September 2, 2009 at 8:34 pm #31158
    MitchAltogether
    Participant
    @mitchaltogether

    Greetings everyone! I’m Mitch and I just turned 18 two weeks ago. I live in South Carolina, but will probably go to either Atlanta or Charlotte for my tattoo.

    I’ve been looking around various tattoo sites to figure out some ideas. I’m enjoying the theme of fire, but I’m fearful that this is too cliche and overdone, as I believe are death and Asiatic symbols.

    At the moment I’m leaning towards either a phoenix or a dragon tattoo. I want the tattoo stretch around my chest and back. I want it to be hidden when wearing a shirt, as I don’t want my tattoo to mess with potential employment in the future.

    If I got a dragon tattoo I’d want it to be a kind of duel between two of them (possibly juxtaposing between a fire and ice dragon?)

    I’m open to all ideas and will appreciate any constructive criticism.

    Some things that I characterize myself with are:
    -I’m a USC Gamecock
    -I am an activist for peace
    -I am adamant in the fight for equal human rights in the world
    -I am a gay rights supporter
    -I love music (hard rock like Rise Against and Avenged Sevenfold)
    -I plan to go into medicine
    -I am a firm believer in the teachings of Ghandi

    I hope that you guys can help me brainstorm potential tattoos. I want this to be a good tattoo that I’ll be happy with, and as such I am willing to pay good money. I don’t want a tattoo for the sake of having one, but to have it actually mean something.

    September 2, 2009 at 9:16 pm #70640
    Butterfly
    Participant
    @butterfly-2

    welcome to the forum 😀

    1st of all no matter that tattoo you think of some where in the world someone will have something along the same lines so a tattoo being cliche wouldn’t put me off at all. :rolleyes:
    phoenix’s or a dragon’s both make excellent tattoos , im currently working on a dragon ( asian ) half sleeve which i already adore .
    seeing the most the things on your list that you characterize yourself as are peaceful i would personally get a dragon with its mouth closed and not so angry eyes .
    this doesn’t mean it has to be girly they are many traditional dragon paintings like this 😉

    Tana

    September 3, 2009 at 3:05 am #70667
    MitchAltogether
    Participant
    @mitchaltogether

    Do you guys think that this would make a good tattoo (without the borders and words. Just the man and the symbols.

    16lxor9.jpg

    September 3, 2009 at 7:40 am #70674
    Butterfly
    Participant
    @butterfly-2

    the symbols would be better around him more than over him like in that picture .
    also you will need to look for a good portrait artist

    September 3, 2009 at 10:09 am #70681
    Sherav
    Participant
    @sherav

    Hi

    It would make a good tattoo but as suggested the symbols would be better shifted so the form a border around the subject.

    Also a good portrait artist is not going to come cheap.

    Take Care
    Matthew

    September 3, 2009 at 2:04 pm #70692
    Aussie_Al
    Participant
    @aussie_al
    Quote:
    -I’m a USC Gamecock

    Excuse me for sounding dumb ..what is a GAME COCK????:confused::confused:

    September 3, 2009 at 2:51 pm #70693
    Injun
    Participant
    @injun

    That is the team name for University of South Carolina. United States Collegiate Sports Teams.

    September 7, 2009 at 10:21 pm #71111
    Phat_Goddess
    Participant
    @phat_goddess
    Aussie_Al;47906 wrote:
    Excuse me for sounding dumb ..what is a GAME COCK????:confused::confused:

    Lol. I didn’t know what it was either :o.

    I agree with what the others said about moving the symbols & finding a good portrait artist to do it some justice 🙂

    September 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm #71135
    Aussie_Al
    Participant
    @aussie_al

    Thanks for clearing that up!! 😀

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