Do you have a tattoo?
Discussion
smithyithy said:
lord trumpton said:
I have a genuine question about a tattoo
1- Say for example you have a few beliefs, commitments or important aspects in our life and eanted a tattoo or design to encompass these, how do you go about it?
2- Does the tattoo person produce a sketch or design for it or do you have to find a similar tattoo and get them to copy it? Or do you just have to look through various designs they have done and pick one?
1. Find an artist whose style you like, approach them with your ideas and start a dialogue about designing a piece that fits your criteria.1- Say for example you have a few beliefs, commitments or important aspects in our life and eanted a tattoo or design to encompass these, how do you go about it?
2- Does the tattoo person produce a sketch or design for it or do you have to find a similar tattoo and get them to copy it? Or do you just have to look through various designs they have done and pick one?
2. Start searching online for an artist, or artistic style, that you like. There are some good pages on social media that post its of work with artist credit to give you an idea of different styles. When you find an artist whose work you like, do the above.
Lots of good artists will produce flash once in a while (pre drawn sheets of designs for one-time use), but IMO no real artist will pre draw a design, stick it on the wall of their studio and ink it on as many customers as they can. Neither will any artist copy another artists work. You can certainly use existing tattoos that you find as reference when having a design made.
It helps if you can at least go to an artist with a design in mind, for example a small 3"x3" piece, a full sleeve, a hand piece etc. Even if you're crap at drawing, knock up a sketch of roughly what you have in mind, with some reference material such as photos, artwork, other tattoos you like, and the artist will produce a design based on that, in their style.
Every time I've done this, the design I've had given to me far exceeded my expectations, that's when you know you've found a good artist.
designforlife said:
I think i'm going to get booked in with Andy in Stevenage towards the back end of next year, really like his work and the galaxy stuff, plus it's just up the road really.
I think he's taking bookings for July at the moment.
He's in Hitchin now at the Churchyard studio. Think he only had a few apts left for end of July - he's in Florida for June. I think he's taking bookings for July at the moment.
sc0tt said:
I got some done last night, i also want to go swimming.
Bit of vaseline over the top before a quick dip.
Tattooist said it will be fine for short periods.
I'd be really careful about that, I had a bit of work done on my calf, left it a week to heal then went swimming and it got infected. Antibiotics, bandages etc and its never looked quite right since. I think the artist was a little too 'firm' with the colouring as it hurt more than I had expected, and experienced before/since so may have not healed up properly. But just be careful, its better to wait a little longer and protect the ink than get infected or anything. Bit of vaseline over the top before a quick dip.
Tattooist said it will be fine for short periods.
ArsE92 said:
ArsE92 said:
After over a year of deliberating I've finally booked in for my chest/shoulder/half-sleeve piece. It's a Japanese-themed piece with a few little personal touches, and includes covering up something nasty I had done 15 years ago.
4 x 4 hour sessions
Can't wait though. It'll be based on this with a few changes:
My first four hour session today. It looks amazing already but God I'm exhausted now!4 x 4 hour sessions
Can't wait though. It'll be based on this with a few changes:
All the outline is done. Back in in two weeks.
I'm back in on March 3rd to have it finished off and I'll post pictures then. Delighted with it so far.
ArsE92 said:
Had my third session today, hour number 11! I don't find it that painful but crikey I'm exhausted afterwards.
I'm back in on March 3rd to have it finished off and I'll post pictures then. Delighted with it so far.
Where are you getting it done?I'm back in on March 3rd to have it finished off and I'll post pictures then. Delighted with it so far.
Think my sleeve needs a chest plate!
TonyTony said:
ArsE92 said:
Had my third session today, hour number 11! I don't find it that painful but crikey I'm exhausted afterwards.
I'm back in on March 3rd to have it finished off and I'll post pictures then. Delighted with it so far.
Where are you getting it done?I'm back in on March 3rd to have it finished off and I'll post pictures then. Delighted with it so far.
Think my sleeve needs a chest plate!
blindswelledrat said:
THe talent is obviously there but a lot of it is f
king garish. It's full of clashing bright colours that are a bit of an assault on the eye and undermine the actual quality of the tattoos. COmpare with the subtlety of some of the other good tattoos posted on here.
Some of them website examples are quite bright, his newer work on his Facebook page is toned down a bit and his newer black and grey work is insanely detailed.king garish. It's full of clashing bright colours that are a bit of an assault on the eye and undermine the actual quality of the tattoos. COmpare with the subtlety of some of the other good tattoos posted on here.
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