ArniVidar;97326 wrote:
The next day I walked (some rain, but tolerable) down to a store and bought an umbrella. When I got out of the store it had stopped raining. I carried that umbrella with me every second from that moment on, and it never rained again.

So that tourist, walking around Times Square with a camera around his neck, his cellphone…[Read more]

That’s actually so funny that you mentioned all those elements, because I was actually trying to design something almost identical! I wanted something on my shoulder/upper arm, with a cherry blossom tree going up one side of my arm and the branches coming up over the top with the blossoms on them, underneath the tree would be a water element with…[Read more]

That’s awful, I’m sorry that happened. I hope you don’t let it sour you on the States. My wife had an expensive jacket stolen the same way years ago, taken right off the top from her checked suitcase.

Hope the rest of your trip was good (other than the flu, and the hurricane, and the stiffling subway heat…). Yeah, okay. I wouldn’t come back…[Read more]

Anne Hathaway is one of his toys?!?! Damn… 😉

Yeah, seriously? What happened? I’ve had TSA rob me of my time and my dignity, but never anything like a true crime!

Those pics on their FB page look clean, and definitely in the style you are looking for.

This is just toally my two cents, so take it for what its worth, but… if it were me, and I was just getting the tree only, I’d do it just one side of my arm/shoulder and not do a wrap around. I think for a wrap around to be fully functional it needs other…[Read more]

Its working now.

Wow. That’s all I can say. Wow…

Seriously insane collection, Chen. Seems like you have 4 sleeves worth of work on only 2 arms. Very impressive, all quality stuff.

Have you found an artist yet? Look around at some of your local artists’ portfolios for similar styles. Or ask for referrals from people that have similar quality work that you admire.

A good artist can take that and modify it to an arm piece. They can even draw up a couple of options (wrap around the arm, one side only, shoulder, etc.). That…[Read more]

Like this?

Joink;97247 wrote:
I want it to be facing center. I’ll need a good artist to re-draw it.

Yeah, sorry. I guess you must have been posting your comment as I was writing mine.

If you drew that pic, you’re not exactly a bad artist, man. If I tried to draw that, it would look like a mutilated pigeon holding a rake or something.

I would have thought that your next one would be oriented similar to the Anubis, facing dead center. Could look cool having one on each arm sort of “staring” at people, right? Standing guard? Just a thought.

buttwheat;97237 wrote:
It looks very cool and will make a great addition to your awesome collection of tattoos.
But if it was mine I…[Read more]

buttwheat;97227 wrote:
Hi it might be a little easier for us to get the feel and help you with some ideas if you were to post a picture of your tattoo as it is now.
Thank you have a great day.

Okay, who in the hell are you and what have you done with Buttwheat?!?!

No one is wrong here on either side.

Nastee: it’s your tattoo. No one has to like it but you. It may be that the source drawing is by some very famous person and it spoke to you, but just because it’s a nice piece of art that you like doesn’t mean that it will traslate into a great tattoo. The line work in the art is just fine as art, but from…[Read more]

Awesome tattoo! I am seriously jealous of you right now. I’d love something like that on my left arm.

Get some color, you’ll be pissed later if you don’t.

Well, I’ve seen worse… (at least it’s not a bad flaming phoenix) 😉

It’s not my choice for tattoo of the year, either, but if he likes it and it means something to him, who cares? You’re right, the source material isn’t great, though.

Looks like a mixture of traditional japanese and maori. But I’m sure someone here with more experience than I could tell one way or the other?

Either way, it’s very interesting. I’m sure if you took those pics to a good artist in your area they could come up with something. Look for someone that has done styles similar, it’s obviously a custom…[Read more]

Try this thread, he posted it earlier before he got it.

Fairly true to the original?

Wardy;96797 wrote:
was thinking of getting somebody’s name from this forum on my penis. Haven’t found a name short enough to fit on yet though.

“Ed” should almost fit…

(Sorry Wardy, you sort of walked into that one)

The pics are a bit blurry, so the detail is hard to get a grasp on. But, that being said, I’ve seen a hell of a lot worse than that. I think black cover up is a the worst choice. I would look into having a good artist maybe re-work it a bit, maybe try to sharpen it up? Do you have the original reference piece to go by still?

If that’s not a…[Read more]

While there are some very nice people here that will be willing to offer help and advice, what you need is to find a tattoo artist in your area to share these ideas/thoughts with and ask them to help you design something. Strangers on the internet is probably not the best way to design something that will be permanently added to your body…[Read more]