Topic: Der Tattoo Thread. (Read 794140 times)

sean · « **Reply #2900 on:** 15 Dec 2009, 19:06 »

tibetian agate, blue tiger eye, and ocean jasper are the best

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2901 on:** 15 Dec 2009, 19:54 »

Wow Sean you need to work on your spelling.

Quote from: sean on 15 Dec 2009, 19:06

tibetian agate, indian bloodstone, and ocean jasper are the best

Don't worry man, I got your back.

BrilliantEraser · « **Reply #2902 on:** 15 Dec 2009, 20:47 »

Hey guys guess what! (I am not going to wait for you all to guess, so I am just going to tell you)

I got my second set of lobe piercings done! Decided to start them off at a 14g, and I also finally put my 12g earrings back into the first holes (see previous post). Gonna work on getting those down to an 10g next semester, so I can start wearing hella awesome plugs.

Ballard · « **Reply #2903 on:** 15 Dec 2009, 21:32 »

Hey Dovey, on the topic of color tattoo healing, what else should I expect?

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #2904 on:** 15 Dec 2009, 22:28 »

i know you said him, but i was talking to a coworker tonight who also has his only color on his forearm, and we both agree the ooze is the worst part. we've both also had the same thing (and what dovey mentioned too) that part of the scab stuck to the sheet and stayed there when we were sleeping, so since the scab isn't on the tattoo anymore, the color will be affected. great. also my whole forearm basically is swollen and it hurts a lot more than all my line work (it hurt way less getting the actual tattoo) but that might be just the placement and since i'm right handed.

Kylos · « **Reply #2905 on:** 15 Dec 2009, 23:19 »

My cousin recently got this badboy.

4 and a half hours of work, and i'm really impressed with the guy's work even if it is a bad photo of it.
I'm going to see the same guy when I get mine.

jodizzle · « **Reply #2906 on:** 16 Dec 2009, 02:54 »

I never had the gross scabby problem when my colour tattoo was healing. Maybe its because I am better than you guys.

<3

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #2907 on:** 16 Dec 2009, 04:10 »

With colour tattoos, I have to use really mild shower gel anyway, it's actually prescription, but johnson's baby shower gel to keep it clean & prep H to help it heal, I kept mine wrapped longer than I have done with Black & White ones, but that was mostly to stop the ink getting on my clothes. They have all healed beautifully. (I have 6 fairly large coloured ones covering 9 years.)

Catacombs · « **Reply #2908 on:** 16 Dec 2009, 20:41 »

I got my color one at night so i just kept it bandaged 'til the next morning, when I washed it and stuff. There wasn't really any dripping/oozing/etc. My black ink one, however, seemed to ooze a lot more over the few hours after I got it, to the point where it was kind of dripping down my leg. I don't particularly remember any actually pain once I was out of the shop for either of them however.

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #2909 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 04:44 »

I don't know what this ooze business is. I've not had oozy tattoos?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2910 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 05:15 »

Quote from: Kylos on 15 Dec 2009, 23:19

My cousin recently got this badboy.

for some reason this made me think of the Windowlicker clip

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #2911 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 18:56 »

It maybe has something to do with the surface area of the wound itself, with the ooze. My half sleeve is only line work so that didn't ooze at all (I mean, technically it did but the surface area is small enough where I wouldn't notice) but this new one is about three inches wide and two inches tall or so. The ooze itself is just a scab that hasn't dried out, basically. Medically, it's exudate.

vegkitkat · « **Reply #2912 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 19:22 »

Thoughts on (inner) wrist tattoos? I'm thinking of getting my wrists done after xmas, but I'm not sure how comfortable I am with the visibility of the work. Good idea/bad idea?

sean · « **Reply #2913 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 19:30 »

wear long sleaves?

Ballard · « **Reply #2914 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 20:14 »

If you wear a watch, get it on the wrist on which you usually wear your watch.

vegkitkat · « **Reply #2915 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 20:47 »

I'm a crazy rebel and go watchless. I have no idea what time it is!

pilsner · « **Reply #2916 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 21:08 »

Isn't that just a strategy so that you can ask cute guys what time it is

...

and then mug them?

Ballard · « **Reply #2917 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 21:23 »

Occasionally I'll hide my watch beneath a sleeve and ask a stranger for the time as a cheap conversation starter.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2918 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 00:35 »

I know a guy that has a watch tattooed on his wrist. The band is sticks of dynamite and the time is always 4:40.

pilsner · « **Reply #2919 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 02:52 »

Suck to be behind him at security at the airport, I'm just saying. I'm all for more watch tattoos though, originality is way overrated.

Lines · « **Reply #2920 on:** 24 Dec 2009, 05:42 »

Eeep! I ordered two pairs of plugs Saturday and they should be delivered todayyyyy! Yay!

ackblom12 · « **Reply #2921 on:** 24 Dec 2009, 05:48 »

Oooo, what did end up deciding on?

Lines · « **Reply #2922 on:** 24 Dec 2009, 06:20 »

I'll show you when they get here.

Lines · « **Reply #2923 on:** 24 Dec 2009, 14:07 »

Ok...so I got the ocean jasper and blue tiger eye. They sent me 12g in the ocean jasper, so I have to send those back, and the flare on the blue tiger eye is too big to go through the hole in my ear. Great. Any tips on that or are they just not going to work for me?

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #2924 on:** 24 Dec 2009, 14:10 »

You can just like slowly put more stuff in the holes you already have, like double up on earring pairs and stuff. That's what I did when I was first stretching mine. That or just like giv'r and shove them in. I don't recommend that, though. Hurts like hell.

Lines · « **Reply #2925 on:** 01 Jan 2010, 20:37 »

The ocean jasper fit! The flares are smaller than those on the blue tiger eye, so I'm just going to wear those and if I decide to stretch my ears a tiny bit, I've got the tiger eye for later.

Emaline · « **Reply #2926 on:** 01 Jan 2010, 20:44 »

Hot shower, and oil(I always used coconut) help get plug in, as well.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #2927 on:** 23 Jan 2010, 09:12 »

I'm taking the hooks used in my suspension to my piercers today to get them autoclaved and I'm trying to decide what to do with them. I was considering using them last halloween to make a hellraiser Pumpkin, but laziness took over and I opted out of that. I'm kind of thinking of something a little more permanent. It was a fairly big moment for me, but I'm clueless as to what to do with them and I need ideas!

Emaline · « **Reply #2928 on:** 23 Jan 2010, 12:01 »

Frame them on a simple white background and hang them in your livingroom or bedroom.

BrilliantEraser · « **Reply #2929 on:** 25 Jan 2010, 23:12 »

So this is gonna be a bit gross. You're forewarned.

I got my second set of lobe piercings done about six weeks ago. I was playing with one of them today and noticed that it was 'sticking' a bit. So I wiggled it around (probably a big mistake) a bit until it was loose, and then left it alone. Fast forward three hours.

My entire lobe is now red, swollen, and painful. I start to clean around the piercing, and then realized that there might be something trapped inside the actual piercing itself (it's happened to me before, with a very irritating piece of hair). So I removed the jewelry and begin cleaning the piercing site. As soon as I put pressure on the lobe, it bursts. Like, literally bursts. There was pus and blood all over the wall/mirror I had been standing in front of. Funny thing is, the area immediately begins to feel better. So I just clean the rest of the area out as best as I can (using plain soap and water, no alcohol-based cleaners for me), and pop the earring back in.

I'm pretty sure it's an abscess, so I'm gonna continue doing hot compresses on it until I fall asleep (it's 2:11, but I'm wide awake now), and then get it checked out at the infirmary tomorrow morning.

Has anyone here ever encountered a problem like this before?

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2930 on:** 25 Jan 2010, 23:20 »

Yeah when I had my ear cartilage done the first time (got it done with a gun, silly child) one of them swelled up real bad for a few days, I was playing with it then it burst and it was pretty disgusting. I wouldn't even say to go to the infirmary (are you on a ship?), just clean it and keep an eye on it for a few days.

BrilliantEraser · « **Reply #2931 on:** 25 Jan 2010, 23:23 »

Hah, no I'm at college. I work at the infirmary though. I guess if it doesn't ease up by the time I have my next shift (Thursday night into Friday morning), then I'll have my co-workers look at it.

It's funny because I had my first lobe piercings done with a gun, and had no problems whatsoever. These ones I got done with needles, and was extolling the virtues of needle-piercing to my family, so of course this one would get infected.

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #2932 on:** 26 Jan 2010, 02:04 »

I had a similar thing when I was tapering my ear. The tape must have caught the inside of the lobe and cut it slightly. Fast forward twelve hours to work when I notice my ear is swollen. I take the taper out and KABLOOEY, puss everywhere. Felt goood.

Also: What way would you guys get arm tattoos round? Do you have it facing you or facing away from you? I ask because I'm getting a variation of this on April 6th, and I want it with the arrow tip at my wrist (so the tattoo itself is facing me).

öde · « **Reply #2933 on:** 26 Jan 2010, 02:30 »

Quote from: Thomas Edison on 26 Jan 2010, 02:04

Also: What way would you guys get arm tattoos round?

The happy way ):

Depends, I mean I think the only consideration is do you want to show it off lots? (pointing up your arm) or do you want it to be more personal (pointing down, so it looks the right way up when you look at it).

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #2934 on:** 26 Jan 2010, 03:25 »

I would get it with the arrow pointing towards my elbow but each to their own. If it's meant to be something that you want to be able to read whenever you like then do it your way. When I get my sleeves it will all be done facing downwards so it's upside down when I look at it. This doesn't make it less personal, it's just an aesthetic choice.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #2935 on:** 26 Jan 2010, 04:21 »

I'd get it outer arm with the arrow pointing up personally, but like Jimmy said, it has to do with aesthetics more than anything. It would just bother the hell out of me if it was pointing towards my elbow.

Lines · « **Reply #2936 on:** 26 Jan 2010, 06:06 »

I too would personally like it pointing up, not only for aesthetics, but also because I'd get tired of twisting my arm up to let people read it. It's really up to you, but no matter which direction, it's still personal either way because it's on your body.

nufan · « **Reply #2937 on:** 26 Jan 2010, 08:00 »

I'm currently thinking about getting a tattoo, but can't make my mind up.

I was born in Botswana (the country just above South Africa) and think it would be pretty nice to get a tattoo of this, the outline of the country filled in with the flag. However, I have doubts that it might just look like a really weird blob that would look strange. Anyone know of anything similar, or if it would work/not work?

ampersandwitch · « **Reply #2938 on:** 26 Jan 2010, 08:16 »

Definitely better than the Jersey tattoos I've seen, but I'm not sure about light blue ink - it doesn't seem to be very popular in tattoos and I can't help but wonder if there's a reason for that.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #2939 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 06:33 »

Alex C · « **Reply #2940 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 06:42 »

Quote from: ampersandwitch on 26 Jan 2010, 08:16

Definitely better than the Jersey tattoos I've seen, but I'm not sure about light blue ink - it doesn't seem to be very popular in tattoos and I can't help but wonder if there's a reason for that.

It's in part due to fading. Light blue fades rather easily compared to say, black or dark red. This is also why green, orange and yellow tattoos often look kind of washed out-- some colors are just more vulnerable to fading than others.

nichidani · « **Reply #2941 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 07:54 »

also, some people's skin just doesn't take light blue so great. it's kind of like white, though not as extreme. it just depends on your skin tone and stuff.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #2942 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 09:58 »

medusaaaaa! that looks cute. it's an an i on your lips

Gemmwah · « **Reply #2943 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 10:05 »

Eee thank you Brittany! I'm gonna change the ring in my bottom lip for a stud too so they match

Lines · « **Reply #2944 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 14:21 »

Nice, Gemm!

I took a shower this morning, so I was like, hey lets see if I can shove in my blue tigers eye double flares and by golly they are in my ears! Woo! (Definitely not taking them out if I haven't recently showered though.)

Catacombs · « **Reply #2945 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 16:29 »

Quote from: ampersandwitch on 26 Jan 2010, 08:16

Definitely better than the Jersey tattoos I've seen

What's your qualm with NJ tattoos? Just curious, as I'm planning that to be my next one.

Jace · « **Reply #2946 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 17:26 »

Well, its an outline of New Jersey, that's one big thing against it. That's probably the biggest thing against it.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #2947 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 17:30 »

tattoos of NJ, much like the actual NJ, should be removed via laser immediately.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #2948 on:** 27 Jan 2010, 19:41 »

Maybe he fist pumps a lot. There's nothing wrong with a lot of fist pumping. ....... (I think we've had this discussion in this same thread a few times only about state tattoos in general. I still want to get the ND one and tell people it's supposed to be a rectangle and then look all sad at it)

Catacombs · « **Reply #2949 on:** 28 Jan 2010, 05:30 »

I'm not going to discuss this via the internet because it would be a stupid discussion, but I'm not a fist pumping guido. I love NJ; it is and will always be my home, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. The outline of the state has an interesting shape (beats anywhere in the midwest) and I think it would like cool on my body. It'd be something I'd love 50 years down the road too.

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