December 16, 2008 at 8:12 pm #28558
    Macka
    Guest
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    Hi All,

    A few months ago I got this tattoo of a mountain on my chest:

    pc162362mx6.th.jpg

    pc162372ny3.th.jpg

    Whilst I think that it’s OK, I think that it could be improved a lot. Some people look at it and genuinely ask me “What is it?”. This is dissapointing to hear. I’d like to get it redesigned so it looks more realistic and there is no doubt that it is definitely a mountain.

    I think it should be a darker colour (primarlily jet black) so that it stands out more. Also I’d like to add snow to it in white ink to make it look more realistic and cooler.

    Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
    It would be awesome if someone could photoshop my images to help me out and give some inspiration.

    Cheers all

    Macka

    December 16, 2008 at 10:13 pm #57345
    eveline
    Participant
    @eveline

    you should just go to a shop and talk to artists about that. besides you don’t seam to know what exactly u wan’t doing with the tattoo. personaly i would add a view like maby path going behind it tree and a sky.

    December 17, 2008 at 8:14 pm #57367
    Demure
    Participant
    @demure

    Yes as Eveline said, you should create a mountain scene rather than just the object by itself. That’s why it’s so indistinguishable. I want you to keep in mind that white ink fades very quickly and needs reinking quite regularly.

    Personally, I like mountain scenes stylized like this:
    http://www.jenfu.org/flash_content/images/tattoo/mountain.jpg

    Fuji mountain and waves:
    http://img.youtube.com/vi/7aNzLPKCgQI/0.jpg
    http://www.robertburchillustration.com/news/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/acatalog-mount-fuji-poster-l-tm.jpg
    http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Boy-on-Mt-Fuji-Posters_i401405_.htm

    Katsushika Hokusai was an inspirational artist. His work is mainly of Mount Fuji.

    Enjoy.

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