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Topic: Gaming Tattoos (Read 188048 times)
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Big Gulp
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Disregard this post. My stupidity took over.
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squirrel
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WWII nose art is awesome. Hell I'm inspired for a retro nose art piece:  |
Speaking of marketing, we're out of milk.
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WindupAtheist
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Gee, you can get them in UV blacklight too.  Schild, this is totally what you should get. "ILLEGAL IMAGE REFERENCE" in big red letters, right on your ass. :mrgreen: |
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Viin
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How about WWII bomber nose art? Classic tattoo stuff, pretty girls, and a lot of aviation stuff thrown into the designs.
Bomber nose art is cool and all, but I think it's a bit too colorful for me - I want something in black with maybe a couple of color highlights (eyes, etc) and be all sharp edges and stuff. Now that I think about it it's probably a bit too aviation specific; something that is more fantastical would work better for me (ie: a flying dragon/phoenix/falcon or a dolphicorn). I really like the style of NiX's tat, I'm going to see if I can find more examples like that. |
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schild
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A flying shark!
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Viin
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FYI, It's hard to find specific kinds of tattoo art on the Internets.
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schild
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Yes, it is. You can find most everything at bmeink.com.
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NiX
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FYI, It's hard to find specific kinds of tattoo art on the Internets.
Deviant Art has a tat section. You can find some pretty creative stuff there. |
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Viin
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I really like this one but it's a bit large for me. Going through bmeink (thanks Schild) will take me awhile .. |
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bhodi
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No lie.
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Signe
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Muse.
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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Chimpy
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The dude with the Tanoowhathefuckeveritiscalled-Suit Mario on his neck needs serious mental help.  |
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schild
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Anyone with a Master Chief doesn't "get" gaming.
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voodoolily
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Finnuh, munnuh, muhfuh, I enjoy creating new written vernacular, s'all.
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I was surprised to see new-school games as tats. Like Amaterasu - she's great, but not really a classic character. Yet.
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Yegolev
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How can you go wrong with Okami?
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voodoolily
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Oh, you totally CAN'T go wrong with Okami, I was just surprised to see it as a tat since it's so new. Prince of All Cosmos would be a great one too. btw, the only company to get rights to create licensed Katamari products (shirts, primarily) is a Portland-based software company. Fun stuff.
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NiX
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I really like this one but it's a bit large for me. Going through bmeink (thanks Schild) will take me awhile .. Don't let that stop you from getting what you want. Most Tat artists including Gulp (I'm sure) can shrink down anything to make it workable for you. Dragons like that are VERY popular and most artists generally know how to do them. At any size. |
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Big Gulp
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Dragons like that are VERY popular and most artists generally know how to do them. At any size.
Like I told Schild a couple of days ago, that's within limits. If you've got a fairly large piece you don't want to shrink it down too much. It'll look good for a year, but tattoo ink naturally spreads a bit given time, and a detailed tattoo packed into a small area will turn into a blotchy mess. It seems to be fairly common where people want insanely detailed work on very small areas. A guy at my work told me he wanted a dreamcatcher (Okay, that's bad enough right there) with a scene in the inside of mountains, a bear, a wolf, a mountain lion, and a buffalo. Was this a backpiece, you ask? Nope, he wanted this on his shoulder. No, I'm not tattooing Noah's Ark on a 3" square surface, sorry. |
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« Last Edit: June 04, 2007, 06:31:50 PM by Big Gulp »
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CmdrSlack
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I can testify to this. I have one on my shoulder that is basically three birds sitting beak to tail, forming a circle. Their feet lock in the center. It still looks like the original, but since it's all in black, I have no earthly idea whether it'll be touch-up-able. Maybe it could be done with white ink, but I have no real idea.
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NiX
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Hey, I never said you could make it microscopic AND detailed :P I just said workable for you. Of course there are limits to everything. Hey Gulp, would you do elephant ears on my crotch?  |
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Signe
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This guy is a mess!  My father has a lion on his arm. He got a few years ago to cover up a badly faded tiger which he got to cover up a woman's name who wasn't my mother. |
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NiX
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Why that guy didn't use that time to fill in the rest of his tribal work is beyond me. Some people...
I'm still waiting for the inner wrist design, Gulp! :-D
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Big Gulp
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I'm still waiting for the inner wrist design, Gulp! :-D
Do you want something quasi-tribal like your phoenix, or something more in line with that cage you showed me earlier? |
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Sky
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This guy is a mess! I like the bullet holes. I think the islands of tatt floating around his body are a bit odd. I like it when they form a cohesive whole rather than just randomly-placed elements that don't work together. |
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NiX
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Do you want something quasi-tribal like your phoenix, or something more in line with that cage you showed me earlier?
No tribal. I can only handle so much. But, yeah, something in line with that works. Tiny wrists require symmetrical objects. |
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CmdrSlack
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This guy is a mess! I like the bullet holes. I think the islands of tatt floating around his body are a bit odd. I like it when they form a cohesive whole rather than just randomly-placed elements that don't work together. The big stripes just remind me of a Comcast ad they're currently running for their VOIP phone service. "Sorry Roger, you tiger now." |
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Strazos
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"Tattoos are Permanent!"
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voodoolily
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Do you want something quasi-tribal like your phoenix, or something more in line with that cage you showed me earlier?
No tribal. I can only handle so much. But, yeah, something in line with that works. Tiny wrists require symmetrical objects. You should have your DNA fingerprint sequenced (can get it done at a university hospital) and then convert the bands to a barcode. It's an idea I've had for awhile now. |
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schild
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Brilliant.
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CmdrSlack
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How very Dark Angel.
I doubt, however, that the barcode would make him as hot as Jessica Alba.
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schild
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How very Dark Angel.
I doubt, however, that the barcode would make him as hot as Jessica Alba.
So wrong. |
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NiX
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I didn't know you thought of me that way Schild. How very.. erotic. I think that's an awesome idea, I'll have to find out where I can get it done.
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Big Gulp
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I didn't know you thought of me that way Schild. How very.. erotic. I think that's an awesome idea, I'll have to find out where I can get it done.
A) Does it really matter if the barcode is accurate? Are you going to use this at Kroger for the Super Shopper Savings? B) I highly doubt anyone could accurately tattoo a barcode to the point where it's actually scannable by a reader. Aren't the tolerances on bar codes fairly tight? ETA: When I mean "scannable" I mean actually duplicating exactly a given barcode in tattoo form. I'm sure you could produce one that'd be readable, but whether it'd actually be your barcode is another matter entirely. |
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« Last Edit: June 05, 2007, 04:48:00 PM by Big Gulp »
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voodoolily
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Finnuh, munnuh, muhfuh, I enjoy creating new written vernacular, s'all.
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That's not the point. It's that you'd have your own product code. On your skin.
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voodoolily
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Finnuh, munnuh, muhfuh, I enjoy creating new written vernacular, s'all.
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 This is corn. You see how the bands' thicknesses and spacing resemble a barcode? Imagine how cool it'd be to have your own. Very Mark of the Beast. |
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