Thinking about getting a Tattoo on my arm

[5anders]

A friend of mine that owns a shop had some great advice.  Get the artist to draw it out on a piece of paper and hang it up somewhere that you will see it on a daily basis.  If you still like it after a few months then get it.  I carried a picture of a piece that I wanted to get in my wallet for about six months, and in the end decided not to get it.  Still gotta figure out what I want to go in that spot though!?   

[redman555]

Thanks for all the advice guys, I will look into all of this.  Ink, do you know a good site that has designs and stuff on it?


-BigBOBCH

[Larry]

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One problem with the red is the forearms. A long sleeve shirt will cover those up. I even knew a guy with some nice sleeve tats on both arms that works in an office environment. You'd never know he had them unless he showed them to you because he did them right and cut them off just above his wrist. That way even if his dress shirt rides up a little you still cant see them.


To the OP maybe you should get this being you're Italian. 

[dud]

Keep in mind also that there are "try before you buy" types now. You can get it airbrushed on or even some places have temporary transfers available. Test that puppy out before hand. You may find that after wearing it around for a couple hours that it isn't as cool as you thought it would be. I have a few that I wish now I'd have said no to but it's too late now. On the other hand I also got a written guarantee with one...it was guaranteed to last for a minimum of 2 weeks after my demise lol! Choose well,choose wisely and good luck!

[Grape]

Check this out

[FLS]

Is that supposed to be a buff pun? 

[ebfd11]

Well I have 2 tats

The first 1 I got in 1988 after I got stationed to Millington Tn. Its an eagle head with USMC below it.

My 2nd one is a full sized chimney with the numbers 343 in it. I'm not done with that one but when I get some time I will get it finished.

[DEECONX]

Check this out
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That is epic!

[redman555]

Idk if this would help, but I wanted to get my grandparents names around the tattoo when they pass  .  So what do you guys think I should do for that?

-BigBOBCH

[Molsman]

i never realized you were that close. i'm in south jersey.

 there used to be a place in blackwood nj called the jersey devil. i'd heard a lot of good about him.

Lol Yup I am about and hr an half from willingboro and burlington area. Closer if ya are around frenchtown. I am in Jersey once  a yr usually for biker weekend down in childwood but other then that I am there to visit family.

Greenhornet from the Blacksheep is another jersian

[ink]

Ink

A question if you don't mind. 

Solid black band about 1" tall all the way around a biceps (the black ring is the symbol of my immediate family)  rough idea of the cost / time?

Pain, as I understand it, would be pretty high on the inside of the arm.

1" tall all the way around the arm would take me about an 45min...maybe an hour....although I have been inking for 23 years....so I do work fast, I would charge around $150-$175

as far as putting the names you can just place them above or below the band.

I don't know of any good "flash" site (flash is the "artwork" all over tattoo studio walls) I pretty much only do custom work, I talk to the client and draw a design from there input.

if you look for shops all in your area i would gladly check them out online and recommend one.

[CAP1]

Lol Yup I am about and hr an half from willingboro and burlington area. Closer if ya are around frenchtown. I am in Jersey once  a yr usually for biker weekend down in childwood but other then that I am there to visit family.

Greenhornet from the Blacksheep is another jersian

dam...i didn't know that. i was flying with him a lot in mw before i started flying ava.....cool guy from what i can tell......

[Larry]

Check this out
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That is effin awesome!

[TwinBoom]

Maybe you could get Voss to sketch out his scorpion lol

jk dont pic out of a book take ur ideas ruff sketchs to an artist they can drawl something up for you if they are a good tattoo artist

my .02 

[fbWldcat]

How about just a simple Italian flag with "Mia" on the top and "Italia" on the bottom of the flag? Then it would be easy to add your parents names when they pass and show they were, as you are, full-blooded Italian.