fact – if those two faces were supposed to be a geisha and a samurai, you got a girl who is cheap and the dude is a merchant.

One is more cartoony than the other.

I looked at Dave Allen’s tatts in the link you provided. I met the Dalai Lama when he came here to Hawaii. He does not look like that. Its almost as if he does his portraits through a fish-eye lens.

Depends on what style you are looking for more.

That has to be the bottom of the Japanese style tattoo curve, man.

Riding in Hawaii gets boring really fast. It’s a fricken island, I can’t go much farther unless I ship my bike to the other islands. At least theres twisting roads to bang turns on.

I’m looking to get another bike. Maybe a ZX6.

BTW, I’m drunk off my ass in that pic.

Aussie_Al;72902 wrote:
Somehow I don’t think its most peoples “thing” 😀

I’d hate to be the tattoo artist having to ink some guy’s junk. you gotta stretch a lot of skin……..:eek:

Gsouder;72871 wrote:
No, but you look like a motorcycle in your avatar. I think we need some pictorial proof here, Clit or no clit

That motorcycle is the thrust I get between my legs everyday. Of course I’m going to be proud of him. hahahaha

Shit….you really need a pic? Dammit you guys.

that’s pretty awesome, Gsouder.

sent you the reply.

those are beautiful prints.

VDreamer;72742 wrote:
Thanks alot.
Cause the summer is almost over and i have to get back into shape^^

hahahaha

good luck on reshaping. its so easy to get out of the loop of exercising.

Dammit, Gsouder, I’m all female and not a troll.

well…….?

I guess somebody doesn’t need the help after all.

That style you’re looking for is very old chinese style writing.
That would be around 1200 – 1050 BCE. Shang period. Used on oracle bones.

some lotions that are not perfumed are spf 30. protect your ink.

collegetatt, you can PM me if you like. I have my degree in Japanese art.

Go get the Hitler tatt and show it off in the Lower East side of NYC.

Also, dragon and phoenix are equal as far as power goes in mythology, so their heads are supposed to be at the same level.

Folk superstitions will tell you that they will be always fighting on you since you made one inferior.

as far as art work quality, I think everyone else pretty much summed it up.

yodaddynukka;72594 wrote:
thats hot…

yodaddy…..you kill me. In a good way. 😮

collegetatt;72562 wrote:

So, I’m currently having some ideas drawn up for my next piece (half sleeve on my right arm). The sleeve is going to be an iconic Japanese landscape, comprised of waves, flowers, and the ocean. I’ve done some research, however I can’t find anything about the traditional meaning of this landscape. The tattoo has personal…[Read more]

well….keep looking. don’t settle.

IMO, if you add flowers, it may look strange to have flowers and stars in the same place….unless you find a flower that is star shaped.

Although I do like the simplicity of it. too much can sometimes be just too much.