Do you have a tattoo?

[KFC]

The quality of the tattoo looks good - but the choice of design sucks I think really. I think he's going to regret that one later!

[Ruskie]

longshot said:

..and 4 is IIII instead of IV.
There must be a message behind it all.

Time is daughters birth time which is a bit more subtle than a name/DOB in my opinion.

The clock is angled like that to get some depth on it. If you just have it flat then it's looks well flat! That's my understanding of it. When I get on the iPad I will put a picture up of a similar piece with a flat clock to show you what I mean.

Another full day yet so I will put complete piece up when it's done.

[Ruskie]

Ruskie said:

longshot said:

..and 4 is IIII instead of IV.
There must be a message behind it all.

Time is daughters birth time which is a bit more subtle than a name/DOB in my opinion.

The clock is angled like that to get some depth on it. If you just have it flat then it's looks well flat! That's my understanding of it. When I get on the iPad I will put a picture up of a similar piece with a flat clock to show you what I mean.

Another full day yet so I will put complete piece up when it's done.

This is what I mean about it looking a bit flat.

[Flying Toilet]

KFC said:

The quality of the tattoo looks good - but the choice of design sucks I think really. I think he's going to regret that one later!

Why?

[longshot]

Ruskie said:

Ruskie said:

longshot said:

..and 4 is IIII instead of IV.
There must be a message behind it all.

Time is daughters birth time which is a bit more subtle than a name/DOB in my opinion.

The clock is angled like that to get some depth on it. If you just have it flat then it's looks well flat! That's my understanding of it. When I get on the iPad I will put a picture up of a similar piece with a flat clock to show you what I mean.

Another full day yet so I will put complete piece up when it's done.

This is what I mean about it looking a bit flat.

I see what you mean. The angled clock looks a lot better.
The photo does spoils the surprise of how the tat is going to finished though.

How do they create the image of the tat already on your chest like that?

[Ruskie]

longshot said:

I see what you mean. The angled clock looks a lot better.
The photo does spoils the surprise of how the tat is going to finished though.

How do they create the image of the tat already on your chest like that?

Sorry for spoiling the surprise. Mine will be different slightly but the theme is generally the same. I thought of some bits to add at the bottom but I won't say!

The clock was put on with a stencil and each Rose was put on one by one with a different stencil . Is that what you meant?

[Rude-boy]

Ruskie said:

Sorry for spoiling the surprise. Mine will be different slightly but the theme is generally the same. I thought of some bits to add at the bottom but I won't say!

The clock was put on with a stencil and each Rose was put on one by one with a different stencil . Is that what you meant?

I think that they thought that it was you chest with an image of the final tattoo imposed on it.

I like to see a nice tattoo but am not interested in any of my own really. That said I have often wondered why an artist with an IT savvy mate has not yet got round to putting together a programme that would allow the intended image to me 'shopped' onto a picture of the canvas so that the owner can see what it will look like and they and the artist can make any changes that occur to them with that image in front of them before putting needle to skin.

[longshot]

Rude-boy said:

Ruskie said:

Sorry for spoiling the surprise. Mine will be different slightly but the theme is generally the same. I thought of some bits to add at the bottom but I won't say!

The clock was put on with a stencil and each Rose was put on one by one with a different stencil . Is that what you meant?

I think that they thought that it was you chest with an image of the final tattoo imposed on it.

That's what I meant but I've now realised that they're different. I can be thick sometimes.

Edited by longshot on Thursday 10th April 14:15

[slinky]

Number 8 booked for 12/05/14 @ Tokyo Tattoo in Cheltenham..

[pidsy]

after 8 months since my last session i'm booked in for the end of April to continue my backpiece (its been 6 years so far)

and the middle of may to add Zeus to my David.

very happy!

[dave0010]

slinky said:

Number 8 booked for 12/05/14 @ Tokyo Tattoo in Cheltenham..

What are you having done and by who? that is my neck of the woods and am curious about there work as haven't seen any first hand? Theres also some great pubs right opposite too

[matt12023]

Stuck my head into my local studio to see what the artist thought about my ideas for my next few pieces, I thought I'd have to wait months. Booked my leg in for finishing at another place last week and that's not until May.

Luckily she had next Friday free, it can't come soon enough

[slinky]

dave0010 said:

What are you having done and by who? that is my neck of the woods and am curious about there work as haven't seen any first hand? Theres also some great pubs right opposite too

A Pinstriping design on my calf, Alessandro is picking it up..
Have a look on their FB page..

Oh and have a look at the studio on google street view too..
GL50 1SR

[dave0010]

slinky said:

A Pinstriping design on my calf, Alessandro is picking it up..
Have a look on their FB page..

Oh and have a look at the studio on google street view too..
GL50 1SR

Have you been there before? It's in a nice little spot. awesome little cocktail bar underneath too.

[grumbledoak]

NeMiSiS said:

I've looked long and hard at this piece, tell me why, and where did the pocket watches springs/cogs and bridge work go ?

It's two different tattoos you plank!

[slinky]

dave0010 said:

Have you been there before? It's in a nice little spot. awesome little cocktail bar underneath too.

I've been to the area, but not to the studio as yet.. My comment about street view was referring to the fact that you can actually go inside the studio on it..

[grumbledoak]

NeMiSiS said:

On the same guy, on the same chest......I'm going for a lie down, someone please explain in simpleton language, thanks.

Read twelve or so posts ^^^ back at 09:16.

[longshot]

NeMiSiS said:

This one, is not that one ?

On the same guy, on the same chest......I'm going for a lie down, someone please explain in simpleton language, thanks.

Thanks! I feel a little less dumb now.

[Ruskie]

NeMiSiS said:

Ruskie said:

I've looked long and hard at this piece, tell me why, and where did the pocket watches springs/cogs and bridge work go ?

You can't just rub it out, can you ?

Please don't hate me, but I prefered the piece when it was unfinished, I know, I just did.

PS. Stop calling it a clock, it is a pocket watch.

PPS. I know nowt about nowt.

Haha that post made me laugh! It's a different tattoo as someone has pointed out. I'm imagining you getting angry at me trying to con you all!

That tattoo was an inspiration for mine but I was illustrating why my timepiece was on an angle as oppose to flat.

[randomeddy]

KFC said:

The quality of the tattoo looks good - but the choice of design sucks I think really. I think he's going to regret that one later!

The design of these things is the whole point in having them I think.
This has a lot of things in it that mean a lot to him,music,his favorite saying etc etc.
Sounds like you are a wee bit jealous honestly.