Topic: Der Tattoo Thread. (Read 788592 times)

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3150 on:** 06 May 2010, 06:35 »

I'm not gonna comment on whether they would suit you because I'm terrible at that, but healing wise lobes are about as easy as it gets.

Barring any complications it's a pretty simple to care for deal. You'll still need to clean them and soak them, but they should finish up with any maintenance work within 2 - 3 weeks and be fully healed with a proper fistula within 2 - 3 months.

In all honesty, some of the best looking lobes I've seen have been on folks with rounder faces. It just seems to suit them, but typically anything 13mm and below will suit practically anyone and be easily disguised as a normal piercing.

Edit: When I say what I say concerning rounder faces I'm thinking of larger stretches also. 25mm and up seems to suit round faces and large folks in general incredibly well and I'm assuming those sizes are not even part of the equation.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #3151 on:** 06 May 2010, 06:36 »

Should probably mention I'm not a big fan of stretches in general, so any and all advice given by me in this arena should be taken with a grain of salt.

Liz · « **Reply #3152 on:** 06 May 2010, 06:56 »

Well I dislike stretched lobes unless you keep them small enough that they can go back. So that is something to keep in mind as well.

Also, what Jimmy said.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3153 on:** 06 May 2010, 07:08 »

Liz · « **Reply #3154 on:** 06 May 2010, 07:22 »

I will get you a mop.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #3155 on:** 06 May 2010, 08:23 »

vegkitkat · « **Reply #3156 on:** 06 May 2010, 13:53 »

Quote from: Slick on 05 May 2010, 21:09

VKK <3 Carbon?

Yup, I'm a big ol' chemistry nerd.

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #3157 on:** 06 May 2010, 14:25 »

Quote from: Liz on 06 May 2010, 06:56

Well I dislike stretched lobes unless you keep them small enough that they can go back. So that is something to keep in mind as well.

Seriously sew back together ears are gross, it may not be so much of a problem with guys, but there are SOOOOOO many earings I can't wear because of my crappy stretches, one of which grew right back & looks normal, the other only shrank half way.

They can be permenant. Remember that. You may start not finding it pretty anymore. I don't & I used to have Mahoosive ones.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3158 on:** 06 May 2010, 15:44 »

She is definitely correct on that, the general accepted size that is irreversible via downsizing is about the 1/2" (13mm) mark, but it varies from person to person.

I would like to point out though that repaired lobes (barring healing issues) have no excuse to be gross if done properly.

It's also rather expensive to have done unless you have a skilled and trusted body modification artist to go to who is willing to do it for you.

Lines · « **Reply #3159 on:** 06 May 2010, 16:20 »

I like stretched lobes. Dovey, I think they would look pretty ok on you if you didn't get them too big. I think they'd suit your face and would go nicely with your style. But if you don't want them, then don't get them. I don't think piercings are worth the investment if you don't plan on keeping them for a decent period of time.

That said, the jewelry is sooooo awesome.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #3160 on:** 06 May 2010, 16:33 »

I think you could rock some classy little stretched lobes, dovey.

Booked my tattoo for next week! Getting it done by a pretty ace artist. I think I saw this one being done.

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #3161 on:** 07 May 2010, 02:04 »

This in no way reflect on the skill of the artist, but hahahahahahahahaha! Dolphin tattoo! Hahaha! Dolphins are rapists, that's ike getting Gary Glitter surrounded by rainbows on you. Dolphin tattoos suck.

(The rest however look very good.)

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #3162 on:** 07 May 2010, 09:11 »

Just google dolphin, seriously. Also I just have a hatred of Dolphin tattoos, most people who have them are just awful, it's almost like the girls version of a British Bulldog where I'm from. They might as wel have AVOID ME tattooed on their heads.

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #3163 on:** 07 May 2010, 15:30 »

Ballard · « **Reply #3164 on:** 07 May 2010, 19:15 »

Speechless.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3165 on:** 07 May 2010, 21:37 »

oh god it took me a little while to notice the hint of balls hanging down

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3166 on:** 08 May 2010, 11:09 »

Got some Moose Antler plugs in 1" today!

Gonna take a hot shower and see if I can get them in a bit. if not, I should be able to finish the stretch within a week or so and then I'm officially at 1" and can start buying ridiculous jewelry.

Metope · « **Reply #3167 on:** 08 May 2010, 13:23 »

Okay, so, some of you know I've been thinking about getting a Kandinsky painting tattooed on my foot:

I was just wondering about white ink, would it work out at all? The background is mostly white, but I don't know if I should get the background at all or just the image itself. The shapes would definitely stand out more on a white background (if I got a background I would probably make the white fade out instead of having the sharp edges of the canvas) as in the actual painting, but I'm not sure if it would translate well as a tattoo. Also, about the white shapes in the image itself, if I decided to leave out the white background, should I leave out white in the shapes as well? Argh it's so hard to figure out what would look best, I know nothing about tattoos! Help!

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #3168 on:** 08 May 2010, 14:50 »

From what I've heard white is generally only used in highlights, the dead bird on my arm has a chunk of white ink for the body/face area. You could probably get away with having white in the white shapes, but I am not sure how white ink looks when shaded in as the background. I can't recall ever seeing a tattoo with huge amounts of white ink making up the image. Your best bet is to talk to a tattoo artist about the idea and see what they have to say. Most tattoo artists are rad and happy to discuss ideas with you!

A thing to keep in mind with white ink though is that it's never actually white, it'll always take on the tone of your skin and fade over the years. The white on my dead birdy doesn't really look all that white anymore, it just looks a bit anemic.

Emaline · « **Reply #3169 on:** 08 May 2010, 16:40 »

I actually think it'd look a lot better if you didn't get the white.

Jace · « **Reply #3170 on:** 08 May 2010, 16:42 »

Kris, aren't you super white anyways? the white is already done for you.

Metope · « **Reply #3171 on:** 08 May 2010, 16:44 »

Yeah, I'm thinking it's either all or nothing here, since the white shapes in the figure functions as spaces that breaks up the figure a little bit, so they need to be the same colour as the background for the figure to not become a compact blob. And hey, if my skin had been any whiter I would have been an albino, so why not just drop the white.

Edit: Dammit Jace, beat me to the joke.

Emaline · « **Reply #3172 on:** 08 May 2010, 16:55 »

But the skin will break up the shape as well. The white will be you skin color.

Alex C · « **Reply #3173 on:** 08 May 2010, 16:55 »

Kandinsky is my favorite painter. It's not even really close after that, although Klee's fish magic was pretty cool.

Metope · « **Reply #3174 on:** 08 May 2010, 17:03 »

Yeah, Emaline, that's what I was trying to say (although probably kind of clumsily, excuse me, it's 2 am).

Alex, you have good taste! I love Kandinsky. I mean, I love a lot of all kinds art and I'm probably a lot less critical than I should be (studying art history kind of does that to you), but Kandinsky is way up there when it comes to aesthetic art. The way Kandinsky relates music to visual arts, his extremely varied styles and the way you can see colours basically meant everything to him is just stunning.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3175 on:** 09 May 2010, 01:59 »

Plus you can't really go wrong with a dude named Wassily... Wa-Silly. A hee hee!

Rizzo · « **Reply #3176 on:** 09 May 2010, 02:28 »

Heh... you know it's pronounced "Vase-ily" right? Middle/Eastern European W = English V.

Successfully at 12.5mm for both ears. Will post pix soonish.

Metope · « **Reply #3177 on:** 09 May 2010, 04:26 »

Also if you spell his name properly it's actually Vasilij Kandinskij. It just got americanized, like everything else.

Fun fact: after I typed out the sentence above, spell check put red lines under his name, but not the word "americanized".

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3178 on:** 09 May 2010, 08:01 »

Quote from: Jeans on 09 May 2010, 04:56

Васи

Mmm Bacon

Ballard · « **Reply #3179 on:** 09 May 2010, 09:54 »

And it would be pronounced Vah-silly.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3180 on:** 09 May 2010, 17:40 »

Stop ruining my fun guys

Lines · « **Reply #3181 on:** 09 May 2010, 20:41 »

Quote from: Metope on 09 May 2010, 04:26

Also if you spell his name properly it's actually Vasilij Kandinskij.

Spelled like that, it'd be pronounced Vah-sil-izh. I thought it was Vah-sil-ee. Regardless, Kandinsky is amazing. I approve of it being a tattoo. And I don't think there's any need for white ink.The colors will pop on your skin as is.

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #3182 on:** 10 May 2010, 04:31 »

How big is your foot? If they are small it might not be the best placing, it's quite a big image with levels of detail...That may well bleed into one another over time, loosing the sharp look of it.

Metope · « **Reply #3183 on:** 10 May 2010, 04:47 »

My feet are size 38/39 in European sizes ad 7,5 in American, so pretty average I guess. And yeah, because of the small details I want it quite big, so I want the tattoo itself to be sort of tilted and cover my foot, parts of the ankle and maybe going up my leg a little. I don't know, I'll have to discuss details with a tattoo artist.

elizaknowswhatshesfor · « **Reply #3184 on:** 10 May 2010, 04:50 »

That's cool, I'm a size 4 so I was looking down at my foot going "how would that work" geometric shapes can be fully hard to fit around curved parts of your body, but I guess you've thought about that.

It's such an awesome piece of artwork, are you going to have it done painterly or just in block colours?

Papersatan · « **Reply #3185 on:** 10 May 2010, 07:49 »

I think stretched ears are great. I think they look good on almost anyone, it is just a matter of scale. Not wearing "normal" earrings can be sad, but once you get big enough you can wear hoops again. I wear hoops through my tunnels all the time.
The only thing to be careful of when deciding to stretch, but not go very big is that as you go your idea of what "big" is changes. I know when I started I was planning on stopping around a 2. I am nearly at half inch now.

Also Kris I am majorly in support of this tattoo. I also don't think you need white, I think it will look good just with your skin as the canvas.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #3186 on:** 10 May 2010, 19:22 »

Quote from: Linds on 09 May 2010, 20:41

Quote from: Metope on 09 May 2010, 04:26
Also if you spell his name properly it's actually Vasilij Kandinskij.

Spelled like that, it'd be pronounced Vah-sil-izh. I thought it was Vah-sil-ee.

only in american stuffs! remember js are different. like in jens and bjorn and rjadical. my gramma's maiden name is mjlnek, pronounced muh-lay-nick, for examplez

Ballard · « **Reply #3187 on:** 10 May 2010, 21:09 »

That's more Polish than it is Russian.

Ballard · « **Reply #3188 on:** 11 May 2010, 00:56 »

Holy fucking shit.

What do you guys think? Stupid or incredible?

jmrz · « **Reply #3189 on:** 11 May 2010, 01:15 »

I actually think that's awesome. I mean, I am one of those people who likes the idea of a tattoo but would probably hate it and want it gone after a while. It seems kind of like an awesome alternative for people like me?

Emaline · « **Reply #3190 on:** 11 May 2010, 01:30 »

On one hand, I'm such a geek and I'm like "Thats totally awesome" on the other hand, I feel like a total elitist and a jerk but maybe I'm just a tattoo purest and think that its kinda lame.

scarred · « **Reply #3191 on:** 11 May 2010, 01:53 »

I'm just gonna wait for nanobot tattoos.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #3192 on:** 11 May 2010, 03:51 »

I like the idea of the technology because come on, it's pretty cool. At the end of the day it seems like this is the kind of thing that some people will get because they make stupid decisions. I prefer actual tattoos.

Still pretty awesome though.

Rizzo · « **Reply #3193 on:** 11 May 2010, 05:00 »

APRIL FOOLS. Pay attention cats.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3194 on:** 11 May 2010, 05:10 »

Yeah, I think the term "Uses Safe Sub-dermal Implants!" and being sold by a non surgical site is what gave it away. I do know that this is kind of something that is (or at least has) being worked on, and the reality of it is actually much more awesome, but it's certainly not legally approved yet.

I like the idea of it but I think it depends entirely on why you want tattoos in the first place. I think I'd probably stick to normal tattoos myself, but I could see getting one as an experiment. Once the screens get to the point where color and detail an be done properly it could be a fantastic option.

On the other hand, it seems odd to me that someone would be unwilling to get permanent ink on their body but be perfectly okay with getting a surgical procedure done to have a foreign object crammed under their skin in order to simulate it. Also jesus fuck the Body Mod community does not need yet another thing to feel all superior and bitchy about.

october1983 · « **Reply #3195 on:** 11 May 2010, 05:18 »

Oh man but then we're just a step away from animated tattoos. What.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3196 on:** 11 May 2010, 05:50 »

Yeah see, that's why I am excited about it. I'm just confused by the idea of not wanting to get tattoos because of most of the reasons for nto wanting them, but being ok with having an implant inserted via surgery.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #3197 on:** 11 May 2010, 06:21 »

I don't know, I think once you're happy to allow someone to stick that many needles into your skin, it's only a small step to accept surgery. I'd certainly prefer to be able to change/remove my tattoo if I had one (but I wouldn't get one).

I am quite disappointed that it isn't real, though.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #3198 on:** 11 May 2010, 06:27 »

Oh no, I agree with you there. Once you get one procedure, whether it's piercing, tattoo or scarificaton, other things seem less radical as you go. I mean people who are not willing to get tattoos and the like, but are ok with this idea.

I am still incredibly eager to see the implants powered by BLOOD to hit FDA approved status.

Basically I think my confusion arises from the same place as people who are ok with plastic surgery but not tattoos or piercings.

Ballard · « **Reply #3199 on:** 11 May 2010, 13:07 »

The only reason I wouldn't be okay with a tattoo is the idea that I'd eventually get tired of it/regret it, regardless of how well thought out it was. I can avoid getting that I <3 BLINK-182 tattoo but priorities and tastes change over time.

Also, unfortunately, body modification discrimination is still rampant in the corporate world so I have to plan for that.

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