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March 16, 2011 at 1:37 am #100440

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Cool, I’m relieved. And apparently if I do lose some ink in the healing process I can go back to the shop within the next few weeks and get it retouched free of charge, so I don’t have to worry about that.

February 4, 2011 at 9:24 am #98561

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Glad to entertain you, baby-with-a-cigarette.

So Arni thinks straight text is boring, and Matthew disagrees. I did mention already that my text design is kinda plain, but I think I agree with Matthew that it’s just a different, simpler kind of body art. I like the idea of something simple rather than ornate or extravagant anyway, if it’s something that will be on my body.

ArniVidar;80784 wrote:

This comes from someone who actually plans on getting some text on him, and has no clue how to make it look not-horrible 😀

Why not add some background/banner, like you mentioned? Maybe I should do something like that to my text. I think I’ll just ask whichever artist I choose to work if he has any ideas, or draw some kind of banner or something myself, as I’m kind of an artist.

And thanks for your tips Matthew. Don’t worry, I will MAKE SURE it’s spelt right when(if) I get this.

February 2, 2011 at 6:30 am #98517

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P.S: Initially, I thought I wouldn’t care too much about the opinion of anonymous posters on a board about something as personal as a tattoo. But now I’ve seen how vocal and honest you all are, maybe you have some opinions on my second idea for a tattoo. It would go on my left arm, and be about 9cm across, starting from the crook of my elbow:

It’s the name of the little band I have with my sister. Even if we change the official name, it’ll always be our codename for it. We refer to our aspiration as “our underground dream”. It’s a phrase from a novel.

A little plain, but heh, a much more simple meaning.

February 2, 2011 at 6:01 am #98512

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Sorry for not replying for a couple days, I haven’t had a chance to do anything but work, go to school, and do homework until this evening really. I appreciate everyone’s response, and maybe a few of you will be relieved that after receiving such a hugely negative reaction to my idea, I think I’m just gonna go with my second idea for a tattoo for now. (My sister will be happy, lol.)

In particular, I never really thought about what ArniVidar brought up–that the straight lines of the shapes would never look straight to me. I’m probably OCD but I never thought of that myself, neither did my sister, and I know I would go crazy looking at it now that I do think about it.

Also, after hearing the negativity on this design, I think it would be best, as some of you pointed out, to just have these three exist as separate different tattoos, and the Manics one I’ll rethink entirely. No cutting off. In any case, it’s going to be shelved for a while. (Although Arni, if you don’t think Richey represents the Manics or their music well–all I can say is that The Holy Bible isn’t your fave album, is it? 😛 Also, Napoleon is not at all comparable to Hitler or similar disgusting excuses for leaders. This argument is not a new one and it would be futile to get into one with you on a tattoo forum, but keep in mind that every democracy in the world founded itself on the Napoleonic Code. If you want to debate more PM me.)

I will say that I resent Adler’s comment about a “thesis for a philosophy degree”, as a side. I’m not trying to be smart. I just think a lot. I think too much for my well-being.

January 29, 2011 at 12:43 am #98148

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PREPARE FOR PRETENTIOUSNESS

The first face is Napoleon Bonaparte. My favourite author is Dostoyevsky, and in his books he uses Napoleon as a symbol for greatness, and not just greatness but aspiring to greatness despite your human flaws. Transcending your “mortal coil” and all its shortcomings, so to speak. I’ve also always thought of myself as having a Napoleon complex. 🙂

The second face is the painting “The Scream”, which I’m sure you’ve seen before. Although everyone knows it, a lot of people don’t know it’s an illustration of existential angst. It’s my fave painting, because existentialism is my outlook on life.

And the half-face is the half-face of a member of Manic Street Preachers, probably my favourite band of all time. It’s certainly the band I most look up to as people/heroes/whatever. I wanted to cut him off at the eyes though because I don’t want him to represent just himself, this particular member, but the whole band. Especially because the rest of the members are as equally as important to me. And cutting people off at the eyes also depowers them, if you know what I mean? The leopard-print is an iconic fashion choice for the band so that’s why I don’t feel bad showing more of that and less of the face.

If anyone asks me in real life what it means I’ll say it’s too complicated, haha.

Anyway. Now that I’ve written that out, I feel like I seem slightly crazy, don’t I? Maybe I should listen to my sister and just put his face…

January 29, 2011 at 12:20 am #98146

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Thanks for the input. I’ll wait for some more replies, but aahh, I have a feeling this’ll end with her saying “I told you so”, heh.

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