Tattoos.

[Pink Dahlia]

What's the best way to find the right artist for what you want to have done? It has to be more than just asking around... do tattoo artists specialize in certain styles?

Yes. If you want a new style tattoo you're aren't going to want to go to a traditional style artist. Sure there are some who do all styles well. My artist is a master of the traditional. However, the sleeve I want is not traditional at all. I asked a girl on myspace who I didn't know personally but I knew she knew a lot about artists in my area. You can try that approach if you know someone who knows about artists. Once you obtain knowledge about artists in your area you'll want to check out their work and see if it matches the style you want.

 

[zaika]

What's the best way to find the right artist for what you want to have done? It has to be more than just asking around... do tattoo artists specialize in certain styles?

word of mouth is how i found the artist i chose for the current tat in the works. i went online and looked at her portfolio, liked what i saw and then went to meet her and tell her my idea. right off the bat she was receptive and really excited to work on it and i felt comfortable in the studio...so that was good. the final design was perfect, but she was absolutely receptive to reworking it.

so...if you have friends who have tattoos you like, as who did it! check out artist's portfolios. see if the artist is willing to work with you. it could take a few months...but at least you'll get what you want.

 

[Samsa]

Contemplating the following text on my upper back:

Cast a cold Eye
On Life, on Death.
Horseman, pass by!​

Which, of course, is what is inscribed on Yeats' grave under Ben Bulben....

 

[Pinkie]

Contemplating the following text on my upper back:

Cast a cold Eye
On Life, on Death.
Horseman, pass by!​

I love that text, it's very poignant.

 

[scotrace]

Contemplating the following text on my upper back:

Cast a cold Eye
On Life, on Death.
Horseman, pass by!​

Which, of course, is what is inscribed on Yeats' grave under Ben Bulben....

My gosh that's a really great idea. I hope you do it.

 

[fatwoul]

I find them quite a turn-off.

I assume you're not a paid up member of SG, then. lol

What's the best way to find the right artist for what you want to have done? It has to be more than just asking around... do tattoo artists specialize in certain styles?

As Zaika said, recommendation from other people is really the best way to find the good artists. That also allows you to find the artist whose style you think suits your needs. You're not in any hurry. Best thing to do seems to be to keep your eyes open for other people's tattoos, and when you see one you like, ask them who did it. I haven't met a person yet who responded negatively to being asked; most people like their tattoos to be noticed - if they didn't they'd probably have them somewhere more concealed.

Cast a cold Eye
On Life, on Death.
Horseman, pass by!​

As a fan of text tattoos, I say that's a good one. Would you want the same font and spacing?

 

[Samsa]

As a fan of text tattoos, I say that's a good one. Would you want the same font and spacing?

I do like the font, but would probably experiment on my own to get a good idea of how it would look were it rendered in a different one.

Spacing is a good question, and one that I noticed as soon as I typed out the text in my earlier post - as it is on the gravestone the words ending each line are lined up, which is not how it appears with normal spacing. Regardless, I'll have quite a bit of time to think it over before I would realistically be able to afford getting it done. Which is another question entirely...I have no idea what getting that tattoo done would cost.

 

[RIOT]

As those Nike ad campaign says.. "Just Do It!"

*now back to staying away from this thread*

 

[jamespowers]

What's the best way to find the right artist for what you want to have done? It has to be more than just asking around... do tattoo artists specialize in certain styles?

Go to the local Hell's Angel's hideout. They'll know someone for you.

 

[fatwoul]

...I have no idea what getting that tattoo done would cost.

I think mine cost about $80, two years ago. But that depends who does it, where, how big the tattoo is, how many colours it uses, and a bunch of other stuff.

 

[zaika]

stumbled across this on youtube...thought you guys might find it funny and appropriate for the thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6MQ-CK6JEY

 

[jamespowers]

stumbled across this on youtube...thought you guys might find it funny and appropriate for the thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6MQ-CK6JEY

Scott take notice. Does this guy look familiar?
Your nose art would end up looking like art for the other end of the plane. lol
This looks about right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLFdWuV4aFY

 

[zaika]

Scott take notice. Does this guy look familiar?
Your nose art would end up looking like art for the other end of the plane. lol
This looks about right:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLFdWuV4aFY

that one is HYSTERICAL. i bet she cries when they cut her hair, too. lol

 

[jamespowers]

that one is HYSTERICAL. i bet she cries when they cut her hair, too. lol

I dunno. That would probably be me as well. Then again, the only time I would think about getting a tattoo would be if I were feeling no pain anyway so......

 

[jamespowers]

Now this is nuts---to me anyway :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za-Yb5pIvik

Anyone have one of these?

 

[Jovan]

That girl... I couldn't do that to myself. -_-

The other girl is a baby.

 

[fatwoul]

Anybody who is still thinking tattoos are too painful, I suggest you have a browse for the following. There's not way on earth I'm going to link to it, because most of the pictures don't have any place on FL, but if you want to see it, do the following:

Go to Google, and type in the following two words:

"Skin"
"Carving"

If you find a picture of a girl with a bamboo pattern on her back, you've found something truly painful, dangerous and permanent.

It makes tattoos look like about as big a deal as writing a shopping list on your hand with a biro.

 

[Jovan]

The only carving I've known of people doing up until now is the dangerous "knife and marker" technique my dumbass friends in middle school tried.

 

[jamespowers]

That girl... I couldn't do that to myself. -_-

The other girl is a baby.

Aw, come on. I think you could do that with no problem at all.

 

[zaika]

I dunno. That would probably be me as well. Then again, the only time I would think about getting a tattoo would be if I were feeling no pain anyway so......

I get nervous around needles (one time i nearly passed out getting immunized), so tattoos are a huge deal for me...you know...facing my fears and all that. So...if I, the biggest pansy in the world, can do it without making a scene...I'm sure you could too. That is...if you were ever interested in tattoos. Which it kinda sounds like you're not...so what's the point? lol lol