Let's see your tattoos

Been awhile since I made a thread, and just got some work done myself, so let's see what you got Cellar!

Pics of mine coming tonight when I can take the bandage off. It's the bear and star from the California state flag.

Here she is:

nice! i used to make tattoo guns. can't tat worth a...ya know...but i can build da guns!

here are mine...






Yeah... None!

Pretty neat Bullitt!

I am unmarked.

I have lots. I've posted here before though, and none new. I think I need something new this year!

congrats, Bullitt-, but if you're in OH, why put Cali on ya?

Cloud;707705 wrote:

if you're in OH, why put Cali on ya?

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I was born south of LA. All of my extended family was born and lives in CA too. Mostly the San Diego area.

ah, like me--an expat!

Cloud;707709 wrote:

ah, like me--an expat!

Yep! I'll get back one day though.

monster;707707 wrote:

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I like it! I have none to share with you unfortunately... but I'm into angry bear tattoos right now. Sort of a running joke with a friend who's a tattoo-holic.

(She got a lily about a week ago. I was trying to convince her to go with a bear fighting a lily. So much cooler.)

Is her lily near her lily?

Hm... I don't know... that photo on facebook is cropped awfully close...

Great shot Bullit.

I just finished a book about the bio of Kit Carson and there was a whole section devoted to how Calif got the Bear on it's flag. Quite interesting.

Time to start posting some of mine.

ze plane ze plane

Sarge. I am digging the second pic. Most of the guys in our unit got their blood type under the arm on the torso since it would most likely be protected by body armor.

previous thread showing my back tattoo, in case anybody hasn't seen it. Mine is bigger than yours, Bullitt!

http://cellar.org/showpost.php?p=319587&postcount=43

@ BigSarge; very unusual stippling effect on yours--is that part of the design element?

It's pores, ain't it? :confused:

do you think so? the plain skin doesn't look so pore-y; that's why I wondered. If so, I apologize. Looks cool though!

And the red letters are allergies? Because I would totally do that, but I'm allergic to Erythromycin.

Thanks Merc. A lot of our guys had meat tags tattooed on their torso. Some of the really neat ones look like an enlarged id (dog) tag. UT - The red ones are my allergies.

I've got more pics of other tatts to post

Post em. Love to see them.

Got a new one just last Saturday. It was cool because we were playing a show at a club called BFE and a friend of the band who is a tattoo artist by trade drove to Houston from Austin to see the concert.

He brought his stuff...so I got one at the bar before we performed. How cool.

Here is me getting the new one:



And here is the finished tat:



Sweet.

wow, I'm sorry dr.froth, but as cool as your tattoo may be, imo it's very uncool, unprofessional and unsanitary to get a tattoo at a bar. Tattoo conventions are bad enough, but at a bar? I guess it's your skin and your risk to take, but I would hate to encourage or support such practices.

Yeah..normally I would not do that sort of thing...but hey...it does not get any more "metal" than that.

We did, for the record, hevaily sanitize the area and Terry brought his entire kit down to do the work. (new needles, clenser, disinfectant, etc, etc). We placed trash bags (new) down over the tables after we cleaned up and of course being a small tattoo the whole thing was over really fast.

While not conventional...it was cool and makes a great story.

If I suffer some sort of horrid infection I will post the pics in the WTF NSFW thread...lol.

good enough--you've relieved my mind! I've sort of been involved in consumer advocacy re: the body modification industry for a while, and this pushed my buttons a bit.

Cool stuff so far. I've seen military guys wearing patches or duct tape with blood type on their gear, never tattoos before. Good spot since that's typical IV site.

Keep them coming!

LOVE the t-shirt!

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Picture's a bit wonky, but this tattoo is my only one so far. It's on my left foot. It is the stars that are in the corner of each page in the American editions of the Harry Potter series. I got it July 31st, 2011 -- Harry Potter's birthday. (How's that for nerdy?) I got it to remind myself of my two favorite quotes from the series, and to celebrate the role the books played in my relationship with my brother. I taught him to read by reading him the first five books aloud when he was a kid. He got the same tattoo on his shoulder the following summer.

Thanks for reviving this thread Chocolatl; clearly I was wrong when I advised TomJonze about the tattoo pic thread.

Your tat and your story are cool.

Chocolatl;848128 wrote:

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Picture's a bit wonky, but this tattoo is my only one so far. It's on my left foot. It is the stars that are in the corner of each page in the American editions of the Harry Potter series. I got it July 31st, 2011 -- Harry Potter's birthday. (How's that for nerdy?) I got it to remind myself of my two favorite quotes from the series, and to celebrate the role the books played in my relationship with my brother. I taught him to read by reading him the first five books aloud when he was a kid. He got the same tattoo on his shoulder the following summer.

It's quite unfair of you to bring this up without telling us the quotes.

it's on my back...

better pic....

Nice garter!

Pete Zicato;848228 wrote:

It's quite unfair of you to bring this up without telling us the quotes.

D'oh! Sorry -- I must've spaced out.

The quotes:
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
and
"It is our choices that show what we really are, far more than our abilities."

i had this:


but this is now in its place:

that's a hell of an upgrade TomJonze! and what a great job you did with the composite picture. I can still see the remnants of the original black swirl now lime green. that's a good looking tattoo!

I'm sure I had a pic of my tattoo somewhere on here, but I haven't been able to find it using search.

It's a strawberry. My friends at school called me Cherry Berry, and I've always felt connected to anything berrylicious (like Sundaes!)

It's on my lower back. What Infi calls a tramp stamp. But when I got it, I wanted it somewhere that people would not see it unless I chose to show it. Low rider jeans were still in the future then. And in truth I've never worn them, having too much belly fat to make them look anything but grim. Ditto a bikini. I think my last one was when I was about seven.

I'm sure I've told this before, but I wanted a tattoo from the age of 18. My bf at the time told me to wait a year - if I still wanted one then, at least I knew I was committed for life. I did still want one then - and we're talking 1991. The only female I knew with a tattoo was a millionaire's daughter. I was well jeal.

I still love it. I'm still so happy I had it. I'm the reason Mum had hers. It's on her bum so no-one except Dad ever sees it. It has his name on it... When she retired from the Police her leaving present was vouchers for the parlour close to the Police Station because she'd talked about getting one for all the years I'd had mine. Bless.

Now I want a strawberry! We are, after all, 2/3 of the Strawberry Festival Queens.

You really should! I'm not sure about Infi (getting one I mean, not whether she's a Strawberry Festival Queen because she still is - it's a lifetime commitment.)

Make plans.
We'll start a fund.
Getting to meet eachother is damned expensive. Getting a tattoo for you is more approachable.

Please note the discolouration in skin tone is not due to liver damage (for once!) it's just a result of the light/ flash.

Chocolatl;848246 wrote:

D'oh! Sorry -- I must've spaced out.

The quotes:
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
and
"It is our choices that show what we really are, far more than our abilities."

Thanks. Good quotes

BigV;848251 wrote:

that's a hell of an upgrade TomJonze! and what a great job you did with the composite picture. I can still see the remnants of the original black swirl now lime green. that's a good looking tattoo!

i didnt do the composite. the artist, sarah grossman in san jose, did. she's pretty rad at that stuff. i have a similar theme she will soon be inking to the other arm as i'm a huge fan of simmetry. instead of chick/wolf/harvest moon its going to be dude/hawk(or falcon or eagle)/sun theme.

thanks for the compliment. she's a great friend and a hell of an artist. rather new at tattooing too. she's only been doing it for 3 or 4 years.

She was obviously an accomplished artist before she started inking. Outstanding job. :thumb:

Here's mine

Bullitt;708623 wrote:

Cool stuff so far. I've seen military guys wearing patches or duct tape with blood type on their gear, never tattoos before. Good spot since that's typical IV site.

Keep them coming!

Not a new concept.

The SS blood group tattoo was applied, in theory, to all Waffen-SS members, except members of the British Free Corps. It was a small black ink tattoo located on the underside of the left arm, usually near the armpit.

Putting the tattoo on the underside of the upper arm protected it from damage. In theory, you would only lose the tattoo if you lost your entire left arm.

The Russian Army has a different view.

The guidelines, which cover all aspects of military life, are quoted as saying that tattoos may indicate a "low cultural and educational level" and "possible sexual deviations".

A young man who allows himself to be tattooed may be inclined to "submit to the will of others", they warn.

No wonder they lost the Cold War. :rolleyes:

Resurrecting this old thread because, you guessed it, I just got my firstie :) I don't have a picture quite yet (hoping the artist will post on FB so I can steal it) ;)

Well, what did you get?

Wait. We should try to guess.

Did you get Woodstock?

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Ok, not Woodstock.


Something winged though... The swan song angel?

No - not woodstock - lol

Got a pic! The flash is kind of blocking out one of the stars, but still pretty good shot. Very new, so there is still some red spots where there aren't gonna be any

Neat.

what's it about?

Thanks :)

It was morphed into something artistic, but the main idea is that the blue is the symbol of my zodiac sun sign (Aquarius) and the constellation is my moon sign (cancer). The really cool thing is that aqua blue is a color of Aquarius and he already wanted to add it there.

It was originally going to be a sky type theme. Night sky on the left with the constellation and the symbol where it is and rays on the right. Originally he said he would do rays all around to make it more balanced. Then, when I went in, he got rid of the night sky completely, but not the moon. I still loved it. Plus, it was smaller which was more feasible for a first time.

Honestly, really glad I put the trust in the artist :D

Very nice design and great colors

Thanks! This is actually the pic that the artist took after it was done - less blood in his :)

Where is it bro?

Slight comedy aside from my appointment the other week. I was asked many questions regarding my health including the ubiquitous questions re drug use and whether I have shared a needle. No.

Then asked if I have ever had a tattoo.
Yes
Where did you have it?
On my back.

No, he wanted to check it was in a registered tattoo parlour :)

Sundae - It is on my back - between my shoulder blades.

That is amazing. Well done. Such bright colors, and then blending, and then the wild detail of lines drawn without ink. I've never seen anything like it!

Very unBritish and uncouth questin: How much did it cost? I think it's amazing how far tattoo technology has come in a generation.

Thanks UT! I love it. I sent the pictures to my mom and she said that she no longer has to hunt down my artist and yell at him - lol.

Monster - it cost 300. I also added 80 as a tip

less than I imagined! how long did it take?

It was about 3 hours. Keep in mind, I went to a friend. I may have gotten the friends and family discount.

Then again, he is really good at what he does :)