Idea for a tattoo
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- autoflavour0
you are confusing service with creativity.
how is you bringing in your own work any different to the thousands of designs in the flash books on the walls. a very large percent of the people walking thru a tattoo artists door will want off the wall work.
at least with your own designs, its a bit of variety.
you are paying them for a service. see them more like a print shop. you take your work in, they will tell you if the colors are out, etc.. but in the end, they give you what you ask for.
now, if you are very confident in the artists abilities, then sure, get them to design and ink it.
tattoos and logo creation are somewhat different.. while similar in many respects.
client comes in and wants a logo, its your job to know what is good and what will look best.
tattoo client comes in and if they want something specific, its your job to give them what they want.
- Khurram0
- This was a couple of years ago and my arms have gotten very much bigger now. I'm supporting 15inch guns these daysKhurram
- daysKhurram
- you were tattooed or you tattooed yourself? hard to tell, photo blurry as fuck
autoflavour - yeah, sorry, very blurry foto. I tattooed it myself using a mirror, a needle on a chopstick and inkKhurram
- it didn't hurt. I first experimented doing one around my pubci hair region in case it went wrongKhurram
- That was my name in urdu, and i figured "shit, this is well easy to do, and not painful at all!"Khurram
- you know in 5-10 years time, it will just bleed into one big blob. you would not have pierced deep enoughautoflavour
- so unless your name is blob, its going to look like a growthautoflavour
- I would not have pierced deep enough? LOL. Yeah, aiight mate. What you got agsinst my self-inflicted tat anyway???!!!Khurram
- wankerKhurram
- Khurram0
My next experiment will be do do on across my ripped abs.
It will also be in urdu language and a poem, but it will be a longer one so more difficult/ambitious.
- man, you're a winner...miesvan
- where is that block featureBannedKappa
- you said it - 'it will be do do'camer
- dyspl0
"tattoos and logo creation are somewhat different.. while similar in many respects.
client comes in and wants a logo, its your job to know what is good and what will look best.
tattoo client comes in and if they want something specific, its your job to give them what they want."this is where I disagree :)
but nice for once to discuss tattoo without having the same stupid pictures etc.- i disagree to agree.. only based on the suggestion by Khurramautoflavour
- hehedyspl
- Khurram0
you shoudl both agree to disagree.
Your both wankers anyway, real men tattoo themselves or get their mate to do it.
Keepin it real yo!
- and they look as awesome as your squiggles. is that a russian prison tattoo?autoflavour
- That's what i was aiming for. I.e, the whole "prison" aesthetic.Khurram
- And by the way, bitch, i never want nor need your opinion on my tatts. So you can shove those opinionsKhurram
- you win.autoflavour
- up your arse¬!Khurram
- duly noted, i will no longer refer to your awesome tattoo prowess. and here i was about to ask for one from youautoflavour
- I'm not aiming for awesome d00d. As long as it looks like i want it, that's all that matters.Khurram
- autoflavour0
ok look at it from this perspective.
a graphic designer wants a new logo.
they are more than capable of designing it themselves.
do they
a) make it themselves
b) make another designer do it.im guessing most would design it themselves right?
but you cant tattoo yourself, not without a lot of practice, as its not your trade. you may be skilled at making the graphic, but not at applying it.
so there is the difference. yes, a tattoo artist are usually skilled drawers or illustrators, but their styles will invariably differ from what it is you have in mind.
so if you are confident in your abilities as an artist, why not make it yourself.
unless of course you want a piece by XYZ tattoo artist.. in which case, this point is mute.
it is a service in the end.
- fabricio2k0
you guys are awesome, thank you very much for the advices given so far. I will actually try to look up for a nice tattoo artist then, that can draw some geometrical stuff, no pin-ups and stuff like that... just shapes basically... and that will definitely make it easier, for me and for the tattoo artist.
For me: Because I know how long it takes for me to design my own website, logo and etc... and that after 2 years, I end up hating it..
For the artist: Because, it is a good point, the guy will be inspired in having his own work and etc on me.
Now, off to find a good place here in Copenhagen!
- Khurram0
It's not that hard mate, it's like patinting with dots, pretty easy once you got the hang of it.
Plus, with tattooes, it's not just about the "design" but about the fact that you/someone took a needle to your arm and permanently deformed your body.
That's the space of "self-expression" that i think is needed to be exploited by "individuals" (such as me) who want to avoid the McTattoo of the McTattoo parlours.
And little girlies who get starts tattooed on their writs.
"OMG! I got this start tattooed on my wrist! I represents my death mother! It's so little! Ickle tattoo on my writst, can you see?? It's dead small, just discrete on my wrist!!"
I fink that's a bit shit. But then who am i to judge? To each his own.
- you are seriously deluding yourself if you dont think tattooing is hard.autoflavour
- I fink so too. death mother.dopepope
- That was my first go and it looks graet. My mother is an urdu poet and she reads it perfectKhurram
- It has the perfect caligraphic inflections as well.Khurram
- Have you ever tattooed anything? What do you base your assessment of "easy/hard" on??Khurram
- lol khurram, i remember you from 2008 you bad muthafucka!NEWSFLASH
- Khurram0
Once i've done tattooing across my ripped abs, i'll post it here so you can judge for me autoflavour.
Cos i'm just practicing so one day i will be very good at it.
- autoflavour0
fly to china and practice on pigs.
- autoflavour0
fly to china and practice on pigs.
- Khurram0
You take these things way to seriously autoflavour. Life's too short to take things like this as seriously as you do.
- doctor0
If you're in Copenhagen, go for one of these studios. They're absolutely the best.
http://www.royaltattoo.com/ (never mind the obnoxious webdesign)
http://www.myspace.com/conspirac…
http://www.lefix-tattoo.com/Good luck. :)
- El_Montr00
Maybe one small detail with red ink?
The star....
- Khurram0
Trend whore wank. Looks like something Michael C Place Build would do.
And.. what, you're scared of suitcases? or, you enjoy suitcases?
- smuggling...(suitcas...El_Montr0
- I love travelling, thats the suitcases represents :)fabricio2k
- and phones, you love phones? right. Right. I'd think a bit longer about this one.Khurram
- He loves injections....El_Montr0
- No, i hate injections! ok ok.. dropping this ideafabricio2k
- do you love brown stars? or fear them...stewart
- i think it's going to look very dated pretty soon.lukus_W
- dude everyone loves traveling. thats not a reason to get a tattooautoflavour
- BannedKappa0
Yeah I'd mull it over for about 2 years before going ahead with that one.