Help me pick a tattoo (kurt cobain)

hip hop bunny hop · 05-03-2012, 01:26 AM

^^^ I have a stick & poke tattoo on my chest that says "metal".... and, yeah, the "t" is inverted.

I still like it to this day. Dunno why.

mr dave · 05-03-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bam You Have AIDS

Come to think of it, I don't personally know anyone with a good tattoo. Everyone I can think of who has one has an atrocious piece on them clearly done by a total amateur. It's a lot easier to get screwed than you may expect.

I know 1 - ONE - guy with good tattoos. They have cost him A LOT. And still, not all of his tattoos are good.

Another factor I haven't seen mentioned is size. Large tattoos aren't normally done in one sitting and if it happens to be something that will be part of a bigger piece (like a full sleeve with fine detail and multiple colours) then you're far more likely than not going to need to pay for a redo on the oldest parts so they match with the most recent additions.

Also don't ever think a tattoo with any sort of fine detail is ever 'done' unless you want it to slowly transform into looking like crap.

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Originally Posted by Hermione

I have an Everclear tattoo, man was that a not good idea

For real? Ouch...

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Mr. Dave isn't a troll...

Thanks? Though just like Janszoon I'm kind of confused as to this as well hahahaha

And no, even if I think the OP is kind of foolish, you never know who's lurking and reading a particular thread (atm - ~20 members ~560 guests viewing the site). So for the silent majority of visitors to the site who might be considering the same thing I'll offer what I feel is legit advice.

So I'll repeat it one last time again (this is what the 74th time?) - DO NOT GET A TATTOO OF A FACE (OR A FACE TATTOO).

Really... face tattoos make you look like the bad kind of crazy.

Guybrush · 05-03-2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

Really... face tattoos make you look like the bad kind of crazy.

When she gets old, you won't be able to tell the tattoos apart from the liver spots

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-03-2012, 10:27 AM

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For real? Ouch...

Haha, I don't really care that much, I really was just trying to bring the thread back on topic.

Personally, I think getting someone's face on you is dumb. Like everyone else said, it's extremely hard to replicate a face, unless you get a particularly good artist who can draw up a good stencil.

Secondly, as someone who has music tattoos, I would say it would be smarter to get a lyric tattooed, or the band's logo.

Also, don't ask a community for an opinion then whine we're you're being made fun of, you put yourself out there like that, don't be surprised.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-03-2012, 10:31 AM

Maybe you should learn to read before you go on the internet, then.

**Janszoon** · 05-03-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

Haha, I don't really care that much, I really was just trying to bring the thread back on topic.

Personally, I think getting someone's face on you is dumb. Like everyone else said, it's extremely hard to replicate a face, unless you get a particularly good artist who can draw up a good stencil.

Secondly, as someone who has music tattoos, I would say it would be smarter to get a lyric tattooed, or the band's logo.

I feel like the whole people getting lines of text as tattoos trend is going to look as hideously dated as tribal armbands in a few years.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-03-2012, 10:36 AM

To be honest, I don't really care if they look dated. I still love mine, and it's been four years. Mine looks like a necklace though. I also waited a year to get the tattoo after I had the original idea. I still think it's an awesome line to get tattooed, I'm glad I picked the Smiths.

The Batlord · 05-03-2012, 10:44 AM

I've never really been much of a tattoo man, but I keep having this urge to get a tattoo of Megaman standing with both feet spread, and holding a communist Russian flag, posing like some old propaganda poster.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 05-03-2012, 10:45 AM

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**Janszoon** · 05-03-2012, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

To be honest, I don't really care if they look dated. I still love mine, and it's been four years. Mine looks like a necklace though. I also waited a year to get the tattoo after I had the original idea. I still think it's an awesome line to get tattooed, I'm glad I picked the Smiths.

Four years isn't very long.

Anyway, I think it's kind of interesting how there are trends with tattoos. I never noticed that when I was younger. I don't think it was until we transitioned from tribal armbands to every indie kid on earth getting tattoos of stars that I started thinking about it.

05-03-2012, 01:26 AM	#191 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	^^^ I have a stick & poke tattoo on my chest that says "metal".... and, yeah, the "t" is inverted. I still like it to this day. Dunno why. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

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~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Maybe you should learn to read before you go on the internet, then.

05-03-2012, 10:36 AM	#197 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	To be honest, I don't really care if they look dated. I still love mine, and it's been four years. Mine looks like a necklace though. I also waited a year to get the tattoo after I had the original idea. I still think it's an awesome line to get tattooed, I'm glad I picked the Smiths.