WideOcean Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I don't know you and you might be completely different from me, but generally, I'd wait a little longer before deciding: the itch on your first tattoo isn't gone yet and you've already decided on the next one :) I think you might want to curb the enthusiasm, or you could regret this. I had a similar impulse after my first sessions. I think it's quite common but also risky. It sounds a bit like just holding on to the first half-decent sounding idea just for the sake of getting another tattoo. Something nice could come out of it. Something real crap could, too. And don't get more words tattooed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I decided on my next tattoo- Id like to get A Beautiful Chaos on my front shoulder with almost water color looking glass. Thoughts? I'm going to wait a bit of course but its meaningful to me. My life is always in chaos somehow but there's always beauty that comes from it. Sent from my LGL55C using Tapatalk 2 The problem with the idea of tattoos needing to have meaning is that it usually seems like the design of the tattoo is overlooked in favour of its meaning, which more often than not leads to bad tattoos. I literally have no idea what "A Beautiful Chaos on my front shoulder with almost water color looking glass" would look like, or even what it is. Maybe there is a tattoo artist somewhere who could take that idea and do something great with it, but then again, maybe not. I'm going to suggest that based on what you've written here about the tattoo you have that you had a profound experience last weekend. There is something about tattooing, something about willingly putting a permanent mark on your body, that had a deep effect on you in ways that you might not be able to articulate. It brought you out of your regular routine into an unfamiliar and exciting world, it made you feel strong and beautiful, it made you feel like regardless of what other things are going on in your life and around you that you have some measure of control. Or maybe other things, or maybe none of them. I'm also going to suggest that you would have had this experience regardless of what you had tattooed on you. You would have felt similar things if it was a rose, or a swallow, or a dragon. That's where the meaning of tattoos is. Obviously you still need to choose imagery that appeals to you, but if you want to convey a sense of beauty there is no shortage of tattooable imagery that works for that...you can absolutely never go wrong with birds and flowers, for example. You'll end up with a far better tattoo that way. CultExciter, Delicious, Gregor and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Ishmael Johnson Austin Tattoo Convention 2013 Interview for Tattoo Artist Magazine (VIDEO) | TAM Blog notexpected please watch the whole thing or at least skip to about 6:00 mark or so CultExciter, motsimus, cltattooing and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motsimus Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Instead of the words 'a beautiful chaos' ,why don't you get a Lady head with a dagger through it or an hourglass shattering or some other ornamental object breaking (vase, lantern or whatever) these are just some suggestions, but they are still all better than font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Ishmael Johnson Austin Tattoo Convention 2013 Interview for Tattoo Artist Magazine (VIDEO) | TAM Blognotexpected please watch the whole thing or at least skip to about 6:00 mark or so When I designed the layouts in TAM where Ishmael and Dave were essentially having a conversation, I immediately realized I wanted to get tattooed by both of them. Pleadco, Graeme and irezumi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Both of them are remarkably talented. I've watched Dave draw and tattoo plenty of times; skilled craftsman and a real understanding and eye for drawing from life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Ishmael Johnson Austin Tattoo Convention 2013 Interview for Tattoo Artist Magazine (VIDEO) | TAM Blognotexpected please watch the whole thing or at least skip to about 6:00 mark or so Super entertaining watch. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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