The Show Off Your Tattoo Thread

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A good artist would be able to help you with ways to avoid distortion.

 

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There is no way of avoiding distortion and stretching, if you gain weight it naturally stretches, the way not to let it distort is by not bulking up massively.

Yeah i meant that artists can do designs that will look good even when it gets stretched to some degree.

 

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5 hour session today with Mark at Creation Tattoo in Dunfermline, another 4 hours till my sleeve is finished Well chuffed with it so far. The skulls will all tie in when it's finished,still a fair bit to do yet. Pics taken when i got home

That is amazing. Pics once healed plz.

 

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i'm considering a guardian angel tattoo but i have one question as i can't seem to get a straight answer and i would appreciate it if someone can show me one thats done...

can a tattoo be done over scar tissue?

i have a bit of a big scar on my left arm i want covered up and i was thinking a guardian angel if i had it done.

also whats the best site to see about designs? i've seen hundreds but i honestly have no idea what i'm looking at really in terms of possible??

Scar tissue can be tattood over but it depends on what the scar is like and as said before the skill of the artist.
I would look at the tattoo artists shop and see what they have. They will usually also have magazines to look at too. A lot of websites will make you pay for the unwater marked design and some will have poor quality images of the tattoos. You could try deviantart there are some talented artists in the world and a lot of them are there.
Failing that you could come up with a basic design, show it to the artist and s/he may be able to do you a few designs (this will cost you!)
good luck.

 

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Hows the tattoo healing up int?

 

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Healing nicely, just got a patch the size of a 5p that hasn't healed fully yet. Just moisturising it as soon as I feel it tighten for now, didn't run in to any problems.

Had an epic day of peeling though, thought it was a little excessive that all of the loose skin came off within a day (without me picking it) which is fine apparently

Lol yeah, I had to wear a white shirt to work a few days after I got it done, the inside of my shirt had a dragon shaped outline on the inside where it had peeled off!

 

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I've been home since having it done so I've just left a nice trail of skin everywhere

Tasty.

 

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Just had an update from my friend. He should be finishing up the design for my guitar tattoo this weekend. Pics will be up when i get it!

 

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Yeah pretty much, I put it on about 3 or 4 times a day. When I woke up, around about lunchtime, when I got home from work then before I went to bed.

Nice tattoo mate.

 

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thanks that's pretty much what i do, i'll just cut back how much i use to as little as i can get

I used for 2 weeks and by that time it was nice and healed.

I assume you are using Bepanthen.

 

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i'm using nivia intensive moisturiser (manly), was recommended by someone else with tattoos

Bepanthen is what a lot of other people here use. Its basically nappy rash cream but its perfect for tattoos.

 

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ok, i'll try and find some later =s what adverse effect will nivia have?

Its just not as good as Bepanthen which is godly.

 

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Bepanthen was made to be mild for babies skin and to help deal with nappy rash. Nivea is used to soothe and moisturise not to help heal things.

 

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i've got savlon at home if that's any better?

Bepanthen is better

 

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i think he means while he doesnt have bepanthen should he use savlon instead of nivea, until he can get bepanthen.

Savlon would be better than nivea then yeah.

 

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Very nice looking tattoo!

 

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Thats a pretty nice tattoo design for the phoenix dude. imo the size and style of that tattoo would be perfect on the arm as much of a cliché that is.

The tattoo would have to be fixed up slightly by the tattoo artist so the intricate lines in the middle dont look like crap in a few years time. So the tattoo may need to be made quite large.

It depends whether you want people to see it or not. If you want people to see it, Arms if not get it on your leg or on your side.

As for designs:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DMsvL7sD9Pw/SN_nKLH68xI/AAAAAAAABAo/dcOxcQjbaO4/s400/Phoenix-Tattoo.jpg

http://thetribaltattoos.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tribal-phoenix-tattoo-259x300.jpg

These are just a few. I have managed to trigger the access denied websites at my work one too many times so I am going to have to stop looking for now, but a quick deviantart search for phoenix tattoos and there are some sweet designs.

 

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Oooh I like this one http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DMsvL7sD9Pw/SN_nKLH68xI/AAAAAAAABAo/dcOxcQjbaO4/s400/Phoenix-Tattoo.jpg

Specially the blue flames.....DAMN YOU

I think I may get that one done under my current tatt then in the future get my current one extended around it

I thought it was pretty sweet. Especially when you have white skin (compared to me) it will look really good.

I am lucky, I get my tattoos custom made, still waiting on my guitar tattoo to be finished my friend is trying to perfect it as much as possible!

 

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I was never too sure about being getting really detailed and colourful tattoos on their thighs. If I got a tattoo like that I would want other people than my girlfriend seeing it.

Of course there is always the option of streaking around town....

 

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I dare someone to have a OCUK tattoo

Which logo?