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sukey
12-03-2011, 07:50 PM
Have them? Want them?

I've got three - snowflake (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/snowflaker.jpg/), little sister (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/photo295s.jpg/) and flower (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/img2011102100100.jpg/). I got them all this year.

october_midnight
12-03-2011, 07:53 PM
Both full sleeves. Left a bit of room on my right wrist for an idea I have but until the wedding's over this summer I had to hold off. Then planning on a bit for the chest and then I'm probably going to be finished.

Lisbeth
12-03-2011, 07:54 PM
Love the flower!

I have seven tats...I'll have to dig up some pics

halloween
12-03-2011, 08:44 PM
I've got four myself; one on each ankle that were self-done; the star that was started when...i was 13? but I worked on filling it in for a couple years after, on and off. And a heartbeat line thing And two others that were done professionally, this one, which is pretty generic as words but was actually taken from a nin lyric! have fun figuring out which one. The other one i have is on my shoulder but apparently i don't have pictures of it that i can find...I found the drawing that it was done from though!

orestes
12-03-2011, 08:46 PM
Seven at the moment and want to add more. I eventually want a half sleeve on both arms.

Amaro
12-03-2011, 08:51 PM
The other one i have is on my shoulder but apparently i don't have pictures of it that i can find...I found the drawing that it was done from though!

Brazil-zil-zil-zil-zil?

halloween
12-03-2011, 09:23 PM
Brazil-zil-zil-zil-zil?

Sim senhora =]

ImTheWiseJanitor
12-03-2011, 10:34 PM
My girlfriend is aaall about tattoos. She has two phoenixes on her shoulders, a cross with a pink cancer ribbon around it at the top of her spine dedicated to her mother who passed away, a keyhole above that on her neck, flowers on vines all up her side and shoulder blade, and she just recently got the "Coexist" logo design (plus a heart at the end, since she was short one symbol) done across her knuckles so that it reads from the top down when she weaves her fingers together and lines them up.

Buuuut anyway. I don't have any, but I decided on an idea I want to do before the end of the year. I'll definitly post it here when I get it all finished. :D

icklekitty
12-04-2011, 04:39 AM
I have three too, also all from this year:

My grandmother's initial on my wrist: http://twitpic.com/3tn054
jouissance on the back of my neck: http://yfrog.com/ke4tneuj
and an eiffel tower cameo on my calf: http://twitpic.com/6tj0cz

Reser D
12-04-2011, 04:44 AM
http://i42.tinypic.com/3y9fk.jpg

Got this about 7 months ago now. The artwork for the only song on the Slip whose lyrics actually meant anything to me. When I reach a point in my life where I feel like I've achieved what I perceive as my core purpose, Yah moe gon' slap some red ink in that sum'bitch at the bottom. :)

P.S. I really dig the Eiffel Tower one.

scotty79
12-04-2011, 12:05 PM
i have 5,
my daughters name on my inside left forearm
my names in the apc runes on my inside right forearm
same tribal pattern on both arms
and a 'crow' tribal tatt on my back taken off the sountrack cover

Lisbeth
12-04-2011, 12:08 PM
I have three too, also all from this year:

My grandmother's initial on my wrist: http://twitpic.com/3tn054
jouissance on the back of my neck: http://yfrog.com/ke4tneuj
and an eiffel tower cameo on my calf: http://twitpic.com/6tj0cz

I like the eiffel tower...especially the fleur de lis at the bottom

millionmilesaway
12-04-2011, 08:14 PM
finally decided on what Im getting for my first tattoo, Ive been sitting on the idea for the past couple months and I still love it so Im gong to go for it. Now Im just waiting on the right time to get it, expenses have been pretty high these past couple months and with a $1000 car repair still in need of being done and a winter oil bill starting to grow my tattoo seems to be to be sliding further down my list of things that need to be done. Maybe I will have to call it a Christmas present to myself...or wait till I get my tax return.

dogsipod
12-05-2011, 09:41 AM
I decided I want one, just have wait on the money. Wedding honeymoon, and holidays have me tapped at the moment. Wife has one, but wants another. Her sister drew her first.

icklekitty
12-05-2011, 10:58 AM
P.S. I really dig the Eiffel Tower one.


I like the eiffel tower...especially the fleur de lis at the bottom

Thanks!

Little bits of it are still a little wrinkly, like the black shading around the flower (I got it done about two months ago) - my tattooist did warn me that legs take a while to heal and the bits that are now clear took longer to heal than I was used to, so I expect it's just a matter of moisturise and wait. I'm glad I got this done as it was turning cold though, as it wouldn't have been fun to walk around with a gross scab/dried out leg during bare leg weather!

millionmilesaway
12-11-2011, 08:38 PM
Fresh ink!
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/380169_271776372872040_100001190372077_718593_1833 549814_n.jpg

ubermensch
12-12-2011, 01:57 AM
Looking to start my 2nd sleeve soon. Im just unsure whether i want to do another single theme. Id like another bio-organic but my artist moved 5 hours away and everyone else in southern cal. seems to suck at anything realistic.

iamanexit
12-12-2011, 02:11 PM
Awe, cute birdie, millionmilesaway!

I currently have three:
A purple stripe on my calf that matches a purple stripe on my older sister's calf.
A poem from House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski & 5 stars on my collar that I'd like to eventually cover, because I was kind of an idiot 19 year old.

jibbleaoife
12-12-2011, 02:47 PM
I have three too, also all from this year:

My grandmother's initial on my wrist: http://twitpic.com/3tn054
jouissance on the back of my neck: http://yfrog.com/ke4tneuj
and an eiffel tower cameo on my calf: http://twitpic.com/6tj0cz


I really love the initial, such a tasteful font.

I've tragically littered my body with stupid teenage-spur-of-the-moment tattoos over the years, thank god the majority are concealable.
167708_10150354773795214_843830213_16591199_548966 4_n.jpg (https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/167708_10150354773795214_843830213_16591199_548966 4_n.jpg) - Without a doubt my most regretted. At least i can pass off as kind of hard core for the location.

44722_10150248985395214_843830213_14585577_1121395 _n.jpg (https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/44722_10150248985395214_843830213_14585577_1121395 _n.jpg) - My sisters name, without a doubt the one i love the most.

I won't even bother with the rest out of sheer shame.

icklekitty
12-12-2011, 02:50 PM
I really love the initial, such a tasteful font.

It's her handwriting - I took in her passport and the artist made the transfer by blowing it up to the right size.


What was the aftercare like for the one behind your ear? I have an idea for something there (also white ink on my skin, so I'll have to think about/discuss that a bit) but I'm a bit worried about washing/earrings.

jibbleaoife
12-12-2011, 03:00 PM
That's such a lovely idea. What is it with grandparents having beautiful hand writing.

Surprisingly hassle free, healed fast and didn't get in the way too much. Also one of the least painful areas i've had work on. You thinking of getting lettering there?

MAD
12-12-2011, 03:07 PM
167708_10150354773795214_843830213_16591199_548966 4_n.jpg (https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/167708_10150354773795214_843830213_16591199_548966 4_n.jpg) - Without a doubt my most regretted. At least i can pass off as kind of hard core for the location.
I like it. I can't really tell what it says since it's mirrored, but yeah, I dig that.

jibbleaoife
12-12-2011, 03:08 PM
If no one can ever tell what it says again, i will die happy.

Dra508
12-12-2011, 04:37 PM
I don't have any tattoos and I'm deeply challenged with thinking of anything that I would want to permanently put on my body. I don't judge those who do as long as they are pleasing, support some particular position or is symbolic of something important to you. I've seen some just beautiful tattoos, but I just can't see me being so committed to a particular image. This makes me curious about others and ask what was it that made you commit to a particular image?

I have strong feelings about regret and having ink that I might keeps me from making any choice. Plus, isn't anything you put on your body identify you, your beliefs, your personality, your values. Maybe I need to have more conviction in any of those areas to pick something. This all seems to center around symbols for me. I just don't think I would put words on me.

icklekitty
12-12-2011, 06:14 PM
I had this conversation with someone quite recently, and he referred to it as not being able to choose an image too. But for me it's the other way around. I have very narrow/obsessive/passionate interests, and it tended to be a matter of finding an accurate representation of that part of my personality or identity and going from there. Every tattoo I've had has skipped the queue in terms of order of importance, and I think that's because I made up my mind quicker on them. I said somewhere on old ETS that I wanted the Saussurean algorhythm to be my first tattoo - I still don't have it and it's falling down the list of priorities.

I think in my case the first one I had just HAD to be done, and it HAD to be perfect. It had to be personal and meaningful - I fucking hate those tattoos that just say "Mum" is vulgar scrawly letters. I made up my mind really quickly about it - I think there was 8 months between her death and me having the tattoo - and I was doubly glad that it was something so meaningful, because then that set the bar for how sure I'd have to be to have something tattooed on me.

The one on my neck represents a philosophy I've lived by and a system I've processed the world through since I was about 15. I studied it at university and it's an integral part to my job as well as hugely linked to the art and films I love. It's the final point in a seven-part system for moving towards Deconstruction. It's from my favourite essay, and it's untranslatable directly (all of my tattoos are French, incidentally). And the placement? Well (...yeah there's no such thing as TMI on ETS) the word has a sexual connotation too and having sex in my favourite position with someone who understands what it means is nice. It's also ended up being a litmus test for people who claim to know about post-structuralism but can't even pronounce it.

And for over a decade I have been hugely into cameos. I hate the idea of having a face on me though, so for ages I was looking for a way around this. And as you may have noticed I have over time developed an unhealthy affection for Paris. It got to the point where I had Eiffel Tower everything (and made trips to France to ask retail staff to go to the back room and check to see if a line had come in yet). The structure itself is gorgeous, and it's iconic to Paris. It has a very interesting history of being a symbol of political resistance too. Eventually the two things clicked together. I'm not going to give up this vintagey lifestyle anytime soon - my home is like stepping into a time warp - and, not wanting to tattoo my arms because of flab, I opted for the most toned part of my body. I then got more excited when I started drawing it on myself and trying out the look with my clothes. My main worry was finding an artist that would do the idea justice. After a lot of phoning up/visiting shops and asking an annoying amount of questions, I found out that this lady was going to be in town and booked ASAP. £300 well spent.

I have a rule not to have a tattoo that refers to any living human, though. I have a "music" tattoo lined up, which I'll probably hold off on explaining until I've had it done. I'm going to give things a rest for a while because if I keep going this way it will turn into an addiction! It is going to be a bit French, though.

Callahan
12-12-2011, 07:42 PM
This is a tattoo I got a few years ago:

http://twitpic.com/64bpa

I'm from northern Canada (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), I wanted something northern, with a native artwork style to it. I found an artist by the name of Nathalie Parenteau (http://www.pixelmapper.com/Nat/NatIndex.html) whose worked I liked. Native artwork takes some time to get used to, I grew up seeing it all the time, so it's pretty normal for me. But when other people see it, they aren't really sure what to think. But I called her up, and asked her if it was okay to use some of her art for a tattoo, and she was honored that anyone would consider transferring her art to a tattoo, she only asked that I sent her a picture. So I went through with it! super happy with the results, reminds me of home.

I've been wanting to get another one, but have been having a hard time thinking of something...until today. I'm actually vacationing in Hawaii at the moment, I walked into art gallery today and came across Alex Gupton's (http://www.alexgupton.com) work, this piece (http://www.alexgupton.com/#/gallery/inked-the-latest-creations/honu-study/)in particular. Figured that would look pretty good on the calf of my leg. What do you guys think?? It kinda sticks with the current theme I have of native art, but just Hawaiian, rather than Inuit aboriginal.

Wanted to think about it for a bit, just to make sure I'm not on the vacation high, and excited about everything Hawaiian. But have kept looking at it since I found it, and I'm starting to seriously consider it!

dominik
12-13-2011, 05:42 AM
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf73dtyL7M1qarksao1_500.jpg

I always thought this is badass. But I would rather get it on my back and not my belly, haha.

scorpiusdiamond
12-13-2011, 06:56 AM
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2r8kBD7O1qz5kyco2_500.png

Got this done in August. So so happy with it, it's ace.

sick among the pure
12-13-2011, 08:54 AM
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2613/12/91/713083464/n713083464_2334315_1209207.jpg
Bit of a low angle, which makes the top line not look straight, because I had to guess with my tripod where I was. Designed it myself from the vector NIN logo released around that time, added WT-era effects down to the date of my first show.
Waiting on the YZ HBO show before I get my AIR flag and number on my other arm, because I don't want to get it then have it come out and (somehow) be a disappointment that I don't want to have associated with a permanent piece. I can wait, it's ok.

Pillfred
12-13-2011, 02:01 PM
^ looks pretty good.
Just got some more work on my leg done last night. For being up high on the shin bone by my knee it didn't hurt too bad. When it heals up i'll snag a photo.

millionmilesaway
12-14-2011, 07:56 AM
ahhh breaking out in hives/ contact dermatitis around my tattoo! pretty sure its from the lotion, I will have to switch or use more sparingly. off to the store for some Benadryl before I start getting too itchy

orestes
12-14-2011, 09:44 AM
Are you using fragrance- and dye-free lotion?

millionmilesaway
12-14-2011, 09:51 AM
yes, I was using after inked http://www.afterinked.com/ but it seems really thick, I am just going to start using lubriderm/ curel

icklekitty
12-14-2011, 10:01 AM
Ah, you need a plain and light (as watery as possible) cream. I find the ones I've stolen from hotels are the best. Also only use the teeniest bit each time.

I use Tattoo Goo, but only once the scab has fallen off - and I use it even more on chapped lips.

orestes
12-14-2011, 12:24 PM
I use Aquaphor, myself. But yeah, don't lay it on too thick while it's healing.

ad infinitum
12-14-2011, 12:37 PM
I have five so far, mainly on my back, torso & arms. Just started this one (http://adinfinitum-euvh.posterous.com/86401440) recently. It needs to be filled in w/more color, so it's not finished yet , but I'm pleased w/the progress so far.

Regarding the eternal question of aftercare, I tried a ton of stuff & always had the best results from using A & D Ointment (yes, the stuff for diaper rash) for a couple of days before switching over to Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion, not the cream, & no more than two light applications per day for a week to two weeks (depending on the area). Never really liked the products specifically formulated for tattoo aftercare as much.

allegro
12-14-2011, 12:47 PM
I got one in '93, it's about 1 1/2" in diameter, in a place you can't see unless I'm wearing a rather revealing bathing suit, I had the image designed, and I think that's the first and last one I'm gonna get. Frankly, I forget it's there 99% of the time.

edit:

This makes me curious about others and ask what was it that made you commit to a particular image?
Mine is an image from my childhood, one that is comforting to me. From a book. The whole process represented a significant change in my life that I wanted to document. Now it's barely noticeable.

sukey
12-14-2011, 03:29 PM
I don't judge those who do as long as they are pleasing, support some particular position or is symbolic of something important to you. I've seen some just beautiful tattoos, but I just can't see me being so committed to a particular image. This makes me curious about others and ask what was it that made you commit to a particular image?
Well when I got my first tattoo I was very strongly committed to the idea that all tattoos should have a personal meaning to them. That has faded a bit now I have three (although they all do have meaning), and now I don't have a problem with the idea of getting a tattoo of something just because you think it's beautiful and want to have it on your body forever.

In terms of what I actually chose to get, I spent a very long time thinking about all of them, but when I hit on the right idea it just "clicked" and I knew I would be happy to have that on me forever. I agree that things you put on your body identify you and what you're about and so in that sense I feel like my ink makes me more me.

I got my first one (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/snowflaker.jpg/) because it reminds me of being in the mountains with some of the most important members of my family. I've been skiing every year with my Dad's side of my family since I was 7, and the place we go is one of my ultimate happy places in the whole world and the snowflake reminds me of that and them. But it's weird, the longer I have it, the more meanings it acquires. I stumbled on this quote the other day: "snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together" and I just love that.

This one (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/photo295s.jpg/) is for my little sister, who is my best friend in the whole wide world and is always by my side. It's also a tribute to Queens of the Stone Age.

And this (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/img2011102100100.jpg/) is an abstract representation of The Fragile. You're on this forum so I'm sure you can imagine why I have it ;)

allegro
12-14-2011, 10:37 PM
I really like that snowflake.

dominik
12-15-2011, 05:42 AM
http://theshootening.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/thegirl-wasp.jpeg

nice!!

millionmilesaway
12-15-2011, 08:49 AM
so now my heavily tattooed friend is telling me that I'm letting it get too dry with the thinner lotion, I cant win. I'm sure it will heal fine.... as long as these hives stop spreading, they are in the tattoo now and on my other arm. trying not to scratch is getting tougher

allegro
12-15-2011, 08:51 AM
Did you go to the doctor?

sentient02970
12-15-2011, 12:51 PM
Year Zero had an impact on me. Literally. (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/sentient02970/2011-12-15_09-10-30_101.jpg)

Pillfred
12-15-2011, 02:14 PM
ahhh breaking out in hives/ contact dermatitis around my tattoo! pretty sure its from the lotion, I will have to switch or use more sparingly. off to the store for some Benadryl before I start getting too itchy

Sure it's hives? I only ask cause had a tattoo get infected once. I never went to the DR. but I'm sure it would have helped if i had. It REALLY sucked though so if it's just kind of an annoyance you may be good.

As far as stuff i put on my tattoos i have been using the same tin of tattoo goo i got many years back. Seems to work pretty good.

AbjectMark
12-15-2011, 05:10 PM
Got this last year (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/164708_123705091032196_100001781172151_164817_6782 571_n.jpg)

I've always loved the cover art for 'die, die my darling'. So when I found out that it was based from an 1953's comic called Chamber of Chills and it was in full colour, I had to get it.

Lutz
12-30-2011, 08:25 AM
Edit. This isn't the Australian thread.

Pillfred
01-01-2012, 05:01 PM
My buddy who usually does pretty good work fucked up the last tattoo he gave me and im pissed. Damn fool....

sukey
01-02-2012, 03:17 PM
My buddy who usually does pretty good work fucked up the last tattoo he gave me and im pissed. Damn fool....

What happened?

Pillfred
01-03-2012, 11:43 AM
He went too deep on a black part and fucked it up, it will probably look ok but still not good. It was right on the boney part below the knee on the inside and that may be why it happened. For some reason he doesn't seem to think that using multiple needles for coloring is a good idea. He's been at it for about 10 years now but is too dense to settle in and get his license, and learn all the shit that he has to on his own. It's just a small part of it and I'm gonna have him do what he can to fix it but it's just more disappointing than anything. Like they say you get what you pay for, and it didn't cost me anything.

I did the other day start to settle on what i wanna finish my arm with though. I have all the main pieces picked out more or less i think. Hopefully with the money i should be making here soon i should be able to start on it.

dominik
01-13-2012, 10:52 AM
still thinking about a nin tattoo. but every one I've seen so far looks like complete shit http://beta.media.nin.com/gallery/index?g_type=token&g_sort=&g_media=photo&g_val=1315&page=1. maybe not such a good idea at all.

Pillfred
01-16-2012, 12:15 PM
^^^^^^
Totally forgot about this painting, it scared the shit out of me as a kid when i saw it in some book. I think i may have to make that a tattoo at some point. I think I'm finally starting to piece out the rest of my sleeve. Now i just need the money to get it all done.

dominik
01-28-2012, 10:26 AM
just browsed for tattoo ideas on tumblr and found this:

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyhiarniYa1r1ig1oo1_500.jpg

hehe.

nemesiswontdie
02-23-2012, 11:19 PM
I got the APC 3 Libras logo a few days ago. Picture taken right after he was done.
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo14/nemesiswontdie2/3librastat.jpg

xfocalinx
02-29-2012, 05:35 PM
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/424145_3321930497422_1543120379_3021037_164476862_ n.jpg

newest addition!

sukey
03-14-2012, 04:12 PM
My latest. (http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9085/photoxyf.jpg)

halloween
03-17-2012, 01:39 AM
My latest. (http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9085/photoxyf.jpg)
that's some awesome line work. is that someone's real handwriting?

sukey
03-17-2012, 02:59 PM
that's some awesome line work. is that someone's real handwriting?

Thanks, and no it's just a font. That was taken a few hours after I got it so it looks even better now it's healed.

I'm so addicted to getting tattoos, but I've promised myself my next one is going to be a Big One - like a thigh piece or a side piece. Feel like I'm ready to commit!

icklekitty
03-17-2012, 03:05 PM
I feel like I'm getting addicted too, so I'm trying to take a break. 3 tattoos in 9 months seems like a lot!

halloween
03-17-2012, 07:53 PM
I've been itching for a tattoo recently but I KNOW I can't afford it and I don't even really have an idea as to what I'd want- so I avoid thinking about it....I just convince myself that "you have enough tattoos already!".

sukey
03-18-2012, 03:50 PM
I feel like I'm getting addicted too, so I'm trying to take a break. 3 tattoos in 9 months seems like a lot!
Heh, 4 in 14 months. We been bitten by the same bug methinks.

Ryan
04-20-2012, 04:23 AM
Got my Danzig tattoo today. More than pleased with it. In fact, over the fuckin' moon!

edit:


Now have three Danzig ones: Standard skull, 4p text and 777: I Lucferi artwork


http://imageshack.com/a/img849/95/5d6p.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img838/7309/yhfg.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img607/6510/s4rh.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img713/3279/0sg5.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img835/4350/uw3m.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img706/647/amf8.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img822/4286/j2mw.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img706/4889/dzf1.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img577/801/f8va.jpg

orestes
04-27-2012, 09:12 PM
Meow! (http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m362hxqlxe1qggzijo1_1280.png)

(ten fucking characters)

nemesiswontdie
04-27-2012, 09:51 PM
Meow! (http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m362hxqlxe1qggzijo1_1280.png)

(ten fucking characters)

that's beyond kick ass. I like it.

hellospaceboy
05-15-2012, 11:52 AM
Why is the NIN logo upside down? (I don't think it's intentional, and it seems to be a common mistake. Just because it's symmetrical, doesn't mean that the tattoo artist doesn't have to make it reversed before putting it on the skin.)


just browsed for tattoo ideas on tumblr and found this:

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyhiarniYa1r1ig1oo1_500.jpg

hehe.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that they are absolutely gorgeous! Sorry :)

Minpin
05-15-2012, 12:02 PM
Why is the NIN logo upside down? because her arms up:p

hellospaceboy
05-15-2012, 12:10 PM
because her arms up:p

aaand... you're right. Somehow I saw it as the other girl's arm, and that would make it... whatever. My bad.

But hey, I was right about the gorgeous part!!!

Jord
06-16-2012, 05:47 PM
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/599883_3905963122819_2128362214_n.jpg


Had my first ink done Friday afternoon. Hurt like a bitch. Worth it.

Rdm
06-17-2012, 04:03 PM
I just went through the tattooed section of NIN.com and holy shit ! I never knew so many people could have bad taste.

sukey
06-22-2012, 05:52 PM
I just went through the tattooed section of NIN.com and holy shit ! I never knew so many people could have bad taste.

It's so painful, isn't it? I basically used that thread as a guide for what NOT to do when I was thinking about my NIN tattoo.

heroicraptor
11-24-2012, 01:40 AM
Does anyone have any finger tattoos? I was thinking about getting Max's crown (from Where The Wild Things Are) as a ring on my right hand. How quickly would it wear? How easy would it be to do? etc.

Fixer808
11-24-2012, 02:56 AM
Girl I know got a tattoo of a bite mark with infections spreading away from it on her arm. I may have to shoot her in the head before she becomes one of the undead...

imail724
01-29-2013, 10:26 PM
The Joker (The Killing Joke) (http://i.imgur.com/7PBiCWR.jpg)

Ryan
07-10-2013, 06:56 AM
Got my Danzig tattoo today. More that pleased with it. In fact, over the fuckin' moon!

Three in total now, all Danzig-related:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q71/260323_124727991062082_1237260625_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/q71/s720x720/935784_124728204395394_112548226_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q71/229752_124728177728730_1108491942_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/q71/486669_124728344395380_11243545_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q71/s720x720/971471_124728364395378_885117708_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/q71/s720x720/247548_124728454395369_2081910555_n.jpg

Pillfred
07-10-2013, 02:38 PM
My buddy is back in the area from Oregon for a time, gonna have to hit him up and see if maybe we can get some more work put in on my leg. Also i think its about time to start fleshing out ideas so i can get my sleeve done or at least a few more on that arm.

[parasite]
07-10-2013, 03:05 PM
I have fingers, hands, sleeves, chest & neck, all day of the dead


little by little we went insane

AbjectMark
07-14-2013, 06:00 AM
This is my latest one. It's of the Haunted Mansion at Disney World.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/14/mymydepa.jpg

ImTheWiseJanitor
07-26-2013, 07:40 PM
^ That's pretty rad! A lot of good work done there.

My roommate just got his second tattoo, and it's pushing me to finally get my next one. I've always wanted the Demon Seed logo on my left forearm (exactly how it is in the splash page, just on the other arm), and with the biggest two weeks of the year coming up for our maintenance crew, I'll be making an extra 600-ish bucks over two weeks, so I can finally make it happen without having to worry about money coming back and biting me in the ass. I'm SUPER stoked for it, especially after seeing how his artist handled his. I might try to get the same guy, but from what I hear, the place downtown really doesn't have a bad artist, so I might try my luck and see if any of them are NIN fans that wanna help a brother out. They're a bit pricey, but the people I've known that've gone to them say it's worth the price. If there's anything I've learned about picking a parlor, it's that you generally get what you pay for.

halloween
07-31-2013, 04:40 PM
Possibly the wrong thread for this question but it's the most relevant/related thread. Anyone have experience with tattoo removal? I have a rather small one of text that over the years I've liked less and less. It's either removal or just creating a non-text design to put over it, which is actually what I'd rather do but I'm just curious about anyone's experience with removing tats.

eversonpoe
11-05-2013, 03:38 PM
it was way harder to find this thread than it should have been...

anyway, got my newest one today!

http://31.media.tumblr.com/e42797dc1e4a9b0a0af13ec1f66ca3a1/tumblr_mvt5fdhv5U1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

it's in gallifreyan (the language of the time lords, for those of you who don't watch doctor who) and i won't tell you what it says, but it's a recurring theme in the lyrics of the band Rosetta, and is a concept that means quite a great deal to me.

orestes
11-05-2013, 08:21 PM
Oooh I've been thinking of a Gallifreyan tattoo myself. I really like the alphabet.

eversonpoe
11-06-2013, 07:59 AM
Oooh I've been thinking of a Gallifreyan tattoo myself. I really like the alphabet.

just make sure you have an artist who's good at both circles and thin line-work. a lesser tattoo artist could have easily botched this. the guy i went to had already done a whole doctor who chest piece for my best friend (i helped her design the gallifreyan, she has three phrases as part of it).

but, yeah, it's just such a beautiful and elegant-looking language, and i'm glad i was able to combine it with a concept that holds such deep meaning for me.

eversonpoe
02-03-2014, 04:09 PM
http://distilleryimage4.ak.instagram.com/ea21187e8d1311e392900a27148c0424_8.jpg

got this today: Okami Amaterasu (from the game Okami)
designed by my best friend jl hirten (http://blog.jlhirten.com/) and tattooed by the same artist who did my gallifreyan tattoo, allie sider at tatu tattoo.

eversonpoe
02-11-2014, 04:43 PM
http://distilleryimage3.ak.instagram.com/07c8e274936511e398e11297a3d38eb7_8.jpg

went back in and got this today!
again designed by my best friend jl hirten (http://blog.jlhirten.com/) and tattooed by allie sider at tatu tattoo.

Charmingly Miserable
02-11-2014, 09:01 PM
I have 11 small tattoos throughout my body.

-A leaf on my right big toe.
-My charmingly miserable wilted flower logo on both of my feet
-My daughter's name above my left ankle
-My niece's name above my right ankle
-A koi fish on my left leg
-Tori Amos' Scarlet's Walk girl on my right leg
-Two different Tori Amos lyrics on either side of my ribs (one from 500 Miles and another one from Little Earthquakes)
-A crown resting between my shoulders
-A star on the cartilage of my right ear

I've always wanted to get a NIN tattoo but I have no idea what.

Lew
02-14-2014, 09:52 AM
a haida style moon (witha teetha, no less), sun and stars combo. medium sized. turquoise and purple inks. left cheek. (the moon and stars have been my "symbol" since i was very young. i always knew if i got a tattoo this would be the image i wanted. i only expected to have one tattoo)

a haida style humming bird, inner right arm above wrist. was black ink until psoriasis faded it to an odd bluish. (my best friend and i pushed really hard in the last election, in canada, and when the cons won a fucking majority we were so devastated we went out and got the hummingbird. it is from a movie on youtube.
here: http://youtu.be/Vi5u7A9DRAc
and we found the message of this movie both lovely and comforting...so this is what we chose to be inked with.)

and i am eventually getting another inner arm above wrist on the left, a totem pole with animals that represent my family. (a wolf for the eldest son, a snake for the youngest, not sure what the hubby wants for himself, and i am getting a dragon for myself. lol. the kids chose those animals, because they don't agree with the animals i chose for them when they were babies.)


i hate getting tattoos, btw. the sound of the machine, the feel of it...ugh. shudder. horrible. but the results...well worth it.

icklekitty
03-12-2014, 03:12 PM
Shit photo...and it's NOT an NIN tattoo!

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1/1896728_10101365039403869_195760958_n.jpg

Volband
03-16-2014, 03:04 PM
Sooo, I decided that I want (and will have) a tattoo, and I'm (or was, whatever) the kinda person whose friends will faint when they'd hear about it, because it just doesn't seem like a thing I'd do. I'm scared as shit, but that's not the point now.

First of all, I recently started working out, and I'm not sure when should I consider making my tattoo, cuz I'm growing almost everywhere (got 10 kgs in 3 months), and I don't want a penis tattoo just to play it safe. I don't want my tattoo to be stretched out over the years. I was considering making it on my shoulders.

I was also thinking about making a NIN tattoo, but seeing how even you, the tattoo-experts could not make up your minds on one makes me worried. I liked the 2013 NIN logo (in light blue, though it might look kinda gay), aaaand... that's it, the list of NIN artworks is ridiculously small... 5IN, original NIN logo, the spiral, the hand (not that feeds), the WT sign, AIR logo and like that's all. From The Slip, Head Down is the closest to me, but it wouldn't look good as a tattoo. I like LITS too (both the song and the artwork) but it looks kinda minimalistic. A safe choice for sure, but if I get myself to have a tattoo I'd like something more brave. And colored.

If I'd get a NIN tattoo, I'd like to be able to get behind the meaning of it, i.e. I wouldn't want a Letting You tattoo, because I couldn't care less about politics, even if I dig the song. If it's not gonna be NIN-related, I think I'm fine with it just being cool and colored. That might be shallow, but I won't be like my aunt, tattooing a buddhist quote on her chest. Yes, fucking deep, but it's not my thing.

Edit: just for clarity, I'm not opting to be a ripped animal, so when I say I'm gonna grow, don't imagine some Schwarzenegger stuff.

icklekitty
03-16-2014, 03:26 PM
I will say that if you get an AIR tattoo, most of us will smack you.

eversonpoe
03-17-2014, 03:09 PM
I liked the 2013 NIN logo (in light blue, though it might look kinda gay), aaaand... that's it, the list of NIN artworks is ridiculously small...

seriously? you're worried about it looking "kinda gay"? what the fuck does that even MEAN!?

if you want a tattoo, get it. if it means something to you, and it's important enough for you to put it on yourself, get it. the meaning may change over the years, but as long as it still means SOMETHING, that's all that matters.

but if you're worried about it looking "kinda gay" then i'd say don't get a tattoo because if you're gonna be that shallow and juvenile about it, you're not mature enough to decide to permanently ink something on your skin.

edit: also, there's a HUGE amount of NIN artwork. every single page of the fragile booklet and the hesitation marks booklet (and, like you said, lots of stuff from the slip, most of which would actually look REALLY COOL as tattoos), and any number of visual representations of lyrics.

Volband
03-17-2014, 05:15 PM
seriously? you're worried about it looking "kinda gay"? what the fuck does that even MEAN!?

if you want a tattoo, get it. if it means something to you, and it's important enough for you to put it on yourself, get it. the meaning may change over the years, but as long as it still means SOMETHING, that's all that matters.

but if you're worried about it looking "kinda gay" then i'd say don't get a tattoo because if you're gonna be that shallow and juvenile about it, you're not mature enough to decide to permanently ink something on your skin.

edit: also, there's a HUGE amount of NIN artwork. every single page of the fragile booklet and the hesitation marks booklet (and, like you said, lots of stuff from the slip, most of which would actually look REALLY COOL as tattoos), and any number of visual representations of lyrics.
Wow, okay. How am I shallow by not wanting to tattoo something feminine on my body? yes, imo light blue could look gay (aka girlish), why is it such a controversial statement? It's permanent, so let me have the freedom of not tattoing "and when I suck you off, not a drop will go to waste" with pink in comic sans on my forehead, even though NIN means a lot to me, I like that song, and I can get behind the lyrical content of it.

You might be right though, that I'm not ready for it, but one of the rasons I want to pull it through so that I can get ready for it. Yes, there's the little devil on my shoulder whispering "what if everyone will think it sucks?", and I am indeed worried about it, but I know I shouldn't, so if I could manage to not run away from it, it'd actually make me stronger. In my mind it makes sense, lol.

Yesterday I browsed through nin.com's tattoo thread, and I got alienated from the Slip artworks. I'd like something original. Visual representation of lyrics is exactly what I've been thinking about today, but that's damn challenging, especially cuz even if you have a certain image in mind, you somehow have to make the tattoo artist draw it.

screwdriver
03-17-2014, 06:33 PM
seriously? you're worried about it looking "kinda gay"? what the fuck does that even MEAN!?

if you want a tattoo, get it. if it means something to you, and it's important enough for you to put it on yourself, get it. the meaning may change over the years, but as long as it still means SOMETHING, that's all that matters.

but if you're worried about it looking "kinda gay" then i'd say don't get a tattoo because if you're gonna be that shallow and juvenile about it, you're not mature enough to decide to permanently ink something on your skin.

edit: also, there's a HUGE amount of NIN artwork. every single page of the fragile booklet and the hesitation marks booklet (and, like you said, lots of stuff from the slip, most of which would actually look REALLY COOL as tattoos), and any number of visual representations of lyrics.

ha! I'm pretty sure the vast majorities of tattoos are done by people who are not mature enough to do it :-) frankly, I wasn't mature enough to do mine, but I'm glad I did

Dra508
03-18-2014, 08:27 PM
I've recently seriously considered getting my first tattoo, until I was at the chiropractor having my leg 'scraped'. We were talking about tattoos and I said what she was doing to me must hurt more than getting a tat. She said, no - she had a ink over her kidney and that hurt more. Owwww, and I thought I had a high threshold for pain, I guess not.

Volband
03-19-2014, 04:21 AM
Isn't that what painkillers are for?

I've been rading about tattoo stuff recently, but the consensus is that it only sucks around bones and certain body parts. I.e. shoulders should be easy to be tattooed without fainting.

I'd get one on my back, but I want to see it lol, so that's why I'd like it to be on my arm or shoulder.

october_midnight
03-19-2014, 10:41 AM
Tattoos basically hurt as much as you'd think they do, that's the best way to explain it...you don't feel the pokes, it's more like a scrape. The first few minutes are the worst until your body gets used to it...and then it becomes more of a nuisance 'pain in the ass' kinda pain, and not an unbearable one. Feel free to just chat with the person you're getting inked by or with someone you've brought along and it's fine. As for shoulders being the easiest, they're definitely among the easiest for sure. Around any bone or joint is worse, as well as places where you don't have a lot of bacon (think the 'ditch' or inner part of your elbow...pinch the skin there...not a lot there, huh?...yeah that area sucks).

As for fainting, easy fix is just to have a little blast of sugar before and during. Two full sleeves in and I still eat first and just before, wolf down a Snickers. I also drink orange juice or something else sugary while getting inked, and have never had a problem.

the duder
03-19-2014, 11:26 AM
Tattoos basically hurt as much as you'd think they do, that's the best way to explain it...you don't feel the pokes, it's more like a scrape. The first few minutes are the worst until your body gets used to it...and then it becomes more of a nuisance 'pain in the ass' kinda pain, and not an unbearable one.
My tattoo guy told me before my first that it was exactly that - a nuisance. His example was of having an eraser being rubbed on the area for a prolonged amount of time, which is pretty accurate.

icklekitty
03-19-2014, 12:15 PM
I'd describe them as feeling like a very hot scratch as opposed to painful.

Also you're not allowed to take painkillers, blood thinners, alcohol etc before your tattoo. I don't think I've ever been in a shop and seen anyone cry or yelp/scream, but you do get a lot of people trying to meditate through it. Just don't get tattooed on a leather chair when it's 100f outside. Eating a big meal beforehand is also recommended.

Fatty areas are the most painful for me. My wrist was OK, my lower leg was fine besides the bit over the tendon, and my nape of neck tattoo felt like a massage. Also I find thinner needles hurt more than thick ones. You tend to use fine needles for colour IIRC.

GulDukat
03-19-2014, 12:54 PM
My tattoos:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/1375328_176445179208895_1078590671_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/1231145_176445082542238_2090089226_n.jpg
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/544553_176444895875590_1982478335_n.jpg
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/1234649_171099179743495_1675144815_n.jpg
https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/313310_120861324767281_285204626_n.jpg
https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/166734_111550885698325_437175052_n.jpg
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/69284_110821865771227_331499055_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/184057_110819752438105_1142138929_n.jpg

Dra508
03-24-2014, 07:53 AM
october_midnight. Using all mind techniques used with child birth. WTG. I get it now. Thanks.
icklekitty, what do you have on the nape of your neck? A friend of mine has 'I AM' I think that is brilliant. Though, I can't completely wrap my head around if you are only going to have one or two tats, wouldn't you want them to be where you can see them?




My tattoos:

https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/69284_110821865771227_331499055_n.jpg

Where is this one. I like.

Sarah K
03-24-2014, 08:24 AM
I have a few planned in my mind.

I used to live in Nebraska, and couldn't really find what I was looking for. Now I live in NYC. I don't have the money yet. But even when I do, I likely won't have the time. I really would like to get at least one before I leave the city, though.

orestes
03-24-2014, 09:40 AM
I'd describe them as feeling like a very hot scratch as opposed to painful.

Also you're not allowed to take painkillers, blood thinners, alcohol etc before your tattoo. I don't think I've ever been in a shop and seen anyone cry or yelp/scream, but you do get a lot of people trying to meditate through it. Just don't get tattooed on a leather chair when it's 100f outside. Eating a big meal beforehand is also recommended.

Fatty areas are the most painful for me. My wrist was OK, my lower leg was fine besides the bit over the tendon, and my nape of neck tattoo felt like a massage. Also I find thinner needles hurt more than thick ones. You tend to use fine needles for colour IIRC.

Pretty close to my analogy: a cat's paw scratching sunburned skin.

icklekitty
03-24-2014, 10:12 AM
@icklekitty (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=47), what do you have on the nape of your neck? A friend of mine has 'I AM' I think that is brilliant. Though, I can't completely wrap my head around if you are only going to have one or two tats, wouldn't you want them to be where you can see them?



"jouissance" - I admit the positioning was partly inspired by wanting it to be seen by whoever is fucking me.



Pretty close to my analogy: a cat's paw scratching sunburned skin.

Now that just makes it sound adorable

orestes
03-24-2014, 11:58 AM
Not when they have claws extended. ;)

GulDukat
03-24-2014, 06:12 PM
@october_midnight (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=288) . Using all mind techniques used with child birth. WTG. I get it now. Thanks.
@icklekitty (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=47) , what do you have on the nape of your neck? A friend of mine has 'I AM' I think that is brilliant. Though, I can't completely wrap my head around if you are only going to have one or two tats, wouldn't you want them to be where you can see them?




Where is this one. I like.

To the right of my right elbow--you can see where it is here:
https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/544553_176444895875590_1982478335_n.jpg

lam1na
04-24-2014, 07:00 AM
My latest one! Wanted a line from the song for ages, just couldn't decide which bloody line! This song is so personal to me.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ur5ZgS0RWMg/UmZhpCew4yI/AAAAAAAAALQ/owg7wzc-HHU/s1600/IMG_20131022_115910.jpg

scotty79
04-24-2014, 07:16 AM
This is the last one I got done, still toying with the idea of getting a background done on it as it fucking hurt lol


http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/24/ymarenez.jpg

icklekitty
04-25-2014, 05:25 AM
The worst part of the healing process isn't the scabbing or the peeling or the itching but the few weeks of "fuck, is it scarred, why is it still shiny, why can I see the lines? HAVE I FUCKED IT ALL UP" while the top layers of skin exfoliate and everything settles in.

*taps fingers impatiently and googles for empathy*

Charmingly Miserable
04-28-2014, 09:23 PM
I have 11 tattoos and every time I get one, I forget how to take care of it whilst it heals.

Also, I'm gonna be getting my BA this June. So, as a grad gift to myself (because I'm not expecting anyone else to get me a grad gift), I'm thinking of getting another tattoo. If so, I kinda want to get either the NIN logo, Jeff Buckley related or something similar to anything off of this page (http://alessioangiolini.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/the-coolest-tattoo-artists-in-the-world/).

eversonpoe
04-28-2014, 11:46 PM
I have 11 tattoos and every time I get one, I forget how to take care of it whilst it heals.

Also, I'm gonna be getting my BA this June. So, as a grad gift to myself (because I'm not expecting anyone else to get me a grad gift), I'm thinking of getting another tattoo. If so, I kinda want to get either the NIN logo, Jeff Buckley related or something similar to anything off of this page (http://alessioangiolini.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/the-coolest-tattoo-artists-in-the-world/).

i always forget, too. and i have 17 (wow, i don't think i've ever counted).

i vote for something jeff buckley related. maybe something along the lines of black beauty/a horse! or "wait in the fire" from grace, because that line is just amazing.

Charmingly Miserable
04-29-2014, 11:46 PM
i always forget, too. and i have 17 (wow, i don't think i've ever counted).

i vote for something jeff buckley related. maybe something along the lines of black beauty/a horse! or "wait in the fire" from grace, because that line is just amazing.
I think that "she's a tear that hangs inside my soul forever" is my favorite JB line but I have no idea how that could fit in the context of my life.

I think I have ran out of room to have a tattoo. I mean, my whole body is not covered in tattoos, it just that I don't have much room to ink up on the places I would want another tattoo.

ophelia_
04-30-2014, 01:06 AM
So after much interwebs stalking, I'm yet to see any really great NIN tattoos that don't consist of mainly lyrics. Or the NIN logo.

Can someone please prove me wrong?

Ryan
04-30-2014, 01:11 AM
So after much interwebs stalking, I'm yet to see any really great NIN tattoos that don't consist of mainly lyrics. Or the NIN logo.

Can someone please prove me wrong?


No, but my Danzig (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/threads/316-Tattoos?p=28012#post28012) ones are pretty sweet.


I'm like a walking advertisement for Glenn at this point.

halloween
04-30-2014, 05:15 AM
I'm in the market to get another tattoo (over an old tattoo). I'm not really in the market since $$ is low but I'm just happy I finally decided and I can start drawing my ideas. My cover up will be a beautiful bat!

icklekitty
04-30-2014, 06:41 AM
So after much interwebs stalking, I'm yet to see any really great NIN tattoos that don't consist of mainly lyrics. Or the NIN logo.

Can someone please prove me wrong?

Scroll back in this thread - someone on here has the Fragile flower, which is gorgeous.

ophelia_
04-30-2014, 07:23 AM
That actually sounds really gorgeous! I had a super quick scroll through earlier but I'll have a proper look when I get home :)

eversonpoe
04-30-2014, 08:31 AM
So after much interwebs stalking, I'm yet to see any really great NIN tattoos that don't consist of mainly lyrics. Or the NIN logo.

Can someone please prove me wrong?

if you can find a good enough artist, they can take lyrics and turn them into a visual story.

my former friend has a half-sleeve that visually tells the story of the lyrics to Pyramid Song by radiohead, and it's one of the coolest, most beautiful tattoos i've ever seen. or, it was before she got it filled in with color. now it just looks tacky (to me).

ophelia_
04-30-2014, 06:04 PM
if you can find a good enough artist, they can take lyrics and turn them into a visual story.

my former friend has a half-sleeve that visually tells the story of the lyrics to Pyramid Song by radiohead, and it's one of the coolest, most beautiful tattoos i've ever seen. or, it was before she got it filled in with color. now it just looks tacky (to me).

Wowzers! That sounds incredible.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna need to hunt a really great artist down and get them to do something like that.

My other NIN inspired tattoo was also gonna be inspired by a concert poster, but there's just so many great designs to choose from.

Charmingly Miserable
04-30-2014, 10:00 PM
My other NIN inspired tattoo was also gonna be inspired by a concert poster, but there's just so many great designs to choose from.
You just reminded me of the visuals for WT!!! Those are awesome.

sukey
05-03-2014, 02:00 PM
Scroll back in this thread - someone on here has the Fragile flower, which is gorgeous.

*waves* (http://instagram.com/p/dyrfQTyQSp/)

[At least I assume this was about me].

Ryan
05-06-2014, 09:44 PM
Why this thread rated only 3 stars? Pls fix.

Sarah K
05-06-2014, 09:48 PM
Ugh. Where does someone even begin to find the right artist in NYC? Overwhelming. Probably even more since it will be my first.

icklekitty
05-07-2014, 06:19 AM
What style are you looking for? I found a lady in NYC that I wanted to do one of mine (name began with V...Virginia Elwood?) before I found Jamie Ruth. Best thing to do is to google some tattoo conventions, see who is from NYC and go from there

GulDukat
05-21-2014, 05:26 AM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/feel-better-about-your-life-decisions?bffb

Some of the worst tattoos that I've ever seen.

Art Steventon
06-02-2014, 12:11 PM
Here's my new ink - fresh today!
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l634/art_steventon/093fdf508b38c5f2047b0e5897fe8144_zps3e9b9b17.jpg

Margaret_Watson
06-25-2014, 03:19 AM
These first photos are three tattoos I had done in 2009:
http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww197/m_watson_photos/IMG_0893.jpg
http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww197/m_watson_photos/IMG_0964.jpg
http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww197/m_watson_photos/IMG_0564.jpg
http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww197/m_watson_photos/IMG_5163.jpg

This next photo is a tattoo I had started in August and finished in December last year (incorporating the infinity tattoo [3rd photo]):
http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww197/m_watson_photos/FB_20131208_14_17_22_Saved_Picture.jpg

Sarah K
06-25-2014, 09:29 AM
I think that so far, I really have my heart set on this guy: http://whiterabbittattoostudio.com/section/369440_Mikhail.html

I'm still a few months out from setting anything up. I want to get moved and everything first, and have plenty saved up. I spend tons of time just looking around at NYC folks, though. It's crazy.

Check out this guy... His stuff is crazy good: http://www.anilgupta.com/portfolio/portfolio.htm But I'm well aware that he would never be in my price range. Hah.

jessamineny
06-25-2014, 09:55 AM
I think this woman (http://jackierabbit12.tumblr.com/) is so talented

screwdriver
06-25-2014, 10:05 AM
Ugh. Where does someone even begin to find the right artist in NYC? Overwhelming. Probably even more since it will be my first.

http://majestictattoonyc.com/
he's doing my next one
I met with him the other day and he seems like a really great guy, and his past work is super good.

Sarah K
06-25-2014, 10:25 AM
They have some cool looking stuff, too. Sigh. SO COMPLICATED. I really should just set up an appointment and go speak with someone about basic shit. I'm pretty concerned about how my skin will react. I have allergic reactions to ALL KINDS OF SHIT. I have the skin of a 3-day old. I dunno wtf is wrong with me.

screwdriver
06-25-2014, 10:39 AM
They have some cool looking stuff, too. Sigh. SO COMPLICATED. I really should just set up an appointment and go speak with someone about basic shit. I'm pretty concerned about how my skin will react. I have allergic reactions to ALL KINDS OF SHIT. I have the skin of a 3-day old. I dunno wtf is wrong with me.

haha -- yeah you should get answers. I highly recommend just picking someone and setting up a consultation, it will force you to act.

Sarah K
06-25-2014, 10:47 AM
Yeah. I just kinda wanna wait until I get moved and actually have the money set aside for it. Right now I'm set on the dude from White Rabbit. That decision took months and months. I'm so awful and indecisive.

risingscorpio
07-08-2014, 06:15 AM
Got mine at the beginning of this year. It is related to NIN and has got much to do with big changes in my life.

http://i1368.photobucket.com/albums/ag172/RisingScorpio/NIN_tattoo_web3_zps3d8c3886.jpg

millionmilesaway
07-08-2014, 05:38 PM
They have some cool looking stuff, too. Sigh. SO COMPLICATED. I really should just set up an appointment and go speak with someone about basic shit. I'm pretty concerned about how my skin will react. I have allergic reactions to ALL KINDS OF SHIT. I have the skin of a 3-day old. I dunno wtf is wrong with me.

I had a reaction to mine, still not sure if it was the ink or the cream but It and my entire bicep was COVERED in hives and eventually a swollen and very itchy rash that required prednisone to clear up. I only have one spot that looks a little scarred, so don't worry too much you can still come out with a good tattoo after a reaction. my advice is to take a zyrtec the day of the tattoo and a few days after (its much more effective against hives than benadryl)

TheBrokenPinion
07-09-2014, 08:54 AM
sorry for using instagram the photo is on my phone not my PC so I just uploaded it to that easier for me

http://instagram.com/p/qO4rqQJDu9/

Swykk
07-09-2014, 09:49 AM
http://instagram.com/p/qExVCJuZRj/

My newest and perhaps final. Four sessions. I really love how it turned out!

elevenism
07-16-2014, 10:38 AM
http://instagram.com/p/qExVCJuZRj/

My newest and perhaps final. Four sessions. I really love how it turned out!
oh wow man

my fiancee just told me that she is gonna get my name (i guess my real name, not eleven,) tattooed over her heart.
people say it's bad luck...idk what to think...i think she should get an eleven tattoo instead...

Sarah K
07-16-2014, 10:43 AM
Nope, nope, nope.

icklekitty
07-16-2014, 02:02 PM
AYE. I need to ask permission to get all of my tattoos. But something for a living human. Ferk off.

DF118
07-16-2014, 06:57 PM
oh wow man

my fiancee just told me that she is gonna get my name (i guess my real name, not eleven,) tattooed over her heart.
people say it's bad luck...idk what to think...i think she should get an eleven tattoo instead...

Don't listen to the naysayers. There's no more meaningful gesture of commitment than having a permanent reminder of your significant other emblazoned onto your skin, for all time. It's so completely, intoxicatingly romantic. I'd be hugely flattered if my partner told me she wanted to tattoo my name onto her chest. A clear sign of a "keeper", as they say.

This is something you should be encouraging. Actually, thinking about it, it's only fair for you to equal the sentiment yourself.

Sarah K
07-16-2014, 07:19 PM
http://media.giphy.com/media/RkdWNH03ny360/giphy.gif

DF118
07-16-2014, 07:50 PM
If it doesn't work out, she could always flay it off with an industrial sander.

Sarah K
07-16-2014, 07:53 PM
Given their history, that is probably the most sane outcome.

jessamineny
07-16-2014, 08:40 PM
I can't think of one instance where elevenism was an asshole (or even rude) to anyone on this board. He doesn't deserve what's directed at him. :(

Sarah K
07-16-2014, 09:01 PM
I've stood up for him a few times. But when you constantly tell everyone how crazy you and your girlfriend are, this type of shit obviously isn't going to seem like a grand idea.

Also, I don't think it is a good idea for mentally sound people to get names tattooed on them, either. I mean, if you want a reminder of a certain time period with a certain person, thinking of something other than their name shouldn't be that difficult.

Charmingly Miserable
07-16-2014, 09:19 PM
The only names I have tattooed on me are my daughter's and my niece's name. No lover's name will ever be tattooed on me. That's just me. My ex husband has my birthday tattooed on him because my birthday is the same month and day as Chris Cornell's ex wife and he once had a tattoo with her birthday. So my ex-husband got the same tattoo as he did. Funny thing is that neither Chris Cornell nor my ex husband are married to the women that they had their birthdays tattooed on them. Suckassssssssss.

I want to get a tattoo for my birthday (tomorrow) but I have no idea what I want so maybe it's not a good idea to get one.

sick among the pure
07-16-2014, 10:25 PM
Once watercolor tattoos have been a thing for a while longer, and more artists get better at that style, I've been playing with trying to design a water color style The Fragile flower for my inner forearm (same side as my NIN logo and tour date tat). That'll be a while coming, though.

jessamineny
07-17-2014, 05:10 AM
I've stood up for him a few times. But when you constantly tell everyone how crazy you and your girlfriend are, this type of shit obviously isn't going to seem like a grand idea.

Also, I don't think it is a good idea for mentally sound people to get names tattooed on them, either. I mean, if you want a reminder of a certain time period with a certain person, thinking of something other than their name shouldn't be that difficult.

There's nothing wrong with everybody being civil. Or constructive. Or just saying nothing. Or FFS just talking behind people's backs on FB if they must. : /

People are judging him. And based on that judgement, feeling that they are justified in being hurtful toward him.

I have been on the receiving end of just that kind of mental gymnastics for damn near my whole life. I'm sensitive to seeing it happen to others. (And it really pisses me off when I realize I'm doing it to someone else.)

icklekitty
07-17-2014, 06:24 AM
There's nothing wrong with everybody being civil. Or constructive. Or just saying nothing. Or FFS just talking behind people's backs on FB if they must. : /

People are judging him. And based on that judgement, feeling that they are justified in being hurtful toward him.

I have been on the receiving end of just that kind of mental gymnastics for damn near my whole life. I'm sensitive to seeing it happen to others. (And it really pisses me off when I realize I'm doing it to someone else.)

People are taking him by the shoulders and shaking the sense into him. Over and over. Because he makes that many bad choices.




Also, I don't think it is a good idea for mentally sound people to get names tattooed on them, either. I mean, if you want a reminder of a certain time period with a certain person, thinking of something other than their name shouldn't be that difficult.

Yet it's still preferable to breeding.

jessamineny
07-17-2014, 06:30 AM
People are taking him by the shoulders and shaking the sense into him. Over and over. Because he makes that many bad choices

That can be done civilly, directly, and constructively.

Past that, we're strangers on the Internet. Not our place to administer tough love. It's just bullying from us.

Sarah K
07-17-2014, 08:29 AM
So, the guy I want to do mine just posted this on instagram:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/skruse1/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2014-07-17-09-22-29_zpscuar8rmj.png

Mine will meet the criteria for all of that. But doesn't that seem kinda cunty? Maybe it's common. I know nothing.

elevenism
07-17-2014, 08:42 AM
this didn't belong here, perhaps.

but it's long and dramatic and it's in the relationship thread now. :p

Sarah K
07-17-2014, 09:08 AM
I'm not going to derail another thread with your stuff.

I will say that I'm sorry if "crazy" offended you. I have seen you refer to yourself as such. There was no malicious intent behind that word.

Also, this is basically the most civil and cordial community that I have ever participated in online. If you think people here are rude, then the Internet is probably not for you.

I have stood up for you when people were being dicks. But if a friend went through the same story as you have, I would be telling them the exact same things I say to you... Bad ideas all around. Because that's what friends do. If you want people to sugar coat things and tell you that you're making great decisions... Again, the Internet is probably not for you.

I hope you prove us wrong and you guys find stability and happiness. It just seems extremely sketchy and impulse driven at this time.

I'm done talking about it now.

jessamineny
07-17-2014, 10:30 AM
Also, this is basically the most civil and cordial community that I have ever participated in online. If you think people here are rude, then the Internet is probably not for you.


That's a bullshit excuse. It's like telling a kid "That's just the way schools are these days. Maybe schools aren't the place for you. Maybe you should think about homeschooling."



I have stood up for you when people were being dicks. But if a friend went through the same story as you have, I would be telling them the exact same things I say to you... Bad ideas all around. Because that's what friends do. If you want people to sugar coat things and tell you that you're making great decisions... Again, the Internet is probably not for you.

He's not your friend. Friends negotiate that kind of bluntness through the years.

And he isn't asking for anything sugar-coated. He's asking for civility. (And he shouldn't have to ask.)

elevenism
07-17-2014, 11:49 AM
Sarah K ,you weren't a member of the old ETS i take it. I was.
And we ARE fucking stable. And we ARE fucking BLISSFULLY happy.
all you know negative about my relationship is a couple of paragraphs.

And GODDAMNIT. I thought after pouring out my heart, you might understand.

Ok fuck it. i give up. how about this. i want people to STOP TALKING SHIT ABOUT MY FUCKING RELATIONSHIP. IT IS HEAVEN. IT IS BLISS. WE ARE BOTH HAPPIER THAN WE HAVE EVER BEEN IN OUR LIVES. WE ARE GETTING MARRIED ON TUESDAY.

God DAMN.

Sarah K
07-17-2014, 11:53 AM
So, the guy I want to do mine just posted this on instagram:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m124/skruse1/Mobile%20Uploads/Screenshot_2014-07-17-09-22-29_zpscuar8rmj.png

Mine will meet the criteria for all of that. But doesn't that seem kinda cunty? Maybe it's common. I know nothing.

So, is this weird, and is he being a bitch? Or is this a common thing that I'm not aware of?

elevenism
07-17-2014, 12:36 PM
i have no tattoos, but lots of piercings.
i think i'm ready to start getting inked up though...my sister in law is a tattoo artist and my brother aztec is COVERED.

and Sarah K , on the cool, i think YOU are cool and i REALLY didn't mean to piss you off, OR derail the thread. Can we call a fucking truce here?

Swykk
07-17-2014, 07:51 PM
What the fuck is happening?! Chillax, elevenism. You're the one who has repeatedly provided less than healthy details about your relationship so getting pissy when people want to wave red flags you yourself should see...I don't see that as mean. NO ONE EVER in the history of tattoos should get a name! Some places will not even do them...because they don't pan out.
It's advice that you sought. Don't get mad because we gave it.
And speaking as a guy who has been a part of Levi's NIN boards since the start, I can tell you at NO POINT was this the fucking badlands of message boards. Maybe you haven't frequented many boards or sites? I don't know.

GulDukat
07-17-2014, 08:31 PM
RE: Names--that's really up to the person getting the tattoo and their call. Personally, I would only get the name of a spouse (provided I had been married a while) my own child.

orestes
07-17-2014, 10:34 PM
So, is this weird, and is he being a bitch? Or is this a common thing that I'm not aware of?

All my tattoos have been done by artists who charge by the hour, so saying you will only do large-scale tattoos that will take several hours/sessions to complete seems a bit greedy. This tattoo artist must be totally amazing or have sessions booked months in advance to be so demanding of potential clients.

HTFU.

elevenism
07-18-2014, 05:35 AM
What the fuck is happening?! Chillax, elevenism. You're the one who has repeatedly provided less than healthy details about your relationship so getting pissy when people want to wave red flags you yourself should see...I don't see that as mean. NO ONE EVER in the history of tattoos should get a name! Some places will not even do them...because they don't pan out.
It's advice that you sought. Don't get mad because we gave it.
And speaking as a guy who has been a part of Levi's NIN boards since the start, I can tell you at NO POINT was this the fucking badlands of message boards. Maybe you haven't frequented many boards or sites? I don't know.
what happens is i get entirely too fucked up and type crazy shit on the internet that i don't remember...i'm sorry y'all

K-Rice
07-18-2014, 03:52 PM
I'm about to get my Art is Resistance tattoo in about an hour! So excited, I'll post pictures after its done.

slave2thewage
07-18-2014, 04:10 PM
It sucks trying to find a good artist around here. I have what I want - I got handwritten lyrics to my favourite IAMX track and I want a line of them on my left forearm - but there seems to be no decent artists here. Boo-urns.

GulDukat
10-31-2014, 07:37 PM
Since it's Halloween, here is my Crow tattoo. Top Dollar's snow globe:
http://i46.tinypic.com/mvnptt.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/344bm1u.jpg

eversonpoe
11-19-2014, 12:57 PM
killing time in starbucks before i go get my shadow of the colossus tattoo. ironically, i'm also two blocks from where my wife works (at the field museum) but she's too busy to take a lunch hour, unfortunately.

i'll post pics after!

eversonpoe
11-19-2014, 09:14 PM
finished product:

http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xfp1/10755925_1508665246068048_122873592_n.jpg

valiantsteed
11-19-2014, 10:40 PM
http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130512113329/powerrangers/images/e/ea/MMPR_Titanus.jpg

Kinda reminds me of this guy

orestes
12-07-2014, 12:10 PM
First session done. (http://instagram.com/p/wS_M7DICww/)

This is the inspiration and what it will look like with color. (http://leegarbettart.tumblr.com/post/100608860747/loki-agent-of-asgard-10-cover-inks-colours)

Charmingly Miserable
12-08-2014, 11:57 PM
The thought of getting another pops into my head every now and again and this time I think I want one in between my breasts but I have no idea what I want. Maybe that is an indication that I should not get one.

henryeatscereal
12-09-2014, 12:01 AM
I have a lot of terrible tats that were made years ago, i still love em because of sentimental stuff, but i admit some of them are hideous, i''m considering cover some them but i always end up spending my money in something else...

eversonpoe
12-09-2014, 11:44 AM
i don't regret a single one, even the one i have matching with my ex, because it says "there's still time to start again"

my best friend has FINALLY conceded (maybe) to getting ren & stimpy tattoos together. i'd get stimpy, she'd get ren.

tony.parente
12-09-2014, 12:19 PM
my best friend has FINALLY conceded (maybe) to getting ren & stimpy tattoos together. i'd get stimpy, she'd get ren.
Oh my god.
I wish I had a best friend insane enough to do something like that with me. I can't like this enough.

eversonpoe
12-09-2014, 12:57 PM
Oh my god.
I wish I had a best friend insane enough to do something like that with me. I can't like this enough.

there was a two-day animation showcase back in 2007 where john k and bill plympton came to a theater in chicago to show new and unreleased work. it was incredible.
before the first night, justine (my best friend) went out for a "drink" (we were't 21 yet) with john k. they sat in the back of a bar and ate fries together while she tried not to freak out because she was sitting across from one of her idols. when i met up with her at the theater, she looked like she was in another world.

tony.parente
12-09-2014, 01:01 PM
Speaking of cartoon tattoos, I've been dying to get a Poliwhirl tattoo for years but my fiancé would kill me lol

orestes
01-11-2015, 12:20 PM
First color session done. (http://instagram.com/p/xsUVMAoC8g/)

orestes
02-07-2015, 09:31 AM
Finished, bruh. (http://instagram.com/p/yyQZLHIC72/)

GulDukat
02-15-2015, 07:18 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHllGN0tJd4

GulDukat
04-18-2015, 06:34 PM
My arm:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10441382_284124411774304_6809000570767103789_n.jpg ?oh=fa21c0cd1c28b258e8bcc22c174c0d50&oe=559EDF22&__gda__=1440849992_0f5b7cfdf60155d3a66a3c834abb3d6 d
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10606382_284124455107633_6118614516539711448_n.jpg ?oh=c15f84a588f8e0b75f8d0dd1b38e1570&oe=55DC7ACB&__gda__=1440524098_a0de668f6e44558feb40de130677ee1 f
https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10460784_284123725107706_8449860964369608751_n.jpg ?oh=85645d91a6065ace1d78d00c938b9989&oe=55DC1165

halloween
04-19-2015, 11:57 AM
I have a tattoo, a very small one, that I regret. I'm going to cover it up with a bat one of these days.

eversonpoe
05-01-2015, 08:48 AM
got two new tattoos yesterday! both designed by my best friend, Justine Lee Hirten, who is currently in town visiting, and tattooed by Allie Sider at code of conduct here in chicago (he's done all of my tattoos for the last couple years).

https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t51.2885-15/11199439_1623513517863108_1705262289_n.jpg

these are baby ducks from regular show. the one on the left is on her foot, the one on the right is on my arm. a symbol of our friendship and shared love of cartoons/video games/birds.

https://igcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11199378_981336711899575_457548505_n.jpg

and this is Yue, from Avatar The Last Airbender, after she turns into the moon spirit as the tarot card of The Moon.

they're both on the outsides of either of my arms, so i had to sleep on my back all night, which really sucked. but it was worth it!!!

elevenism
05-03-2015, 08:49 AM
i'm 35 and have no tattoos. would i be crazy to start getting them now?

tony.parente
05-03-2015, 09:12 AM
got two new tattoos yesterday! Both designed by my best friend, justine lee hirten, who is currently in town visiting, and tattooed by allie sider at code of conduct here in chicago (he's done all of my tattoos for the last couple years).

https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t51.2885-15/11199439_1623513517863108_1705262289_n.jpg


ooooooooohhhhh!!!!

GulDukat
05-03-2015, 05:38 PM
i'm 35 and have no tattoos. would i be crazy to start getting them now?
David Lee Roth started at around 60.
http://www.houseofhaironline.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/davidleeroth.jpg

eversonpoe
05-04-2015, 07:43 AM
i'm 35 and have no tattoos. would i be crazy to start getting them now?

only if you care what other people think, and those people are morons.

tattoos are one of the most personal things you can get, and they're no one's business but yours. if you want them, get them. just make sure you're not going to end up regretting what you get.

also, my mom, at 61, is about to get her first tattoo (of her dog's paw print).

tony.parente
05-04-2015, 12:46 PM
I'm waiting to get my Poliwhirl tattoo until after my wedding (18 days) so it would be harder for my lady to leave me (lul)

littlemonkey613
05-30-2015, 04:33 PM
Got my first tattoo. My camera is blurry lmao. Anyways I "designed" myself and its Finn's Sword (which his alternate self transformed into) and Princess Bubblegum's crown from Adventure Time. Yes I am hella nerd u.u But its pretty personal too :). I think his childlike heroism and naivete and her willingness to carry the burdens of darkness alone make them an ideal hero together :3. My Yin and Yang.


http://i60.tinypic.com/2zpma95.png

eversonpoe
06-01-2015, 07:45 AM
Got my first tattoo. My camera is blurry lmao. Anyways I "designed" myself and its Finn's Sword (which his alternate self transformed into) and Princess Bubblegum's crown from Adventure Time. Yes I am hella nerd u.u But its pretty personal too :). I think his childlike heroism and naivete and her willingness to carry the burdens of darkness alone make them an ideal hero together :3. My Yin and Yang.

"Finn sword, dude."

i love this. simple, beautiful, and great.

eversonpoe
08-20-2015, 10:10 PM
http://40.media.tumblr.com/e8064e621a561c42eac48000560a3cb0/tumblr_nteng32VAW1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

today i got Lion from Steven Universe

finally having my tattoo artist design something for me. going back in to get it done on the 10th and i'm super excited.

Ryan
08-22-2015, 10:16 AM
Nothing's changed for me. Still a walking Danzig slogan!



Now have three Danzig ones: Standard skull, 4p text and 777: I Lucferi artwork


http://www.ryan-s.org/tats/1.jpg
http://www.ryan-s.org/tats/2.jpg
http://www.ryan-s.org/tats/3.jpg
http://www.ryan-s.org/tats/4.jpg
http://www.ryan-s.org/tats/5.jpg
http://www.ryan-s.org/tats/6.jpg
http://www.ryan-s.org/tats/7.jpg

Pillfred
09-09-2015, 11:34 PM
Getting work soon.

eversonpoe
09-11-2015, 07:36 AM
finally had my tattoo artist design me something, and i couldn't be happier. got this done yesterday:

http://41.media.tumblr.com/8aaff8800391f95ad5c8e118287886b5/tumblr_nuhg1kM4ML1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

october_midnight
09-24-2015, 02:35 PM
Fresh...and sore.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12004110_10156016848575468_8068519515753453940_n.j pg?oh=8e1988c904d668287dd3e76c60dad4da&oe=56A24A98

AbjectMark
11-06-2015, 05:21 AM
I got more Haunted Mansion stuff added to my arm.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11207341_908603112559897_5017974892490771379_n.jpg ?oh=49a2dab1bc8aa6e60eceeaaab41e5a7c&oe=56F9D3D8

eversonpoe
12-16-2015, 09:58 PM
:D :D :D

http://41.media.tumblr.com/7f90787dc492c014279ab003873352eb/tumblr_nzhalo3r9N1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

i can't even begin to describe how happy i am about this

scotty79
01-06-2016, 04:52 PM
Finally got this finished after so long of my tattoo artist being sick and then opening up his own shop, then having no cash, so was glad when my wife got me a voucher for Christmas to finally get it done
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/01/06/62787fa08b867b865c11a40d700e014e.jpg

millionmilesaway
01-07-2016, 04:51 PM
Found a nearby artist I really like (Darren Bishop) and have 90% of an idea for what I want fleshed out, but living off of student loans so tattoos don't really fit into the budget right now...

icecream
01-15-2016, 07:35 PM
Got my first tattoo today. The star fragments from Black Star that spell Bowie's name. Would post a PIC if I knew how.

sick among the pure
01-15-2016, 07:42 PM
Got my first tattoo today. The star fragments from Black Star that spell Bowie's name. Would post a PIC if I knew how.
I think you have to upload somewhere then link, so you can use tinypic for free image uploading.

icecream
01-17-2016, 01:44 AM
http://i65.tinypic.com/acwods.jpg

nihil
01-17-2016, 11:59 AM
I have nine tattoos: my mother's name, a giant raven, a gun infused with skulls, a cross, a latin quote across the tummy, a symbol that represents "transgender", (botched) half sleeve of cherry blossoms, and a portrait of a skull in a tophat smoking a cigarette.

I -really- want knuckle tattoos, but I'm debating on taking the plunge because of employment, and because people already think I'm some prison lesbian.

GulDukat
01-30-2016, 02:40 PM
Edit. Couldn't get the pics posted, via Facebook.

eversonpoe
03-11-2016, 07:35 AM
another beautiful piece designed & tattooed by Allie Sider at code of conduct here in chicago

http://56.media.tumblr.com/fb333ee59839f22062235d467b329860/tumblr_o3un73lOY81qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

it's on the inside of my right bicep (so right below my armpit). didn't hurt nearly as much as i thought it would, but healing is going to be an awful process.

reznovka
03-19-2016, 10:24 AM
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2640365/Collage.jpg
from left to right: - right lower arm
- right inner upper arm
- left upper arm (connects to a heart with the "bass key" my wife has on her right upper arm)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4180d4q2QdL.jpg
- right shoulder (my first tat and I know that it looks unfinished, but it's the way I wanted it to be :) )



I wish my skin would be better at holding the ink...I tried everything but all of my tats won't heal the way I want them to.
Tried different tattoo studios, different treatments...
bu I still love them :)

PS: sorry for the bad collage, but I am at work and had to use paint :P

the duder
03-19-2016, 02:48 PM
Cruising through these makes me want to got another. Here are mine:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m131/the_duder_swim/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160319_153517.jpg
First one: Clarion Eagle logo, above right hip, circa 2003. Many of the alumni on the swim team had them, figure I'd restart the trend.
Next: great wave by Hokusai on right shoulder, circa 2006. Got this after falling in love with the ocean and beach lifeguarding for two summers. Now looking ahead to starting season 12.
Last one: Album art from Funeral, by the Arcade Fire, left ribs, April 2010. This was done the day after my sister's wake.
All done by a good high school friend; I'd feel like a traitor going elsewhere.

Bachy
05-16-2016, 12:39 AM
I met with an artist a few weeks ago. Think I'll be getting my first in about a month. Pictures to follow!

eversonpoe
05-26-2016, 10:15 PM
https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13254440_10154837381255021_1523499072996202593_n.j pg?oh=97cc73b0f718bf9c490692481f390ff2&oe=57DC3359

got this today!
a portrait of my cat, captain malcolm reynolds, and the words "i know you're strong" from the weakerthans song "plea from a cat named virtue", both of which helped me through a very dark time a few years ago.
and i love the look on his face of just "...wut?" because that's how he looks at me all the time haha.

eversonpoe
08-15-2016, 07:42 AM
http://66.media.tumblr.com/678d33527264176f10f607c328cb85ed/tumblr_obvj2nmfBR1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

should have adjusted the contrast, because this is definitely darker than it looks.

The Black Queen logo, with embellishment by my artist, Allie Sider at Logan Square Tattoo in chicago.

eversonpoe
09-02-2016, 07:36 AM
http://66.media.tumblr.com/338fd00f5bb20867753a02e1d4c4d5c7/tumblr_ocuv567lJh1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

little fox, designed & tattooed by allie sider at logan square tattoo

first tattoo on my leg, actually hurt a little while i was getting it done

Bachy
09-15-2016, 09:10 PM
Got my first ones today:

http://i.imgur.com/qmcU3iZ.jpg

Ryan
09-16-2016, 05:52 AM
Got my first ones today:

http://i.imgur.com/qmcU3iZ.jpg


Great! Very great.

eversonpoe
09-22-2016, 11:53 PM
got two new ones tonight!

http://68.media.tumblr.com/910b130a1e6fc248604f3b4a34d65dd3/tumblr_odxqb6Anyl1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

sarah (my wife) and i got matching pineapples for both our love of the show Psych and of Disney World

http://66.media.tumblr.com/a6486f7efb2c9c978ae39f9e3fcb45ae/tumblr_odxtndUppB1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

i also got this beautiful bird, which, to me, represents by best friend (who is basically my sister)

Bachy
09-25-2016, 09:41 PM
So I'm 10 days into the healing process. Since these are my first, this is still a learning experience for me. I've been told it'll take 2-3 weeks to fully heal. But when exactly will I know when they are?

scotty79
09-26-2016, 03:38 AM
got this done on saturday with the little lady herself in the pic http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160926/1da2941e80d5ef1661f86629b8359b43.jpg

NotoriousTIMP
09-29-2016, 01:48 AM
Got this tattoo the same day my father died. I was actually on the chair when my sister kept calling me and I had to ask my artist if we could take a break. Called my sister back and she broke the news to me...I was in shock since I had just seen my dad four days prior and he seemed perfectly fine. I went back to the chair and told my artist what had happened and he asked if I wanted to continue. I told him yes and we continued for another five hours in complete silence. I pretty much just zoned out and he finally stopped and said "okay, I think thats enough for today." I ended up sobbing the moment I got to my car because it had finally sunk in that he was gone. It's a little bitter-sweet too since my dad and I both enjoyed the Alien movies and he also appreciated Giger's work. Hopefully I will finish this arm and have a whole Giger sleeve at some point....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/cingularrox/6b7cd255c535e57fe12245b0974923c1_zps6f73ade3.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/cingularrox/media/6b7cd255c535e57fe12245b0974923c1_zps6f73ade3.jpg.h tml)

eversonpoe
11-02-2016, 04:42 PM
my best friend was in town for most of october, and we got two more matching tattoos (we already had baby ducks from regular show)

http://68.media.tumblr.com/190ccb8a187019dc1b2a4cd2027b0578/tumblr_ofth8zKj661qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

double-snakes (mine was embellished by our tattoo artist)

http://68.media.tumblr.com/c4b60ae7aecd37809641da7cf646a104/tumblr_oftxcfzDfn1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

puppy paws

i miss her so much already. three weeks after a year and a half isn't enough time. :(

eversonpoe
12-28-2016, 11:09 AM
http://68.media.tumblr.com/2d4fa4e6ae006dbceb8cc82654dfae46/tumblr_oh48h2dQzE1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

got this bunny adventurer a little over a month ago and forgot to post it
matches my fox adventurer (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/threads/316-Tattoos?p=315196#post315196) on the other calf

Lew
12-28-2016, 01:26 PM
received a surprise gift of money over the holidays and have decided to get my third, and last, tattoo.
waiting for consultation date.
the bootes constellation with a totem pole in the middle.
already sort of tripping, as i really am not fond of the process, but worth it for the end result.
anyway, pic upon completion <3

eversonpoe
01-05-2017, 08:24 AM
http://68.media.tumblr.com/99300bc19648a4a3d7ec43955a9d36ce/tumblr_oja093CBaX1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

got a tattoo of my cat, kaylee, yesterday! as usual, expertly designed & tattooed by allie sider at logan square tattoo.

eversonpoe
01-11-2017, 10:04 AM
http://68.media.tumblr.com/520d2beea6500dd910950e0b8e4a9e30/tumblr_ojl717awFF1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

got this yesterday as a belated 30th b-day present to myself. i'll post more about it in one of the NIN threads.

Bachy
02-25-2017, 08:52 PM
Been planning my next one. Giving serious consideration to this:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/61/58/36/615836ab4ac1a9acc200b2c6b6859573.jpg

eversonpoe
02-27-2017, 10:36 PM
http://68.media.tumblr.com/a786e4840a48095498a855b5b55dc580/tumblr_om2i25KYjj1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

got this a couple weeks ago
designed by my best friend, tattooed by allie sider at logan square tattoo
it's a mix of things from the mini-series Over The Garden Wall (which i highly recommend watching, obviously). i believe it's on hulu.

sick among the pure
02-28-2017, 04:27 PM
Never thought I would want a "politically charged" tattoo, but this is something I've been thinking about off and on since before the election.
I've been wanting to get a pink triangle tattoo, but I'm still unsure where I want it. Especially since I don't do well with warm colors, and I don't want it to just look like a patch of mis-colored skin if it's too small.

Thoughts?

(as far as placement, I already have a NIN logo and concert date of my first show on top left arm, AIR flag and # on top right arm, both are black ink only, and am leaving inside of lower left arm blank for a Fragile-inspired tattoo in the future when I find someone really good with what I'm looking to get.)

eversonpoe
02-28-2017, 05:40 PM
Never thought I would want a "politically charged" tattoo, but this is something I've been thinking about off and on since before the election.
I've been wanting to get a pink triangle tattoo, but I'm still unsure where I want it. Especially since I don't do well with warm colors, and I don't want it to just look like a patch of mis-colored skin if it's too small.

Thoughts?

(as far as placement, I already have a NIN logo and concert date of my first show on top left arm, AIR flag and # on top right arm, both are black ink only, and am leaving inside of lower left arm blank for a Fragile-inspired tattoo in the future when I find someone really good with what I'm looking to get.)

i think the best way to ensure that it doesn't look like discolored skin is to outline it in black or grey to define it better. also, that's an awesome idea for a tattoo. if i ever got any in something other than greyscale i'd probably go for one.

sick among the pure
02-28-2017, 07:14 PM
i think the best way to ensure that it doesn't look like discolored skin is to outline it in black or grey to define it better. also, that's an awesome idea for a tattoo. if i ever got any in something other than greyscale i'd probably go for one.

I was planning on my Fragile-themed one being my first color, but I really want to make sure it looks as amazing as possible, so I'm patient in waiting until I find an artist I like that I can go to for it. That, and I guess this would be a good way to test and see how my skin takes to color. I know my black didn't stay in very dark (and I have to have the AIR flag re-filled because it's pretty light in some spots). I wasn't sure about outlining, mostly just hoping that it doesn't take away from the pigment inside so much that it ends up looking like it's just an empty triangle.

eversonpoe
02-28-2017, 10:35 PM
I was planning on my Fragile-themed one being my first color, but I really want to make sure it looks as amazing as possible, so I'm patient in waiting until I find an artist I like that I can go to for it. That, and I guess this would be a good way to test and see how my skin takes to color. I know my black didn't stay in very dark (and I have to have the AIR flag re-filled because it's pretty light in some spots). I wasn't sure about outlining, mostly just hoping that it doesn't take away from the pigment inside so much that it ends up looking like it's just an empty triangle.

some of that can be ink. my artist (who is amazing) had a bad batch of ink for a bit so a few of my tattoos need to be retouched because the ink just didn't hold its pigment properly (my regular show baby duck is a good example - the controller it's holding is supposed to be a solid black rectangle but it's really patchy).

eversonpoe
03-30-2017, 11:57 PM
http://68.media.tumblr.com/e1d1b3e3333edf7cad310d3e430899ab/tumblr_onngvpdxai1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

Crow T. Robot from MST3K!
designed & tattooed by allie sider at logan square tattoo

eversonpoe
04-21-2017, 07:49 AM
http://68.media.tumblr.com/0c638e2d7c001154317ef5ff845ca217/tumblr_oo7x84sYVs1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

"nobody gets me. i'm the wind, baby!"
tom servo on my other thigh, to match crow!

millionmilesaway
07-11-2017, 04:25 PM
Was talking tattoos with a friend and later that day the artist I want to get my next tattoo from (who is always booked well in advance) posts online a short notice slot for this Saturday. It's not a big enough slot to do the one have been planning but I'm going to get a smaller one while we do a consult for the bigger tattoo :D

eversonpoe
07-12-2017, 12:13 AM
http://68.media.tumblr.com/9f45c5c0677793230bcffc60f149ca74/tumblr_oqqgxafJ3S1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

totally forgot to post this here when i got it last month (or was it in may?)

this is an alethiometer from philip pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (the golden compass, etc.)
as usual, tattooed by allie sider at logan square tattoo in chicago
it's on the outside of my right thigh

Ryan
07-13-2017, 03:08 AM
I've been drinking so I'm being honest and all that shit:
eversonpoe: I think all your tattoos look really awesome, but I have to ask:

are you now or almost getting to the stage of Krusty where he's put on so many nicotine patches he says to sideshow Mel that there's still some room on his butt? Lol

Legit question, not poking fun at all.

eversonpoe
07-13-2017, 08:01 AM
I've been drinking so I'm being honest and all that shit:
@eversonpoe (http://www.echoingthesound.org/community/member.php?u=588) : I think all your tattoos look really awesome, but I have to ask:

are you now or almost getting to the stage of Krusty where he's put on so many nicotine patches he says to sideshow Mel that there's still some room on his butt? Lol

Legit question, not poking fun at all.

i still have plenty of room on my back and my legs, and in one spot on my left arm. there are small spots on the rest of my arms where i can put little things. don't think i'll ever get anything on my belly haha. but yeah, i have a lot of tattoos. around 40 at this point, i think? at a certain point, you stop counting.

millionmilesaway
07-16-2017, 04:35 AM
Looking great at 24 hours on :)
http://i.imgur.com/Ex7YFdS.jpg

sick among the pure
08-31-2017, 11:32 PM
Just set up an appointment for my 3rd tattoo Saturday. The excited anxiety is already setting in.

eversonpoe
09-01-2017, 01:19 PM
Just set up an appointment for my 3rd tattoo Saturday. The excited anxiety is already setting in.

what are you getting?!?

i haven't gotten one for a couple months and it's the longest i've gone for three years so i'm starting to get the itch!

tony.parente
09-01-2017, 01:37 PM
going to make my appointment to get my brand new/manson piece to cover up my calf soon.

I'm getting the deja astronaut with the omega symbol on the side of the helmet, sort of a play on the "dead astronaut in space" imagery.

sick among the pure
09-02-2017, 12:56 AM
what are you getting?!?

A botanical illustration of the flower on The Fragile along with "The Fragile" written in that script underneath.
Because earth loving hippie + science nerd + artist + The Fragile is the best album ever.

sick among the pure
09-04-2017, 01:03 AM
http://i.imgur.com/bT2VHga.jpg
less than 24 hours old, on left forearm.

october_midnight
09-18-2017, 04:28 PM
Well, that hurt.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21463406_10159237074380468_6725069367963706337_n.j pg?oh=b13d9b382e573299479454cbab4f2190&oe=5A5581EE

[parasite]
10-02-2017, 09:49 AM
ok, so i have a fair few tattoos, knuckles hands then going up my arms, neck and chest.
but i'm extremely self consious about my lower arms and hands as i started getting these done while in crisis a few years ago, now i've come to the decision,
i'm gonna get my hands and lower arms blacked out.

anyone have any thoughts?

imail724
10-05-2017, 11:07 AM
Finished after 4 sessions spread out across the past year or so:

https://i.imgur.com/mkIBsdI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x6N1qTw.jpg

slave2thewage
10-28-2017, 09:22 AM
Taken just after I got this two days ago. It's a Placebo reference, but it refers to a whole bunch of things in my life. I think I've gotten the bug.
https://i.imgur.com/NPn6dUo.jpg

millionmilesaway
10-29-2017, 07:08 AM
ok, so i have a fair few tattoos, knuckles hands then going up my arms, neck and chest.
but i'm extremely self consious about my lower arms and hands as i started getting these done while in crisis a few years ago, now i've come to the decision,
i'm gonna get my hands and lower arms blacked out.

anyone have any thoughts?


I would try to figure out what it is that you no longer like about said tattoos, is it the subject matter? the memories attached? the aesthetics?

I don't have very much tattoo knowledge but my thoughts are that aesthetically blackout tattoos look like one bad decision being covered up by another (I know some people love the look but its not my cup of tea) The tattoos may still be slightly visible under the black and able to trigger any bad memories attached. It is probably the cheapest option though.
Lasering could give you a fresher start, but probably not feasible for such a large area.
I would say a long discussion with a good artist is probably in order. I think a combination of laser on the hands and a smaller cover-up on the forearms would probably yield the best results

anyways, congrats on getting your head in a better space and good luck!

also imail724 yours makes me think of a less cartoon version of futurama and its pretty damn awesome overall

Space Suicide
10-29-2017, 09:29 AM
I've wrestled with ideas for years but never commit to any that I feel I'd want inked on my body forever. I desire one but I'm very strict on decisions for something I'd get done, which is lame as I have a shop by me that has great artists.

Jinsai
11-17-2017, 08:14 PM
just got my first tattoo

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/TheAmityvilleghost/53249704317__A383EA09-3BD6-4A8C-BCCB-6CBA62F57595.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/TheAmityvilleghost/53249704317__A383EA09-3BD6-4A8C-BCCB-6CBA62F57595.jpg?t=1510884495)[

eversonpoe
11-19-2017, 09:40 AM
just got my first tattoo

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/TheAmityvilleghost/53249704317__A383EA09-3BD6-4A8C-BCCB-6CBA62F57595.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/TheAmityvilleghost/53249704317__A383EA09-3BD6-4A8C-BCCB-6CBA62F57595.jpg?t=1510884495)[

"please update your account to enable 3rd party hosting"

photobucket is largely useless these days, apparently :/

http://78.media.tumblr.com/52ae822d2bf57d28f0842517c79d8fef/tumblr_oz6kbaPtqu1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

i got this on the 9th
deep space nine's USS Defiant
"tough little ship"

Jinsai
11-19-2017, 02:23 PM
weird, it was showing up earlier... what's a better photo hosting site?

eversonpoe
11-19-2017, 02:35 PM
weird, it was showing up earlier... what's a better photo hosting site?

i send all of my instagram posts to tumblr so that if i want to post them anywhere, i can grab the hosted image from my tumblr, which is free and unlimited in terms of storage.

allegro
11-19-2017, 03:03 PM
weird, it was showing up earlier... what's a better photo hosting site?

I use Imgur (https://m.imgur.com/gallery/HdZKdJc)

Jinsai
11-20-2017, 01:54 PM
ok, let's try this again...

https://i.imgur.com/jk0NfHl.jpg

eversonpoe
11-20-2017, 02:05 PM
ok, let's try this again...

oh, i love that.

eversonpoe
02-26-2018, 08:30 AM
http://78.media.tumblr.com/b52e8eb0f41d2daadb41c790ddcb93eb/tumblr_p2rt1gPVYC1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

gravity falls tattoo, designed by my best friend justine. tattooed by allie sider (as usual) back in january.

http://78.media.tumblr.com/e761d807836e5376e5be822b2ee48b52/tumblr_p3e996hbLZ1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

squirrel adventurer, designed & tattooed by allie sider in january.

Rubeninphoenix
02-27-2018, 01:02 AM
http://78.media.tumblr.com/b52e8eb0f41d2daadb41c790ddcb93eb/tumblr_p2rt1gPVYC1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

gravity falls tattoo, designed by my best friend justine. tattooed by allie sider (as usual) back in january.

http://78.media.tumblr.com/e761d807836e5376e5be822b2ee48b52/tumblr_p3e996hbLZ1qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

squirrel adventurer, designed & tattooed by allie sider in january.Love them both but especially Dipper & Mabel (whose name also rhymes with table).