Tattoos
 

Hi Folks. I have been contemplating getting a tattoo. I think they are cute and sexy and I really want one. I have run into three problems though, 1. I dont know what tatto I should get; 2. I do not know where I should get it at; and 3. I am afraid it will hurt. If anyone has any tattoos (that are girly) can you please post them here and any suggestions would be great. Thanks.

Nurse Traci---There was a previous thread on tattoos.You can;
probably find the information that you want in it.
I have had two for years and can tell you that they don't hurt.One
is on the inside of my forearm and that is a tender spot.It burned
a little but wasn't bad. Irish

Tat advice from a wuss
 

I only have one though Souls is designing me another... mine was a highschool grad gift from my dad (I wanted my nipples pierced but he wouldn't hear of it) I didn't know what I wanted on me for the rest of my life (until I met souls heheheh...) so I chose something very dear to me. My religon. I have a tat that is 3 inches in diameter on the right side of my lower back... it hurt like hell but it was worth it...
my advice is this: get something that is VERY meaningful to you but not too cliche....

Always
Kyttn

a lil off the subject, but still within the area of body modification, piercings... any words of wisdom? I'm afraid to get my nipples pierced but I want them done

well, i'm a body-piercer. so if ya have any questions, feel free to ask here or message me. i'm also heavily tattooed already, with plans for a bodysuit as soon as time and circumstance permits. i've always considered the sensation of being tattooed as more of an annoyance than anything, but over the past 45 hours in the chair or so, i seem to have been able to detach myself completely from the discomfort aspect of it and focus more on the pleasure. there's no way to describe the feeling of bein' tattooed to someone who isn't already. it's an amazing, one-of-a-kind experience.

as far as chosen designs for my fleshy canvas, i'm a little different than most every other ink collector i've met, in that it's not the specific image i'm tattooed with that has special meaning, but that i AM tattooed. once you can willingly sit in a chair while someone buzzes and digs away on you with an 8-needle grouping for a few hours, you begin an introspective journey with many paths. it just might take you to a place you've never been... and never knew you needed to be. but hey, that's just me.

QTPie---My wifes name is tattooed on my right forearm.I didn't
get it until I was married for 15+ yrs.Just to make sure.I rode to
a shop in Newport,R.I.and there was alot of drunken sailors there.
One must have had 25 names on his body.24 crossed off!
nazzreth---Shows how times have changed for the better.Mine
were done with a 6pt.needle selection and gone over 4times.
The artist would wipe the blood off;each time,before he went over
;the design;again.If he did the tattoo;he would guarantee the
color for a lifetime! Irish

Nurse
 

I have 5 tattoos! I love them! They aren't painful, depending on their placement.

As far as design...sister-friend, be sure it's something that you won't mind on your body 10 years from now! Seriously! And if you don't want people gawking at it all the time, you may choose to get it somewhere discreet (above the breast, ankle, small of the back...though that's a bit painful, butt/hip). All of my tattoos are designs I did myself...and have significance for several reasons.

I wouldn't advise tatooing someone's name...just a thought!

Ophelia

This one...
 

Is on my chest, right where my breast begins to swell.

Ophelia

PS. It means "Creativity dwells" ...it's on the left side, above my heart.

Too Funny!
 

hehe believe you me, Irish, i can relate. my personal slinger is a close friend and, in one of his lighter moods, admitted that he often purposely hurts his clientele more than is necessary if it's their first encounter with him. sounds cruel, sure, but his reasoning is, to me, flawless. in his words: "If I drill 'em as hard as I can and they still come back, then I know they're serious about something you and I hold very closely".

i can't bring myself to pick a favorite piece, but below is kinda my personal logo, the word 'GIMP' done in a clean graffiti style on my left wrist. this was taken about a week afterwards, so it's still a little odd-lookin' in the photo. looks much better healed and has held up well over time.

okay, since there was no pic in sight, my guess is i'm a tech-tard and have no idea how to do sumthin as simple as attach a photo to a post.

nazzreth---I know where your buddy comes from.When I got my
first one;a green shamrock,outlined in black,with yellow highlights,
it has a freehandwritten Irish with a freehand scroll,all outlined in
black,with Red&yellow fillins.There is a stencil with just the outline
of the Shamrock.I wondered what the price was because I wanted to know if I had enough money left to get my wifes name
on my other forearm.The artist(an older man)quoted me a price.
I told him that the guy that was two people in front of me got just
the Shamrock and it cost as much;plain as mine did.He said"Yeah;
but He was a candyass!He passed out three times!"Also he said that I had to ride my motorcycle;back to N.H.(about 100mi.)after
getting both forearms done.He said that candyasses didn't do that! Irish
P.S.That was true about the guy with all of the crossed out names

I have one...
 

on my right shoulder. I must be a wuss because it hurt. Got my coat of arms because im Irish and its has a lot of meaning to me.

Thinking about getting another one somewhere with the initials of my kids because kids are permenent.

Rockhard---My Aunt&Uncle went to Ireland a few years ago!They
were going to get a copy of my family crest.I pictured something
like;roaring Lions heads or the like.Imagine my dissapointment
when they came back with the real thing.My family name is"Ahern"
and it was a couple of heron birds.Nothing wrong with that but
my"Macho"expectations sure took a blow. Irish
P.S.Moral--Don't count your chickens before they are hatched!Once again my legs are tired from JUMPING to conclusions.

Carlos...
 

The guy who does my ink, tells me that the best places to get tattoos...if you're not into the pain, would be areas that get a lot of exposure (ie. areas that get a lot of sunlight, are touched frequently...areas that aren't as sensitive, and areas with pleanty of "meat"...haha...fat in my case). I've kept to his advice, with the exception of one, and so far, I'd say Carlos knows what he's talking about.

Ophelia

QT
 

You know it baby!!!!

PS. I'd love to share your meaty flesh!!!! ;)


Ophelia

well, now, such ain't always the case with the flabby folks. there are other factors at play. first, tattooing over stretch marks is a fiery bitch. not only does the process of tattooing chubby flesh take longer on its own than (i hate to use the word) 'normal' skin, but ink put in through stretch-marked skin adds even more chairtime and usually looks, well, pretty shitty. but ya know, the most important part, above all else, is that you shouldn't be dissuaded from the experience just because it might be a little tougher for you to get tattooed than somebody else. as long as ya stay open-minded, flexible, and patient, you'll be fine.

if ya go to this link (http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bobbysink), you can take a look at some early pics when i first started gettin' inked. i think you hafta join the club to see 'em, but it only takes a second. i'd just attach the files, but for some reason, i can't figure it out.

my tat hurt like hell but it was worth it... I love it.
The place I got my tat done was involved in a shooting so it closed down... I don't want to go anywhere else... unfortunately I'm going to have to go to florida to find Johnny Rotten again but it would be worth it.

Always Kyttn

Hi!!
I have to agree with Nazz, i have many tats and im a girl :) I can say that the feeling is one of a kind and can not be put in words!.. I love all the ones i have and love every min that i sat in that chair. I think i have about 15 tats all together and they are not small, but are still hidden. have some on both legs and one on my shoulder, that is an irish heart and birds that says daddy's girl. Then farries and goblins all over my legs, cats on the other ankle, and two goblins on my lower back.. They arent ugly or gross just my style...
One word of wisdom is THINK about what you want to get because if you get something you are not sure of and you arent happy, well there is only two options, cover up's that tend to be painfull and hard so ive heard, or get it removed. Dont know how that one feels tho hehe....
~oOo~ Sarriah ~oOo~

i usta be nazzreth, so...

any chance you'd have photos handy of yer work, Sarriah? i love to see other people's ink and, well, i have a thing for heavily tattooed women. *grin*

i'm in the process of gettin' some work on my right arm covered, and most everything on it will eventually follow. i haven't noticed that it's any more or less painful, just kinda strange. however, when i had a wack-ass piece on my right leg fixed, it hurt like hell for a few minutes and scarred pretty badly because of how poorly the ink was put in to begin with. *headshake* fuckin' scratchers...

as for removal, i'm told it's substantially more painful than gettin' inked in the first place, and easily five or six times more expensive.

Reverend Silky---I just crossed Nazzereth off of my list & entered
Reverend Silky.You'ld better not change your mind because I'm
running out of room by my computer.The guy who did my tattoos
originaly;would go over your tattoos if he did them so I assume
that he used the right ingredients.(sp) Irish
P.S.That was 25-30yrs ago so he's probably dead now.He was pretty old then!By go over them;I meant change them.

HI!,
Silky, I had pics of all the before and during and after work of all my tats, but got some weird virus on my comp that just targeted the pics that i had on there :confused: Wierdest thing i have ever seen LOL... I am new here and im saving some money up to get a better cam and will gladly take some for you..
ttfn
Sarriah --,--'-@
ps will you post some of yours too ?

i'll stay Silky for a while, Irish... probably. heh. the reason i didn't have the original slinger redo the leg-piece was because, well, he's as much an artist as Hitler was a humanitarian. i only let him carve on me to begin with because it was free and i was still new to the industry.

that's cool, Sarriah. no hurry or anything on the photos. just lemme know.

as far as postin' my own, the best thing i can do is post a link to a site where you can find a few examples of my work, since i'm a slobberin' tech-tard and dunno how to attach pics:

http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bobbysink

i think ya hafta join to see the albums, but it only takes a few seconds.

Re: Tat advice from a wuss
 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BamaKyttn
[B]I only have one though Souls is designing me another... mine was a highschool grad gift from my dad (I wanted my nipples pierced but he wouldn't hear of it) I didn't know what I wanted on me for the rest of my life (until I met souls heheheh...) so I chose something very dear to me. My religon. I have a tat that is 3 inches in diameter on the right side of my lower back... it hurt like hell but it was worth it...
my advice is this: get something that is VERY meaningful to you but not too cliche....

That's good advice, BamaKyttn. Kyttn knows me & that I'm a tattoo artist of 12 years. I myself have 27, 25 of which I did. Getting one that's important to you is the most important thing.
2nd would be where it's at. Anywhere ya get it, it's gonna @ least sting.The more flesh in the area, the less it'll hurt.If ya want it on your shin or somewhere on bone, it'll hurt MORE. The tattoo
on my palm hurt more than the skull in the center of my chest
Think hard of what ya want & where. == ; )

Yeah, it took me about 3 years to figure out what I really wanted done, eventually went for a Celtic circle....then couldn't resist and got another one a couple of years later. I would really like another one but need to think of a location.

Tats some not finished
 

Here is my all time fav tat. shows my true Irish side (if only a lil irish) hehe
In the banner it says daddy's girl

This is the first cat that I had my artist do. I have two others now that are WAY bigger on the same ankle, oh and the others are pure black not like this one

This is one of my first goblins on my left ankle, now my ankle is now a farrie ring, with other faries and flowers. ill get a pic of those as soon as i can

This was my Very first tat of all times. Now that is on my left ankle also, on the other side of the gobbie out side ankle. Now i have a lil purple farie sitting on the clover and a big blue one on the back of my leg and a green one on the front of it all. Flowers to conect them all. I just love em!

OH and PLEASE PLEASE no matter how much you like these i put a LOT of time into em. If you want something like it thats fine. BUT i NEVER show them cause i dont want others to walk around with the same ones... :(

my fave
 

Ok..here's my favorite of the 3 I have. The other two are small and need retouching..but this one still looks good.

Nice :)

thanks ;)

I wish that i had pics of all the finished ones those look kinda dull there.. They are so full of color and everything now i cant wait to post them on here

another one
 

here's another one...the only one left is a faded out yinyang on my other arm..i'm getting it covered up..just not sure with what yet.

Cool :)

i just wish i wasn't a slackass fuckwit and could figure out how to attach all my pics to my posts. help me... somebody... anybody...