It’ll be my first and last tattoo really
I know in the end it’ll be my opinion that matters but I dont want to be one of those people who end up with a stupid tattoo (Ive seen a lot of those)
So the tattoo will be on my inner left bicep
The tattoo will be “EXIST” in this font –
http://i51.tinypic.com/1pdw2d.png
This is basically short for the philosophy of existentialism, which I try to live by
Its basic ideas is, all of your choices count, live with no regrets and only in the present, you have full control of your own life and who you become
I want it to be moderately small and maybe Ill have design around it but itll generally be straightforward
What do you guys thinks?=]
I’m also a girl if that matters
IMO the text is too plain. Maybe you like it, IDK. I agree, you gotta big cause the placement of the tattoo and going small would look weird. If you want a design around it, get it at the same time you get this one. But if you’re intent on having it small and discreet, you should probably think about getting it somewhere else.
Just my $0.02.
We all said oh just one tattoo and you are fucking hot.
Were we separated at birth or something? Didn’t glom on to the separate meaning there, but as for the “yeah, one, right!” idea and the fact that she is hot, I was right there with ya! :p Keeper, are you concerned about the expense or something? There are literally thousands of works of art around that accurately convey the concept of existentialism, although a good reproduction of said art could get expensive. Anyway, welcome, whatever you want, go for it, and please post pics when you finally get something done.
Hi
Having looked at literally thousands of tattoos for my studies I will step in with some (gentle) advice.
Personally I love text tattoos if done correctly they are awesome and can be easily added to.
The key issues here are;
Placement – I don’t want to be harsh but that area is not a good place for a single text tattoo especially if it is going to be quite small. Tattoos are addictive and you want to sleeve or half sleeve and find you cover up over the orig piece or have to incorporate another idea around it.
Existentialism is a stark and bold philosophy (I am looking at it from Sartre’s interpretation here) compromise would not fit in well with the meaning if you had to fit more ink around it.
I would suggest maybe ankle, top of foot, or collar bone as discreet and does not take up a lot of valuable skin for other pieces.
Size: Most important! Your ink will blur with age has to be a min of 12 pt to stop it turning into a blob. Bigger is better maybe aim at 14-16 pt.
Font – This is a personal taste but sketch it out in pen on self look in mirror will it suit you in 10-20 years?
Post up if you get done.
Take care
Matthew
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