See what I mean… 😀

rksvn;89096 wrote:
Yep, got it the first time, you hate the idea. Way to convey the point.

You might want to ease down on the generalizations though – apples and oranges. What you consider ‘not-lame’ i might consider kitsch and overdone.

Don’t let anyone push you around to thinking your idea is lame… it’s not like you’re some chick who’s…[Read more]

It’s not a dumb question. Unfortunately, you might get some dumbass answers.

I don’t see a problem with it. Lots of Americans get Japanese, Chinese, Mexican inspired tattoos all the time even though they’ve never been to these countries or even have roots there. So go for it!

Revell3r;89045 wrote:
Thanks for the reply Clay!

the quote is meant to read “Beauty will save the world”

we thought it was probably right as the first symbol means beauty and the last 2 mean world.

Im guessing chinese is one of those complicated languages in which diff symbols may have different meanings depending on context or…[Read more]

http://www.nikkohurtado.com/index.php

😀

KnightHawk;89071 wrote:
It depends on how good the artist is, and where they are in their career. In the beginning, yes, you do what you have to do to make money.

However, an established artist has something to lose. Tattooing is a business that runs primarily by word of mouth. If your ink is good, people will ask you who did it. I get asked…[Read more]

buttwheat;89043 wrote:
Most decent artist wont touch it because it’s pretty lame and hold no artistic value to have their name attached to it.

Wow… that’s way out there now.

Most decent artists won’t touch it cause it’s lame? They’re there to do a job and make money. If someone wanted a dick tattooed on their cheek, the artist (any artist)…[Read more]

msmercury;88956 wrote:
You are young! And you are welcome!! Enjoy your 30s, it is a great age. Still young and hip and not too old to flaunt it! When you get a little bit older, people start to criticize and look at you funny for being youthful. But I say, just have fun and be who you are. Get the most out of your life and do the things…[Read more]

Twings;88953 wrote:
Ill be coming from Nevada ha a pretty small town elko, i was in Portland untill Monday, but i will be going back soon, Should I find a place and call them so they know when I’m coming up and exactly what I want so they can have time to tweak with it and what not? Thanks for the replys guys I really want to get my first tattoo…[Read more]

Twings;88938 wrote:
I decided to wait until i go on a trip to Portland OR later this summer, I go up there pretty often I bet there are some really good artists up there, any suggestions on one? By the time I go up there I will have probably around $700 saved up just for the tattoo so I can probably go to a pretty good artist.

I live in Oregon…[Read more]

Did you plan on getting a full sleeve when you got that tattoo?? I’ve seen cartoon sleeves that had different characters with really no fillers (maybe some stars??). I think the best you can do now since you don’t want it to look like 4 different tattoos or whatever, get them all together. Have a couple of them standing right behind one another.…[Read more]

msmercury;88912 wrote:
Was just wondering if I was the oldest here on the forum. I look at everyone’s albums and read the posts and I have noticed everyone was much younger than I was and wondered if anyone in the over 40 age group used the forums or if I was unusual in that regard. No real point, just wondering. I also find it interesting…[Read more]

I can’t look at it long either… it’s like I’m drunk. :p

buttwheat;88857 wrote:
You are just going to walk in to a tattoo shop and say this is what I want. Then the guy that is sitting around doing nothing says I can do that. Boda bing boda boom you got yourself a tattoo. You come back here and start a new thread How do I fix this?

Please do your research for an artist and find a artist that is…[Read more]

Healing time is different for everybody, but usually around 4-6 weeks to fully heal.

This thread reminds me of this middle-aged guy who walked into a tattoo shop with his wife and wanted a tribal arm band and asked if it’ll be healed by the time he went on vacation to Mexico or some shit. :rolleyes: Getting a tattoo to go on vacation… a tribal…[Read more]

It depends on where you live and the shop you go to and the artist. Some shops will charge per piece, some charge per hour.

Take those images with you when you go to the shop and talk with a 1 or 2 artists. They can usually put their own style into it.

It’s up to you to decide where you want to put it.

msmercury;88802 wrote:

I do hope to hear from some of the older enthusiasts and hear what prompted them to get tattoos after the age of 60 or 70.

They probably watched The Bucket List one too many times. 😮

First tattoo in their 60s? 😮 Good for them… better late than never I guess. 🙂

I noticed a lot of people are getting their first tattoo. I don’t know why the trend now.

At first it was hard to picture your idea, but I actually drew it on paper and I like it. 🙂
You’re gonna have to go kind of big on this one. Good luck!