Thinking of getting some tattoo's...

shockedsoshocked

I always though of getting a stylised version of the Kraftwerk Tour De France cyclists, but I'd probably change my mind in a couple of years and think it was rubbish so never bothered. If I did I'd be looking at something like this through:

Lazarus

Pross wrote:

I have a small one on my arm, had it done about 12 years ago by Dai Fleet in Blackwood who has won many awards.

Dai ( puff the magic dragon ) Fleet :shock:

http://www.abracadabratattoo.co.uk/gallery2/Dave/

finchy

Buy a set of coloured pens and then you can do a different one every few days.

Headhuunter

I've got a small one on my upper right arm and don't regret it. It has blurred a bit but the colours seem more or less true still. I've been thinking about getting it recoloured if that's poss.

I had it done without research at Spike's Tattoo Parlour in Wolverhampton when I was about 20 years old - 17 years ago, at uni! One of my housemates had a few tattoos and wanted to get another one so I got one too. I don't regret it and to be honest I don't really notice it anymore, it's just like having a large birth mark or mole on your arm and I've nearly had it for half my life now.

Soon after getting it done I wanted more, it felt very addictive but I never got round to getting more and the desire faded. It does hurt though, although it was a long time ago I can remember that the drawing the outline was painful, it felt like someone slowly dragging a hot, blunt knife through my arm. The colouring in wasn't so bad - more like someone rubbing my arm down with a rough file til it was raw. Apparently it hurts a lot more where the skin is thin, over bone.

Headhuunter

This place is supposed to be good in London
http://www.thefamilybusinesstattoo.com/

Pross

Lazarus wrote:

Pross wrote:

I have a small one on my arm, had it done about 12 years ago by Dai Fleet in Blackwood who has won many awards.

Dai ( puff the magic dragon ) Fleet :shock:

http://www.abracadabratattoo.co.uk/gallery2/Dave/

The very same - he has about a 6 month waiting list these days!

This is the one I liked

http://www.abracadabratattoo.co.uk/gallery2/Dave/rorkes-drift.html

Homer J

NapoleonD wrote:

I'd get a picture of an Anchor with the letter 'W' above it.

That's what all coppers should get

Aggieboy

Felt so Good wrote:

holmeboy wrote:

I think tatoo's are sh*t! Why would anyone want a stranger to draw on them? Arm tatoo's look like dirty arms from any distance and quite quickly all colours turn dark blue like ordinary ink from a pen. Ask any older blokes if they really regret there oh so cool back then tatoo's?

agree - yobs and trailer trash

RichN95 wrote:

Tattoos are for pornstars and pirates.

Rick Chasey wrote:

Tattoos look good...


..in prison.

I'll let Sir Chris Hoy know.

Anonymous

Homer J wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

I'd get a picture of an Anchor with the letter 'W' above it.

That's what all coppers should get

No, we should all have ACAB on our knuckles.

Homer J

NapoleonD wrote:

Homer J wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

I'd get a picture of an Anchor with the letter 'W' above it.

That's what all coppers should get

No, we should all have ACAB on our knuckles.

Only if your name is Gene Hunt

Lazarus

The lifespan of how long a Portrait tattoo remains looking good i'm not in a position to say but without a doubt the greatest tattoo i've ever seen was done by Dai Fleet.

I was at a barbecue and a gentleman had the most photo realistic tattoo of his son of his arm that i had ever seen in my life. I just needed to know who did it and went and asked him and his reply was " Dai Fleet "

When I asked him what his son thought of it , He told me that his son had died in a Hit and Run accident and the driver had never been traced. Dai Fleet did a wonderful job of tattooing the man and what ever the merits of tattoos, i think it helped this one gentleman partially along his road to coming to terms with his loss.

Crapaud

BenBlyth wrote:

Wow thanks for the quick replys. Excellent advice in there. In terms of thinking about it, it has been milling round my mind for about 4 years now so I am comfortable it is not a rash descision and at 28 I'm hopeful it is not the folly of youth!

One of my idea's is to get the Jaques Anquetil charactor from Belleville Rendezvouz some how combined with a map/ details of a route I cycled from uk to Italy last year.

The problem is I'm not very good with art so it is hard to picture exactly shat to do / how it would look.

Get the design done, take a photo of the appropriate body part and get it photoshopped on.I'd give it a go - it'd be an interesting project and shooping practice (unless it's on your nob).

I've thought about getting rabbits tatooed on my baldy patch - they'd look like hares!

CyclingBantam

GiantMike wrote:

BenBlyth wrote:

I would far rather do something and regret it as opposed to regretting not having done anything.

Well go for it then.

I have the same mentality for some things, but I think I would have regretted having a tattoo, especially as the fashion changes every couple of years. Wouldn't it be like having the same hair style and wearing the same kind of trainers for the rest of your life?

But that is the point you are missing. I'm not getting simething because it's 'trendy'.

Cressers

So why do you want a tattoo? What are you trying to prove and to who? The fact that you are asking for advice here indicates that you're not completely committed and need some affirmation of your decision. In which case you won't get any from me; grow up and show some class by not indulging in self-vandalism.

GiantMike

BenBlyth wrote:

GiantMike wrote:

BenBlyth wrote:

I would far rather do something and regret it as opposed to regretting not having done anything.

Well go for it then.

I have the same mentality for some things, but I think I would have regretted having a tattoo, especially as the fashion changes every couple of years. Wouldn't it be like having the same hair style and wearing the same kind of trainers for the rest of your life?

But that is the point you are missing. I'm not getting simething because it's 'trendy'.

I didn't say you were. Actually, I will say that you are. IF nobody else had a tattoo would you still want one? Why a half arm or full arm? Was that your original idea or have you been influenced by other peoples' trendy tattoos?

But as I said. Go for it.

bompington

It strikes me that tattoos are trendy at the moment - which means that it won't be long before they're not trendy, so in just a few years time no-one under 25 will have one, and having a tattoo will clearly mark you out as old and sad.

SteveR_100Milers

bompington wrote:

It strikes me that tattoos are trendy at the moment - which means that it won't be long before they're not trendy, so in just a few years time no-one under 25 will have one, and having a tattoo will clearly mark you out as old and sad.

Excellent! That's a good enough reason to have one done. Hooray for uncool.

I had one done about 6 years ago, not by Dai Fleet as I didn't weant to wait that long. I gave it considerable thought because I had up until that time like many people associated them with stupidity, I could not understand why on earth you would want to draw on yourself. Suddesnly middle age hit, and you kind of get a bit less up yer own a**e and more hippy chilled and sudfdenly it just seemed like something important to be done. I did it for myself, mine has meaning to me and is quite private. It's hidden on my right shoulder as I could not have one on display with the job that I do, but maybe for some people it represents a more relaxed side of their personality that wouldn't otherwise be visible (and I don't measn that literally - I have no desire to exhibit mine). I think sneering at them is even more sad than having them done in the first place though....symptomatic of what's wrong with a minority of people in this country, and the reason why cyclists get such a raw deal.......

oscarbudgie

Just go for it






I mean, he looks good doesn't he?

oscarbudgie

And remember, those tattoos will grow old with you

bexley5200

id like to get a tattoo on my head saying this way up

DaSy

There are some truly judgmental people on here. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one, we all have different tastes, just some of us don't feel the need to pass judgment on others views.

Conversely, I look at grown men without tattoos as a wasted opportunity in their life, bless them.

SteveR_100Milers

oscarbudgie wrote:

Just go for it






I mean, he looks good doesn't he?

Not to me no, but that doesn't mean all tattoos are 'wrong' Who knows, maybe he is better looking than you even covered in that crap..

bompington

DaSy wrote:

There are some truly judgmental people on here. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one, we all have different tastes, just some of us don't feel the need to pass judgment on others views.

Conversely, I look at grown men without tattoos as a wasted opportunity in their life, bless them.

Errr, when you post on an internet forum that you're going to get a tattoo, aren't you kind of inviting other people to pass judgement?

verylonglegs

DaSy wrote:

There are some truly judgmental people on here. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one, we all have different tastes, just some of us don't feel the need to pass judgment on others views.

Conversely, I look at grown men without tattoos as a wasted opportunity in their life, bless them.

Are tattoos not there to be judged though? Their visual quality encourages a reaction surely?

I don't have an issue with being classed as judgemental either when a weedy office worker in Hertfordshire has Maori warrior tattoos on his arm despite not having a clue about what they mean or their cultural significance, they just look naff imo. The prize for the most ridiculous one though was a chap I was unfortunate enough to find myself playing football with in my sunday league team for a bit, he had the classic football supporters 'Made in England' tattooed across the back of neck and his kids names in Chinese on his calves despite being a racist little toe-rag who would slate the Chinese given the opportunity. Those are the sort who have given tattoo wearers their current reputation, the whole 'tramp stamp' perception.

Westerberg

verylonglegs wrote:

DaSy wrote:

There are some truly judgmental people on here. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one, we all have different tastes, just some of us don't feel the need to pass judgment on others views.

Conversely, I look at grown men without tattoos as a wasted opportunity in their life, bless them.

Are tattoos not there to be judged though? Their visual quality encourages a reaction surely?

I don't have an issue with being classed as judgemental either when a weedy office worker in Hertfordshire has Maori warrior tattoos on his arm despite not having a clue about what they mean or their cultural significance, they just look naff imo. The prize for the most ridiculous one though was a chap I was unfortunate enough to find myself playing football with in my sunday league team for a bit, he had the classic football supporters 'Made in England' tattooed across the back of neck and his kids names in Chinese on his calves despite being a racist little toe-rag who would slate the Chinese given the opportunity. Those are the sort who have given tattoo wearers their current reputation, the whole 'tramp stamp' perception.

+100 to all of this. Tattoos of any description are now the height of naff. Avoid at all costs.

sylvanus

There are some truly judgmental people on here. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one, we all have different tastes, just some of us don't feel the need to pass judgment on others views

Don't you think you're being very 'judgemental' in blindly labelling people as 'judgemental' or perhaps like me you accept that part of being a functioning sane adult is that you make judgements about others? Surely there are some things you disapprove of: murder, homophobia or a lack of tattoos?

Its just too boring that you think you can force your tastes and judgements on us but condem any other opinion as 'judgemental'. Maybe you might accept that everyone makes judgements about others all the time, whether on the grounds of taste, morals or behaviour. In particular, how you choose to dress, cut your hair and decorate your skin will speak volumes to everyone that meets you. None of us exists alone, we are all a part of a whole and we all communicate our 'self' with a thousand visual cues. You can't argue with each person you meet as to how these cues are read.... most judgements are never communicated aloud. Arguing that such judgements are prejudiced or wrong says more about you than your fellow man.

If you choose to festoon your limbs and nether regions with tattoos then it will spek volumes about you to people you meet, employers and prospective friends and partners. Be aware that their judgement of you may be very different to your own. I would draw some very definite conclusions abut you, as would many if not most others and I'm sure you wouldn't like those conclusions. Make sure you understand what those thoughts might be - you won't be able to change them and one day you may care more than you expect...

Homer J

^ All of a sudden the op is getting a full body suit :roll:

SteveR_100Milers

sylvanus wrote:

There are some truly judgmental people on here. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one, we all have different tastes, just some of us don't feel the need to pass judgment on others views

Don't you think you're being very 'judgemental' in blindly labelling people as 'judgemental' or perhaps like me you accept that part of being a functioning sane adult is that you make judgements about others? Surely there are some things you disapprove of: murder, homophobia or a lack of tattoos?

Its just too boring that you think you can force your tastes and judgements on us but condem any other opinion as 'judgemental'. Maybe you might accept that everyone makes judgements about others all the time, whether on the grounds of taste, morals or behaviour. In particular, how you choose to dress, cut your hair and decorate your skin will speak volumes to everyone that meets you. None of us exists alone, we are all a part of a whole and we all communicate our 'self' with a thousand visual cues. You can't argue with each person you meet as to how these cues are read.... most judgements are never communicated aloud. Arguing that such judgements are prejudiced or wrong says more about you than your fellow man.

If you choose to festoon your limbs and nether regions with tattoos then it will spek volumes about you to people you meet, employers and prospective friends and partners. Be aware that their judgement of you may be very different to your own. I would draw some very definite conclusions abut you, as would many if not most others and I'm sure you wouldn't like those conclusions. Make sure you understand what those thoughts might be - you won't be able to change them and one day you may care more than you expect...

so tell me Dr Freud what does a tattoo say about someone then?

berliner

I've just started wearing my platform shoes and flared trousers again.. That with my long sideburns they say I look a real tw at.
Can't understand it .. Do fashions change??

CyclingBantam

Some people really don't like tattoos on here! I'm always surprised how some people can be so judgemental about things including the second to last poster who claims they would form a negative opinion about someone simply because they had a tattoo. That's a real shame.

Homer J. - it does make me chuckle away as well how people ignore the original post and talk about full body tats and Chinese symbols etc. People do like to see what fits their prejudices!

Cheers for the useful advice on here though, it's appreciated.