OFF TOPIC-tattoos

[Deckerz]

My mate got a tattoo done last night and im just wondering if you guys think its good quality. The guy said he would do the one i want for £30, hes a professional, he just moonlights to make abit more money.

This is my mates one he got last night.

and this is the type of one i want on my forearm.

[whale392]

No disrespect meant, but why the stars? To me, a tattoo is a very personal thing and should tell a story or mean something dear to you. I have no ink yet (out of respect for my fathers living wish), but when my dad passes I will have a half-sleeve of my own work as a tribute to him.

Tattoos were also used to identify you with a certian tribe or as a punitive mark. As I am sure you are not a member of an indiginous people or are writing love letters from prison, I would have to say that rules this reasoning out. This leads me back to my first question then.

As to the quality of the work; for a B&W he did a fair job.......we will see how colorfast it is in two weeks though. That in itself will tell a lot about its quality. Artwork wise, for British Pound 30 it looks like a fair deal; as I have seen better and far worse.

[Deckerz]

I have personal reasons for it but my star sign is leo and for leo it says life persuit is to lead the way, old sailors followed stars because they believed they would guide them home safely and leos secret desire is to be a star, im not convinced by that sort of stuff but its abit odd that i wanted a star tattoo then found out that stuff about my star sign.

[Greg Cullinan]

I have a few tattoos and to me it is all personal and related to my pain,happiness and heritage.

Stars are the new tribal.I think it started with girls to represent porn star.

I think your in Europe so it may represent something different there.

I would look into it before I got it especially since so many people are getting stars.

As for quality the lines in the first pic are jagged(probably meant to be though) and the detail looks good.Check it after it heals to really see how it came out. What's 30 pounds, $50ish American? In a shop that is a $200-$300 tat !

[Brizio]

They looks good! And also the price is good!

So If I had an opportunity like that, I'll go for it!

Chose very carefully a nice tattoo for you, maybe you can have a car related one...

Instead of tattoo, I have some branding, I think they are more "personal", because only the person that are close to you can look a them.

[Greg Cullinan]

When I first read the title I was hoping for some info on rub on tats for models.

After reading one line I realized it wasn't but interested me so I replied.

Bikes don't interest me so I've never replied. But I have read the bike topic several times cause this site and its members does interest me.

[Greg Cullinan]

I'm 37 and I have a good amount of tats that I got in my younger years. Honestly I do regret them at times.

Especially when my 17 year old daughter wants one. Albeit that she wants a small shamrock on her foot I still prohibit her from doing it and I let her know that I regret mine. So she turns 18 in August and will probably be at the tattoo palor on her birthday.

[Harry P.]

It's amazing how something you think looks so cool when you're 25 looks so lame when you're 45!

[Deckerz]

My dad has about 9 tattoos on each arm, he got his first when he was 17, hes now 52, he doesn't regret getting them its just the black ink has faded so much now, i asked him why he doesn't get them re coloured but it costs to much now, his cost him £3 each back then but they take the cheese now, thats why im going for the cheap option.

[Greg Cullinan]

Like the Mullet!

It's amazing how something you think looks so cool when you're 25 looks so lame when you're 45!

[Danno]

i do find the trend or more open acceptance of tattoo's pretty interesting. i wonder how many, especially the women or girls that have gotten heavily inked in the past few years are going to regret it later. i love tattoo's and the artwork that alot of it is, i like tattoo's on women and girls and have always been into them and fascinated by them.

Yeah, but wait until those fun-loving, thrill-seeking, free-spirit, devil-may-care girls and young women put about 40 years and 75 pounds on those trendy tattoos! (Guys, too.) I don't think those tats will be all that attractive. I've seen a lot of really old women running around with nasty body art. It ain't pretty, folks!

Unlike that flourescent green Reliant station wagon with velour upholstery and an 8-track that "seemed like a good idea at the time," you can't just trade in those tats for clean unblemished skin when you emerge from the fog of the trend.

Not condemning anyone's free choice, just my 2-cents worth. And guess what? (Full disclosure.) No, I don't have any tats or pieces of iron pipe in my lobes. My appearance is bad enough as delivered; no point in 'enhancing' it any worse! LOL.

[Kodiak Island Modeler]

Check out the medical ramifications of having a tattoo, before you get one. My wife is a Nurse, and it's amazing some of the things she runs into. Think about the fact that if you have a tattoo, you can't give blood. That might tell you something. I'm not saying anything for or against. I'm just advising that you do some research first. Check your family history for such things as diabetes.

[my name is nobody]

no ink on me. I signed a contract in the military long, long ago to not get a tattoo. had alot to do with the particular mission we were given.

A tattoo meant you were easily identifiable, and we could be re-assigned if we had any ink. Now, 25 years later, I dont see the need.

Besides, I have more than enough scars, believe me.

no need for ink to enhance who I am.

To each his/ her own. But have you found a piece of artwork you could

live with for the Rest Of Your Life?...........

[Terror]

I personaly like the tat look but myself have not one.To cheap I'm guessing.If your lookin to be original or stand out,don't get them.Everybody and their grandmother has them now.I have played bass in a heavey metal band for over 20 yrs.man,we're old.Anyways not one of us in the band has a tattoo.Go figure.Probly the only heavey band in history with no tats.46year old heavey metal bass player with no tats or a solo-flex.LOL My dad has them and he gave me some cool advice on this.You spend some of your life wanting them,the rest of your life you spend wanting them removed.Good luck.

[Fuel Coupe]

Good tattoos arent cheap and cheap tattoos arent good. Keep that in mind and you'll be fine. Go to a reputable shop and not at somebodies kitchen table. Scratchers arent looked highly upon by reputable shops.

Its hard to tell on your buddys arm as its still healing.

Im Diabetic and have been for the last 13 years. My left arm is sleeved and my right is almost done. Never had an infection nor any other problems.

Gill Montie of Tattoomania did my left arm and we sat down before we ever started to discuss my diabetes and he was extremely professional and did a great job.

I didn't get my 1st tattoo until I was well into my 30's and dont regret any of it and I work for the largest oil corporation in the world...

Heres one done by My new Artist Mundo Trevino

heres an older in progress on my left wrist

[Karmodeler2]

Yeah, but wait until those fun-loving, thrill-seeking, free-spirit, devil-may-care girls and young women put about 40 years and 75 pounds on those trendy tattoos! (Guys, too.) I don't think those tats will be all that attractive. I've seen a lot of really old women running around with nasty body art. It ain't pretty, folks!

Unlike that flourescent green Reliant station wagon with velour upholstery and an 8-track that "seemed like a good idea at the time," you can't just trade in those tats for clean unblemished skin when you emerge from the fog of the trend.

Not condemning anyone's free choice, just my 2-cents worth. And guess what? (Full disclosure.) No, I don't have any tats or pieces of iron pipe in my lobes. My appearance is bad enough as delivered; no point in 'enhancing' it any worse! LOL.

I agree with you Dan.

I find that a tattoo is just a poor man's way of investing in art.

And I think Jeff Foxworthy says it the best. When these young hot girls get these pretty little butterflies on there shoulder, it seems cute. But when they are 70, the grandkids will say, "Hey Grandma! Show us your Terradactyl"...nows that's funny right there, I don't care who you are!!!

David

[Scott Colmer]

Ok, I think a can bring this closer to a car related topic.

There is a pretty cool dude in SoCal named Dave who has a Testors classic orange tube with and IV drip tattooed on his arm. That's modeling dedication! Wish I had a pic to post.

And.... it a home spun tattoo that ultimately send Boyd Coddington to the golden milling milling machine in the sky?

Kinda scary considering I got mine back in 82 from a friend using a modified TV etcher powered by a car battery. The medium was india ink. We did use an airline bottle of Everclear to steralize. It's a pam tree on a small island. Located on my ankle. Hurt like H... Well, it hurt a lot. But Figured I would not want to cover it if I ever went for a job interview. Hey were were dumb, but not stupid.

Scott

[Poncho-Power]

Declan, i can tell you that this is NOT something you want to go the "cheap" option on unless you are referring to something temporary this is one of those situations where you get what you pay for and if you arent paying much for it, it's going to reflect that and in this case be permanant. you will ultimately pay much more than you thought for it later when you either regret that you did it or you decide to have it removed.

Dave

i agree with you there, i have half a dozen tattoos, and they are nothing you want to skimp on, and everytime i get a new one is when something happens in my life, something that made me think, so i can look at my arm and remember it, grandfathers death, car accident, meeting my wife, and soon enough i will have one when my child is born, wife is due in december, i have my family motto written on my back. but then again it's all up to you and what you want.

James