What sort of style do you prefer because it will have to wrap around the edges of the shading.

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Matthew

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Well it would be a very simple tattoo for an artist to do. My advice is do not go too small to avoid detail blur.

Will make a nice starter piece.

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matthew

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Why not have the quote running through the inside of glass tubes which enter into a beaker of chemicals.

It would fit into the science side of things quite nicely or you could have an hour glass dissolving with the words etched into the lower glass bulb.

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Matthew

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By backpiece do you mean full, part, or quarter?

What style do you want?

You could have anything from flowers in full bloom changing to wilting petals or the old school gypsy fortune teller with human face changing to a sugar skull.

By change do you mean events, or the flow of time?

Is there a memorable or significant event you want to…[Read more]

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You would be amazed at the number of ppl who have never seen exposed muscle on a human. The detail is great and you do not really need to add direct to the tattoo.

The snapped bone above or below would be an interesting addition.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome.
I would love to see some of your portfolio work and there are many artists around on here who could critique it for you.

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Matthew

Hi and welcome
Some very nice work you have done there.

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Matthew

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Looking at it seems that the artist has gone for a stencil/spray effect which means the edges are not sharp.
It can be re-outlined if you wanted a sharper outline.

I would also suggest another few spots on the fill in shading looked a bit spotty from the photos but see how it heals up could be the pic quality/lighting.

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matthew

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It would make a very nice tattoo. Have you looked at national geographic site?
They have some great tiger shots.

It is really a choice on how realistic you want your tiger to be as in photographic portrait to a more cartoon like piece – they all work very well with a good artist.

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Matthew

Hi Ben

Well if you put your own design in it may not have any significant tribal meaning and would purely be art (which there is nothing wrong with).

As for offending there is a divide the art has only really been resurrected quite recently (last 60 years or so prior to this the banning on tattooing meant that it had become almost extinct as an…[Read more]

Hi and welcome to the forum.
Keep working on your studies and portfolio and I am sure it will work out for you.

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Matthew

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I have looked at thousands of religious tattoos and the concept will convert nicely into a tattoo. My only advice is think about how the light is portrayed around the dove as can be difficult to do in a tattoo unless you are happy to go for shading.

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Matthew