Do you have a tattoo?

[smithyithy]

I think it's a great piece and a very nice sentiment

[ZedLeg]

Yeah, not my style but it's well done. A lot of that style of portrait get the perspective wrong and end up looking wonky, that looks pretty good.

[frank hovis]

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

[TheJimi]

lord trumpton said:

frank hovis said:

Forget about this thread
Got new one 3 weeks ago
First photo is the image I gave to Shaz

It was a 5 hour session
Finished result , taken day after

Very happy with the result

I accept you obviously love your dog but honestly, a great big tattoo of it on your arm looks dreadful chief

The actual tattoo itself is well drawn, for me it's just a bad choice. Just a bit naff.

But, each to their own bodywork

What drives you to do this?

Presumably you grasp that tattoos and art are very much personal and subjective, so what drives you to jump in and tell someone their tattoo looks dreadful and naff? Particularly when the subject of the tattoo in this case is very sentimental.

[TheJimi]

frank hovis said:

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

You definitely should be happy with it, I reckon; it has came out really well. High risk strategy as portraits don't always translate well, but your artist has nailed it in this case

[frank hovis]

Had to wait 4 months for my appointment then she got Covid and had to wait another two weeks whilst Shaz re arranged the appointments she had to postpone
Bit frustrating but got it done in the end

[Ruskie]

TheJimi said:

lord trumpton said:

frank hovis said:

Forget about this thread
Got new one 3 weeks ago
First photo is the image I gave to Shaz

It was a 5 hour session
Finished result , taken day after

Very happy with the result

I accept you obviously love your dog but honestly, a great big tattoo of it on your arm looks dreadful chief

The actual tattoo itself is well drawn, for me it's just a bad choice. Just a bit naff.

But, each to their own bodywork

What drives you to do this?

Presumably you grasp that tattoos and art are very much personal and subjective, so what drives you to jump in and tell someone their tattoo looks dreadful and naff? Particularly when the subject of the tattoo in this case is very sentimental.

Because there is no accountability, just an anonymous account posting bitter, negative comments.

[bigandclever]

Ruskie said:

Because there is no accountability, just an anonymous account posting bitter, negative comments.

He's not that anonymous, he needs to bob and weave better and stop getting smacked in the brain.

Anyway, love a ridgie and looks like a well done tribute. I'm on the verge of getting a couple of memorial tattoos of my cats across my chest, Christ knows what the reaction to that will be

Edited by bigandclever on Tuesday 21st March 20:17

[oddman]

frank hovis said:

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

Look at your photo again and see how your dog's shoulders taper into the contours of your arm. That's pretty neat.

[TheJimi]

bigandclever said:

Ruskie said:

Because there is no accountability, just an anonymous account posting bitter, negative comments.

He's not that anonymous, he needs to bob and weave better and stop getting smacked in the brain.

Anyway, love a ridgie and looks like a well done tribute. I'm on the verge of getting a couple of memorial tattoos of my cats across my chest, Christ knows what the reaction to that will be

Not quite on the same level, but I really want to get an imprint of my cat's paw and then get a tattoo of it.

I just don't know where I'd get it - and it would be my first tattoo.

[Gretchen]

frank hovis said:

Thanks for all the kind comments L and G’s
Happy with and it healed very nicely

Shaz has done your dog proud and so you should be too. He looks amazing and I’m sorry for your loss.

bigandclever said:

Anyway, love a ridgie and looks like a well done tribute. I'm on the verge of getting a couple of memorial tattoos of my cats across my chest, Christ knows what the reaction to that will be

As a multiple cat owner I couldn’t choose which to have so just went for the generic big cat. Just had a few more hours on him tonight so he’s pretty much finished. Will be incorporated in to full leg sleeve with start on my shin a week Saturday so may have a few tweaks but nothing major.

[TheJimi]

Further to my post above, has anyone taken an imprint of a pet's paw for a tattoo?

If so, how did you do it?

[RSTurboPaul]

TheJimi said:

Further to my post above, has anyone taken an imprint of a pet's paw for a tattoo?

If so, how did you do it?

You can get kits where you wet a baby's hand with a liquid and press it onto what looks like photographic paper, which then turns the area of transfer a darker grey colour. Might be an option?

[Gretchen]

RSTurboPaul said:

TheJimi said:

Further to my post above, has anyone taken an imprint of a pet's paw for a tattoo?

If so, how did you do it?

You can get kits where you wet a baby's hand with a liquid and press it onto what looks like photographic paper, which then turns the area of transfer a darker grey colour. Might be an option?

I’d find a few artists who’ve done similar and speak to them on the best option for the result you want. There are pet orientated ink pad kits available. Not something I’ve done so be wary to check the ingredients. Closest I’ve come is when my cats walked through wet paint and trod it all around the house

[frank hovis]

I used one of the kits on Brodie whilst he was sedated
My plan was to get the print drawn up for my calf
It came out very smeared and not as clear as would have hoped so that idea is binned

[ZedLeg]

Gretchen said:

I’d find a few artists who’ve done similar and speak to them on the best option for the result you want. There are pet orientated ink pad kits available. Not something I’ve done so be wary to check the ingredients. Closest I’ve come is when my cats walked through wet paint and trod it all around the house

Ha glad I’m not the only one. One of ours fell in a tub of paint and left a trail of Dulux Warm Truffle all over the flat

[StuntCock]

ZedLeg said:

Ha glad I’m not the only one. One of ours fell in a tub of paint and left a trail of Dulux Warm Truffle all over the flat

What a coincidence! One of our kittens fell in a bucket of old engine oil out of the tractor. That one drowned, but I share your pain of the remarkable mess it caused.

[Gretchen]

ZedLeg said:

Gretchen said:

I’d find a few artists who’ve done similar and speak to them on the best option for the result you want. There are pet orientated ink pad kits available. Not something I’ve done so be wary to check the ingredients. Closest I’ve come is when my cats walked through wet paint and trod it all around the house

Ha glad I’m not the only one. One of ours fell in a tub of paint and left a trail of Dulux Warm Truffle all over the flat

Mine was gold furniture paint. I wish I’d put them on my black painted stairs. Would’ve looked quite effective don’t you think

[ZedLeg]

Feline interior design.

Better than the usual barf stains and randomly scratched stuff.

[toasty]

Gretchen said:

That's Grrrreat!