May 30, 2011 at 4:13 am #36667
50cal
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@50cal

I want to get a tribal design on my arm, that spikes out as it gets close to my forearm. Similar to this:

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The only problem is I already have an armband on each arm. So the new tattoo will have to work around it (stopping before the armband and starting again straight after it). Is this possible? How would it look?

My arm at the moment:

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Would this look decent/flow? I need advice!

May 30, 2011 at 4:58 am #104320
Amok
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@amok

Hmm well I can’t see the image of the tribal you want, but I think it might look strange having the new tatt starting and stopping. You could consider a coverup of the barbed wire band with the new tattoo. Best thing to do is take yourself to a reputable artist and ask their opinion.

May 30, 2011 at 5:26 am #104322
50cal
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@50cal
Amok;87638 wrote:
Hmm well I can’t see the image of the tribal you want, but I think it might look strange having the new tatt starting and stopping. You could consider a coverup of the barbed wire band with the new tattoo. Best thing to do is take yourself to a reputable artist and ask their opinion.

Good point. I got the armbands a few month ago, will it be easy to cover? And won’t my tattoo artist be annoyed I’m covering some parts up so soon?

May 30, 2011 at 5:55 am #104323
Amok
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@amok
50cal;87640 wrote:
Good point. I got the armbands a few month ago, will it be easy to cover? And won’t my tattoo artist be annoyed I’m covering some parts up so soon?

Oh right, I kinda assumed you didn’t want the armbands anymore. Your artist might get annoyed, I dont know, but I’m sure he’ll be happy to give you a new tattoo since he earns money from it.

Maybe just go to him and tell him what you want, ask him if he can make it look good without covering the armband. If he says no then maybe you can think about covering it then.

May 30, 2011 at 6:00 am #104324
50cal
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@50cal
Amok;87641 wrote:
Oh right, I kinda assumed you didn’t want the armbands anymore. Your artist might get annoyed, I dont know, but I’m sure he’ll be happy to give you a new tattoo since he earns money from it.

Maybe just go to him and tell him what you want, ask him if he can make it look good without covering the armband. If he says no then maybe you can think about covering it then.

Yeah I’ll see what he says. He did both my armbands freehand, is it common for tattoo artists to do tribal freehand? Or am I better off finding a design for him to work off? I should only be covering the armband a little bit.

May 30, 2011 at 11:12 am #104326
Wardy
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@wardy

don’t get a tribal everybody who i know who has got one regrets it get something good

May 30, 2011 at 11:25 am #104327
Arcangle
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@arcangle

I agree with Wardy, tribal its not a great idea if you do dislke it it is hard to cover and it was a 90’s thing to get tribal. I would get an half sleeve of somehting that you like whether it be oriental or bio, somehting that covers your armband and makes a nice big piece.

May 30, 2011 at 11:52 am #104328
Wardy
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@wardy

And it will be very hard to cover that arm band with a tribal anyways as there are blank bits in a tribal and that armband just go’s all the way round your arm..

May 30, 2011 at 1:22 pm #104330
BertNaked
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@bertnaked
Quote:
Good point. I got the armbands a few month ago, will it be easy to cover? And won’t my tattoo artist be annoyed I’m covering some parts up so soon?

W..wait! Is this thread from 1998?

May 30, 2011 at 3:05 pm #104333
buttwheat
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@buttwheat

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What the fuck is this dude so excited about his new tribal tattoo he is rubbing one out?

May 30, 2011 at 7:00 pm #104342
imperial1904
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@imperial1904
BertNaked;87648 wrote:
W..wait! Is this thread from 1998?

Barb wire and tribal tattoos… more like 1996. 😀

I don’t know what to think… you get barb wire tattoos, and a few months later decide you want tribal as a cover up? Honestly, if you’re gonna flip flop that quickly over the barb wire tattoos, what makes you think you won’t change your mind on the tribal?

May 30, 2011 at 7:55 pm #104343
50cal
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@50cal
imperial1904;87664 wrote:
Barb wire and tribal tattoos… more like 1996. 😀

I don’t know what to think… you get barb wire tattoos, and a few months later decide you want tribal as a cover up? Honestly, if you’re gonna flip flop that quickly over the barb wire tattoos, what makes you think you won’t change your mind on the tribal?

I didn’t decide to cover them up, I thought it would be possible to work around them. I would only be covering up a couple tiny bits.

May 30, 2011 at 8:26 pm #104347
50cal
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@50cal
Arcangle;87645 wrote:
I agree with Wardy, tribal its not a great idea if you do dislke it it is hard to cover and it was a 90’s thing to get tribal. I would get an half sleeve of somehting that you like whether it be oriental or bio, somehting that covers your armband and makes a nice big piece.

I never thought of a half sleeve before. How do you gather the design for a sleeve? Or does the artist have to draw one up? I was just exploring the idea of adding tribal, might just get another tattoo above the armband (I do not really want to get rid of the armbands).

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