So ive been toying with the idea of getting a lighthouse themed tattoo. I’m basing it off of a lighthouse that’s near my hometown. something to represent my hometown and childhood without being too cliche. Any way im thinking of getting the tattoo of the lighthouse along with some water crashing on some water on the bottom and some birds flying around in the air. Already talked to my artist and he’s working on a sketch to place on my inner bicep.
I just wanted your opinions on the whole concept of the tattoo. Kinda want to know if you’d add anything or move it to a different spot on my body. Just give me some feedback and let me know what you think.
I think the idea has a lot of potential. IMHO, I think you need to be carful as this could easily turn into a cheesy post card type photo. You need another ingredient to make this pop. It could be a storm with wind and clouds or a sunset. It could be a ship in the distance…. something. I’m not looking at your artists ideas but from what you put up here you need something to act as a supporting role for the subject of your tat- the light house.
i really like your idea of relating to your childhood with a hometown icon. having said that, i don’t feel like the bicep would be the best area for a lighthouse-themed tattoo. if you want to accentuate the lighthouse itself, a larger area of your body, such as the chest or back, would be much better IMO. but it’s up to you.
Thanks for the opinions, ill probably get it tomorrow so ill see if I can post some pics of the finished product. As far as the style goes the artist I’m going to is reall big in to what I believe is called “traditional” or “old school” tattooing. He describes it as bold lines with high contrast yet simple coloring. But I’m no expert on that kind of stuff so I could be mistaken. Anyway I’m pretty stoked I think the theme. Matches the style pretty well kinda like an old school sailor kind of thing ut I guess I just have to wait and see
So I did it, found the welcome e-mail for this site when cleaning out my e-mail and thought i’d hit you guys up with an update… if anyone even cares(which no one probably does haha)
Here’s the finished product:
First one’s from when I first got it, before it started to scab I think.
The second one I took just to post here haha
Edit: couldn’t figure out how to post a photo here without uploading it to a web site first haha. sorry
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